Sports
THE
JOURNAL, Thursday, May 12, 2011 - B3
TRACK CHAMPS
Continued from Page B1
only one below 11 seconds
in the preliminary races. He
crossed the finish line in the
200-meter dash with a time
of 22.25 seconds. Scott ran
a 22.85-second preliminary
race, which was the third
best qualifying time.
The 4xl00-meter relay
team also finished second
in the finals with a time of
43.82 seconds. The group
, consists of Trevor Lopez,
Keishawn Washington,
Domonique Payne, and
Scott. The team ran a 43.60
to qualify fo r the champion-
ship finals.
Lopez finished in second
place in the long jump with
leap of 22-3.0
The 4x400-meter and
4x800-meter relay teams
failed to qualify for the
finals. On the 4x400 team
were Fidel Simpson, Shelby
Black, Gary Hunter, and
Caldwell. On the 4x800-
meter team were John
Delamerced, Black, E.J.
Mack, and Hunter.
As a team, the Blue-
sixth place in the boys'
standings.
Two Lady Blucjackets'
relay teams were elimi-
nated after their qualifying
races. On the 4x200-meter
team were Whitney Payne,
Taren Aska, Kya Bush, and
Catoise Spencer. The team
finished ninth. The 4xl00-
meter team of Aalyah
Sumlin, Aska, Payn e,
and Bush finished in 15th
place.
The Ripley Lady War-
riors also crowned a state
champion during the Class
2A meet also at Carl Albert
High School.
Karen Willson won the
shot put event with a toss
of 37-9.5.She also finished
12 th in the discus.
Anna Eslinger failed to
qualify for the finals in the
400-'meter dash and 100-
meter hurdles. Christina
Axtell also didn't qualify
for the finals in the 300-
meter hurdles.
Ripley was 14 th in the
girls' final standings.
Cody Waitt, left, and Randy Cummings were also medalists
for the Demons last weekend at the Class 3A state track meet.
Waitt finished fifth in the 3200-meter run while Cummings
was sixth in the long jump.
Coaches Association will
host the Meet of Champi-
ons Tuesday at Moore High
School. State champions
and runners-up in each class
received an automatic invi-
tation in each event.
The field events will
begin at 5 p.m., followed
by the running events at 6
p.m. Custom medals will
Photos provided
ers in each event. Custom
medals will be awarded
to the top placers in each
event.
It was confirmed
Monday that Huckabay
will represent P-T at the
meet for the second straight
year. Also Scott from Coyle
will make a return appear-
ance as well.
7th Demons earn
4 medals at meet
CHANDLER- The sev- With third place finishes
enth grade boys' track team were Rodney Wilkerson in
ekned four medals during the 100-meter dash with a
the recent 66 Conference time of 13.8 seconds and
junior high track meet at Garrett Self in the 400-
Chandler. meter dash with a time of
Nick Huckabay finished 1:08.61.
second in the 200-meter "Our seventh grade boys
dash with a time of 26.12 did a lot this year in track.
seconds. The 1600-meter They worked very hard and
• relay team Of Huckabay, ran tough," said head coach
Kyle Robertson, Jake Lloyd Wertman. "Me and
Gould, and Bradyn Littau coach (Shawn) Matheson
finished second with a time were very proud of them."
of 4:37.00.
DEMONS
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two-run deficit. But P-T then went to second when
was able to get an insur- Marone reached on an
ance run in the sixth when error. Both advanced on
Bunch singled to score Mullins's sacrifice bunt.
Dalton Smith and the 8-5 Hayes scored on a Wild
score, pitch before Boles walked
Bunch and Dalton Smith to load the bases. When the
were the leading hitters with inning ended, P-T left the
three each. They were part bases loaded.
of a 13-hit attack. In the bottom of the
Taylor Smith earned sixth, Longbrake reached
jackets finished a solid The Oklahoma Track be awarded to the top plac-
8U Mustangs off to 4-0 st00u t Sparks keep
record perfect
By Barbara Herring
The eight-and-under Perkins Mustangs
started their season in a big way with a nice
19-4 win at Davenport.
The Mustangs gained a 15-9 win at
home against the Bristow Badgers.
On April 26, they traveled to Wellston
and completed a 13-5 win. Last week
Wellston came to Perkins for a rematch,
and Perkins collected their fourth win of
the young season.
The Mustangs started fast with Kaden
Herring and Barrett Matheson leading off
with hits and scored to start the home game
with Wellston. Kobie Sloan and Asher
out as he was trying to steal home on the
hit by Wells. Wellston could not score, so
the Mustangs had a small 2-0 lead.
Blake Chapman got the team going in
the second inning when he hit to center
field. He set the example for Herring,
Matheson, Slayde Walkup, and Wamsley
as they also hit to center. Teagan Shepard
scored to make the allotted six runs the
teams are allowed in an inning. Perkins
had a nice 8-0 lead.
In the top of the third, Wellston scored a
run to avoid the shutout. But the defense of
Shepard, Wells and Sloan kept them from
scoring more. The Mustangs managed
Wells were left stranded on base when three more runs to win the game 11-1.
