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Police Investigate Reports Of Vandalism to Vehicles
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Police Investigate Reports Of Vandalism to Vehicles

By JEFF POLITTE

News Staff Writer

Once again, several Ponca City residents reportedly fell victim to a string of tire slashings. This time, vehicles parked in the 1100 and 1200 blocks of South Fifth Street, 800 and 1100 blocks of South Seventh Street and the 800 block of East Cherry Street, five in all, fell victim to this crime, which occurred sometime late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.

Late last month, between Jan. 21 and 22, two juvenile boys, a 10-year-old and a 14-year-old, were “caught-in-the-act” by a local resident while they were allegedly attempting to commit similar crimes in the 2600 block of North Fifth Street. Police believe these two boys may have been responsible for as many as 27 tire slashings during a two-night vandalism spree.

“Vandalism is a very serious crime and we would be interested in finding out who is responsible for them,” said Sherry Bowers, police information officer. She also noted vandalism is a misdemeanor crime and, if the person or persons responsible are convicted, restitution on behalf of the victims will be sought.

According to Bowers, police are unsure at this time if the two cases are related. She is asking that if anyone has any information regarding these crimes or any other crimes contact Ponca City Area Crime Stoppers at 762-5100. Callers will remain anonymous and may receive a reward of up to $1,000.

Nearly News

Students and parents are encouraged to NOT make special vacation plans for Monday, Feb. 12. School is NOT out that day. School is out this Friday (Feb. 9) but, contrary to what NN reported Sunday, there will be classes on Feb. 12.

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Congratulations to Po-Hi graduate Claire Winterrowd, who made the University of Oklahoma Honor Roll with a 4.0 grade point average. She was identified by her middle name in Friday’s News, but most folks know her as Claire.

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Speaking of honor rolls, Adam Gibson was left off the East Middle School honor roll list in Sunday’s News. Congratulations Adam.

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In case you are looking for some Po-Hi memorabilia, there is some available on “ebay,” the on-line auction site. News advertising representative Pat Jordan was notified by a friend that he had seen the item, which will be up for bid until Wednesday.

Item description:

This bound volume of “The Poncan” contains 33 issues dated from Sept. 30, 1921 to May 19, 1922. The book was found at the estate sale of Lee Cornell, who was student editor of the high school newspaper. Mounted on the cover is a photograph of the school, and the papers are loaded with ads from local Ponca city business concerns. Also in the book are various programs and tickets to various school and Ponca City events. The book measures 15 1/2 by 11 inches and condition is good. Winner pays shipping.

Latest bid: $22.80.

DEATHS

Esther Carline Hall Selvey
Doris Marie James
Morris Zaitshik
Delores M. Golay
LaLa Marie Morris
Bobby Jo Morgan Sr.
Geraldine Bloomfield
Elsie Pearl West Davis
George W. Evans
Clyde T. Sodowsky

Esther Carline Hall Selvey

Esther Carline Hall Selvey, resident of Ponca City, died Saturday evening, Feb. 3, 2001, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 84.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at the IOOF Cemetery in Ponca City. Arrangements are under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel.

Esther Carline Hall Selvey was born Sept. 14, 1916, in Guthrie, the daughter of Otis C. Hall and Josephine Cecelia Johnson Hall. She graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School of Ponca City. She was employed for several years as a nurse’s aid at local hospitals. She was a member of Sunset Baptist Church. She enjoyed fishing and bowling.

Survivors include her son, Edward Lawrence Selvey Sr. of Ponca City, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her .husband, Paul B. Selvey; two sons, Beauford C. Selvey and Marvin James Selvey; and two brothers, Leonard Hall and Marvin Hall.

Honorary casket bearers will be John Stanley, Jim Lee, Steve Grassman, Lee Headrick, Ray Hazen and Earl Czaplinski.

The family will be at 1008 North Ash.

Doris Marie James

FAIRFAX — Doris Marie James, former resident of Fairfax, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, in Mesquite, Texas. She was 58.

A graveside service was scheduled at the Fairfax Cemetery at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, 2001, with the Rev. George Weston officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home of Fairfax.

