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The Sayre Golf Course cautioned last week that only a few spots are left for the Firecracker Classic.

Merritt Shock claimed a 10-5 victory on Sunday, despite a big push by Dirty birds in the first inning. Dirty birds’s big inning was driven by a single by Weston and a double by Bryton.

Over the weekend, the Elk City Elkettes 12u softball team showed their prowess in four dominating performances at the OK Kids State Championship Tournament.

Elk City Crushers 12u Skippers Jorey Price, Ted Briscoe, and Adrian Ruiz had a crushing weekend at the OK Kids Regional Tournament in Sallisaw.

The Elk City Golf Course has announced three upcoming events.

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Canton: June 16. Elevation is below normal and rising, water temperature 83°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass and striped bass hybrids fair on topwater lures around main lake. Report submitted by Brayden Hicks, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

NORTHWEST Canton: June 10. Elevation is below normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Channel catfish good on crickets, stinkbait, and worms around dam and rocks. Report submitted by Brayden Hicks, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

The Canute 10U Trojanettes fast pitch softball team competed in the end of league tournament last week and brought home the title

NORTHWEST Canton: June 4. Elevation is below normal and stable, water temperature 76°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Channel catfish good on crickets and worms around dam and rocks. Report submitted by Brayden Hicks, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Each year, $2 billion dollars is given out in athletic scholarships to collegiate students. The fastest growing sport representing that money is now e-sports.

CHICAGO – In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Kash Mayfield of Elk City High School is the 2022-23 Gatorade Oklahoma Baseball Player of the Year. Mayfield is the first Gatorade Oklahoma Baseball Player of the Year to be chosen from Elk City High School.