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Spring Sports Set to Get Under Way for Cowboys, Cowgirls

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Trey Smart
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With the recent rain, ice and cold weather, it is hard to imagine the spring sports seasons are ready to begin.

However, that is exactly the case as Ryan is set to open its 2018 baseball campaign today, weather permitting.

The slow-pitch softball squad and track squads will open their seasons soon.

The Cowboy nine is scheduled to play host to Temple today at the Bob Givens Sports Complex. Action is scheduled to get underway on Larry Ninman Field at 4:30 p.m. and will feature both the junior high and high school teams against the Tigers.

Ryan will also host a junior high tournament Monday and Tuesday at the Bob Givens Sports Complex.

The Cowboy baseball squad will have a new coach for the first time in 11 years. Stan Mueggenborg, who has directed the Cowboys for the past 11 seasons, has stepped over to take the reigns of the Cowgirl slow-pitch softball squad.

Judd Matthes will be the coach for the Cowboys and will face somewhat of a rebuilding year on the diamond for Ryan.

Last season the Cowboys were 6-9 – only the second losing season in the past 11 years.

The Cowboys will return up to five starters from the 2017 club and will also get the talents of last year’s junior high standout – Grayson Tomberlin.

The Cowboy nine will be looking to post a winning season and possibly snag a district title.

The key will be finding a dependable pitcher as the Cowboys graduated their two top pitchers from a year ago – Sebastian Morales and J.D. Martin.

The Cowboys will be solid behind the plate with veteran Dawson Tomberlin returning for his senior season. Joseph Martin and River Williams will be counted on to also provide some fireworks at the plate.

The Cowboys will be competing in Class B again in the 2018 season, but will no doubt face a tough road to a deep playoff run as many of the Class B schools do not play football and enjoy the advantage of an extra 30 games or so from playing fall baseball.

The Cowgirl slow-pitch softball squad will be in action for their season-opener on Monday as Ryan will host Lawton Christian School. The first pitch is slated for 4:30 p.m. and will feature both the junior high and high school squads in action.

While slow-pitch softball has not been a highly successful sport since its inception in the 1998 season, the Cowgirls did post a 5-6 mark a year ago and were the district runner up for only the second time in school history.

And, in the fast-pitch season last fall Ryan managed a 16-13 record – the first winning season in fast pitch softball in the 18 years of competition.

Most of the contributors to the fast-pitch team will also be aiding the cause of the slow-pitch squad in Coach Mueggenborg’s initial season at the helm.

Abbie Bolin, Kenzie Lewis and Sadie Guzman, who were all-conference selections in the fall, will return to bolster the Cowgirl hopes.

Bolin, Lewis and Randi Linton are the three seniors on the squad and will be counted on to provide leadership to the rest of the squad which is consists of a number of sophomores.

The Cowgirls will return to action Tuesday when the host Grandfield.

Track will be the final spring sport to get started.

The Cowboy and Cowgirl thinclads will travel to Wynnewood on March 15 to compete in the Wynnewood Invitational. The two squads will compete as individuals as no team scores will be kept in the meet. Field events will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the track events beginning at 10 a.m.

The Cowgirls should be contenders in most meets they enter this spring.

Ryan’s girls won their first invitational meet title last season since 1990 and most of the contributors to the team scoring return for the 2018 season.

The Cowgirls finished fifth in the team race at the regional meet in 2018 and that tied for the second highest finish in a regional meet in school history.

All the girls who scored points for the Cowgirls in the regional meet will return for the 2018 season including Lily York, Samantha Good, Holland Carter and Juliet Spangler.

The Cowboy track squad may have limited participation but should have athletes that will score points at any meet they are able to compete in.

D. Tomberlin and Joseph Martin, along with River Williams, will be some of the Cowboys that return from seeing limited competition on the track in 2017.

For both the Cowboys and Cowgirls to compete for any team titles, some depth will have to be added to the squads.

Coach Steve Spangler will begin his second year as the coach of the Cowboy and Cowgirl track squads.

