Fast-pitch season under way

Blaiklyn Grimmett of Wellston drops an infield single during the Lady Tigers’ season-opener against Crescent Monday. Crescent picked up a 13-3 win over the WTs, who played Coyle Tuesday and will host Meeker Friday at 4:30. Photo/Brian Blansett

Lincoln County Slam brings home hardware

TheLincolnCountySLAMreturnedfromtheUSSSA14uNationalTournamentinBranson,Mo., afterplacingthirdinafieldof40teamsfrom19states.Theteamstartedbracketplay by beating the Southwest Missouri SWAT 11-10 and the SAVAGES fromArkansas 8-2.

Fast pitch softball

Area fast pitch teams got in a flurry of scrimmages before Monday’s start of the regular season. Pictured, clockwise from left on the outside are: Chandler senior pitcher Grace Hulsey. Photo/Stephanie Woolsey Davenport freshman Landry Miller.

All in a night’s work

It was a typical weekend for Jerry Tyler. Typical, but hardly routine. A bullfighter from Claremore, Jerry worked the rodeo in Bartlesville on Thursday, then the Chandler Open Rodeo on Friday and Saturday nights.

Chandler Open Rodeo

Results Bareback bronc Saturday: Brad Gower, Bristow, 75 points, $340.

Football’s here!

High school football started Monday with area schools participating in limited workouts. At left, Jeremy Galbraith (foreground) and the Chandler linemen go through blocking drills under the watchful eye of assistant coach Fred Peery.

Softball time!

Wellston pitcher Kenzie Webb delivers a pitch to the plate during the Lady Tigers’ scrimmage against McLoud Friday morning. Area high school teams are getting into full scrimmage mode, with the season opening on Aug. 8. The WTs will scrimmage at Chandler at 2 p.m. Friday. Photo/Brian Blansett

Chandler cowgirls at the IFYR

Rylee Moore, left, and Kenzie Cowden from Chandler competed in the International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee Monday. At left, Rylee puts a loop over her calf in the breakaway roping and Kenzie, above, runs the poles. Photos/Brian Blansett

Annual Chandler wiffle ball tournament

Powered by three recent Chandler High School graduates, the Blue Ballers went undefeated in marching to the championship of the 38th Annual Fourth of July Wiffle Ball Tournament at Costner-Conway Field in Chandler.