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Elk City 9-0 against Snyder Cyclones

Merritt Oilers

Nail biter in final game earns Merritt girls the Gold Ball

Coach Gina Curtis must be very proud with the tennis season start…. You could say that the school and the parents are very happy with her also, and well deserving.

The soccer game on Friday, March 8th, was cancelled by the Paloduro team from Texas due to weather problems.

The Sayre Eagles golf team saw success on the greens at the Cordell Tournament last week. The team came in fourth place overall.

On Friday March 1st, the Boys Merritt Oilers team earned their ticket to the State Tournament by defeating the Central Sallisaw Tigers in a very close game ending 42-40 at the Stride Center in Enid, OK. The first game of the State Tournament was on Wednesday, at 9:00 p.m., so there was no time for this article to get the results, which will be published on the edition of March 16. Top scorers for the Oilers were Luke Peffer with 17, Caden Smith with 11 and Joshua Ligo with 8. With the game going to the last few seconds, both teams had a chance to win, but Oilers prevailed with a great defense and great shooting when it counted.

Futbol is the team sport most played around the world, yet, it is not as popular in the United States. Many highs schools do not have a soccer team, let alone two, as Elk City High School has. Probably the reason is that sports fans think that futbol is boring because usually there are very few scores made, as it is not uncommon to have games of 0-0, 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1; but, in the opinion of fans, that is exactly what makes it interesting, because it is so difficult to score. Proudly, Elk City High School has both, a girls’ team and a boys’ team. The boys are coached by Jason Xenos, and the girls are coached by Zak Stamm.

The stands of the Merritt High School girls were full of cheering fans. Most also know this will be the last year that the famed Big House stadium at Oklahoma City’s Fairgrounds will stand. A new stadium is being built.

Canute High School’s Gabby Espinoza

The Elk City Elkettes ended their basketball season with great promise for next year after a 59-39 loss to Wagoner in tournament play.

Elk City H.S. has three baseball teams: Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshmen, and all three teams have a full schedule. Jay Mc Clure is the Varsity team coach; Junior Varsity Coach is Dillon Ball; Freshmen Coach is Jared Keyes.