Eagle girls run to title at OKCPS Invitational

Keyed the three individual gold medalists and two relay wins, the Harding Charter Prep girls track team came away with the championship trophy at the OKCPS Invitational last weekend inside Capitol Hill’s Speegle Stadium.

Rachel Carr earned three individual gold medals to lead the Eagles, including a nearly 1-second win in the 300-meter hurdles in 50.51 seconds, a winning leap of 14 feet, 9

½ inches in the long jump and a triumph in the pole vault.

Jazmyn Nelson outdueled teammate Adrianna Hill to win the 100 meters in 13.18 seconds and Hill was just behind in 13.84 seconds.

Shakira Russell completed Harding’s sweep in the sprints with a nearly half-second victory in the 200 meters in 27.18 seconds.

In addition, the Eagles secured easy tri- umphs in the 4-by-100 relay in 51.84 seconds and the 4-by-200 relay in 1:51.99, while also grabbing a silver medal in the 4-by-800 relay.

The Harding Prep boys, meanwhile, finished third behind a strong showing in the relays and a pair of athletes in the top 5.

The Eagles captured the 4-by-400 relay in 3:41, finished second in the 4-by-200 and third in both the 4-by-100 and 4-by-800 relays.

Jace Morris and Kevin Espinosa also placed fifth in both the 200 meters and 3200 meters, respectively.

John Marshall boasted three athletes inside the top 5 at Capitol Hill. Kandice Brown and Heaven Savaged placed in both hurdles events as Brown was second and Savage third in the 100 hurdles and fourth and fifth, respectively in the 300 hurdles.

Knight Girls Take 3rd At Chisholm

Thanks to two individual gold medals and several others in the top 5, the Crossings Christian girls placed third and the boys took fourth at the Chisholm Invitational last week in Enid.

Savanna Meek continued her dominance in the hurdles, winning the 100 hurdles by over two seconds in 15.86 seconds and the 300 by six seconds in 45.53 seconds.

Two Crossings boys also secured gold medals, including Trey Bishop and Matthew Hooper.

Bishop claimed the 3200-meter title in 10:25.96 and finished second in the 1600 meters.

in the 200 meters, as did Clara Bebee in the long jump.

Fowler also placed third in the 110 hurdles and Holland Robertson took fourth in the high jump.

Mount St. Mary had a pair of athletes finish inside the top 5.

Mackenzi DeHart led the way with a silver medal in the 3200 meters and fourth place in the 1600 meters.

Keenan Estelle placed fourth in the 100 meters and fifth in the 200 meters, while Ava Carney was fourth in the 800 meters.

lected five relay wins as both teams cruised to titles at the Wynnewood Invitational.

Graham Murphy swept the high jump in 6 feet, 8 inches and the long jump in 21 feet for two gold medals to lead the Heritage Hall boys.

Andy Bass escaped with a win in the 100 meters in 10.78 seconds and collected a silver in the 200 meters just ahead of teammate Jordyn Harris.

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Elijah Fields also showed well with a third-place finish in the 400 meters and fifth in the 800.

Hooper led the way in the 300 hurdles 42.13 seconds, followed by teammates Nate Rouse in second in 42.67 seconds and Jayden Fowler in third in 42.69 seconds.

Allison Hickey grabbed a silver medal

The Knight girls also finished second in the 4-by-200 relay and third in both the 4-by100 and 4-by-400 relays, and the boys were third in the 4-by200 and fifth in the 4by-400 relays.

CHARGERS WIN

Title At Wynnewood

Four Heritage Hall athletes collected individual gold medals and the Chargers col-

Tennis Roundup

Chargers net titles at Claremore

Claiming titles in six of eight divisions, both the Heritage Hall boys and girls tennis teams cruised to the championship at the Claremore Invitaitonal last weekend.

Owen Fellrath and Larsen Van Horn swept the singles events, claiming the No. 1 and 2 singles crowns, respectively.

The Chargers also swept the doubles matches, as Gray Ferguson and Emerson

Ritenour won in No. 1 doubles along with Charlie Zeiders and McLoud Buergler in No. 2 doubles.

