State champs!

When the final buzzer sounded last Saturday night in their state championship game against Cashion, the Dale High School boys basketball team made history. Coach Jeff Edmonson’s Pirates captured the first Gold Ball in the history of Dale boys basketball.

Bradley Beloncik

Bradley Beloncik sends one to the plate in the first inning of Chandler’s game with Harrah on Thursday. Photo/Brian Blansett

North Rock Creek

North Rock Creek shortstop Haley Hacker flips the ball to Caty Baack (32) for a force out on Thursday. Photo/Brendan Franks

North Rock Creek

North Rock Creek freshman Sarah Campbell lays into one during the Cougars’ tournament on Thursday. Photo/Brendan Franks

Davenport golfer takes second

Fisher Reed of Davenport took second at the Olive Golf Tournament last week He shot a 76 and was tied with Wes Burns of Metro Christian. Burns won on the first hole of a playoff to earn the title. Reed, a junior, also took second at the Wewoka tournament with an 80, one stroke out of the lead.

National champion

Chandler’s Heath Gray won his second national championship and led his University of Oklahoma wrestling team to a runnerup finish in the NCAA Division II national tournament in St. Louis last week. Wrestling at 187 pounds, Gray beat West Liberty’s Connor Craig, 4-3, in the finals.

WTs play for state

The Wellston Tigers were playing Riverside Country Day School Tuesday night in Kellyville for a berth in the Class A state tournament. The game was underway as we went to press for this edition. Photos and copy will be in next week’s edition. Monday night, the Tigers lost 49-34 to No.

Youth wrestlers shine at state

Chandler Youth Wrestlers went to state over the last two weekends. Fifteen came home with hardware and lots of hard work to end their season.

1,000 points

Leah Brannon lays in a bucket in the regional tournament against Newkirk, reaching the 1,000-point mark for her career with the Chandler Lady Lions. Photo/Mario Holland