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Weekly Stats – May 17, 2012

Weekly Stats - May 17, 2012

Skiatook baseball 5A State Quarter-Finals in Union May 10 Carl Albert 4, Skiatook 0 Read the story.   Skiatook 5A State Track Meet in Yukon May 11-12 EVENT – PLACE – NAME – GRADE – TIME/DISTANCE 200m dash boys prelim – 12 – Dylan Keys – 12 – 23.39 4x800m relay girls – 12 – [...]


No. 1 in state takes out Bulldogs

No. 1 in state takes out Bulldogs

The Skiatook Bulldogs’ game against the No. 1 ranked Carl Albert Titans didn’t quite go as they hoped in the 5A State Quarter-Finals at Union on Thursday. The Titans slowly chipped away at the Bulldogs with a run an inning from the second to the fifth, ending the game at 4-0 in the seventh. “There [...]


Young Panthers bring home the bling

Young Panthers bring home the bling

It was a really good few days for the younger Panther baseball players. This past weekend two teams of Barnsdall boys managed to prove their worth in two different tournaments. The Trophy Hunters are a ten-and-under team comprised of local boys who have been playing together for five years. While some members of the team [...]


Third time’s a charm for wagon races

Third time’s a charm for wagon races

Two years ago, Johnny Williams and family started off with a bold idea to bring wagon races and pasture rodeo to Skiatook, and the idea has turned into a fixture in these parts. Last weekend, they held their first spring wagon race at the family ranch on 3900 Road, drawing in hundreds of spectators, dozens [...]


Little sports for the Little Olympics

Little sports for the Little Olympics

Skiatook’s Marrs Elementary School had it’s first grade Little Olympics at the high school football field Monday morning. Tuesday morning the second grade competed in their own Little Olympics. Awards were given out in the afternoon. Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour


Weekly Stats – May 10, 2012

Weekly Stats - May 10, 2012

Hominy baseball (2A) at Regionals in Oktaha Thurs., May 3 Latta 13, Hominy 1 Warner 12, Hominy 2   Hominy girls baseball Tennis at State Tournament Read the story.   Hominy (2A) State Track in OKC EVENT – PLACE – ATHLETE – GRADE – FINAL TIME/DISTANCE discus girls – 10 – Keondre Mitchell – 12  [...]


Strikes like lightning from the mound

Strikes like lightning from the mound

Shidler senior Ricky Hosack has been pitching for the varsity baseball team since he was a freshman, but the mound has been his second home for long before. “He has been a pitcher his whole life,” Head Coach Matt Holland said. “That’s what God made him to do.” Hosack comes from a string of high [...]


Dogs eat Tigers whole, head to State Tourn

Dogs eat Tigers whole, head to State Tourn

Skiatook Head Coach Robert Harris unleashed the Bulldogs in the 5A Regional Championship game against the Tahlequahh Tigers, and the state hungry dog pack took off ready to eat. During the first inning Skiatook brought in three quick runs after shutting Tahlequahh out in their first attempt at bat. “It’s not how you start. It’s [...]


Hornets sting dogs out in State Quarter-Finals

Hornets sting dogs out in State Quarter-Finals

Although the Skiatook soccer team lost their grasp at at the state tournament after falling to the Booker T. Washington Hornets, 2-0, in the quarter-final round of state playoffs, it wasn’t the shutout the score might leave you to believe. “The game was a lot closer than a 2-0 game,” Skiatook Head Coach Steve Mason [...]


Bulldogs race in Regionals

Bulldogs race in Regionals

The Skiatook Bulldogs competed in the 5A Regional Track Meet in Skiatook Saturday. Nine athletes qualified to compete in the State Track Meet in Yukon May 11-12. Individual results are listed under the photo gallery below.   Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour Skiatook (5A) Regional Track Meet in Skiatook Sat., May 5 EVENT – PLACE [...]


Pro rodeo hits P-town

Pro rodeo hits P-town

The Pawhuska IPRA Rodeo ”OKLAHOMA TWISTER RODEO SERIES” whirled into Osage County Fairground at the Clarence L Brantly Indoor Arena May 4-5. Competitors from all across the county, state and mid-west came to take part in the event. Shidler’s one armed bandit performed along with a Branson, Mo., rodeo clown. Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour


Decision against Pawhuska boxer ends road in Nationals

Pawhuska Osage boxer Ben Cottingham lost in a decison to Dalton Outlaw from the Upper Mid-West Regional during the 178 lbs weight division Golden Gloves National Tournamnet May 1 in Mesquite, Nev. Cottingham took first place in the Kansas Oklahoma Regional, although he had planned not to compete, because of an injured right arm. Full [...]