Meanwhile, the Charger girls also swept the doubles titles. Jasmine Crain and Tokara Henderson earned the No. 1 doubles crown, as did Rowan Dunham and Sofia Tipple in No. 2 doubles.

No. 2 singles player Ava Nelson finished in second place for Heritage Hall.

Also in last week’s action, Heritage Hall secured a dual win over Fridayland rival McGuinness.

Mary Rocco-Phillips completed the sweep in the 100 meters with a slim two-tenths-second win over teammate Ella Frey in 12.86 seconds and Frey finished in 13.08 seconds.

Jackson Fowler cruised to a 12-second win in the 1600 meters in 4:38.12.

The Charger girls cruised to wins in three of the four relay races, including the 4-by-100, 4-by-200 and 4-by-400 relays. The Charger boys won the 4-by-100 and 4-by-200 relays and took third in the 4by-400 relay.

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The Charger boys held off the Irish for a 3-1 victory.

Van Horn outdueld Rusty Cleaver in No. 2 singles.

Ferguson and Ritenour ousted McGuinness’ Carl Amaya and Matthew Dell’Osso in No. 1 doubles. Zeiders and Buergler also downed Joseph Dickerson and Sam Purnell in No. 2 doubles.

T.J. Shanahan provided the Irish’s only victory over Heritage Hll’s Fellrath in No. 1 singles.

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Baseball Roundup

Chargers run over Rockets

Keyed by goals from five different players, the Heritage Hall boys ran away with a 6-2 triumph over Fridayland rival Mount St. Mary last Monday.

Alex Alspaugh and Cayson Argo netted two goals each to lead the Chargers (7-1).

On Tuesday, Tucker Austin hit the back of the net four times and added two assists, while Argo chipped in four assists in an 8-0 victory against Kingfisher.

The Charger girls (80) also rolled to a 2-1 win over the Rockets and a 10-0 victory at Kingfisher. a

Meanwhile, both Rocket squads endured 5-0 and 4-2 losses to Community Christian last week.

Heritage Hall ended its season last Tuesday at Community Christian, and Mount St. Mary hosts Kingfisher this Friday and El Reno on Tuesday.

Irish Down Piedmont

McGuinness secured its third straight victory in a 3-2 win over Piedmont last Friday at Pribil Stadium.

Joseph Coats netted two goals to lead the Irish (6-1) and Noah McReynolds added another.

The Irish girls (8-0) also escaped with a 2-1 victory against the Wildcats.

This Friday, both squads are set to visit Southeast to end the regular season.

EAGLES SWEEP W. HEIGHTS

As the season enters its final week, both Harding Charter Prep soccer teams swept Western Heights last Friday in a doubleheader.

The Eagle boys (7-5) cruised to a 4-1 victory at the Jets behind three goals from Jake Martinez.

Yamileth Ponce netted both goals in helping the Eagle girls (8-5) to a 2-0 victory against Western Heights.

Golf Roundup

Irish swing to 2nd at Lawton Mac

With two players in the top 10, the McGuinness boys golf team finished second at the Lawton MacArthur Invitational last week.

Carson Lee shot a 75 at Lawton Country Club to tie for third and Ryan McClanahan placed two shots back in a tie for eighth.

Panther Girls Win At Bethany Invitational

Thanks to three players in the top 10, the PC North girls captured the Bethany Invitational title.

Shelby Ellis fired an 83 at Lake

Earlier in the week, the Harding Prep girls rolled to a 10-0 triumph over Classen SAS. Rhea Werliner, Yaneris Paz, Dahlia Hernandez and Eva Ituarte scored goals for the Eagles.

Meanwhile, the Harding boys endured a 1-0 loss to Classen SAS.

Knights Get Past Ocs

Crossings Christian split a pair of games last week, including a 3-2 victory at OCS on Thursday and a 4-3 loss at Christian Heritage on Tuesday.

Kaden Laisle scored two goals to lead the Knights (9-4) against OCS and Charlie Cook chipped in another goal.

The duo changed roles against CHA with Cook netting two goals and Laisle adding one more.

The Knight girls (65) suffered a 2-0 loss at the Saints and a 6-2 setback at the Crusaders.