Ryan Baseball Schedule

March 1          Temple

March 8  at Turner

March 9        Waurika

March 12  Comanche

March 13 at Grandfield

March 26 at Thackerville

March 27       Turner

March 29 at Comanche

April 3  at Big Pasture

April 5-7    Ryan Invitational

April 10   at Waurika/Dickson

April 12     Grandfield

April 13             Alex

April 16 at Geronimo/Waurika

Ryan Slow-Pitch Softball Schedule

March 5   Lawton Christian

March 6     Grandfield

March 13    at Temple

March 15  Big Pasture

March 26  Comanche

March 29   Geronimo

April 2  at Big Pasture

April 3  at Geronimo

April 5  at Grandfield

April 10         Temple

April 12-13    Fletcher Tournament

Ryan Track Schedule

March 15 at Wynnewood Invitational

March 27 at Alex 8-Man Invitational

April 6      at Stratford Invitational

April 13     at Waurika Southern Oklahoma 8-Man Invitational

April 21 at Waurika Red River Invitational

April 24 at Velma-Alma Comet Invitational

Hastings Was First Jefferson County School To Play For State Title

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Trey Smart
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Hastings High School last played in a district tournament in 1958 – the final year Hastings had a high school.

But, the school was the first Jefferson County school to make an appearance in a state basketball tournament.

The town of Hastings, which was once known as Bayard, was established in 1902.

When the area was opened for settlement as part of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache reservation, it was discovered the name of Bayard already existed in Indian Territory.

This forced the locals to come up with another name when the post office was established in 1902. Two residents suggested the community be named for their hometown – Hastings, Nebraska.

Hastings was a thriving community in those early years. Several businesses including a pair of banks, cotton gins and grain elevators along with a brick company were part of the new town.

There was even a Baptist college located in Hastings, but it was relocated to Mangum, Oklahoma by 1912.

The community hit its population high in 1910 when 727 residents were counted.

Since that time, the community has dwindled.

As early as 1914, however, Hastings had a high school boys’ basketball team.

The first district tournament appearance by the Bulldog roundballers came in 1924 when the squad lost to Lawton, 40-7, at Waurika.

No district tourney results are available from that time until 1929 when Hastings dropped a 19-17 decision to Waurika in the first round of the tourney at Waurika.

It was not until 1934 that the Hastings boys picked up their first win in district tournament play. The opponent and score are not available for the semifinal game.

The Bulldogs fell to Union Valley-Randlett in the finals at Walters, 34-30.

The first district title won by the Bulldog came in the banner year of 1939.

Hastings won three straight games to claim the district crown at Waurika.

In the first two games, the Bulldogs picked up wins over Ahpeatone and Union Valley-Ryan. Hastings edged Terral, 39-37, in overtime, in the championship game.

With the district title in hand the Bulldogs headed to the Class C regional tournament at Comanche to continue the quest for a state tournament berth.

In the first round of the regional tourney, Hastings eliminated Burrow School, located near Foster in Garvin County. Hastings moved into the regional finals with a 46-36 victory.

This set up a meeting with Orr, a small community in Love County, and the Bulldogs rolled to a 52-20 victory to qualify for the state tournament.

In the first round of the state tournament played at Central High School in Oklahoma City, Hastings met up with Caddo County school Bridgeport. Bridgeport came into the tourney as the second seed, but the Bulldogs whipped Bridgeport, 36-10, to move into the Class C semifinals.

The Bulldogs met Butner of Wewoka in the semifinals. Hastings held a slim 12-9 advantage at the half. Butner’s missed free throw with five seconds remaining in the game helped Hastings advance with a 21-20 victory.

Earlier in the contest Butner had called a timeout without possession of the ball which resulted in a technical foul. Roy Johnson, the star forward for the Bulldogs, calmly sank the free throw.

In the championship game Hastings met Nuyaka, which was located near Okmulgee.

Nuyaka came into the game undefeated and kept an unblemished record for the season with a 39-36 win over Hastings. Nuyaka finished 34-0 for the year.

Hastings actually led, 11-4, after the first quarter, but Nuyaka rallied in the second frame to take the lead at the half.

Johnson had 18 points in the losing effort for Hastings. Johnson and Elmer Kincannon were named to the all-tournament team for the Bulldogs.

That proved to be the only district title won by the Bulldogs and the only regional and state tourney appearance for the Hastings boys.

The first appearance in a district tournament for the Hastings girls came in 1929 when the Lady Bulldogs fell to Comanche, 25-6, in the quarterfinals of the tourney at Waurika.

