From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Monday, March
30, 1998
LOCAL
Nearly News
Pat Scott Selected President For PC Area Literacy Council
Pianist Headlines Jazz Festival
District Court
Dog Fashions To Be Featured At Fund Raiser
DEATHS
Zelma Earlene Nelson
Velma Herstein
Obituaries
Leolia Hill
Services Pending
Lulu Mary Potter
Alfredo C. Handy
Jessie B. Humes
Lottie Mae Appel
Funerals
Emily Ann Fitzgerald
Howard G. Stengle
Jerald Doyle Meadows
George Lawson Jr.
Rosetta Dwyer Edwards
NEWS BRIEFS
LIFESTYLES
Little News
Eta Zeta Chapter Elects Officers
Xi Gamma Sigma Chapter Members Conduct Meeting
SPORTS
Monday Evening Quarterback
Lady Cats On Top Again
NN has learned from Bill Kem of Kem's Gym that the American Kids will have their local competition here on Thursday, April 2 at 7:3 p.m. at Kem's Gym and the public is invited to watch, free of charge. NN understands this is the Level I competition. Bill says if you need more information, just call him at 765-7726.
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Residents on Olympia Street are reminded that beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday crews will be replacing a water line in the area and for approximately eight hours there will be no water service.
Pat Scott was named president of the Ponca City Area Literacy Council for 1998 at a recent meeting of the Council. Others named to serve during the year are Mary Perkins, vice president; Lila McColgan, secretary, and Charles Godsey, treasurer.
Five new board members have joined the Board, according to Barbara Brown, coordinator. They are Jim Buxton, Carolyn Chaufty, Georgia Cline, Jon Kennedy and Danys Self. The board members are working on several projects at this time for improvement of the Council, it was reported.
The Direct Mail Campaign is now in progress to raise money for teaching materials, scholarships, and operational expenses, Brown noted, and the Council thanks the people of Ponca City for their generous support.
In April the Council will be coming out with new brochures and posters in the hope of reaching more students and tutors. At least 20 percent of Ponca City area residents are functionally illiterate and have trouble reading medicine bottle instructions and filling out application forms. Often they are embarrassed to admit that they need help in reading, but the Council exists to help them improve their reading with the one-on-one help of volunteer tutors who work with them in total confidentiality, according to Brown.
The Council is always in need of tutors who are willing to spend two hours a week helping someone to read, Brown pointed out. The Council is offering a ten-hour tutor training workshop in three sessions - April 16, 18 and 21. Anyone interested in tutoring or in being tutored may call the Literacy Office at 767-0351.
TONKAWA - Headlining the 1998 Redbud Jazz Festival in Tonkawa April 2-4 is pianist Frank Mantooth, currently jazz artist in residence at Garden City Community College and visiting professor of piano at Fort Hays State University.
A product of the Tulsa Edison High School jazz program, Mantooth studied locally with world class teacher, Chuck Gardner. From these Oklahoma roots he branched out to the Vienna Hochschule fuer Musik in Austria and to North Texas State University as well as to recording centers across the nation.
"Sophisticated Lady", his most recent album release, received Grammy nominations in three categories, bringing his total nominations to nine. Other. Recent writing commissions have come from the Kansas City Symphony, the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, the Airman of Note, Louie Bellson and 1997 Redbud Festival headliner Pete Christlieb.
An educator as well as a performer, Mantooth has taught at numerous summer jazz camps and in residence at various universities and high schools. He has recently published "The Best Chord Changes for the World's Greatest Standards," Volumes 1-5, for the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Mantooth is a prolific arranger/composer whose jazz charts are part of jazz libraries in educational programs around the jazz world. "I'm sure he must have well over 100 arrangements published," says festival director Mike Moore. Some of these arrangements will be featured at the festival finale concert April 4.
Mantooth will perform with artists/educators Steve Wilkerson, Andrea Baker and Larry Hammett from 7:15 to 9 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center on the Northern Oklahoma College campus. Tickets are available from the Northern Office of Financial Affairs, (580) 628-6231.
