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

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

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...

Panthers kick the door in, leave no doubt - Oilton buries Yale for first win of the season

OILTON - You could feel it building, inning by inning. Oilton kept stacking good at-bats, putting balls in play, This luck. This was a team that fi nally decided it was done losing.And when it broke open, it roared… like a Panther.

Smith leads Panthers in Pawhuska meet

PAWHUSKA - Oilton athletes competed in a mix of sprint and middle-distance events at the Pawhuska Invitational on April 2, showing steady e ort across the meet.Nate Smith led the Panthers with a seventhplace fi nish in the 800-meter run (2:22.95) and added a 12th-place fi nish in the 400 (57.78).

Olive lifter powers way to podium at state meet

EL RENO — Olive’s Speed Looper capped a standout powerlifting season with a runner-up fi nish at the Oklahoma Powerlifting Coaches Association Small School State Championship on March 14.