After only one known appearance in a district tourney from 1929 to 1945, the Lady Bulldogs were able to pick up their initial district tourney win – a 34-30 victory over Addington in the tournament at Waurika.

The only district tournament won by the Lady Bulldogs came in 1957 – just a year before the high school was closed.

Hastings scored a 54-36 victory over Geronimo in the semifinals of the Class B tournament played at Walters.

In the championship game the Lady Bulldogs defeated Union Valley-Randlett, 55-37, to advance into the regional tournament.

The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Marlow for the Class B regional and in the first round, Hastings managed a 41-34 victory over Middleberg.

In the semifinals, Hastings nipped Leon, 33-31, to earn a spot in the regional finals.

Sickles, which is now consolidated with Lookeba to form Lookeba-Sickles schools, edged the Lady Bulldogs, 44-42, in the finals and moved on to the state tournament.

While success for the Hastings basketball squads was limited, the town can always say they were the first from Jefferson County to make the state basketball tournament.

Here’s a brief summary of the playoff history of Hastings High School.

Cowgirl Harriers Finish in Fifth Place Tie at State Meet

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Trey Smart
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Katelynn Dabbs and Juliet Spangler pushing each other at the state Cross Country meet in Shawnee Photo by Amy Morgan

The Ryan Cowgirl cross country team finished the most successful season in school history last Saturday at Shawnee’s Gordon Cooper Technology Center – the site of the Class 2A State Cross Country Meet.

 The Cowgirls finished in a tied for fifth place with Cherokee. Both teams had 192 points. Team places are settled by the finish of the sixth runner on each team and Cherokee earned the tie-breaker.

Katelynn Dabbs and Juliet Spangler pushing each other at the state Cross Country meet in Shawnee
Photo by Amy Morgan

 Boise City-Keyes won the Class 2A girls’ title with 78 points, but Hooker was right behind with 80 points and Watonga was third with 90 points.

 It was a much more conducive day for a cross-country race than last week’s regional meets around the state. The Class 2A girls’ division featured the 21 teams that qualified in the regionals last week and 157 total runners.

Photo by Amy Morgan

 Lilybet Harmon placed the Cowgirl team members with a 42nd-place finish. Her time was 13:39.3 over the 3,200-meter course. Harmon’s time was just short of her best time of the season set at the Cameron University meet a couple of weeks ago.

 Holland Carter, the only senior on Coach Steve Spangler’s squad, was 47th for the Cowgirls and finished with a time of 13:50.1, which was an individual best for the 2018 season.

Photo by Amy Morgan

 Finishing 53rd for the Cowgirls was Juliet Spangler with a time of 13:55.4. Spangler was appearing in her third state meet after qualifying as an individual her freshman year.

 Freshman Katlyn Dabbs was 54th for the Cowgirls with a time of 13:56.9 and that was just two seconds above her best finish of the season which came at the Cameron meet.

Coach Spangler presented Senior, Holland Carter with a heartfelt speech and a photo album of her Cross Country career
Photo by Amy Morgan

 Lily York was next for the Cowgirls and finished just behind Dabbs in 56th place with a time of 13:58.2. York’s time was also a personal best for the 2018 season.

 Rounding out the team finishers for the Cowgirls was Alicyn Williams, who was 111th and recorded a time of 15:32.6. The Cowgirl freshman bested her top time of the season by over 10 seconds in the state meet.

Lilybet Harmon lead the Ryan Cowboys at State Cross Country in Shawnee
Photo by
Amy Morgan

 The competition at state marked the end of incredible achievements by the Cowgirl cross country squad in only their third season of competing as a team.

 The Cowgirls won meets at Waurika, Walters, Frederick, Healdton and Cameron University. The team successfully defended the titles won in 2017 at Waurika and Healdton.

 The Cowgirl harriers also finished second at Sulphur and third at the Class 2A regional and were ranked among the top 10 girls’ cross country teams in Class 2A all season.

Waurika to Face Laverne for Rematch

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Trey Smart
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Waurika will continue its playoff march tomorrow night when they travel to Laverne for a third-round Class B post-season clash.

The Eagles advanced last week with a 58-36 victory over Southwest Covenant, while the Tigers had its game with Seiling canceled when Seiling could not field enough players for the game because of Covid-19.