Ponca City
Divorces Sought
Divorces Granted
Civil Proceedings
Mutt Strutt fashion and talent show tryouts will be held by the Ponca City Humane Society on Saturday, April 18, at the Unity Gym 10 a.m.-noon. Finalists will be asked to participate in the entertainment portion of the upcoming "A Fetching Affair," a fund raiser at the Marland Mansion on Friday, May 1.
The talent and fashion show is for any dog with a great trick and fashionable
wardrobe willing to model publicly. All dogs must be on a leash. For additional
information, call the shelter at 767-8877.
DEATHS
DEL CITY - Zelma "Earlene" Nelson, former Ponca City resident, died Friday, March 27, 1988, in Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was 66.
The funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, at the Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home Southeast Chapel in Del City. Graveside rites and burial will follow at 2 p.m. in the Longwood Cemetery, east of Ponca City.
Zelma Earlene (Sober) Nelson was born April 26, 1931, in Ponca City, the ninth of 15 children born to Bert and Nellie (Griffith) Sober. She attended Union 98 School, west of Ponca City, and graduated from Ponca City High School in 1950.
On June 20, 1955, she was married to John E. Martin, and they made their home in the Osage Heights Community of Ponca City. Mr. Martin died in 1966. Earlene married Ivy Nelson in 1967, and the couple established their home in Choctaw. Mr. Nelson preceded her in death in 1993. Mrs. Nelson was a homemaker and had worked for several years as a nurse's aide at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and local nursing homes. She enjoyed shopping and driving her little blue car.
Survivors include two daughters, Beverly Bouchard of Havana, Ill., and Mary Baxter of Moore; seven brothers, Rolla, Gerald, Bert, Bobby, Kenneth, Gary and Jim Sober, all of Ponca City; three sisters, Reva Butcher of Ponca City and Betty Pigg and Billie Horton, both of Lawton; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to both husbands and her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Velma L. Herstein, former Ponca City resident, died Sunday, March 29, 1998, at Golden Plains Health Care Center in Hutchinson, Kan. She was 84.
The funeral will be held graveside at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Cemetery in Hutchinson with the Rev. Tim Adrian officiating. Friends may visit at the Johnson and Sons Funeral Home in Hutchinson until 9 p.m. today.
Velma L. (Smith) Herstein was born April 23, 1913, in Meade to Charles and Martha (Coffee) Smith.
She was married to Abe Lasher Herstein in Kaw City in 1954, and the couple made their home in Ponca City. Mrs. Herstein was a homemaker and a member of the Ponca City First Christian Church. She moved to Hutchinson, Kan., in 1982.
Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Frenya of Hutchinson, Kan., and Barbara Galusha of Oklahoma City; one sister, Pauline Gaston of Bokchito, Okla.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband in September 1968; one daughter, Gladys; her parents; three brothers; and one sister.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Herstein's name to the Golden Plains Health Care Center, c/o Johnson and Sons Funeral Home, 300 East 30th Street, Hutchinson, KS 67502.
Leolia Hill, went to meet the Lord, on Saturday, March 28, 1998, in Duncan, Okla., after a short illness. Leolia was a resident of Ponca City, for over 50 years, and had lived in Duncan for the last two years.
Born June 20, 1917, in Pauls Valley, she was the daughter of Arthur E. and Alma Young Green. She graduated from high school in Gainesville, Texas, in 1937.
Leolia married, George Anderson Hill, on Aug. 24, 1939, in Tulsa. They were married for 54 years. She was an active member of Ponca City First Baptist Church, until she moved to Duncan two years ago. She taught Sunday School for more than 30 years. She was proud to be a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star. She was a past matron of the Order of Eastern Star, a past royal matron of The Order of Amaranth, and past president of the Social Order of Beauceant.
She was preceded in death by her husband George, and her mother and dad. She is survived by her children; Mildred Blanton and husband Bob of Comanche, De F. Hill and wife Ruby of Tulsa, and George A. Hill Jr. and wife Jane of Tulsa. She is also survived by her sister Kathryn Hankins and her husband Raymond of Ponca City. Grandchildren are Billie Jo Ames, Jeff and Kyle Brooks, and James A. Hill. Great-grandchildren are Jil and Josh McGowen.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 31, 1998, at 2 p.m., at the First Baptist Church chapel with the Rev. Larry Heslip, minister of education, and Gayle Young, minister of childhood education, officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home.