Caden Wamsley was tagged for the third
Tournament champs
The 10-and-under Stillwater RiverCats recently competed and won the 2011 Midwest City
Mother's Day Classic. They went 4-0 and outscored their opponents by a combined score of
26-6. The RiverCats are off to a 23-7 start this season. Fans can follow the team on Face-
book. The team is comprised of kids from Stillwater, Enid and Perkins. On the bottom row,
from left, are: Lake Strickland, Mason Skrimager, Layken Young, Drew Russell, and Caden
Pogue. Middle row: Meyer, Caleb Case, Tex Pierce, Brandon Hardesty, Eli Riggs, and Andrew
Stemm. Back row: mothers Karin Stemm, Carrie Meyer, Stephanie Case, Myranda Pierce,
Kayla Hardesty, Valerie Pogue, Mitzi Riggs, Candi Russell, and Terri Young. Not pictured
are coaches Bruce Russell, John Stemm, Virgil Case, Chad Strickland, and Mike Meyer,
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By Barbara Herring
The 10-and-under Per-
kins Sparks girls' softball
team has started their
season with a perfect 8-0
league record.
The girls hosted Chan=
dler Pride on Thursday,
May 5, and came away with
an exciting victory.
Chandler started the
game acquiring two runs
to take a short-lived lead.
Perkins got off to a scary
start with the first two bat-
ters getting out. Delaina
Herring got on base with
a hit toward third base.
Morgan Hall's left field
hit scored Herring. Mattlin
Stanek's hit scored Hall and
the game was tied 2-2.
Each team went three
up and three down in the
next two innings to keep
the game even.
Chandler started the
fourth with a hit toward
third base that was fielded
by Madison Shipp. Shipp
fired the ball to first base-
man Bailey Gobble for the
first out. The second batter
hit a line drive toward the
pitcher Hall, which Hall
was able to snag for the
second out. The third batter
got on base, but Hall struck
out the fourth batter to keep
the game tied.
Perkins started the
inning with a strikeout.
Herring hit to left field to
get on base again, but was
unable to advance farther
than second base with the
accuracy of the Chandler
catcher. Stanek again hit
to left field, which brought
Herring home to break the
tie and Perkins won a 3-2
squeaker.
Earlier in the week the
Sparks had hosted Wellston
and ended up with a nice 8-
0 win.
the win on the mound with
quality relief efforts from
Dougan and Dalton Smith.
P-T 3, Kellyville 1
The Demons staved off
elimination last Thursday
night with a 3-1 win over
the Ponies.
A two-run second
inning was the difference.
P-T used four hits and a
Kellyville error during/he
home portion to score the
runs. Longbrake scored on
Waitt's deep single to left
centerfield. On the same
play, Waitt found his way
to the plate with the help of
a two-base throwing error
to reach the 3-1 score.
Kellyville's lone run
came in the top of the first
inning for a short-lived 1-
0 lead. P-T scored in the
bottom of the frame when
Mullins singled then stole
second base. Bunch would
later single to score Mullins
to create the 1 = 1 tie.
Dalton Smith was the
winning pitcher with five
solid innings of work.
After the shaky first inning,
he settled down and retired
10 in a row after the
Ponies worked the bases
loaded with two outs in
the second inning. Taylor
Smith worked the final two
frames to earn his second
save of the season.
P-T scattered five hits
offensively.
Pawhuska 3, P-T 2
In the opening round of
the tournament last Thurs-
day, the Huskies scored
the winning run in the top
of the seventh inning and a
P-T baserunning mistake
proved costly at the end in
the 3-2 setback.
Pawhuska broke the
scoreless tie in the top of the
fourth inning with two runs.
P-T scored a run in each the
fifth and sixth innings to tie
the score.
In the fifth, Hunter
Hays led off with a single
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after getting hit by a pitch
to lead off the frame. Waitt
would pinch run for him.
A sacrifice bunt by Shelby
Reese moved Waitt to
second. Marone followed
with an infield single and
a fine display of base. run-
ning by Reese resulted in a
2-2 tie.
Pawhuska used some
small ball in the top of
the seventh inning to gain
the winning run. A leadoff
single was followed by a
sacrifice bunt. A ground
ball out moved that runner
to third base before a single
plated what proved to be the
winning run.
, In the bottom of the
inning, Bunch clubbed a
two-out double to keep
P-T's hopes alive. With
Taylor Smith at bat, Bunch
tried to steal third but was
thrown out to end the
game.
Marone was the losing
pitcher in relief of Dougan.
The Demons scattered five
hits.
Sperry 12, P-T 2
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P-T 001 010 0- 2 4 1
Juby, Fancher (6 t") and Carr.
Eric Marone, Dalton Smith (4%
Zayne Dougan (5 t") and Cy
Boles. W - Juby. L - Marone
(5-2).
P-T 8, Pawhuska 5
P-T 310 031 0-8 13 2
PHS 020 030 0-5 7 4
Taylor Smith, Zayne Dougan
(5), Dalton Smith (7 ) and Cy
Boles. Oiler, Kirk (2'), Chronister
(5 r) and Foster. W-T. Smith (7-
2). L - Offer.
P-T 3, Kellyvllle 1
KHS 100 000 0-1 3 1
P-T 120 000 x-3 5 0
Blackwell and Thomas.
Dalton Smith, Taylor Smith (6 th)
and Cy Boles. W-D. Smith (7-1).
L - Blackwell. S - T. Smith (2).
Pawhuska 3, P-T 2
PHS 000 200 1-3 5 6
P-T 000 011 0-2 5 1
Chronister, Frost (6 th) and
Froster, Chronister (6t"). Zayne
Dougan, Eric Marone (6 t") and
Cy Boles. W - Frost. L - Marone
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