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Softball

Tuttle wins 11th state title

By Jayson Knight came out and just crushed
editor@tuttletimes.com the ball against Broken Bow.
When Cami Cobb came
The Lady Tigers have won out of the game,
their 11th state softball title Even when they scored
after winning an eleven- those three runs at the end,
inning championship game we still just continued to hit
against the top-ranked team the ball. I mean, our bats
in the state, by a score of 8-6. were on fire all weekend.
Tuttle Softball beat The final score against
Broken Bow 13-4 in the Tecumseh is no indication
quarterfinals and Tecumseh of how competitive that
9-5 in the semifinals before game was. It was back-
upsetting No. 1 Lone Grove and-forth, as both teams
to take home the fourth fought for a spot in the
state championship won state championship game.
under the leadership of Tuttle got up by three runs,
Head Coach Rebecca Cobb. then Tecumseh scored five
Tuttle was familiar with unanswered runs. Tuttle
the Broken Bow team managed to tie the game,
since the Lady Tigers had and then went into the
already competed with “That was the wildest
them in Tahlequah in late thing ever,” Coach Cobb
September. Tuttle won that said. “Well, I thought that
one 7-0. While the Lady was the wildest thing ever.
Tigers didn’t shut Broken You know, to sit here and
Bow out this time, they try to recall that game, it
were able to again avoid any was more of a blur than any
real threats from the team. of them. It was back and
“I’ve rotated two pitchers forth,   and then we were
all year long,” Coach Cobb tied going into the top of
said Monday. Both pitchers the seventh.
are freshmen. “Oakley Again, it’s the hits. Our
(Vickers) had thrown bats just came alive. We hit
against Broken Bow earlier the ball real well early in the
in the season, so we decided game, but we kind of backed
we were going with Cami off. It seemed like that a
(Cobb) on the mound. We little bit. We didn’t swing
just barely passed the run as well, or maybe we got a
rule. Cami threw the first little impatient at the plate.
four innings, and then We’re swinging at pitches
we brought Oakley in for that weren’t really ours. At
the 5th, 6th and 7th. She the top of the seventh, , you
finished the game for us, and know, it’s kind of the same
-Photo by Charlene Sanders
we just played really good thing. It’s like the bats woke Tuttle softball players celebrate after winning the Class 4A state championship last Saturday at Hall of Fame Stadi-
defense. Offensively, we See TUTTLE, page 7B um. The Tigers beat Lone Grove 8-6 in 11 innings.

Football
Broncos bounce back with win over Huskies plan was to be aggressive in
Dunn scores three touchdowns those situations. He got the
in 35-6 rout of Huskies first down for us and more.”
Mustang led 15-6 at
By Kade Fouts The Broncos also scored on a halftime.
Contributing Writer two-point conversion, giving In the third quarter
them the 8-0 lead. Mustang continued its
EDMOND – Mustang The Huskies fumbled the defensive dominance as they
bounced back in a big way ball on their next drive, which forced the Huskies into a
last Friday night with a 35-6 was picked up by Mustang third and 31 situation and
win over Edmond North. linebacker Cale White. On made them punt on their
The Broncos (4-3, 2-2) their next drive the Broncos opening drive. Mustang
were coming off a lopsided started driving the ball down had their own struggles
home loss against Tulsa the field. However, the offensively in the third, as
Union the previous week. Husky defense held strong they could not put up a single
The beginning of the game to force a turnover on downs point the whole quarter. The
started out sloppy for both with 4:08 left before halftime. score stayed 15-6 heading
teams. In the first quarter, the Edmond North running into the final quarter of play.
Broncos and the Huskies (1-5, back Garman Smith scored a Mustang running back
1-3) combined for zero points 30-yard rushing touchdown -Photo by Alan Chapman Jacobe Johnson scored a six-
and 9 penalties. With 10:47 with three minutes left, but Mustang’s Dominque Dunn looks for a hole in the defense during a game against Yukon yard rushing touchdown
left in the second quarter the Huskies missed the extra earlier this season. He scored three touchdowns last Thursday against Edmond North. with 9:07 left in the game,
Tristen Russell completed point. Mustang still led 8-6. putting the Broncos on top
a 15-yard touchdown pass Wesley Haddox gave the the kickoff all the way to the zone on fourth-and-goal, coach Lee Blankenship about
Husky 41-yard line. Dunn adding to Mustang’s lead. Dunn. “Our goal was to get a 22-6.
to Dominque Dunn, to put Broncos great field position
Mustang on the board first. for their next drive, returning bullied his way into the end “Dom Dunn is a stud,” said first down. Part of the game See MUSTANG, page 6B