 The two teams met in the second game of the regular season at Waurika and the Tigers handed the Eagles a 42-18 defeat.

In that contest the Eagles scored first, but Laverne rattled off 42 straight points before Waurika got a couple of late scores to set the final margin.

The two teams have two common opponents. Both teams had big wins over Canton. Waurika dropped a 56-14 decision to Shattuck, but Laverne downed the Indians, 50-14, in the final game of the regular season.

Laverne has a host of talented juniors that make up the roster and they have turned in some impressive performances on the season with a powerful offensive and a stifling defense.

The Tigers have won seven straight games. Last week’s playoff game is considered a no contest and does not count in the win/loss records.

Waurika continues to experience an up-and-down season and last weekend’s big win over Southwest Covenant was an example of what the season has been like.

 The Eagles got off to a 16-0 lead, but allowed the Patriots to cut it to 16-8. A big second quarter gave Waurika another big lead, but the Patriots scored 20 straight points to narrow the game to two scores early in the fourth quarter.

The 2020 season for the Eagles was disrupted twice with cancelations plus Waurika scheduled Laverne and Shattuck – both traditional eight-man powerhouses – for non-district games.

The Eagles struggled in one district game – the 28-22 overtime loss to district champion Empire.

Waurika came back with a big district win over Snyder and after a week off with a first-round bye picked up the playoff win over Southwest Covenant.

The winner of Friday’s contest with Laverne will advance to the Class B quarterfinals and face the winner of Summit Christian and Davenport.

Waurika and Tipton are the only remaining teams from District B-3 in the third round of the playoffs. Empire was eliminated by Alex and Snyder fell in an overtime thriller to Velma-Alma.

Laverne’s most famous alumni is not an outstanding athlete. Jane Jayroe was a Laverne graduate and was the 1967 Miss America. She worked in television news for two Oklahoma City stations and continues to be an ambassador for the state of Oklahoma.

Here’s a brief look at this week’s playoff game:

Laverne at Waurika

Time and Place: Friday at 7 p.m. at Laverne High School Stadium

How to Get There: Take US 81 North to El Reno; Take I-40 West to the US 281 Spur toward Geary and Watonga; at Geary take US 270 to Watonga, Seiling and Woodward; Continue on 270 and turn north on US 283 to Laverne. Allow about four and half hours driving time.

Records: Laverne is 7-1, while Waurika is 6-3.

Coaches: Tanner Woods is in his second season as the coach of the Tigers. He has compiled an 17-4 mark and has led the team to the playoffs in both seasons. Joe Allen is in his third season at the helm of the Eagles. Under Allen the Eagles have  a 27-6 mark.

Series History: Laverne won the only meeting between the two schools earlier this season.

Playoff History: Laverne is making is 43rd appearance in the playoffs and a 15th straight appearance. The Tigers have made the playoffs every year of eight-man play which began in 2006. Laverne has won three state titles and finished as the state runner up three other times – all in eight-man play. Laverne made three semifinal appearances between 1945 and 1958. The Tigers own a 48-39 mark in all playoff games and are 33-11 in eight-man playoff games.

Waurika is making its 30th appearance in the playoffs and the sixth since joining the eight-man ranks. Waurika is 30-26-2 in all playoff games. The 1951 Eagles won the state title and Waurika has five other semifinal appearances – all in 11-man play. Since entering eight-man play in 2012 the Eagles are 5-5 in all playoff games. Waurika is making its sixth straight appearance in the playoffs.

Team Capsules: Laverne is putting together another impressive season. The Tigers lost the season opener to Cherokee but have reeled off seven straight victories including an impressive 50-12 victory over Shattuck that ended the Indians’ long winning streak. The Eagles will have to figure out a way to stop Houston Bockelman, who ran for 230 yards on just 13 carries against the Eagles in the regular season meeting. He had touchdown runs of 32, 55, 33 and 40 yards against Waurika in the earlier meeting. The Eagles will also try to figure out the Laverne defense which has given up no more than two touchdowns to an opponent since the early-season meeting with Waurika and the opener against Cherokee

The Eagles played admirably last week without Torrez, but went through stretches of the game against Southwest Covenant where the team seemed to be disengaged. Kevin Garcia responded to the challenge of filling in at quarterback for the Eagles and rushed for 178 yards and was effective through the air by completing five of eight passes for 99 yards. Waurika continues to rely on a strong running game that is helped along by a consistent offensive line of Angel Garcia, Bowden Forsyth and Bobby Aldape. Slade Cathey adds to the offensive line from the tight end position. The defense continues to improve, despite giving up 36 points to a talented Southwest Covenant team in the first round of the playoffs.