Casket bearers will be Brian Weber, Josh McGowen, Steve Ames, Jeff Brooks, Dion Gantt and Kyle Brooks.
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Lulu Mary Potter, longtime Ponca City resident, died early this morning, March 30, 1998, at the Ponca City Nursing Home. She was 90. Survivors include three daughter, Jerry Lane and Joyce Boyer, both of Ponca City and Betty Huff of Great Falls, Mont. Arrangements are pending with Grace Memorial Chapel.
BLACKWELL - Alfredo C. Handy, longtime Blackwell resident, died at the Blackwell Regional Hospital Sunday evening, March 29, 1998. He was 79. Arrangements are pending with Hackler Funeral Home, Blackwell.
Jessie B. Humes, longtime Ponca City resident, died Saturday evening, March 28, 1998, at the Newkirk Nursing Home. She was 100. Arrangements are pending with Grace Memorial Chapel, Ponca City.
Lottie Mae Appel, Ponca City resident, died Sunday, March 29, 1998, at the Tender Heart Health Care Facility in Ponca City. She was 90. Arrangements are pending with Trout Funeral Home.
Tuesday
Emily Ann Fitzgerald - Funeral to be at 2 p.m. at the Tonkawa First Christian Church. Burial will be in the Blackwell Cemetery under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home, Blackwell.
Howard G. Stengle - Funeral to be at 2 p.m. at the Christ Lutheran Church in Perry. Burial will be in the Morrison (Okla.) Cemetery under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home, Pawnee.
Jerald Doyle Meadows - Funeral to be 10 a.m. at the Blackwell First Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Blackwell Cemetery under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home.
Wednesday
George Lawson Jr. - Funeral to be in San Diego, Calif., under the direction of Berge-Roberts Mortuary, 607 National City Blvd., National City, CA 91950.
Friday
Rosetta Dwyer Edwards - Graveside service at 1:30 p.m. at Newkirk (Okla.)
Cemetery. Arrangements under direction of Fairmount Mortuary, Denver, Colo.
NEWS BRIEFS
Ombudsman Training Set - You are invited to attend Nursing Home Ombudsman Training Wednesday and Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the RSVP office, 110 North Fourth in Ponca City. Topics of training include residents empowerment, nursing home rules and regulations, communication skills, resident rights and elder legislation. Presented as a public service at no charge by NODA Area Agency on Aging. For more information call 1-800-749-1149.
Retiree Dinner - City Service-Sequoia employees monthly dinner at Furr's Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.
Burglary - At 9:24 a.m. Saturday a man in the 100 block of North Peachtree Street called police to report a burglary of his vehicle. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Window Shot - At 9:53 a.m. Saturday police were notified that a window had been shot out in the 200 block of South Perry. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Broken Window - A man in the 400 block of South Osage Street called police at 9:58 a.m. Saturday to report that a window in his home had been broken. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Arrest - Police arrested a 40-year-old man at 1:59 p.m. Saturday from East Grand Avenue and Third Street.
Theft - At 2:51 p.m. Saturday a woman reported the theft of her rings, stolen from the 1700 block of Ann Avenue. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Accident - A two-vehicle, non-injury accident at Hartford Avenue and North Union Street was reported to police at 5:41 p.m. Saturday. A report was taken.
Vehicle Theft - A man in the 500 block of West Hartford Avenue called police at 5:45 p.m. Saturday to report the theft of his vehicle. A report was taken.
Accident - At 6:29 p.m. Saturday an accident was reported at North Fourteenth Street and East Hartford Avenue. A report was taken.
Arrest - Police arrested a 28-year-old man at 8:19 p.m. Saturday from West Central Avenue and South Franklin Street on a city warrant for failure to appear.
Arrest - A 41-year-old man was arrested at North Osage Street and West Highland Avenue at 8:57 p.m. Saturday for driving under the influence, transporting an open container, no insurance and no driver's license.
Treed Possum - A man in the 700 block of Greenbriar called police at 10:17 p.m. Saturday for assistance in getting an opossum out of a tree.
