Sand Springs boys show flashes across busy tournament stretch

SAND SPRINGS — The Sand Springs boys golf team packed a full schedule into the past week, competing in three tournaments across the Tulsa area and showing both growth and flashes of strong play against deep fields.

Lovecamp lights it up as Lady Pirates ride a hot streak

CLEVELAND — When Lexi Lovecamp steps onto the course right now, it’s less about if she’ll make noise — and more about how loud it’s going to be.The Mannford Lady Pirates are riding a wave of momentum thanks to their standout junior, and it showed in back-to-back tournaments this past week.

Cleveland boys battle through Bristow field

BRISTOW — The No. 48 ranked Cleveland boys golf team faced a deep and competitive field Monday at the Bristow Boys Tournament, finishing 11th as a team at Bristow Golf Course and Country Club.

Mannford boys place seventh at Bristow tournament

BRISTOW — The No. 38 ranked Mannford boys golf team battled through a competitive field Monday, finishing seventh as a team at the Bristow Boys Tournament held at Bristow Golf Course and Country Club.

Stonecipher leads Olive golfers competing as individuals at Bristow

BRISTOW — Competing without a full team, the Olive boys still made their presence known Monday at the Bristow Boys Tournament at Bristow Golf Course and Country Club.With only three golfers entered, Olive competed as individuals but turned in several solid rounds, led by sophomore River Stonecipher.

Cleveland bats go nuclear: Tigers pile up 44 runs in three-game tear — and somehow want more

CLEVELAND — At some point, you run out of normal ways to describe it.The Cleveland Tigers have scored 44 runs in their last three games.That’s not football. That’s not slowpitch. That’s baseball. Somehow, they didn’t even win all three and this is where this story starts.

Pirates searching for buried treasure as tough stretch tests Mannford’s resolve

MANNFORD — There are stretches in a season that test the mettle of young men.The Mannford Pirates are in the middle of a seven-game slide, and it hasn’t come quietly.

Olive golfers compete at Stroud Route 66 tournament

STROUD — The Olive boys golf team battled a deep field and challenging conditions to place 10th at the Stroud Route 66 Tournament held at Stroud Municipal Golf Course.Sophomore River Stonecipher led the Wildcats with a 28th-place finish, carding a 95.

Olive athletes gain experience at Crossroads Relay

CUSHING — Olive High School athletes turned in a steady slate of performances Thursday at the Crossroads Relay track meet at O’Dell Field, competing across distance races, sprints and field events against a deep field of teams.

Sandites compete at Stillwater, Bixby invitationals

STILLWATER — The Charles Page boys golf team, ranked No. 23, competed in a pair of invitationals last week, finishing 10th at the Pioneer Golf Classic and 11th at the Bixby Invitational.