Sports

Sophomore Tripp Gaches makes a leaping catch in left field. Photo by Erin McEntire.

Sophomore Tripp Gaches makes a leaping catch in left field. Photo by Erin McEntire.

Cleveland plays though a tough season

There are seasons that show up in the standings… and there are seasons that are just tough.Right now, the 7–18 Cleveland Tigers are having a tough season. Wins haven’t come since March 28 and the numbers are what they are.
Cooper Ausbern struggled early but the team rallied for the win. Photo by John Burns.

Cooper Ausbern struggled early but the team rallied for the win. Photo by John Burns.

Pirates winless over last week

The record for the Mannford Pirate baseball team says 5–18. Spend a week around Pirate baseball, and you can to see something else — a lineup that keeps putting the ball in play. Arms that keep competing. Kids who don’t quit, even when the innings get long and the scoreboard leans the wrong way.

Bixby Spartans Unable To Overcome Sandites Late-Game Surge

BIXBY — The Sand Springs Sandites had already felt it once. Monday night at home against Bixby stretched into an extra inning and slipped away, 5-4. A game that lingered. So when the Sandites rolled into B-town Tuesday and fell behind early, this felt like Monday all over again.

Baseball boys finish third in Mounds Tournament

The Drumright varsity Tornadoes finished third in the Mounds tournament on Saturday beating Mounds 9-1.We actually played Chouteau first and lost 9-0. We got in a 6-0 hole by the end of the first. We could have gotten back in it, but we stranded base runners. We couldn’t get them in.

Area fishing report

NORTHEAST Bell Cow: April 5. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 62°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, and small lures around brush structure, shallows, and shorelines. Crappie excellent on jigs and minnows around docks and shallows.

Pirates keelhaul Cleveland, 17-2

MANNFORD — A baseball game between the Cleveland Tigers and the Mannford Pirates on a cool Monday is usually a pretty good day—unless you were wearing Tiger stripes. It was not a good day to be a Tiger.However, Pirate Cooper Ausbern? He had himself a fantastic day.

Webb competes at Owasso Invitational

OWASSO — Sand Springs golfer Maggie Webb took on a challenging field Monday at the FVC Conference/Owasso Invitational at Bailey Golf Ranch, finishing 57th with a score of 115.Webb navigated a demanding course that tested consistency across both nines.
Janzen leads Drumright effort at Cashion meet

Janzen leads Drumright effort at Cashion meet

Janzen leads Drumright effort at Cashion meet

CASHION — Drumright athletes turned in strong performances in hurdles and relays at the Cashion Wildcat Relays on April 3, with multiple top-10 fi nishes.The Lady Tornadoes placed 10th in the girls 4x100 relay (55.06) and added a 14th-place fi nish in the 4x200 relay (1:59.37).
They came, they saw, they plundered

They came, they saw, they plundered

They came, they saw, they plundered

OKEMAH - Mannford delivered a dominant performance at the Okemah Invitational on April 3, sweeping both the boys and girls team titles with 167 and 150 points, respectively, behind a top The Lady Pirates set the tone early, winning the 4x100-meter relay as seniors Kilynn Reed and Madi Hale teamed...