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From the pages of The Ponca City News, Thursday, March 11, 1999 LOCAL DEATHS NEWS BRIEFS SPORTS GARDENING LOCALDistrict Court District CourtNewkirk Marriage Licenses Jeffrey Lynn Harper, 18, and Andrea Lynne Denney, 16, both of Wichita. Stephen Watkins Riff, 33, and Karen Ann Cox, 32, both of Ponca City. Cline Irvin Boone, 27, and Janette Lynn Danahy, 29, both of Wichita. Kenneth Hans Langert, 23, and Keri Wilson, 21, both of Enid. A.J. Charles Gummow, 19, and Amy Melissa Johns, 21, both of Blackwell. Christopher George Phillips, 24, and MeLinda Susan Urioste, 23, both of Ponca City. Timothy Thaine Lowver, 18, and Megan Alma Butt, 18, both of Ponca City. Donald Nutt Fulton Jr., 46, and Belinda Joyce Sorrell, 35, both of Goddard, Kan. Joseph Keith Vaden Jr., 23, and Amber Marie Keesee, 18, both of Ponca City. Divorces Sought Alisha Janell Scott vs. Eric Shane Scott. Ruth Ann Gray vs. Daniel Eugene Gray. Civil Petitions Ford Motor Credit Company vs. Todd McLemore, plaintiff seeking judgment for $3,907.97. American General Finance Inc. vs. Gene R. Barr; plaintiff seeking judgment for $6,102.47. Bank of Oklahoma N.A. vs. Jerry Pitts and Holly Beck; plaintiff seeking judgment for $4,414.68. Advanta Auto Finance Corporation vs. David Logue and Karen Logue; plaintiff seeking judgment for $4,397.61. James Bahn and Autumn K. Bahn vs. Kevin W. Covil; plaintiffs seeking judgment for $34,533.01. Purina Mills Inc. vs. Joseph Hoy White; plaintiff seeking judgment for $7,882.60. Thomas Scarbrough et al. vs. Kenneth Kyle Duren and Brenda G. Duren; plaintiffs seeking judgment for $13,700. American General Finance vs. Jeff McBride; plaintiff seeking judgment for $8,421.92. American General Finance vs. Mike Anderson and Carrie Anderson; plaintiff seeking judgment for $8,489.73. American General Finance vs. Amber Chambers; plaintiff seeking judgment for $3,427.77. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation vs. Garry L. Kizziar et al.; plaintiff seeking judgment for $73,738.73. Commerce Bank N.A. vs. Kirk D. Hamlin and Darla D. Hamlin; plaintiff seeking judgment for $7,330. Chrysler Financial Co. vs. Earlene Lupo, et al.; plaintiff seeking judgment for $8,913.44. Criminal Proceedings Sentenced — Robert Farris Turner, 51, charged with automobile larceny by fraud and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, both after former felony convictions. He was accused of stealing a 1994 Chevrolet pickup from a Ponca City used-auto dealership in 1996 by telling the representative he needed the pickup for loan approval from his Blackwell banker. He also was accused of taking from a Muskogee woman a 1986 Mercury Cougar that was abandoned at the Ponca City car lot. Turner was sentenced last week in District Court to 15 years in the department of corrections for the first charge, plus a 10-year consecutive sentence for the second charge. Blackwell Divorces Sought Lisa Jean Hart vs. Larry Gene Hart. Lucinda Sutton vs. Dennis L. Horinek. Amber Valencia vs. Raymond Valencia. Tracy Tebow vs. Noel Tebow. Verla L. Banister vs. Melvin L. Banister. Romena M. Moeder vs. David A. Moeder. Divorces Granted Lisa Jean Hart vs. Larry Gene Hart. Civil Petitions Los Angeles Boiler Works Inc. vs. Basic Fabricators Corporation; plaintiff seeking judgment for $4,373. Creditors Recovery Corporation vs. Orville Margerum; plaintiff seeking judgment for $3,298.85. Ponca City Annulment Sought Kim L. Martin vs. Robert T. Brooks. Divorces Sought Dana Delaney vs. Jackie Delaney. Sherena Juanita Clayton vs. Mark Anthony Clayton. Sheryl Lynn Brown vs. Ronald Eugene Brown. Charles Alan Blake vs. Betsy Sue Blake. Brian John Huseby vs. Debra Lynn Huseby. Diane Kay McConnell vs. John David McConnell. Mary Kay Brown vs. Shawn Paul Brown. Billey J. Ricker vs. Phillip B. Ricker. Divorces Granted Ramon Garcia vs. Deborah Ann Garcia. Dane T. Pryse vs. Nancy J. Pryse. Joe Lynn Payne vs. Janna Bea Payne. Civil Petitions George E. Barnes and Lora Lynn Barnes vs. Gates Health Care Management Company; plaintiffs seeking judgment in excess of $10,000. Loraine McKain et al. vs. Oklahoma Property & Casualty Insurance Co.; plaintiffs seeking judgment in excess of $10,000. Ash Ram Systems L.L.C. vs. Ash Ram Solutions, Inc., et al.; plaintiff seeking judgment in excess of $10,000. Commercial Federal Mortgage Corp. vs. Deborah M. Kirtley, NationsBank, N.A.; plaintiff seeking judgment for $52,641.88. Patricia Ann Kannenwischer, petition to change name to Patricia Ann Plagmann. Davis-Moore Oldsmobile, Dodge, Jeep-Eagle, Inc. vs. Walter Kahle; plaintiff seeking judgment for $19,241.87. Chamber News105th Annual Chamber Banquet Friday Friday at 6:30 p.m. the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 105th Annual Chamber Banquet at the Conoco Atrium Cafeteria. Special guest speaker for the evening’s activities will be Archie Dunham, president and chief executive officer of Conoco Inc. and an executive vice president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Conoco’s parent. He serves on the board of directors of both companies and is a member of DuPont’s Office of the Chief Executive. Other highlights for the evening include the Outstanding Citizen award, Small and Large Industry Awards, Community Service Award, the Ambassador of the Year Award and a new award this year on behalf of the family of Larry Hughes. Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin will be on hand to introduce Dunham and the master of ceremonies will be City Commissioner Keni Ray. Entertainment will be provided by the Northern Oklahoma College Jazz Combo. Marriott Food Service, under the direction of Mike Kita, will be catering the banquet. Due to the tightness of schedules for Mr. Dunham and Lt. Gov. Fallin those attending are encouraged to be in their seats so that the program can begin by 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact the Chamber office at 765-4400. Program of Work Begin looking for the Chamber’s ’99 Program of Work. Included with the “program” will be committee preference cards. If you are interested in participating on Chamber committees (and we hope you are), please return your card as soon as possible. Breakfast of Champions “Breakfast With Your Boss — Build Your Repeat Customer Base” On Thursday, March 25, at the Ponca City High School New Commons area, the “Give Ponca The Business” Committee will host its first quarter “Breakfast of Champions.” Breakfast will be served beginning at 7:15 a.m. Admission is $5 per person and includes cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit, juice, coffee and soft drinks. The program will start at 7:30 a.m. The speaker for the breakfast will be from the Pioneer Technology Center Business and Industry Services. The topic will include reviewing the “Ten Things Everyone Needs to Know about Customer Service”. (No. 1 Keeping the Service Promise). Make plans to come hear the other 9! This breakfast is an opportunity for employers and employees to attend and hear some “tips” that they can walk away from breakfast with and use that day! If a Chamber Member Business is interested in having its high school employees present at the breakfast, the Chamber will sponsor the student’s breakfast. Attendance is limited. Reservations are required and will be taken on a first come basis. Call 765-4400 now to make reservation for you and your staff. Upcoming Events Friday, March 12 — Second Friday Forum “Featuring Local Legislators,” 8 a.m., Pioneer Technology Center. Friday, March 12 — 105th Annual Chamber Banquet, 6:30 p.m., Conoco Atrium Cafeteria. Wednesday, March 17 — Rodeo Foundation Meeting, 5 p.m., Chamber Conference Room. Eight State Inmates From Kay County Courts Seek Early Release This MonthMcALESTER — Several Oklahoma inmates will be considered this month for parole by the State of Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. The meeting will be held on March 23, 24, 25 and 26 at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary here. Daily meetings will begin at 7:30 a.m. each day, with the exception of Tuesday, March 23, when the meeting will begin at 1 p.m., and all meeting dates, times and places are subject to change. All offenders who have been convicted of violent offenses and who are eligible for parole will be subject to a two-stage parole hearing process, as a result of a legislative change so victims and district attorneys will not have to attend the parole hearing as often as in the past. The procedures have been sent to all district attorneys and victim/witness coordinators. Comments concerning any inmate on the docket must be submitted in writing and be received by the Pardon and Parole Board at 4040 North Lincoln, Suite 219, Oklahoma City, Okla., 73105-5221 no later than Tuesday, March 16. The phone number is 405-427-8601. The following inmates sentenced from the District Courts of Kay County are scheduled on the regular parole docket: Jerry D. Benson, incarcerated since August 1997 and serving a five-year sentence on a charge of second-degree burglary after former felony conviction. Michael A. Cooper, incarcerated since November 1998 and serving a six-year sentence on a charge of false declaration after former felony conviction. Vernon F. Estes, incarcerated since March 1984 and serving a 40-year sentence on a charge of second-degree murder. Johnny