Windshield Broken - At 10:42 p.m. Saturday police were advised that a juvenile had kicked a windshield out of a vehicle in the 500 block of West Grand Avenue. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Injury Accident - Two people were taken by ambulance to St. Joseph Regional Medical center at 10:53 p.m. Saturday after sustaining injuries in an accident in the 400 block of South Perry Street.
Curfew Violation - At 12:01 a.m. Sunday a 16-year-old boy was arrested from the 400 block of South Fourteenth Street for curfew violation.
Beer Theft - At 12:35 a.m. Sunday two 12-packs of beer were reported stolen from Jack Griffith's, 2501 North Fourteenth Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Arrest - A 21-year-old man was arrested at 2:12 a.m. Sunday from the 2200 block of North Fourteenth Street for speeding, attempting to elude an officer and expired driver's license.
Arrest - Police arrested a 23-year-old woman at Garfield Park at 2:43 a.m. Sunday on a city warrant for failure to obey.
Vandalism - At 7:15 a.m. Sunday vandalism was reported at Mounts Texaco, 215 North Fourteenth Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Vandalism - A man in the 800 block of South Twelfth Street called police at 11:05 a.m. Sunday to report vandalism to his home. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Burglary - At 11:28 a.m. Sunday a man notified police of a burglary to rental property in the 300 block of South Third Street. A report was taken.
Bullet Injury - At 11:41 p.m. Sunday a man was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center after sustaining injuries from a bullet that had exploded while he was "playing" with it.
Yard Vandalism - At 12:32 p.m. Sunday a man on Hillcrest Drive contacted police about someone driving through his yard and knocking down some small trees. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Accident - An accident was reported at 1:34 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of North Ash Street. A report was taken.
Gas Drive-Off - At 1:35 p.m. Sunday a $5 gas drive-off was reported at South Avenue Express, 1101 East South Avenue. A report was taken.
Accident - An accident in the 3600 block of Bellflower was reported at 2:22 p.m. Sunday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Arrest - Police arrested a 29-year-old man from the 400 block of South Pine Street at 2:37 p.m. Sunday for possession of a controlled and dangerous substance, giving false information to a police officer and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Break-In - At 2:48 p.m. Sunday a break-in of a vehicle was reported in the 2600 block of North Fourteenth Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Barbecue Pit Fire - At 3:51 p.m. Sunday two fire units responded to barbecue pit propane tank fire in the 300 block of North First Street. The fire was extinguished.
Home Hit and Run - At 4:23 p.m. Sunday police were notified that a truck had driven into a residence in the 800 block of South Thirteenth Street and then left the scene. Officers were assigned and a report was taken.
Theft - A man in the 600 block of West Broadway Avenue called police at 4:48 p.m. Sunday to report the theft of some items. An officer was assigned and a grand larceny report was taken.
Arrest - Police arrested a 54-year-old man at 5:36 p.m. Sunday from the 200 block of North Third Street for assault and battery on an officer.
Juvenile Arrest - A 17-year-old boy was arrested from Wal-Mart, 1101 East Prospect Avenue, for petit larceny.
Stolen Games - At 10:32 p.m. Sunday a man in the 300 block of West Otoe Avenue called police to report the theft of Nintendo, Nintendo games and blank checks from the residence. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.
Arrest - Police arrested an 18-year-old man at 11:49 p.m. Sunday from the 200 block of South Pine Street for grand larceny.
Arrest - At 3:27 a.m. Monday a 20-year-old man was arrested four miles west of Waverly Street on U.S. 60 for driving under the influence, reckless driving and attempt to elude, after throwing a full can of beer at patrol units and yelling obscenities at them.
Vandalism - At 5:48 a.m. Monday a man in the 300 block of West Hartford
Avenue called police to report vandalism to his motorcycle. An officer was
assigned and an attempted grand larceny report was taken.
LIFESTYLES
Haley Dawn Lockwood is the name selected by Jeremy and Lacy Patterson-Lockwood for their daughter born Feb. 27, 1998 at 10:55 a.m. at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6-pounds, 13-ounces and was 19 3/4-inches long.
