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Bethel nips Tecumseh; Lady Wildcats, Lady Savages top Jones

The North Rock Creek High School volleyball team rolled to a three-set victory over Tishomingo on Tuesday at home. The Lady Cougars, who improved to 1-1 on the season, won the sets by scores of 25-8, 25-14 and 25-11.

DALE – A home run apiece from Denton Forsythe and Hunter Watkins weren’t enough as the Dale Pirates suffered their third straight loss after a 3-0 start to the season after falling to Okarche 5-4 on Tuesday.

Sometimes everything goes your way. Winning is easy on those days.

McLOUD - McLoud absorbed a 9-1 district loss to Mannford Tuesday. The Lady Redskins aren’t playing up to their expectations yet in 2025, but new coach Garrett Hannah knows his team has the ability to compete at a higher level and he is confident that his team will be in the discussion when the playoffs come around.

TECUMSEH – Just simply putting the ball in play is critically important in nearly all fast-pitch softball games. Such was the case Tuesday night as the Tecumseh Lady Savages pounded out 11 hits and took advantage of seven Cleveland errors to defeat the Lady Tigers 11-1 in five innings to complete a two-game sweep after Tecumseh won at Cleveland 16-6 on Monday.

Chandler, Meeker, Prague earn Tuesday softball victories

ASHER – Beau Willis pitched a one-hitter over the first four innings for the win while Easton Welch drove home a pair of runs Tuesday as the Asher Indians clipped Coleman 7-3 in fall baseball action. Willis struck out three and walked only two as the lone Coleman run scored off him was unearned.

PRAGUE – Lilly Ingmire tossed a five-hit shutout and went 4-for-5 from the plate with a home run, triple, two runs batted in and two runs scored Monday as the Bethel Lady Wildcats hammered the Prague Lady Red Devils 14-0.

DALE - Dale took second in the Dale Pirate Invitational last weekend. The Pirates topped Preston 4-1 in the opening round.