L. Hardiman, incarcerated since September 1998 and serving a 27-year sentence on a charge of second-degree burglary after seven former felony convictions. Randy J. House, incarcerated since November 1998 and serving a five-year sentence on a charge of unlawful marijuana possession after former felony conviction. Big E. Jones, incarcerated since November 1998 and serving a five-year sentence on a charge of carrying contraband into a jail. Johnnie L. Lopeman, incarcerated since January 1999 and serving a three-year sentence on a charge of feloniously pointing a firearm. Toni A. Vap, incarcerated since February 1998 and serving a seven-year sentence on a charge of delivering marijuana. Deadline Near For Homestead Exemption FilingNEWKIRK — Monday is the last day to file for homestead exemptions and other property tax exemptions. Property owners can file for homestead exemption, which Kay County Assessor Tresa Engle says saves an average of $90 in tax every year. The exemption is filed by the record owner from Jan. 1 to March 15 and is permanent as long as the deed is not changed and the owner continues to occupy the property. Additional homestead exemption (double) has the same requirements as the original homestead, plus applicants must have a total verified gross income of under $20,000 annually. This may save the property owner up to twice the amount of the original homestead in tax. Those over 65 are not required to verify income annually after initial application. Property owners can also check to see if they qualify for a circuit breaker refund from the state, a valuation limitation or freeze, or a sales tax exemption for agricultural products. Engle said officers at the courthouse can assist applicants in filling all applicable forms. For further information call the office at 580-362-2565. DEATHSShirley Lee Thomas ObituariesShirley Lee ThomasShirley Lee Thomas, longtime Ponca City resident, died Wednesday, March 10, 1999, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was 73. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 12, 1999, at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Silkey, Believer’s Fellowship officiating. Arrangements are made under the direction of Trout Funeral Home. Mrs. Thomas was born on July 19, 1925, in Hutchinson, Kan., to Curtis and Ruth (Ford) Lanham. She attended public school in Stillwater. She also attended Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater. She married William D. “Bill” Thomas on November 20, 1946, in Independence, Kan. The couple moved to Ponca City in 1950, where she was a homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, painting, cooking, and spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband Bill of the home; one daughter, Paula Elmer of Ponca City; one son, Jeff Thomas and his wife Jill of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one brother, James Lanham of Springdale, Ark.; step-mother, Mrs. Billie Lanham of Bryan, Texas; five grandchildren, Jason and Lucas Elmer and Tiffany, Laura, and Jeffrey Thomas. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 3617 N.W. 58th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112. paid obituary Paul Irvin DucoteyLITTLE CHIEF — Paul Irvin Ducotey of Little Chief, 88, passed away Monday morning, March 8, 1999, at his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1910, in Pawhuska. He was the son of Stanislaus “Tannis” and Verna (Dehart) Ducotey. He attended school in Pawhuska. He and Mary Annie Pyeatte were married June 10, 1939, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fairfax. They established their home in the Little Chief Community. He worked at Whaley’s Station, drove a bus for Fairfax schools and ran a small farm and dairy. A Rosary was held, Wednesday evening, March 10, 1999, at the Hunsaker-Wooten Chapel. A graveside service was to be today, March 11, 1999, at 10 a.m. at the Fairfax Cemetery with Father Ken Lewis officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home of Fairfax. He is survived by his wife Mary Annie of the home; son and daughter-in-law Howard and Kriste and granddaughter Megan of Little Chief; two grandsons, Howard “Chad” Jr. and S. Paul Ducotey, both of Ponca City; one daughter-in-law, Linda Ducotey of Abbeyville, La.; and numerous relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one son, Paul Ducotey Jr.; his parents; three sisters, Romanza Simpkins, Versa Presbury and Betty V. Higdon; and two brothers, Frank Ducotey and Warren Ducotey. