Cleveland’s Carson Taylor proves to Mannford that he won’t be tackled easily. Photo by John Burns
Cleveland falls to Mannford
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Mannford QB Max Moore gets slammed by a Cleveland defender after releasing a pass. Photo by John Burns
Pirates sail to 2-0, claim Keystone bragging rights
J. D. Meisner
MANNFORD — You could feel it in the air Friday night. Half the crowd rolled down from Cleveland, the other half from Mannford, and they all had to squeeze their trucks into the same asphalt lot that always overflows when these two face off.
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Sand Springs enrollment down
Van Mitchell
SAND SPRINGS – The Sand Springs Board of Education on Monday learned that student enrollment for the fall semester has declined.
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A SuvivalFlight helicopter carrying the game ball touches down at midfield in Mannford before Friday night’s game, delivering the ball to the team captains Senior Max Moore, Senior Hagen Anderson, Senior Brayden Rodriguez, and Senior Kendal Howard, along with Mannford’s biggest fan, Phillip Tyson. Photos by John Burns
Pirates start strong
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Tornadoes improve but get beat by No. 3 Garber 48-22
Tornado Watch With Robert Marshall
Okay… I know we are 0-2 now… but we were 0-2 last year and won eight out of the last ten games.As much as I hate to admit it, this Garber team is good. They’re not like the team they were last year when Carson Bishop wast hurt.We lost 48-22.But the fi rst 12 minutes we stunned them, it was 14-14.
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Lady Tornadoes get huge win 1-0 over Kelleyville
Tornado Watch With Robert Marshall
The Lady Tornadoes coached by Lesli Robinson, placed at Shidler Tuesday.The fi rst game they beat Shidler 8-1. The second game they beat Covington-Douglas 4-0. Covington gave ranked Frontier a run for their money before Frontier beat them 6-5.
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Lady Panthers ride hot bats, steady arms through up-and-down week
J.d. Meisner
OILTON — It was a whirlwind stretch for the Oilton Lady Panthers — a pair of blowout wins, a tough loss in Henryetta, and a heartbreaker that ended on a walk-o .Oilton opened the week in style, pounding Oklahoma Christian Academy 11-0 behind the bat of Demi Kennedy.
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Sandite Junior Dominic Forbes runs past a Bixby defender.
Sandites start season with 49 point loss
Allie Prater
SAND SPRINGS — The Bixby Spartans showed why they’re the state’s topranked team, and ranked No. 2 nationally, rolling past the Sandites 56-7 on Friday night in Sand Springs.The Spartans struck quickly and never looked back, handing the Sandites a big loss to open the season.
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Carson Taylor eludes the defender to gain positive yards.
Cleveland falls to Hominy 16-41
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Sandite senior quarterback Easton Webb passes to junior wide receiver Paxton Salazar during Friday night’s home opener against the Bixby Spartans. Photo by J. D. Meisner. See story page
Sandite senior quarterback Easton Webb
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