Doris Marie James was born May 6, 1942, in Fairfax, the daughter of Elmo Bailey and Opal R. Moody Bailey. She was a graduate of Fairfax High School. She married Claude James in 1959 in Denver, Colo. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crafts and bowling.

Survivors include her mother of Fairfax; two sons, Ira David James of South Carolina and Patrick Daniel James of Dallas, Texas; one brother, Elmo Bailey of Pueblo, Colo.; one sister, Agnes Borden of Medicine Lodge, Kan.; two grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and husband.

Obituaries

Morris Zaitshik

Morris Zaitshik, longtime Ponca City resident, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at the Shawn Manor Nursing Home. He was 81.

The funeral will Tuesday, 3 p.m. in the chapel of the Trout Funeral Home with Rabbi David Packman of Oklahoma City officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery.

Born April 14, 1919, at Springfield, Mass., he was the son of Frank and Mollie Posnik Zaitshik. He attended Springfield schools until the death of his parents when he moved to Brunswick, Ga.

Morris enlisted in the U.S. Army prior to World War II and was stationed in Panama. During the war he served North Africa, Europe and the Middle Eastern Theatre. While hospitalized in Water Reed Army Hospital, he met and later married Cena Cerre, a WAC serving there. Following the war the couple made their home in Ponca City.

Morris was a partner in U.S. Loan and Surplus and later in Ponca Iron and Metal. For a number of years he owned and operated the GloWorm Gift and Jewelry store.

He was an avid golfer, bowler, hunter and fisherman and was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Surviving are a daughter, Mollie Tannehill of Ponca City; a son, Gene Zaitshik of Blackwell; eight grandsons, Jeremy Zaitshik, Ethan Zaitshik, Aaron Zaitshik, Skylar Zaitshik, Emery Roy, Jammer Enloe, John Koehler, and Joe Koehler.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years on Oct. 29, 1992.

Casket bearers will be Jeremy Zaitshik, Ethan Zaitshik, Aaron Zaitshik, Jammer Enloe, Emery Roy, and Dale Randall. Honorary casket bearers will be Truman Smith, Ed Adwon, Jim Holt and Clarence Sumpter.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 6465 S. Yale, Suite 318, Tulsa, OK 74136.

The family will be at 3500 C Street. Cards may be addressed to 1712 Riggs.

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Delores M. Golay

Delores M. Golay, resident of Ponca City, died Friday evening, Feb. 2, 2001, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was 69.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Ponca City with the Rev. John Waterloo presiding. Arrangements are under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel.

Delores M. Golay was born Feb. 2, 1932, at Ponca City, the daughter of Edward G. Ferrell and Mable Searcy Ferrell. She attended the Ponca City public schools and one year in Portland, Ore. She married Charlie Golay in Ponca City on June 12, 1949. She was a hairdresser for some 50 years. She was a member of the Sunset Baptist Church. Her enjoyments included fishing, camping and cooking out.

She is survived by her husband, Charley, of the home; four children, Sherry Golay Staggs and husband Everett of Ponca City, Sam Golay and wife Tonja of Deer Creek, Sharlee Kolberg and companion Greg Twist of Sperry, and Stoney Golay and fiancée Nikki King of Ponca City; one brother, Bobby Ferrill Sr. and wife Hanako of Ponca City; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Steve John Golay and Stuart Lee Golay; and one sister, Betty Cunningham.

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LaLa Marie Morris

LaLa Marie Morris, lifelong Kay County resident, died on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, in the Shawn Manor Nursing Home. She was 88.

The funeral was scheduled for graveside on Monday, Feb. 5, 2001. at 2 p.m. at the Ponca City IOOF Cemetery. The Rev. Bruce Keck, pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, will officiate, and burial will be conducted under direction of Grace Memorial Chapel.

Born LaLa Marie Lynn on May 21, 1912, in Red Rock, she was the daughter of Charles Herbert and Merica Ann (Trammel) Lynn. She was reared in Red Rock and had attended schools in Red Rock. On Sept. 11, 1937, LaLa and Roy Paris Morris were united in marriage in Hays, Kan. The couple made their home in Ponca City in 1966, and LaLa was content in being a housewife. She was a lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW and of the Primetimers Club. LaLa was the bingo champion of Shawn Manor bingo, and she enjoyed calling in on the WBBZ party line, and many fellow citizens would enjoy listening to her converse on the radio. She was the matriarch of the family and enjoyed being with her family. She also was a strong supporter of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol State Troopers Association.