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society, 2233 N.W. 39th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73100 or the American Heart Association, 3545 N.W. 58th Street, Suite 400C, Oklahoma City, OK 73112. The family will be at the Ducotey home to receive friends and family. paid obituary FuneralsSaturdayPatsy Irene BrownFuneral to be at 2 p.m. at First Osage Baptist Church in Fairfax. Other arrangements will be announced later by Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home, Fairfax. Brandon M. BrownTraditional Indian feast at noon followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. at the Ponca Indian Methodist Church at White Eagle. Burial will be in the Ponca Indian Tribal Cemetery. Prayer services will be held Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. at the church. NEWS BRIEFSFiddlers, Pickers, Singers — The Kansas Oldtime Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers will meet at 6 p.m. March 6 at the Arkansas City, Kan. Senior Citizen’s Center, located two blocks east of Summit Street. The group is comprised of individual performers followed by bands and dancing. A spokesperson said “this is a clean environment as liquor and drugs are not permitted.” An invitation is extended to musicians and participants of all ages to attend. Pauline’s Pork chop dinner, $11.95. One half order, $8.95. Fri- day, March 12th. For reservations, call 765-5460. adv. Vehicle Hit — An accident in the 1400 block of South Seventh Street was reported to the Ponca City Police Department at 3:51 p.m. Tuesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. Dougan's Bar-B-Q Thursday special from 4-? 1/2 BBQ chicken with 2 vegetables. $4.25. 215 South 14th. 765-7979. adv. Tournament Change — The Wal-Mart Buddy Bass Tournament at Sooner Lake has been changed from March 14 to March 21 due to the weather. Dougan's Bar-B-Q Friday special from 4-8 p.m., all you can eat ribs with beans, potato salad and coleslaw, $7.49. 215 South 14th, 765-7979. adv. Forged Check — At 8:08 a.m. Wednesday police were informed of a forged check at Conoco, 3305 North Fourteenth Street. A report was taken. Needed Volunteers to elect Marvin Rider for City Commis- sioner. Meeting Saturday 2:00-6:00 p.m. 1113 Bradbury Lane. 761-2925. adv. Arrest — A 35-year-old man was arrested at 9:42 a.m. Wednesday from the 1900 block of Mary Street on a city warrant for failure to pay. Graffiti — At 12:43 p.m. Wednesday police were advised of graffiti on the south side of Ronny’s Westbury Market, 2911 North Union Street. Head Country all day Friday special - All you can eat, smoked BBQ ribs, beans, potato salad, and coleslaw, only $7.49, all day. 1217 East Prospect. 767-8304. adv. Arrest — A 21-year-old man was arrested at 3:11 p.m. Wednesday on an Osage County warrant for failure to pay. 25%-75% Off Back on the Rackspring open March 16th. adv. Assault — An assault and battery report was taken by police in the 1100 block of East Prospect Avenue at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday. Holyfield vs Lewis seen only on Pay Per View! Watch history in the making live, Saturday, March 13th at 8:00 p.m. Call Cable One and order early. 762-6684. adv. Harassment — At 4:36 p.m. Wednesday a woman in the 500 block of North Osage Street reported harassment. Free Pregnancy test. Birth Choice cares. Confidential. Hours: Monday, 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, 1-3 p.m. and Thursday, 6-8 p.m. 700 West Broadway. adv. Injury Accident — One person was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center at 5:59 a.m. Thursday for injuries sustained when a vehicle hit a tree in the 500 block of North Tenth Avenue. Being Relocated, or in town for a short time? We have homes available by the month or longer. All homes are full furnished with appliances, furniture, linens, pots and pans. Inclusive of cable, local phone, and utilities. Please call 580-762-7980 or 580-718-0681. adv. Hit and Run — A hit-and-run vehicle accident in the 800 block of North Birch Street was reported at 4:52 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and information was logged. WCW/NWO Uncensored wrestling coming to Pay Per View Sunday, March 14th at 7:00 p.m. Call Cable One for your ring side seat 762-6684. adv. Arrest — A 43-year-old man was arrested at 5:03 p.m. Wednesday from North Fourteenth Street and East Highland Avenue for reckless operation of a vehicle and driving under suspension. Accident — At 5:11 p.m. Wednesday a three-vehicle, non-injury accident was reported at Bradley Avenue and North Fourteenth Street. Two Ponca City Police Department officers were assigned and a report was taken. Mailbox Hit — Police were informed at 10:51 p.m. Wednesday of a mailbox that had been hit by a vehicle in the 700 block of Dalewood Lane. An officer was assigned and an accident report was taken. Arrest — Police arrested