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Mannford boys track team

Mannford boys track team

Mannford track sweeps conference, individuals qualify at regionals

MANNFORD — The Mannford Pirate boys and girls track teams turned the postseason into a two-week fl ex, fi rst sweeping the conference championships with both the boys and girls bringing home team chips, then carrying that momentum into the Class 4A Regional at Jay, where the boys fi nished regional...

Tornado Baseball team wins districts

The Drumright Tornado Baseball team coached by Hunter Kirby, B.J. Osborne, and Terry Mattox got to play at Drumright for districts, and had very little trouble beating Savanna 13-0 in three innings, and 12-0 in the second game in three innings. The Tornadoes looked really sharp in both games.

Lady Tornadoes Softball

The Drumright Lady Tornadoes season is over, the Ladies had to go to Hominy, imagine that. The Ladies stomped Ketchum 12-1 as Ketchum had a ton of errors. Weirdly Ketchum had only played 8 games before the Districts.
Lady Tigers take down Berryhill

Lady Tigers take down Berryhill

Lady Tigers take down Berryhill

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Lady Tiger slowpitch team stood at 6-11 last Monday, then they walked into a game against a ranked team — No. 18 Berryhill — and didn’t ask permission for anything. They took what they wanted.Top of the first, and you could feel it right away.

Tornado Senior Night

The Drumright baseball Tornadoes had their senior night, or day, you can call it either one.The game was against Morrison who beat us 13-6.Coach Hunter Kirby, who might be the youngest Tornado head coach ever, said “Sometimes when we have momentum, we tend to let the other team have momentum back.
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.