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Area teams preparing for district tournaments
The Class A and B District tournaments open the 2008-2009 post-season this weekend and our four local schools will be back out on the court.
In Area II, Verden will host their District 8 tournament and both Tiger teams draw Friday byes. Central High and Sterling will play both Friday night games and the two winners advance to Saturday night’s championship games with the host Tigers.
The girls’ game between Central (4-10) and Sterling (8-13) is a tossup and the Lady Tigers (16-7) are the odds-on favorite to beat either one Saturday night. Sterling’s boys (8-13) should have an easy time with Central (2-12) but the Tigers (18-6) also have to be the heavy favorite Saturday.
Ninnekah’s District 2 tournament shapes up a little differently due to team records. Fletcher hosts and gets a Friday bye on the boys’ side while Ninnekah gets the girls’ bye.
The winner of the Fletcher (10-11) and Waurika (6-9) girls will play the No. 15 Lady Owls (17-3) Saturday night in what should be a routine win for them. Ninnekah’s boys (10-9) should get by Waurika (3-13) Friday but will have their hands full with Fletcher (18-5) on Saturday.
Over in Area IV, Alex goes to Calumet and will have to beat Minco Friday to advance in their District 1 tournament. The Lady Longhorns (7-11) and the Lady Bulldogs (6-13) game is too close to call but the host and sixth-ranked Lady Chieftains (20-2) shouldn’t have any problem with either one.
With 6-4 forward Brandon Carnes out for the season with a broken foot, Friday’s game with Minco (10-7) will probably be the last one for the Horns (5-10). Calumet’s second-ranked boys (21-1), like their girls, will win the district championship easily.
Finally, Amber-Pocasset has an even quirkier setup in District 4 than Ninnekah did in District 2. Both Panther teams have a bye on Friday, giving them an automatic bid to regionals, but have to travel to Stratford for Saturday night’s championship game. (Am-Po coach Sam Belcher said that the reasoning behind this was that Stratford was assigned to Minco for regionals and OSSAA didn’t want to make them travel to the same general area back-to-back.)
On the girls’ side, host Stratford (3-11) should get past Maysville (1-13) before getting throttled by the No. 13 Lady Cats (16-7). Stratford’s boys (14-4) will get a light workout from Maysville (2-12) before Saturday’s championship game with Amber (14-8), which should be a great matchup and could go either way.
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NOTE: All games times this weekend are 6:30 for the girls and 8 p.m. for the boys. District champions and runners-up both advance to regionals.
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Transformations
What comes to mind when you think of the word, “Transformation”?Do you have fantastic thoughts of people or things changing into something amazing for example, Clark Kent turning into Superman or Bruce Banner becoming the Incredible Hulk or possibly something a little more down to earth like a caterpillar miraculously changing into the beautiful butterfly?
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GRADY COUNTY FAIR RESULTS
Plants
Potted Plants
(Several varieties combined)
First: (Adult) Ann O'Bar
Second: (Adult) Joyce Riker
Third: (Adult) Jallane Link -
AROUND THE AREA
SEPTEMBER 2
Poetry Reading
• When: Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
• Where: Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, Private Room, 3127 S. 4th St., Chickasha
• Details: Featured Poet is Carol Hamilton, writer, storyteller and Poet Laureate of Oklahoma 1995-97Hamilton’s website is www.carolhamilton.org. There is no admission fee to attend the Poetry Reading, and refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, contact Rockford Johnson, 224-0160 or 317-7506. -
Duncan nips Chicks for straight-game win
Duncan got their eighth match win of the season Tuesday, beating Nancy Waters’ Lady Chicks in straight games at the Activity Center.
The Chicks looked like they had a little hangover from Monday night’s tough road loss at Tecumseh, coming out flat again and dropping their first two games by identical 25-17 scores.
They came out firing on all eight cylinders for game three, running out to a 15-9 lead on the strength of a 7-0 run with Shelby Crosley serving, but the Demons battled back to tie it late and the Chicks let it slip away, 25-21. -
STATE SPORTS BRIEFS
NORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has named walk-on Patrick O'Hara as the starting place-kicker for the seventh-ranked Sooners.
Stoops said on his radio show Tuesday night that O'Hara won the competition with Jimmy Stevens, freshman Michael Hunnicutt and redshirt freshman Bryce Easley. -
OSU's Gundy still learning on job
STILLWATER (AP) — Mike Gundy hasn't lost his love for dialing up the right play to keep Oklahoma State's offense purring along.
That passion, which he has called the most enjoyable part of his job as head coach, was bred into him as an offensive coordinator. And he is a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys. -
Whimsical metal work, jewelry part of big art show at USAO
A showing of whimsical metal work and jewelry is scheduled to be on display at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma during Helen’s Show Sept. 10-Oct 1.
The show will feature the work of USAO graduate Helen Shafer. The exhibition will be open daily during normal business hours in the Davis Hall Third Floor Art Gallery on the USAO campus. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception is scheduled Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the gallery. -
High-speed chase lands 1 in jail
A high-speed motorcycle chase down Highway 81 last Wednesday landed a Ninnekah man in jail and a felony charge of eluding a police officer.
Court records show that James William Hutchins, 21, blew by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy Parrish at U.S. Highway 81 and County Road 1460 and was clocked going 144 miles per hour in a posted 70 miles per hour zone.
Parrish reported that he was sitting stationary at that location at about 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 25 when he observed a red motorcycle traveling southbound. He engaged his emergency lights and siren and pulled onto the roadway behind the Triumph motorcycle. -
5 inmates denied parole
Parole was recently denied for five Grady County inmates serving sentences with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The following individuals were denied at the August Pardon and Parole Board meeting:
• Jeremiah Daniel Cline, who is serving a five-year sentence for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and a five-year sentence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, began his sentence in August 2008.
• Warren P. Diego, who is serving a 15-year sentence (10 years PTS) for lewd molestation, began his sentence in February 2009. -
Judge recuses herself from pharmacy case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state district judge has stepped aside from the first-degree murder trial of a pharmacist accused in the fatal shooting of an unconscious would-be robber.
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