a 41-year-old man at 4:41 p.m. Wednesday from West Highland Avenue and North Oak Street for driving under suspension and no seat belt. Arrest — A 45-year-old woman was arrested at 2:07 a.m. Thursday from South Fourteenth Street and East Oklahoma Avenue for driving under the influence and careless driving. Arrest — At 2:27 a.m. Thursday a 23-year-old man was arrested in the 1200 block of East South Avenue for domestic assault and battery. Arrest — An 18-year-old man was arrested at 6:11 a.m. Thursday from the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue for delivery of cocaine. GARDENINGPlant Heirlooms To Bid Century Adieu Plant Heirlooms To Bid Century AdieuBy GEORGE BRIA POUND RIDGE, N.Y. (AP) — Try growing some heirlooms in your garden in this last year of the millennium. How better to salute the past than to savor a Brandywine tomato, hailed by many as the tastiest ever. Or plant some old-fashioned petunias, pansies and violas and enjoy the looks and fragrances that delighted our forebears. Heirloom plants have been making a comeback in the past decade. Gardeners have increasingly been willing to put up with the faults of old plants in order to enjoy their merits. Take the Brandywine tomato. This Amish family heirloom dating back to around 1885 has poor disease resistance and is likely to develop cracks and off-shapes. It’s not a cosmetic winner for the supermarket produce shelf. But many of us gardeners don’t care about that. It’s the flavor that counts. Itself an heirloom, the venerable seedhouse of W. Atlee Burpee & Co of Warminster, Pa., has issued a special, beautifully illustrated 1999 catalog dedicated exclusively to old vegetables and flowers. You can order it at 800-888-1447 or see it on the Web at www.burpee.com. Burpee is offering heirlooms not only by the seed packet but also in a selection of 61 potted flower and vegetable plants ready to go into the garden. There are tomatoes here you may never have heard of, like Watermelon Beefsteak that get to weigh two pounds and more. Fifty seeds come at $2.95 per packet while six plants sell for $14.95. Brandywine prices: 50 seeds $2.45, six plants $14.95. Another tomato called Mortgage Lifter is a huge, tasty beefsteak developed in the 1930s by a gardener who is said to have paid off his mortgage in six years by selling 1,000 plants a year at $1 apiece. (That’s a $70,000 mortgage in today’s dollars.) Fifty seeds $2.95, six plants $14.95. Burpee first marketed a sweet pepper called Chinese Giant in 1900 and here it is again. It’s described as twice as big as the largest bell pepper of that time and is still remarkable today at four inches across and four inches long. The cost: $2.95 for 100 seeds, $12.95 for six plants. Among eggplants, Burpee has the near-centenarian Black Beauty, of course, but also the lesser-known Rosa Bianca, an old Italian variety bearing medium-sized white fruits heavily blushed and streaked with rosy purple. Thirty seeds $2.25, six plants $12.95. In the razzle-dazzle that has characterized corn in the last 10 years, the accent being on ‘‘sweet sweet,’’ you may have forgotten some old varieties that had more of a corn flavor. Burpee has revived Golden Bantam and Country Gentleman, both $2.95 for 200 seeds. The first, an early-maturing variety introduced in 1902, made yellow corn popular. Country Gentleman, also known as Shoe Peg, dates from around 1890 and features irregularly arranged white kernels, very deep and narrow. In fertile soil, it can yield three ears to a stalk. The catalog also features old varieties of beans, carrots, beets, Brussels sprouts, cucumbers, leeks, lettuce, okra, onions, peas, melons, pumpkins, squash, radishes, spinach and turnips. In flowers, there are many to catch the eye, like an amaranth called Joseph’s Coat (A. splendens), described as the most boldly-colored of all amaranths — brilliant gold and scarlet. Its older foliage is green at the base and splashed with red and yellow at the tips. Two hundred seeds $1.95, 12 plants $16.95. Among others whose picture attracted me is a chrysanthemum called Tricolor Daisy (C. carinatum). Known as a painted daisy, it was introduced from Morocco 200 years ago. Its 2-feet tall plants produce bright daisies with purple centers surrounded by rings of yellow and red at the base of pure white petals. One hundred seeds cost $2.45. Uncommon Fruits Are Easier To GrowBy LEE REICH For AP Special Features Think beyond planting apples, peaches, and cherries when considering growing fruits, for they can be difficult. Fortunately, other luscious fruits need only a minimum amount of care. The easiest fruits are those you merely plant, then come back in a couple of years for the first