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By Brian Johnson Sports Editor bjohnson@news-star.com In a game which featured 31 strikeouts, the Shawnee Wolves came up short by a 2-0 count to the Pryor Lady Tigers Thursday night in the Shawnee Tournament at the Ballfields at Firelake. Pryor pitcher Brooklyn Stohler fired a one-hit shutout, struck out 16 and walked only two in earning the victory while Shawnee hurler Anneca Anderson surrendered just three hits, walked just two and struck out 15.

DALE – A Heartly Snyder walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Dale Lady Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Tecumseh Lady Savages on Thursday. Karsen Griggs hit a double and notched up an RBI for Dale, while teammate Makenzy Herman went 2-for-3 and scored a run.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City forward Chet Holmgren, the No. 2 pick in this year’s NBA draft, will miss the 2022-23 season with a right foot injury.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes gazed over the first-team Kansas City offense Thursday night, lined up before him as if members of a choir, and together the Chiefs took a poignant penalty to honor Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson.

North Rock Creek senior volleyball player Abbie Smith recently signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kan. next year.

The Potawatomi Fire will have a new face patrolling the sidelines in 2023. Mark Dannhoff, a highly successful coach at both the professional and collegiate levels, was recently hired as the new head coach of the Potawatomi Fire.

Check out the 2022 Pigskin Preview coming out this weekend. The special 20-page section with photos and stories on area teams will be included as a bonus section in the Sunday, Aug.