Football in the COVID-19 era

After months of wondering, the long awaited answer has arrived. The Friday night lights will be turned on and football will be played. With the COVID-19 virus, concerns have been raised regarding masks, social distancing and any new precautionary procedures.

Meeker baseball

Above left, senior Jacob Sellers slides in safely with a run in the Bulldogs’ game against Jones on Monday. Upper right, Kade Brewster turns on a pitch in his first at-bat of the day. Jones won, 4-2. Photos/Brian Blansett

NRC golf at Seminole

North Rock Creek’s middle school golf team of Maddox Munn, Keifer Landes and Jet Smith carded a team score of 349 Monday in the Seminole tournament.

Scoreboard

Track North Rock Creek at Luther H.S. Girls Tayja Murphy – 4th – 400m. dash – 1:11.15 Emily Rowell – 5th – Discus – 91’ 6” Kylie Auld – HJ – 6th - 4’ 4” 4 x 100 Relay – 5th – Murphy, Auld, Lillian Huynh, Mady Davis – 59.

NRC Track

Above, Jamarian Jenkins on his way to a firstplace finish in the 100 meters at the Luther track meet Saturday. Upper left, Kaley Ellis in the long jump and, lower left, Noah McMullan in the 300 meter hurdles. Photos/Brian Blansett

Randall wins at McAlester

Zoe Kate Randall competed as a Level 4 gymnast in the MEGA Meet on March 7th in McAlester, OK. Zoe tied for 2nd place in the Level 4 All-Around, with first place finishes on vault and bars. Zoe is on the Rising Star Gymnastics team in Shawnee, with Coach Debbie Simonson.

Bound for state!

Ike Shirey gets a hug from coach Jeff Edmondson after his buzzer-beater three-pointer on Friday put the Dale Pirates into the state tournament. Photo/Rick Hester

State tournament starts on Thursday

The Dale High School basketball teams for the second consecutive year are headed to the Class 2A state tournament that opens play today (Thursday). The teams play at different venues and at different times. Coach Eric Smith’s Lady Pirates square off against Latta at 2 p.m.

Playoff basketball

At right, Meeker’s Kaitlyn Culp (22) defends against a shot in the lane by Prague’s Taylor Hodges (10) in district action Saturday night. Photo/Brian Blansett Below, Trae Thompson puts in a bucket against Dibble in the Dale Pirates’ win in the district finals. Photo/Rick Hester.

JUCO tournament returns to Shawnee

This year’s 2020 Region II National Junior College Athletic Association tournament scheduled for March 4-7 at Oklahoma Baptist University marks a milestone. It’s the 25th consecutive year for the tournament to be played in Shawnee.