She is survived by one sister, Madoline Williams of Oklahoma City; one niece, Helen Marie Widner of Ponca City; and two nephews, Archie Moore of Perry and Frank Williams of Collinsville.

LaLa was preceded in death by her husband, Roy P. Morris on Jan. 4, 1979; one sister, Helen Chadwell; and her parents.

Honorary casket bearers will be John Caughlin, Tim Caughlin, Vince Corbin, Archie Moore, Joe Widner and Frank Williams.

In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be made to: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 2800 Turner Rd., Ponca City, Okla. 74604 or to Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 N. Union St., Suite 103, Ponca City, Okla. 74601.

paid obituary

Bobby Jo Morgan Sr.

Bobby Jo Morgan Sr., Ponca City resident, died Friday evening, Feb. 2, 2001, at his home. He was 70.

The funeral will be held Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at 10 a.m. at First Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Steven A. Bierly, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.

Bobby Jo Morgan was born Nov. 11, 1930, in Sherman, Texas, the son of Henry Thomas and Eva Morris Morgan. He grew up in Sherman and worked with his parents as a small boy in the cotton fields. At the age of nine, he moved with his family to Corpus Christi, Texas. He began working at the age of 12 in a grocery store. His good work ethics continued as he began a 42-year career with Heldenfels Brothers in Corpus Christi. He began as a mechanic and worked his way up and retired as supervisor over 42 trucks.

On July 29, 1983, he married Betty Lou Phillips-Larimer in Corpus Christi. They made their home in Corpus Christi until retiring to Ponca City in 1992.

He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. He enjoyed tinkering in his garage and often invented items that made life easier. Bobby played the organ and piano. At one time, he also played the guitar in a small band in Corpus Christi.

He is survived by his wife, Betty of the home; two children, Bobby Jo Morgan Jr. and Wanda Sue both of Corpus Christi; three step-children, Jack W. Larimer and his wife Ruthie of Lafayette, La., Debra J. Cox and her husband Michael of Coppell, Texas, and Kevin A. Larimer and his wife Linda of Dallas, Texas; four grandchildren, Andrew, Keegan, Matthew and Lori; and five great-grandchildren, Kaitlin, Sarah, Mitchell, Sierra and Ethan. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents.

Casket bearers will be Jack Larimer, Michael Cox, Kevin Larimer, Matthew Cox, Dan McFarlin and Greg Poling.

Contributions may be made in his memory to Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 N. Union, Suite 103, Ponca City, Okla. 74601 or to First Church of the Nazarene, 1900 West Grand, Ponca City, Okla. 74601.

The family will be at the home, 2121 Bainbridge Avenue.

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Geraldine Bloomfield

SHIDLER — Geraldine Bloomfield, lifelong resident of Shidler, died Friday evening, Feb. 2, 2001, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Ponca City. She was 75.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at the Grandview Cemetery in Kaw City with the Rev. Manny Loveall presiding. Arrangements are under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel in Ponca City.

Geraldine Bloomfield was born June 13, 1925, at Rexford, Kan., the daughter of Henry Mitchell and Gladys Stroll Mitchell. She moved with her family to the Shidler community at the age of six months. She graduated from Shidler High School and then attended nursing school. She was married to William L. Bloomfield on Oct. 8, 1946, at Sedan, Kan. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Shidler and, in earlier years, was an active member of the Eastern Star. Her enjoyments included camping and fishing.

She is survived by her son, William “Bill” Bloomfield and fiancée, Charlotte Hock of Shidler; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A second family consisted of Bessie Nelson, Lee Nelson, Mary Jo Nelson, Pat Nelson, Judy Nelson, Mike Nelson and Susan Nelson. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William L. Bloomfield on Nov. 16, 1994; one son, Henry Bloomfield; and one sister, Billye Kime.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Bloomfield’s name to the American Cancer Society, 4323 Northwest 63rd Street, Suite 110, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116-1513.