Outlook: The Eagles will have to play an error-free game and be able to corral the Tiger offense that is averaging over 47 points a game. If the Eagles can accomplish this against Laverne, they should have the opportunity to move into the quarterfinals. However, this will prove to be the toughest challenge of the season for the Eagles as they face an improved Laverne squad from the one they faced early in the regular season.

2020 Laverne Season Results

Cherokee 28, Laverne 20

Laverne 42, Waurika 18

Laverne 50, Pioneer 14

Laverne 58, Balko12

Laverne 46, Seiling 0

Laverne 52, Canton 6

Laverne 56, Turpin 0

Laverne 50, Shattuck 16

Cowgirl Cross Country Squad Captures Team Title at North Rock Creek

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Trey Smart
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The Ryan Cowgirls conquered a talented field to win the North Rock Creek Cougar Invitational last Saturday morning.

The Cowgirls not only beat the field, but also beat the rain that came after the girls’ competition had been completed.

Ryan, who was ranked 12th in Class 2A heading into the meet, finished with 50 points, well ahead of Class 3A’s sixth-ranked squad, Christian Heritage that finished with 68 points. Konawa was third with 71 points and Prague, ranked 19th in Class 3A, finished fourth with 91 points.

After the impressive performance last Saturday, the Cowgirls moved to third in the Class 2A rankings. Christian Heritage also moved up to third in the Class 3A rankings. Konawa is now ranked sixth in Class 2A. Watonga and Hooker are the top two teams in Class 2A and have been all season.

All five Cowgirls that counted toward the team total earned a medal in the race that was run on a relatively new course.

And, the Cowgirls had to overcome the first and second place finishes by competitors from Christian Heritage.

Lilybet Harmon led the way for the Cowgirls as she finished fourth with a time of 13:43 over the two-mile course.

Juliet Spangler finished 11th among the nearly 90 competitors with a time of 15:16.

Lily York and Katelynn Dabbs finished the race in a near tie. York nosed out her teammate to finish 16th and Dabbs finished 17th. Both finished with as time of 14:31.

Alicen Williams rounded out the medal winners for the Cowgirls by finishing 22nd with a recorded time of 14:51.

Also competing for the Cowgirls were Whittany Spangler, who finished 38th with a time of 16:01 and Grace Stamper who recorded a time of 18:25 and finished 53rd in the crowded field of over 65 runners.

The Cowgirls will be in action again on October 1 when they will travel up the road to Waurika for a meet over the Waurika Golf Course.

Businesses Invited to Decorate Doors

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The Waurika High School Student Council is inviting downtown businesses to once again participate in the annual Homecoming Door Decorating Contest!

The theme this year is “Once Upon An Eagle… (fairy tale edition!)”  Businesses are asked to decorate the outside of their businesses and show their spirit for Homecoming, taking place on Friday, September 16th.  Doors will be judged Friday before the parade, and the winning business will be announced at the Homecoming parade held at 2pm downtown.  

The winning business will get to display the traveling Eagle Spirit Trophy for the year! 

Geronimo Earns Southern Eight Tournament Championship

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Trey Smart
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…tourney played at Waurika and Grandfield

Geronimo came away with the Southern Eight Conference tournament title with a 1-0 victory over Grandfield last Saturday.

The tournament games were held last Thursday at Waurika because of rain at Grandfield. The tourney concluded on Saturday at the original host site, Grandfield.

The Lady Blue Jays went 3-0 in the tournament to earn the championship trophy.

Frederick finished third in the tournament after winning two games in the consolation bracket, but dropping a 9-2 decision to Grandfield to give the Lady Bearcats the spot in the championship tilt.

It was a tough tournament for Waurika and Ryan.

In the first day of the tournament last Thursday, Ryan dropped two games to be eliminated.