of many harvests. Some of these — highbrush cranberry and elderberry, for example — are often grown as ornamental shrubs, their edible fruits overlooked. All roses bear edible fruits, with those of the rugose rose among the largest and tastiest. Branches of Nanking cherry are covered with pinkish-white blossoms in spring, then small scarlet cherries in early summer. Juneberry, also called serviceberry, can grow as a bush or small tree. Clouds of white blossoms in spring are followed by sweet, juicy berries having a hint of almond flavor. Moving up to larger trees, there are mulberry, pawpaw, and persimmon. Almost everyone is familiar with the mulberry, and the only caution is not to plant it where falling fruit will stain pavement. Pawpaws are custardy, with bananalike flavor, and persimmons have the texture of jelly, with a sweet, spicy flavor. Mulberry, pawpaw, and parsimmon are not your average grocery store fare, but they are delectable and very easy to grow. Then there are luscious fruits that are still easy to grow, but do require, besides planting, annual pruning. Brambles — red, yellow, and black raspberries, and blackberries — are easy to grow, but become unmanageable, unproductive tangles of thorns if not pruned. Gooseberries and currants are more pleasant to harvest and are more productive if they are pruned every year. A vine fruit that is easy to grow and yields utterly delectable fruit is the hardy kiwifruit. The sweet, grape-size berries are fuzzless, so they can be eaten whole. This rampant vine must be pruned, though, in winter and in summer. Just a bit more difficult to grow are those fruits that might require, in addition to planting and annual pruning, some attention to pest control. Such fruits still are easy to grow. Among the fruits are grapes, pears, quinces, and blueberries. Pests may or may not be a problem, but be prepared to control them if they arise. Varieties among fruits in this last category vary in their susceptibility to pests. Magness, moonglow, and seckel, for instance, are pear varieties resistant to fire blight. Blackrot of grapes is less serious on Delaware, Elvira, and Fredonia than many other grape varieties. Unfortunately, birds seem equally fond of all blueberry varieties. Netting keeps birds at bay. Now is the time to plan for fruit plants. Do so according to the effort you are willing to invest in their care. SPORTSPratt Wins Doubleheader With Northern Pratt Wins Doubleheader With NorthernPRATT, Kan. — Northern Oklahoma College’s Maverick baseballers couldn’t find the timely hits and lost both ends of a doubleheader to Pratt Community College, 2-1 and 6-1, Wednesday. “We should have won the first game,” NOC coach Terry Ballard said, noting the Mavericks outhit Pratt 7-5, “Then we had one bad inning in the second game when we just didn’t do anything right.” Pratt jumped NOC starting pitcher Brandon Long for a run in each of the first two innings before the Enid sophomore settled down to shut the Kansans out the rest of the way. The Mavericks finally broke through in the fourth inning when Tonkawa’s Jason Estes drew a walk and scored on a double by Jason Rector of Tecumseh. But that was the last time the Maverick runners could find the plate. “We left nine runners on base in that game,” Ballard said. “We had three base running errors that cost us at least two runs.” In the second game, Pratt again scored in the first inning. But the Mavericks came back to tie the score, 1-1, in the third. Justin Lillie of Stillwater reached base on a walk, stole second and scored on a single by Tonkawa sophomore Dion Oscarson. But then Pratt erupted for five runs in the bottom of the fourth. “We had a rally going in the top of the fourth,” Ballard said. “But we failed to score on that. The players carried that onto the field in the bottom of the innings.” Blackwell’s Josh McMartin was the starter and loser to fall to 1-2 on the year. Josh Robinson of Yale came on in relief in the fourth. The Mavericks are scheduled to open Bi-State Conference play against Redlands at home Saturday. However, impending bad weather has made that twinbill doubtful, Ballard said. Also in danger of being weathered out are home games against Butler County (Kan.) on Sunday and Central Illinois on Monday. NOC is slated to play at Redlands the following Saturday (March 20). Pratt 2, Northern 1 Northern 000 100 0 — 1 7 0 Pratt 110 000 x — 2 5 0 Long and Isaacs; Vorhuff, Hughes (7) and Watson. W-Vorhuff. L-Long (4-2) Pratt 6, Northern 1 Northern 001 000 0 — 1 5 2 Pratt 100 500 x — 6 8 3 McMartin, Robinson (4) and Dodgen; Hinsen, Rantz (6) and Tiffee. W-Hinsen, L-McMartin (1-2)
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