JENKS – The Coweta Lady Tigers converted 25-of-27 free throws and held off the Shawnee Lady Wolves 55-53 Tuesday in Class 5A Area Tournament play at Jenks High School. Shawnee fell to 18-8 with the loss and will continue play in the area tournament on Friday at 3:30 p.m.
After an insane offensive performance on the week with Braden Smith at the helm, the Oklahoma Baptist catcher was named Great American Conference Player of the Week award. In the most recent week of action, Smith totaled four homers, 10 RBI, 19 total bases and five runs.
It was a milestone night for senior Ricky Brown on Senior Night and his teammates joined the fun as the Oklahoma Baptist University Bison knocked off the East Central University Tigers 90-78 Saturday night at the Noble Complex to close out the regular season. OBU improved to 18-10 overall and 15-7 in the Great American Conference and notched the No.
BETHANY – The host Bethany Broncos drained eleven 3-point baskets and rolled to a 76-49 win over the Tecumseh Savages Thursday in regional winners’ bracket play.
The shots finally fell at the right time Saturday night for the Oklahoma Baptist University women’s basketball squad. The Bison overcame a miserable second quarter in which they scored only two points but went on a 25-11 run through the fourth in securing a 61-55 Great American Conference victory over the East Central Tigers to close out the regular season at the Noble Complex.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Bethel High School’s Paxton Shultz took second place at 120 pounds in Class 3A boys and Dixie Holliday placed third at 105 pounds in 5A girls Saturday in the State Wrestling Championships at the Jim Norick Arena.
Memphis Burdine dropped 30 points and North Rock Creek overcame foul trouble to beat Metro Christian 73-64 Saturday and advance to the Class 4A Area Championship game. Burdine beat the buzzer at the end of the third quarter to give NRC a 20-14 lead.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – The Potawatomi Fire started off their quest for a third straight TBL championship with an impressive 112-61 win over the Little Rock Lightning (0-2) inside Hall High School on Sunday afternoon.
Foul concerns limited Josie Megehee’s play in the first half.
DURANT– Oklahoma Baptist controlled the game from start to finish, securing an 81-65 road win over Southeastern Oklahoma State on Thursday at Bloomer Sullivan Arena. For OBU, it was their first win at SE since January of 2021.