The Cowgirls fell to Grandfield, 10-0, in the first round and then lost to Big Pasture in a consolation bracket game, 10-4.

Waurika picked up a narrow 4-3 win over Big Pasture in the first round last Thursday, but fell to Grandfield, 7-1, in the second game in Thursday’s play.

The Lady Eagles were eliminated on Thursday night with a 17-1 loss to Frederick.

Here’s a recap of the games involving Ryan and Waurika:

Frederick 17, 

Waurika 1

In the final game of the schedule last Thursday, the Lady Bombers used a big second inning to eliminate the Lady Eagles.

Frederick picked up three runs in the top of the third inning and could have had more as the first seven batters reached base.

The Lady Bombers added nine runs in the top of the second inning by sending 13 batters to the plate. Three doubles, three walks and three singles contributed to the big inning.

In the top of the third, Frederick added five more runs as the first five batters reached base and eventually scored.

Waurika got its only run in the bottom of the third inning.

Liberti Simmons singled to center and then scored on Gracie Walling’s RBI-single. Those were the only two hits of the three-inning contest for the Lady Eagles.

Grandfield 7, 

Waurika 1

In a second-round contest, the game was scoreless through the first three innings, but Grandfield erupted or three runs in the top of the fourth and four more runs in the top of the fifth for the win.

The Lady Eagles tried to rally in the bottom of the fifth inning, but could only score one run and left the bases loaded.

Simmons had a lead-off double and scored when Grace Hill got a run-scoring single to center.

Waurika 4, 

Big Pasture 3

It was a good start to the tourney for the Lady Eagles as they picked up the narrow win over Big Pasture in the first round of the tournament.

Neither team scored in the first two innings, but in the top of the fourth inning the Lady Eagles picked up all the runs they would need to get the win.

Rylee Torrez got the offense rolling in the top of the third inning when she reached base on a dropped third strike.

Aubree Showalter picked up a single to right and Simmons had an RBI-single that scored Torrez.

Riley Howell had an RBI-single to right that scored Showalter and that was followed by consecutive singles by Walling and Alana Lewis.

Howell and Walling both scored by stealing home to give Waurika a 4-0 advantage.

The Lady Rangers answered in the bottom of the third with the big blow being a two-run double.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Lady Rangers threatened again.

After a run had scored and Big Pasture had runners on second and third an attempted steal of home to try to tie the score failed and the next batter grounded out to preserve the win for the Lady Eagles.

Howell picked up the win for the Lady Eagles in the circle. She had four strikeouts. Simmons came on in the fifth inning to pick up a save.

Big Pasture 10, 

Ryan 4

The Cowgirls held an early 3-0 lead but could not hold on issuing eight free passes to Big Pasture batters in a consolation bracket contest.

In the top half of the opening inning, Lirin Tucker, Libby Carter and Jasmine Villerreal all reached base and came around to score to put the Cowgirls on top, 3-0.

The lead did not last long, however, as Big Pasture struck for five runs in the bottom of the inning and never trailed the rest of the way.

The Lady Rangers added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning with a pair of scores to increase the lead to 7-3.

The Cowgirls were able to get another run in the top of the third inning when Tucker led off the inning by reaching base and eventually scoring to narrow the game to 7-4.

In the bottom of the third inning, the Lady Rangers added three more runs to earn the victory that was halted after three innings because of the time limit.

Grandfield 10, 

Ryan 0

In the first-round encounter with the Lady Bearcats, the Cowgirls could not get anything going at the plate as only two batters reached base.

Grandfield’s first six batters walked and four runs scoring in the inning.

The Lady Bearcats added two runs in the second inning and four runs in the third inning to secure the win after three innings because of the run rule.

Waurika Gets Track Season Started at Velma-Alma Meet

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Trey Smart
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It has been a slow start to the track season for coach Joe Masoner and the Eagle and Lady Eagle thinclads.

Waurika competed in the Velma-Alma Invitational on March 8 and the Lady Eagles were able to tie for fourth place in the meet that was won by the host school.

Waurika finished in a tie with Maysville and each school had 42 points in the meet.

The Waurika boys did not score at the meet.

Lexie Streeter and Asia Smith each picked up gold medals for the Lady Eagles.