Grandparents are James and Pat Patterson of Ponca City and James and Vickie Lockwood of Newkirk. Great-grandparents are James and Maybell Patterson of Newkirk, Calvin and Melva Klusmeyer, Don and Sandra Lockwood of Newkirk and the late Norman and Wilma Condit. Great-great-grandparents are Harold and Lucille Cline of Newkirk and Helen Lockwood of Ponca City.
There were 11 members present for the March 25 meeting of Eta Zeta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority at the home of Kelly Trotter. Debra Bellmard, president, led the group in the opening ritual and Lori Hambleton gave the treasurer's report.
A scrapbook meeting was set for March 31 in the home of Danielle Behar. Social committee plans include dinner at the Amarillo grill and bowling. Chapter members voted to move the meeting night to Tuesdays beginning in May. The next meeting will be April 8 in the home of Peggy Peters.
Newly-elected officers are Cynthia Wilson, president; Lori Hambleton, vice president; Jennifer Hoak, treasurer; Debra Bellmard, Recording secretary; Sherri Bartlett, Corresponding secretary; Krista Harbeson, City Council representative.
Members of Xi Gamma Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority met March 24 at the hospitality room of the Pioneer Bank Drive-In. Barbara Feil, president, conducted the meeting. Plans were finalized for the Founder's Day banquet April 21 at the Marland Mansion. Forms for the City Council yearbook were distributed as well as sign-up sheets for programs and committees.
Glenda Brown provided brochures and flyers for volunteers for "The Wall That Heals" which will be in Ponca City April 16-19. Mary Rickords presented information on the English Tea April 18 at Grace Episcopal Church.
Following the business meeting Sue Meek presented a program on the life
of St. Patrick. Appropriately colored decorations and refreshments were
served. The next meeting will be April 14 at the home of Glenda Brown.
SPORTS
by FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor
Being a middle-of-the-roader can sometimes get you run over.
University of Oklahoma All-American-turned-athletic-director Steve Owens found that out when he took his eyes off the competing factions in Sooner athletics. He quickly became part of the road kill that has littered the OU athletic highway for the past several years.
Governor-Senator-OU President David Boren is a seasoned veteran of political infighting. But he too was caught in the squeeze of the maneuvering to gain the upper hand in Sooner athletics.
"There have been two factions fighting at OU for sometime," former Kay County Sooners president Ray Kinsinger said. "There are the people from the (Bud) Wilkerson era and those from the (Barry) Switzer era."
Local reaction to the squabble that cost Owens his job has ranged from bitterness to "what else is new."
"Steve was caught in the middle," Kinsinger said. "He was brought in thinking he could mold the two groups together. Unfortunately, the death of his son gave the Wilkerson-era group a chance with (Jerry) Pettibone to try to gain control."
When Owen's adopted son, Blake, shot himself, Steve took some time off to get his emotions back together. Despite being in contact with the athletic department on a fairly regular basis, Owens wasn't there to keep hands on the turbulence.
Shortly after his return full time Owens was ordered to cut expenses in the department, The ensuing firings - including Pettibone's - raised a fire storm of protest that eventually caused Owens, and his top assistant Bob King, to resign.
"I was very disappointed in David Boren," Kinsinger said. "When Steve was out, King and Pettibone were vying for position. No one knew who was in charge. Boren should have stepped in then."
Politicking in OU athletics, or in most other colleges, is nothing new. But Kinsinger theorizes the reason for the deep division in the Sooner backers is the space between the great programs of Wilkerson and Switzer.
"Nebraska had two great coaches in Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne. But they came back-to-back, there was an orderly transitions," Kinsinger notes. "There was seven or eight years between Wilkerson and Switzer."
The ups and downs of the football program since Switzer have further divided the factions.
However, most alumni believe the fracture is not fatal.
"This is just business as usual (at OU)," says another past Kay Country Sooners president, Jerry Corbin. "I think Steve did a great job of getting things going again. He just got caught in an unfortunate circumstance.
"I absolutely believe OU is on the right track. They will just have to find a way to start over."
Although most of the other sports at the University are holding their own or are moving upward, football is still the engine that drives the athletic department train.