Osburn, Kidder Bucks duo place at state

Miranda Osburn and Morgan Kidder proved once again that they are one of the top 4A tennis doubles teams on this side of the state. They won two state matches and finished either out of the 16 teams competing a state. It maybe the best Hominy girls have ever done in doubles at state. They had [...]


Raising fundin’ for a needed fixin’

Two local organizations are joining forces in an effort to try to bring about some much needed renovations to the high school baseball facilities. The high school team will be working in conjunction with the Barnsdall Summer Baseball/Softball Program in order to raise money for this goal. “It just makes sense,” said Jason Cole, baseball [...]


Panther alum earns academic, athletic honors

Barnsdall native Casey Cassity, a student-athlete at Rogers State University, was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic Baseball  All-District Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, released Thursday. Cassity’s team will be the College Division of District 7 which includes student-athletes from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, [...]


Some dogs eat, some get eaten

Some dogs eat, some get eaten

The Skiatook Bulldog baseball team claimed the Regional Championship after three games on their home field, the final one being Friday night. They advance to the state tournament, which begins in Union Thursday. Last year the Bulldogs fell in two games during regional play. The Skiatook soccer team wasn’t as fortunate as the baseball team [...]


Weekly Stats May 3, 2012

Weekly Stats May 3, 2012

Barnsdall softball Regionals at Morrison Pioneer-Pleasant Vale 9, Barnsdall 4 Barnsdall 4, Morrison 0 Fairview 12, Barnsdall 3 Read the story.   Hominy tennis at Tulsa 7 Conf. Wed., April 25 Read the story.   Hominy baseball Districts vs Pawnee 13-7, Hominy 6-7, Pawnee 12-2, Hominy See the photos.   Pawhuska baseball Districts vs Caney [...]


District Champ Bulldogs win first round towards state

District Champ Bulldogs win first round towards state

Following two sudden deaths and two shootouts, the Skiatook Bulldogs defeated Pryor   Tuesday night and will continue on in the State Tournament. “It was a very physical, defensive game,” Skiatook Head Coach Steve Mason. “It was really a defensive game.” Neither team was able to score during regular play, so a sudden death was [...]


First time’s a charm

First time's a charm

After a successful first year with the OSSAA, the Pawhuska Huskies fell in a close, 2-1, game to Catoosa, the No. 1 ranked team in the state, during the first round of state tournament playoffs Tuesday. The two teams had never met before, and shared only one competitor, Verdigris, which beat both teams 1-0. Knowing [...]


Bucking it up against Black Bears

Bucking it up against Black Bears

The Hominy Bucks claimed a District victory against the Pawnee Black Bears last week. The Bucks and Bears were the only two teams competing in their districts for a best of three playoff. The Bucks won the first game 13-7, before falling in the second game 7-6 Thursday. The third game, which Hominy won 12-2, [...]


Taking a season ending to the face

Taking a season ending to the face

Back-to-back losses in a best of three against the Caney Valley Trojans hit the Pawhuska Huskies hard, ending their season at Districts in Ramona Thursday. Frustrations flared and blood spilled in the second game. With a close one-point game there were several mid-game calls that could have gone either way, but went to Caney Valley [...]


Close call for Tigers at Regional Tournament

Close call for Tigers at Regional Tournament

  The Shidler Tigers flirted with entering the state championship tournament after making it to the Class B Regional Championship game in Oilton Friday. “Heck of a year,” Tiger Michael Stevens (8) said after their final game, ending their season, 22-4. The Tigers, who entered the tournament with a 20-2 record, started off with a [...]


Cougars error out of Regionals

Cougars error out of Regionals

Cougar Kyle King (25) started the Woodland Cougars off right for a three-run home run in the first inning, bringing the score to 5-2 against Glencoe on Friday. “We hit the ball well the whole tournament. We really did,” Woodland Head Coach Brian Edwards said. “We hit the ball well, we just didn’t get them [...]


Bucks duo take Tulsa 7

Bucks duo take Tulsa 7

Miranda Osburn and Morgan Kidder won the Tulsa 7 conference tennis tournament for the second time in two years. They were selected by the coaches as the No. 1 seed and lived up to the lofty expectations. The duo defeated Collinsville and Cleveland on the way to the championship. Oologah, Bristow, Sperry, and Nowata attended the tourney [...]