Streeter topped the field in the 3,200 meters with a time of 13:50.68.

In the 800 meter run, Smith picked up first place with a time of 2:43.72.

The 3,200-meter relay team for the Lady Eagles finished in fourth place in the race. The squad posted a time of 11:59.78. The Lady Eagles did not place in this event in any meet last season.

The 1,600-meter relay team for the Lady Eagles finished in sixth place with a time of 5:17.85. In 2017, the Lady Eagles did not place in this event.

Rounding out the placers for the Lady Eagles was a silver medal performance by Madison Roberson in the shot put. Her best toss was measured at 32-10.

Waurika will be back in action on the track on Tuesday when they travel to Alex for competition with other eight-man football schools.

The Waurika thinclads will return to Alex on April 5 for the Alex Invitational which will feature schools of various size.

Ryan Honors Seniors

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Curtis Plant
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Photo by Sheree Hanson

Ryan Seniors were honored recently at a home ball game!

Ryan Seniors (l-r) Morgan McGhghy (parents Mr. and Mrs. David McGhghy behind her), Tate Kimbro (parents Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kimbro – Mom-Jamie and sister Shaylee stand behind him), Dawson Tomberlin (parents Mr. and Mrs. Tony Tomberlin behind him), River Williams (son of Eric and Carmen Griffin, and Dale and Felecia Williams), Joseph Martin (parents Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Martin behind him), Mackenzie Lewis (parents Mr. and Mrs. Brad Lewis behind her), Cassidy Charmasson (paretns Mr. and Mrs. Josh Charmasson behind her).

Cowgirl Hoopsters Capture Consolation Title at Wilson Tourney

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Trey Smart
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…First wins of the season earn the Cowgirls 5th Place

The Ryan Cowgirls fell in the first round of the Black and Gold Classic at Wilson High School last Thursday, but came back to capture a pair of victories and earn the consolation title of the tourney.

The Cowboys got a first-round win over Temple last Thursday, but dropped the final two games of the tourney at Wilson to finish fourth.

The Cowgirls took the consolation title with a 51-44 victory over Temple last Saturday.

Ryan moved into the consolation finals with a win over the Pauls Valley Junior Varsity.

Springer handed the Cowgirls the first-round defeat that put Ryan into the consolation bracket.

The Cowgirls’ Jasmine Villarreal was named to the all-tournament team for her play during the three games of the tourney.

 The Cowboys were successful in their first round contest with Temple last Thursday, but lost to Springer in the semifinals.

 In the third place game, the Cowboys hit a scoring drought in the second half and fell to Elmore City-Pernell.

Cowgirls 51, Temple 44

In Saturday’s game, the Cowgirls fought off a barrage of three-point shots by the Lady Tigers to secure the consolation bracket title.

 Of eleven made field goals for the Lady Tigers in the game, nine of them were behind the arc and that helped keep Temple in the game. The Lady Tigers were also 13 of 17 from the charity stripe.

 Temple actually had a first quarter lead at 10-8, but the Cowgirls began to take control in the second quarter when they outscored the Lady Tigers, 16-12, to hold a 24-22 lead at the break.

 Villarreal, Kamrie Hernandez and Maci Cooper all connected on three-pointers to help the Cowgirls get the lead.

 In the third quarter, Villarreal and Cooper each hit a trey and that helped Ryan outscore Temple, 13-10, and that increased the lead to 37-32 heading into the final quarter.

 The Cowgirls outscored the Lady Tigers, 14-12, in the fourth quarter to set the final margin.

 Villarreal finished with 20 points, while Hernandez had a career high 16 points for the Cowgirls.

 The Cowgirls did hit six treys of their own in the game and they were all needed as Ryan only made it to the free throw line five times and the Cowgirls connected on three of them.

ECP 39, Cowboys 37

In the third quarter the Cowboys were in front, 33-23, but the Badgers outscored the Cowboys, 16-4, in the final 12 minutes of the game to get the victory in Saturday’s third-place game.

 The Cowboys built a slim 12-10 advantage during the first quarter.

 In the second quarter, the Cowboys got eight points in the paint by Braydon Bergeron and that helped the Cowboys gain a 24-21 advantage at the half.

 It looked like the Cowboys would pull away, but midway through the third quarter the Cowboys could not find the range and failed to score the rest of the quarter.