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Elsie Pearl West Davis

Elsie Pearl West Davis, former longtime Ponca City resident, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at Ollie Steele Burden Manor in Baton Rouge, La. She was 85.

The funeral will be held Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at 10 a.m. at First Church of God with the Rev. Charles Scroggs, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.

Elsie Pearl West was born March 2, 1915, in Nocona, Texas, the daughter of Lawrence Henderson and Annie Russell West. She was a retired beautician.

Mrs. Davis is survived by a daughter, Janette D. Waddelow and her husband, Raymond W., of Baton Rouge, La.; a son, Bobby A. Davis of Corcoran, Calif.; a granddaughter, Kelli Waddelow Stout of Jackson, Miss.; a grandson, James Davis of Houston, Texas; and a great-granddaughter, Randi Lauren Davis of Houston. Additional survivors include two sisters, LaVenia Mason of Sedgwick, Kan., and Betty Demarco of West Columbia, Texas.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd A. Davis; a daughter, Geraldine Davis; a grandson, Marc W. Waddelow; three brothers, Wilton West, Harold West, and Lawrence West Jr.; and two sisters, Lola Worrell and Dorothy Frederick.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home and from 9 until 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.

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Services Pending

George W. Evans

TONKAWA — George W. Evans, resident of Tonkawa, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001. in his home. He was 56. Arrangements are pending with McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home.

Funerals

Tuesday

Clyde T. Sodowsky

Clyde T. Sodowsky — Funeral at 2 p.m. in the First Christian Church of Blackwell. Burial with full military honors at Blackwell Cemetery under the direction of Hackler Funeral Home.

NEWS BRIEFS

Free Clothing Tonight — Anyone in need of free clothing can come to the Helping Hands House, 441 Fairview, tonight between 6 and 8. Helping Hands is a ministry of the First Assembly of God Church. Bad weather will cancel the event.

Free Pregnancy test. Birth Choice cares. Confidential. Hours: Monday 1-3 p.m., Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, 1-3 p.m. and Thursday, 6-8 p.m. 700 West Broadway. 765-9689. adv.

Founder’s Day Bingo — Members of the PTA of Washington Elementary School invite everyone to attend its Founder’s Day Bingo night/chili supper at 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The chili supper is free with a Washington Elementary PTA membership and $3 without. Bingo will be played in the gym with lots of prizes.

TR’s Used cars and Lake Road Welding now have trailers for sale. All type trailers build and repaired. At 6625 Lake Road, four 1/4 miles East on Lake Road. 580-718-0331. adv.

Burglary — A man in the 2200 block of North Fourteenth Street reported his vehicle had been broken into to Ponca City police at 8:35 a.m. Saturday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Valentine Salad Luncheon - Thursday, Feburary 8, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Adults $5. Pre-school $1.50. adv.

Fight in Progress — A 911 call was received by the Communications Center at 8:44 a.m. Saturday advising of a fight in progress in the 2000 block of North Osage Street. An officer was assigned and an assault report was taken.

Soccer sign up. Saturday, February 3rd. From 9a.m. to 1p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Februrary 5th, 6th, 7th. 4p.m. to 8p.m. Register at Quantum Computer Service 312 East Grand. 762-9056. adv.

Accident — A hit-and-run accident in the a parking lot in the 2400 block of North Fourteenth Street was reported to Ponca City police at 12:21 p.m. Saturday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Accident — A hit-and-run accident in a parking lot in the 1100 block of East Prospect Avenue was reported to Ponca City police at 3:11 p.m. Saturday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Subject Held — An officer in the 800 block of North Palm Street reported a 27-year-old man was taken into custody on city warrants for failure to appear and failure to pay on charges of leaving the scene of an accident and driving under suspension at 5:33 p.m. Saturday.

Theft — A man in the 800 block of Little Lane reported to Ponca City police at 6:27 p.m. Saturday the theft of some medication from his residence. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Intoxicated Subject — A woman in the 400 block of South Oak Street reported a man at her residence was possibly intoxicated and requested he be removed. An officer was assigned and a 46-year-old man was issued a no trespassing citation. The man was later, at 7:19 p.m., taken into custody in the same area for public intoxication.