The problems the program has gone through under Gary Gibbs, Howard Schnellenberger and now John Blake are putting pressure on the program and the alumni groups.
"I don't know who's right or wrong," said Sue Lunsford of the University of Oklahoma Alumni Association. "I supported Steve Owens, but I don't think all this will cause any problems with our fund raising.
"But I am more involved in the academic side in raising funds for the association."
But to keep peace in the Sooner family, the next OU Athletic Director will probably have to be a middle-of-the-roader too.
He just best keep his eye on both sides of the road.
MOORE - Though they dropped a few matches here and there, the Lady Wildcat varsity tennis team brought home another first place win, squeaking by McGuinness with a 2-point margin of victory in the Moore Tournament, Saturday.
The Lady Cats finished with 50 points, followed by McGuiness with 48, Bartlesville with 37, Mustang with 36, Norman North with 35, and Moore with 33.
In No. 1 singles, Ashley Roussell pulled out a third place finish, dropping a middle round match to nemesis Ashley Johnson of Westmoore, 6-4, 6-0. Roussell easily prevailed in both her first and third-round match ups, however, dropping just one game in both matches. Roussell is now 9-4 on the year.
In No. 2 singles Emmy Hufnagel also dropped a disappointing middle match, but came back big in the final round over Jill Westberry of Moore, 6-2, 6-2 for a third place finish. Hufnagel's record now stands at 8-2.
In No. 1 doubles, Natalie Lindsay and Abby Frick cruised to a first place finish, dropping just two games in three matches, both of those being in the final round match up with Ward-Albertson of Moore. Romi Foreman and Melissa Collogan also came out on top in No. 2 doubles, prevailing in three sets, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 over Chappell-Ragsdale of McGuiness for the first place win.
"They all did really well," said coach Don Lambring. "I had to get into Romi and Melissa's heads a little during their last match, and they did a good job coming back. And Emmy will have a chance to redeem herself tomorrow against Megan."
The Lady Cats next play Tuesday in the Bartlesville quad, taking on teams from Bartlesville, Broken Arrow and Sapulpa.
Windblown Cats Take Sixth
MOORE - In weather conditions that made tennis playing a rather masochistic sport, the Ponca City Wildcats made off with a sixth place finish in the Moore Tournament, Friday.
Bartlesville won the tournament with 48 points, followed by McGuiness with 45, Mustang with 41, Choctaw with 34, Moore with 34, and Ponca City with 32.
"Those were some of the worst conditions I've seen in 40 years," said coach Steve Larimer. "It was so windy you could barely stand up."
In No. 1 singles, a hard draw in his first-round matchup led to a loss for Matt Stuemky, 7-6, 7-5, to Zenner of Christian Heritage. Stuemky came back with decisive wins in his last two match ups, however, dropping just one game in four sets for a ninth place finish.
In No. 2 singles, Micha Alexander started off strong, beating Michael Duth of El Reno, 6-4, 6-2, but fell in his next match to No. 2 seed Justin Foster of McGuiness, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. Alexander then cruised past John Echoles of Christian Heritage, but lost in his final match to John Arrasmith of Choctaw, 7-6, 6-0, for a sixth place finish.
In No. 1 doubles, Bilat Agah and Daniel Lee pulled out a fifth place finish as well, losing their second round match to eventual tournament champs, Habinger-Richman of Bartlesville, 6-2, 6-3. The team came back in their final round match, however, defeating Maune-Stevens of El Reno, 6-0, 6-2.
In No. 2 doubles, Tim Frick and Jason Nigh placed fourth, pulling out first and second round wins, but lost their final round matchup to Hatchet-Wilson of Bartlesville, 6-2, 6-7, 7-6, in a match Larimer termed the best he saw during the tournament.
"They really fought," he said. "It could have gone either way, and we were actually up 4-1 in that last set. But these guys' understanding and knowledge of doubles play went way up in that match.
"Overall it was a good tournament for us, three or four matches could have gone either way for us, and we'll get better. There's still a lot of season left."
The Cats go back into action on Tuesday in the Bartlesville quad, taking
on teams from Bartlesville, Sapulpa and Broken Arrow.