This enabled the Badgers to cut the Ryan lead to 33-32 after three periods.

 In the fourth quarter, the Cowboys could only muster four points – two free throws by Racen Williams and a bucket by Bergeron.

 This enabled the Badgers to continue to rally and eventually gain the lead and while the Badgers only scored seven points in the final quarter, it would be good enough to get the victory.

 Bergeron had a career-high 14 points to pace the Cowboys in scoring, but he was the only player in double figures for the Cowboys.

Cowgirls 48, PV JV 24

In Friday’s consolation semifinal contest, the Cowgirls pulled away in the middle two quarters to double up the Lady Panthers.

 The Cowgirls held a narrow 8-6 advantage after one quarter, but in the second quarter five different Cowgirls scored and Ryan outscored the Lady Panthers, 14-3, to lead 22-9 at the intermission.

 The Cowgirls increased the lead in the third quarter by outscoring Pauls Valley, 14-9, and that put the Cowgirls in front, 36-18.

 In the fourth quarter, the Cowgirls continued to pull away outscoring the Lady Panthers, 12-6, to give Ryan the 24-point victory.

 The Cowgirls were able to get the big victory despite connecting on only 13 of 24 attempts from the charity stripe.

 Villarreal had 25 points to lead the Cowgirls in scoring and Libby Carter had a season-high 10 points.

Springer 65, Cowboys 55

The Cardinals held Ryan at bay in the early part of the game and then pulled away in the third quarter to pick up the victory and move into the finals of the tourney.

 The Cowboys were dismal at the free throw line during the game connecting on only 15 of 32 tries from the line.

 In the first quarter Wilson managed an 18-14 advantage.

 The Cowboys tried to rally in the second quarter, but the Cardinals outscored Ryan, 18-14, and went to the locker room with a 36-28 lead.

 In the third quarter, the Cowboys tried to cut into the lead, but Springer was able to outscore the Cowboys, 17-15 in the period and carry a 10-point advantage into the final period of play.

 Free throw shooting in the fourth quarter in particular hampered the Cowboys’ ability to rally. The Cowboys hit only five of 10 tries from the free throw line and only two players were able to score from the field in the quarter for Ryan.

 Xavier Guzman had 25 points to pace the Cowboys in scoring and Julian Rodriguez added 21 points giving Ryan two 20+ scorers in a game for the first time this season.

 Only three other Cowboys found the scoreboard and they combined for only nine points.

Springer 68, Cowgirls 40

In last Thursday’s first round the Cowgirls ran into a red-hot Springer squad.

 The Lady Cardinals connected on 11 three-pointers and while the Cowgirls had six long-range field goals in the game, they could not keep up with Springer.

 The Cowgirls actually held a 19-15 lead after one quarter as Cooper, Villarreal and Hernandez all had three-pointers in the quarter.

 Over the second and third quarters, Springer heated up and the Cowgirls were stone cold.

 Springer outscored the Cowgirls, 23-7, in the second quarter to post a 38-26 advantage at halftime.

 In the third quarter, the Lady Cardinals went on a 19-0 run leaving the Cowgirls with a 57-26 deficit.

 While the Cowgirls outscored Springer in the fourth quarter, 14-11, they could not overcome the failure to score in the third quarter and Ryan was sent to the consolation bracket.

 Hernandez had 10 points to pace the Cowgirls and while nine other Cowgirls scored – the most in a game in the young season – none of them were able to reach double figures.

Cowboys 55, Temple 44

The Cowboys picked up their first victory of the season despite going to the free throw line only twice during the game.

 Ryan built a 17-10 advantage after one quarter but the Cowboys had to hold off the Tigers throughout the remainder of the game.

 In the second quarter, Ryan extended the lead as they outscored the Tigers, 12-9, to gain a 29-19 advantage at the half.

 Temple connected on three treys in the third quarter and were able to outscore the Cowboys, 17-15, and that cut the Ryan lead to eight points heading into the final quarter.

 The Cowboys were able to prevent the Tigers from a further rally by holding an 11-8 edge in the final quarter to set the final score.

 Three Cowboys scored in double figures against the Tigers. Williams was the top point-getter with 18 points and Guzman added 17 points. Bergeron chipped in 12 points.

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