Theft — A man in the 500 block of South Third Street reported to Ponca City police at 6:53 p.m. Saturday the theft of a pair of valve covers. The caller also advised he believed he knew who had taken them. An officer was assigned and a grand larceny report was taken.

Intoxicated Subject — A woman in the 400 block of East Detroit Avenue advised Ponca City police at 8:44 p.m. that her brother, who was very intoxicated, was at her residence and requested a Ponca City police officer remove him. Two officers responded to the scene and a 40-year-old man was taken into custody on Kay County warrants for driving under intoxication and application to revoke a suspended sentence, a $500 bond, and city warrants for failure to appear and failure to pay.

Disturbance — Ponca City police received several calls advising of a domestic disturbance in progress in the 1000 block of North Oak Street at 10:06 p.m. Saturday. Two officers responded to the scene and a 42-year-old man was taken into custody for domestic assault and battery and on two Kay County felony warrants.

Burglary — A woman in the 1000 block of South Ninth Street reported to Ponca City police at 12:19 p.m. Sunday her vehicle had been broken into and her radar detector stolen. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Intoxicated Subject — A possible intoxicated driver was reported to Ponca City police near the intersection of East Highland Avenue and North Third Street at 12:44 a.m. Monday. An officer was assigned and the vehicle was located at North Third Street and East Detroit Avenue. A subject was teaching a minor child how to drive. A citation was issued.

Subject Held — An officer at the intersection of South Eleventh Street and East South Avenue reported a 29-year-old man was taken into custody after a traffic stop on Kay County warrants for false pawn, failure to appear and two counts of failure to pay at 2:16 p.m. Sunday.

Accident — A two-vehicle accident at the intersection of East Broadway Avenue and North Fifth Street was reported to Ponca City police at 10:56 p.m. Saturday. Two officers responded to the scene and a 40-year-old man was taken into custody for driving under intoxication, no drivers license and careless driving and a 31-year-old woman for public intoxication. A 3-year-old child was escorted to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and released into the custody of a grandmother.

Subject Held — An officer in the 700 block of South Waverly Street reported a 23-year-old woman was taken into custody after a traffic stop on city warrants for failure to appear and failure to pay at 11:35 p.m. Saturday.

Theft — A woman in the 2200 block of North Fourteenth Street advised Ponca City police at 1:06 a.m. Sunday she had been kicked out of Spirits Dance Hall and Saloon, 2215 North Fourteenth Street, after some men had stolen some money from her coat pocket. An officer was assigned and a 40-year-old woman was taken into custody for public intoxication.

Intoxicated Subject — A clerk at a business in the 200 block of East Highland Avenue reported to Ponca City police at 2:11 a.m. Sunday there was an intoxicated man inside the business. Two officers responded to the scene and a 50-year-old man was taken into custody for public intoxication.

Burglary — A man in the 1200 block of South Ninth Street reported to Ponca City police at 3:20 a.m. Sunday some dogs in the area had awaken him and when he went outside to investigate, he discovered his RV trailer had been burglarized. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Accident — A woman called Ponca City police at 11:20 a.m. Sunday she had been involved in a minor accident at the intersection of South Twelfth Street and East South Avenue earlier and her and the other party involved had exchanged information. She requested this to be logged for information.

Subject Held — An officer in the 800 block of South Sixth Street reported two men, an 18-year-old and a 28-year-old, were taken into custody on city warrants for failure to appear and failure to pay at 6:26 p.m. Sunday.

Subject Held — An officer in the 300 block of North Eleventh Street reported a 48-year-old man was taken into custody after a traffic stop for driving under intoxication, improper lane use and failure to stop at a stop sign at 10:59 p.m. Sunday.

LIFESTYLES

Kay County OAS Slates Meeting
Little News

Kay County OAS Slates Meeting

The Kay County Chapter of the Oklahoma Anthropological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Ponca City Library programming room. Meetings are open to the public and visitors are always welcome to attend.

Members are reminded that the meeting place for February has been changed. Meetings are regularly held the second Thursday of each month except during the summer.