Both teams are set to host Dove Science this Tuesday.

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Cyclones top Southwest Covenant

Casady jumped out to an early lead and capitalized on nine errors to come away with a 10-8 victory at Southwest Covenant last Monday.

Ethan Knowles went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and scored a run to lead the Cyclones (5-10). Cade Vesta collected a pair of singles and drove in a run, while Andrew Fitzpatrick belted a 2run inside-the-park home run.

Pitcher Max Geib recorded four strikeouts and surrendered two runs on three hits over 4 1/3 innings for the victory.

This weekend, Casady travels to Texas for a pair of Southwest Preparatory Conference counters at Oakridge on Friday and Cistercian on Saturday.

Chargers Clobber Cha

Erupting for 17 hits, Heritage Hall cruised to a 17-3 victory at Christian Heritage last Monday afternoon.

six over four innings.

Heritage Hall travels to Holdenville this Saturday for a doubleheader starting at noon and Mount St. Mary on Monday.

Rockets Hold Off Newcastle

Mount St. Mary plated a pair of runs in the first inning and held off a late rally to secure a 2-1 win over Newcastle on Monday.

Jason Joseph went 2for-2 with two doubles and Will Grayson added two singles and drove in a run to lead the Rockets (15-8).

Owen Kuklinski, Henry Tesio and Landon Riggs accounted for the other three hits.

Pitcher Joshua Shropshire went the distance with 13 strikeouts and allowed just a run on two hits over seven innings for the win.

Mount St. Mary visits Chickasha this Saturday before hosting Heritage Hall on Monday and Classen SAS on Tuesday close out the regular season.

Westmoore Clips Antlers

Bulldogs on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Knights Fall To Chisholm

Crossings Christian found itself in a big hole following the first inning but battled back for eight runs over the final four frames on the way to a heartbreaking 9-8 loss to Chisholm last Monday.

Preston Mahen erupted for four hits, including two doubles, and drove in three runs for the Knights (12-8-1). Benjamin Staton chipped in two more hits and scored twice.

Gram Mitchell belted a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, while Brandon Ayala added a double and scored a run.

Pitcher Carson Baugh allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out three over five innings in the loss. Crossings has a busy week ahead, starting this Saturday at OCS followed by two home games against Casady on Monday and Christian Heritage on Tuesday.

Bethany Edges Irish

Hefner North to win the individual title. Katie Moore shot 86 and tied for third, while Tiana Frantz was a shot back in fifth place.

Knights Take 10th At Kingfisher

Crossings Christian finished 10th at the Kingfisher Inviational.

Trey Bishop carded a 77 at Kingfisher Country Club to lead the way. Jackson Magness fired a 79 and Patrick Coulter chipped in an 88 for the Knights.

PC North also competed at Kingfisher, with Jason Frantz shooting 88 to finish in the top half of the field for the Panthers.

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Carson Beam and Ben Thomas collected three hits each for the Chargers (20-2). Beam had a double and drove in three runs and Thomas added two RBIs and scored twice.

Four others contributed at least two hits each, including Austin Lemon, Isaac Beeson, Braden Perkins and Brody Offel. All four belted five doubles and combined for seven RBIs and five runs scored.

Thomas also picked up the pitching victory, allowing three runs on six hits and striking out

Held to six hits, Deer Creek fell behind early and never recovered in an 8-5 loss to Westmoore last Monday.

Ashton Hartwig batted 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs scored and drove in another to lead the Antlers (18-12). Kellen Frizzell added two hits, including a double, and Jake Ludlam singled for Deer Creek.

Pitcher Brady Hamilton allowed eight runs on nine hits but struck out seven over five innings in the setback.

The Antlers visit Edmond Memorial this Monday and host the

After falling behind in the first four innings, McGuinness rallied for seven runs in the final innings but fell short in an 8-7 loss at Piedmont last Monday.

Brett Jacobs batted 3for-4 with a double and drove in a run to lead the Irish (17-11). Cole Grundy also belted a pair of hits, including an RBI double and scored twice.

Five others finished with at least one hit, as Ben Corley had a triple and Spencer Bass chipped in a double.

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