The Elk City Elkettes continue to show their strength in the district with a commanding 7-1 victory over the Bethany Lady Bronchos on Monday night. Aubrie Pogue pitched a stellar game, allowing only one run on five hits, striking out eight, and walking just one batter.
At the plate, Jacee Baker went a perfect 3 for 3, driving in three runs, while Ella Sottile chipped in with two hits and two RBIs. This victory keeps the Elkettes close behind the Wford Lady Eagles in the 4A-1 standings. Wford leads at 8-1, while Elk City follows closely at 8-2. Bethany holds third place with a 6-4 record.
Other district standings include:
- Woodward: 5-3
- Kingfisher: 4-4
- Clinton: 0-8
- MSM: 0-9
In other area fast-pitch action:
- AB defeated Mooreland 15-3
- Arnett topped MVG 4-1
- Wford blanked Cache 3-0 in a non-district game
- Altus shutout Frederick 12-0
- Hinton edged L-S 3-2
- H-E outlasted Seiling 6-5
Area Fast-Pitch Results
More fast-pitch results from around the area:
- Leedey defeated MVG 6-2
- Merritt and Minco split two games, with Merritt winning 5-4 and losing 7-4
- Granite hammered Sentinel 12-1
- Shattuck defeated Union City 12-4
- Thomas split two games, losing to Ringwood 5-4 and shutting out PPV 5-0
Area Fall Baseball Action
In fall baseball, there were several notable performances:
- AB smoked FGFS 13-1
- Arnett clipped Sweetwater 9-8
- Blair split two games, losing to Canute 13-5 but beating Granite 7-6
- Canute also dominated Granite 11-1
- Calumet whitewashed L-S 8-0
- Navajo defeated Duke 10-0
- H-E spanked Leedey 10-2
- Hammon won a slugfest against Verden 11-10
College Football AP Poll Update
The new AP Poll has seen a significant shake-up with a new #1 team. The Texas Longhorns have taken the top spot for the first time since 2008, receiving 35 first-place votes. Here’s how the top teams stack up:
- Texas (35 first-place votes)
- Georgia (23 first-place votes)
- Ohio State (5 first-place votes)
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Tennessee
- Missouri
- Miami
- Oregon
- Penn State
Other notable rankings include Oklahoma State at 14 and Oklahoma at 15. The SEC remains dominant with six of the top seven teams and nine teams in the top 25.
This week’s major matchups include:
- #12 Utah vs #14 Oklahoma State at Boone Pickens Stadium
- #6 Tennessee vs #15 Oklahoma in Norman
- #11 USC vs #18 Michigan at the Big House
- #24 Illinois vs #22 Nebraska in Lincoln on Friday night
Listen to More from Skinny on Sports
Click play below to hear this story and more from the 5 o’clock Skinny on Sports Report by Aaron Kauk.