Guest speaker will be Deby Green, a graduate student in the master’s program at the University of Oklahoma, where she is majoring in geoarcheology. Her topic is entitled” Landscape Change in Human Adaptation on the Southern Plains.”

The speaker’s archeological studies include the Certain Site, a late archaic bison kill in northeastern Beckham County. This 2,000 year old site is reportedly the largest bison kill on the southern plains.

Little News

Brittany Marie Bell

Kevin and Judy Bell of Peck, Kan. announce the birth of a daughter, Brittany Marie Bell, on Jan. 24, 2001, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus, in Wichita, Kan. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 1.4 ounces, and measured 20 inches long. She has a brother, Dalton Jewell Bell, 5.

Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Letourneau of Ponca City. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Garland Bell of Peck, Kan., and the late Joan Bell.

SPORTS

NOC Hosts Eastern For Homecoming
Frontier Girls Lose Twice

NOC Hosts Eastern For Homecoming

TONKAWA — Playing at home for the first time since the memorial for Jared Weiberg, son of coach Mick Weiberg, who was killed in the OSU plane crash, Northern Oklahoma College’s men and women will hold Homecoming tonight against Eastern

The Mavericks will be attempting to shake off that emotional even and a pair of conference losses to Carl Albert Saturday.

The women’s game start at 6 p.m., the men play at 8 in Foster-Piper Field House.

The Northern Maverick men’s basketball team fell to Carl Albert on Saturday afternoon in an overtime battle, 84-83, that could have gone either way.

Despite the fact they hadn’t played in 10 days and were missing head coach Mick Weiberg. The Mavericks played well.

Wearing No. 31 patches in memory of fallen friend Jared Weiberg, who was among those lost in the OSU airplane tragedy, the Mavericks took the court under the direction of assistant coach Greg Shamburg.

The Mavericks fell behind by seven in the early going. But the team fought back and tied things up at 22 with 7:20 on the first half clock when Edmond sophomore Scott Prater sank a bucket from inside.

The see-saw battle was tied again at 29 when Tulsa sophomore Greg Wilson drained a 3-pointer and with three minutes left, sank two free throws to put NOC up 33-31.

Northern only allowed Carl Albert a single free throw in the last three minutes, going into the locker room with a 44-32 advantage.

Three Northern players were in double figures at the end of the first half. Prater already had 11. Wilson had 10. Edmond sophomore Richie Myers, who had scored a career high 39 in the Mavericks last game, already had 15 points from inside.

Carl Albert was playing their homecoming game slowly came back in the second half. Then with a minute left on the game clock, leading scorer Myers fouled out with the score tied at 76. He had 26 points.

Carl Albert went up by two with 40 seconds left, but freshman C. J. Johnson puts up a shot with time on the shot clock expiring and ties the game at 78 with 23.9 seconds on the clock.

As Carl Albert sets up for the final shot, Northern freshman Andrews bats the ball away sending the game into overtime.

In the defensive struggle of the extra period, Wilson streaks inside and grabs a lay-up to give Northern the one-point lead at 81-80. But Carl Albert hits one of two free throws to tie the score with 1:26 remaining.

Prater comes down and sinks one from inside despite being double-teamed, sending Northern to the front by two. Carl Albert answers with a bucket and draws the foul with 25 seconds on the clock.

The Mavericks get off one final shot, but it rolls off the rim.

Frontier Girls Lose Twice

RED ROCK — The Frontier Lady Mustangs had a tough Friday and Saturday night on the home court. Yale scored with 6 seconds left Friday to win 47-46. The ladies returned to the gym floor Saturday on senior night to lose to Medford 43-25.

“The game against Yale was a nip and tuck game all night,” Lady Mustang coach Greg Jackson said. “Courtney Burgess had a season high 31 points. They couldn’t stop her inside and they couldn’t stop her outside.

“She had a great night. We just came up short.”

Post player Robin Pratt played the first quarter on senior night but sat out the rest of the game due to a stress fracture caused by a severe case of shin splints.

“The only reason she played at all was because it was senior night,” Jackson said. “I couldn’t keep her on the bench in the last home game of her high school career.”

The Lady Mustangs trailed the entire Medford game.