From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Thursday,
April 9, 1998
LOCAL
Nearly News
City Involved in National DARE Day
Chamber News
Group One Easter Egg Hunt Saturday
DEATHS
Alberta M. Savage
Eugene D. Goddard
Minnie Mitchell
Obituaries
Wallace Lee Coleman
Funerals
Leroy Earl Fultz
Raymond Clinton
Hedda Marie Abraham
Beverly A. Crowley
Services Pending
Harold Van Atta
NEWS BRIEFS
GARDENING
Garden Council Hears Program About Hostas
SPORTS
Wildcats Edge Out Casady
Lady Cats Prevail, 5-4
Former P.C. Pitcher Racks Up Accolades
Tennis Results
Golf Results
The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce's Legislative Committee has announced there will not be a Second Friday Forum this Friday. The event has been canceled for this month, since the second Friday of the month is Good Friday.
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Farmer's Market had a successful beginning Wednesday and early Spring vegetables, herbs, etc. will be offered at the opening of the market Saturday at 7 a.m. It will be in its usual spot on Third Street, south of Grand.
Today is National D.A.R.E. Day which marks the 15th anniversary of the creation of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program which started in the Los Angeles School District in 1983.
The DARE. program is the largest and most comprehensive anti-drug and anti-violence program in the United States and impacts more than 25 million youths in grades K-12 annually.
The goal of the program is to prevent substance abuse and violence among school age children by providing students with accurate information about alcohol and other drugs, violence, and gangs. This is accomplished by teaching students decision making skills, consequences of their behavior and by building students' self-esteem while teaching them how to resist peer pressure.
This is the seventh year that the program is being offered in the Ponca City area schools. It is taught by specially trained officers of the Ponca City Police Department. During the 1997-98 school year, Sgt. Regeneia Van Arsdale has and will continue to teach students in the eight public elementary schools, sixth grade classes at the Ponca City Middle School as well as St. Mary's School, and First Lutheran School.
Thanks to a fund raiser in the fall, Sgt. Randy Empting and Officer David Hill are able to teach the program at the seventh grade program at the Ponca City Middle School and Officer Hill is teaching the sixth grade program at McCord and Kildare schools.
In celebration on DARE Day, students who are currently receiving the program are participating in a coloring contest for K-3rd grades and 4-6 grade students can participate in a poster contest. The theme for the contest is the Goals and Dreams (you can accomplish by) being drug free.
Prizes are awarded in all grade levels for participation and winning posters. Winning sixth grade posters are eligible for a chance to compete in the State DARE Officers Association contest which they could win a $500 savings bond.
Some area students will have a chance to support the program by purchasing M&Ms to satisfy their sweet tooth. The proceeds from the sale will help purchase supplies for the program next year.
OSU is sponsoring an event on April 18, 1998 to celebrate DARE. The OSU DARE DAY will be during "Parent Weekend." There are numerous activities for everyone in the family.
The day will start out with an Orange and White Scrimmage. Coach Simmons will read drug-free pledges on the field after the game and the players will sign autographs. There will be Mom's Day activities in the Student Union including a Craft Show and a Fashion Show.
Other activities include a tennis match OSU versus Colorado and a softball game which will pit OSU against Texas A & M.
To get information on these activities call the OSU athletic Department at (405) 744-3852.
Secretary's Day Appreciation Event Scheduled Wednesday, April 22
Have you heard about the Secretary's Day Appreciation Reception? National Secretary's Day is April 22. A secretary's job has changed. It used to be that a secretary took dictation, typed, filed, and answered phones. Not anymore.
There is a considerable range of responsibilities that falls under the category "secretary." In fact, many of today's secretaries perform tasks that middle managers did in that not-so-distant past.
The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce and Sykes are proud to announce that they will host a special Reception to recognize those office support professionals who go above and beyond the call of duty. The Reception will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Chamber offices, 420 East Grand Avenue. All Chamber members are encouraged to bring their secretaries or support staff to the Chamber office on Wednesday, April 22. All secretaries, assistants and others who provide administrative support deserve recognition on National Secretary's Day. All support personnel are invited to escape for a time of enjoyment, relaxation, and fun as we celebrate National Secretary's Day and salute you - the support professional - who does whatever it takes to make your business the best that it can be ... who goes above and beyond. To make reservations for this complimentary Reception in support of office professionals, call the Chamber at (580) 765-4400.
SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!
By Tim Burg, Communications Chairman
Economic Development Advisory Board
Where can we find the funds? How do we access it? Who is qualified to receive it? And can we link it to other funds or incentives to help our existing businesses or recruit new businesses to our community? Are there any venture capitalists in our community?
These questions, along with other items, will be the focus of the EDAB Funding committee. Committee chairman Larry Atteberry, Pioneer Technology Center, director-business assistance, is joined by Stan Paynter, Bridgeway director; Jeff Conan, senior executive vice-president, Pioneer Bank and Trust; Ray Shaffer, president, First National Bank of Oklahoma; and Steve Linville, senior vice-president, Home National Bank.
Areas of review and goals for this year include, gathering information regarding venture capital, research and funding innovative ways to generate funds from existing programs, (state and federal) grants and tracking of the special one-half cent sales tax for economic development use. This group is reviewing the funds now available from this existing tax and attempting to chart potential cash flow. A major goal of the committee is to review the availability of funds for the construction of a speculative building. The Funding Committee, in connection with the EDAB, will make recommendations to our elected city officials regarding their findings, Ultimately, the decisions regarding funds for economic development are the responsibility of the Mayor and City Commissioners.
Upcoming Events
Second Friday Forum is canceled due to Good Friday.
Friday, April 17 - Legislative Review, Chamber Conference Room, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21 - Ambassador's Committee, Chamber Conference Room, 8 a.m.
Wednesday, April 22 - Secretary's Day Appreciation Reception, Chamber Conference Room, 10 a.m. to noon.
The Group One Inc., Realtors fourth annual Easter egg hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at War Memorial Park (south of Hutchins Memorial) for children eight years of age and younger.
There will be four age groups, including two and under, three and four, five and six, and seven and eight. Every child participating will have the opportunity to meet and have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny.
There will be over 3,000 candy filled eggs as well as prizes in each
age group and several special surprises.
DEATHS
FAIRFAX - Alberta M. Savage, longtime Osage County resident, died Wednesday evening, April 8, 1998, in the Fairfax Manor Nursing Center in Fairfax. She was 82.
The funeral will be graveside at 2 p.m. Friday, April 10, at the Fairfax Cemetery with the Rev. Golden V. Shook officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home, Fairfax.
Albert M. (Miller) Savage was born Aug. 17, 1915, in Wamego, Kan., the daughter of William Cris and Cora Ellen Meeker Miller. She graduated from Tryon High School and attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. After graduation from high school she served as Lincoln county canning and gardening agent. She also served as 4-H Club leader for 10 years. She was then hired as cook for the cowboys at the Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch.
She met and married Doc Savage at the ranch and the two were married there on Nov. 24, 1937. They managed the Big Annie farm for 10 years. They moved to the Fairfax area in the 1940s, where Mrs. Savage was employed as a dental assistant for Dr. Lingelbaugh until he closed his office. She was then employed with Munsingware for a time before her retirement. Mrs. Savage served as a board member for the Osage Nutrition Center, and a member of the First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, and attending senior citizen and church activities.
Survivors include one son, Ed Savage of Bartlesville; two daughters, Linda Lady of Ponca City and Dena Roberts of Fairfax; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Doc, on Sept. 1, 1982; one daughter, Diane Kaye Savage; her parents; one brother; and a granddaughter.
The family will be at the Savage home in Fairfax to receive friends.
Eugene D. "Gene" Goddard, Ponca City resident, died Wednesday afternoon, April 8, 1998, at his home. He was 70.
A graveside service will be held Friday, April 10, 1998, at 2 p.m. at Longwood Cemetery, Ponca City, with Mr. Danny Cornish, minister of the Church of Christ, Newkirk, officiating. Burial will be under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home, Ponca City. Honorary casket bearers will be the nephews.
Mr. Goddard was born April 7, 1928, in Newkirk, to Commadore and Stella May (Haney) Goddard. He attended Newkirk schools. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
On March 18, 1983, he married Juanita Tracy in Wichita, Kan. Mr. Goddard was employed as a welder. He enjoyed fishing and hunting.
He is survived by his wife, Juanita Goddard of the home; daughter, Kay Turner of Del City; two step-daughters, Karen Staggs and Cindy Dixon, both of Ponca City; five step-sons, Wayne Grimes of the home, Phil Staggs, Rick Staggs, and Tim Staggs all of Ponca City, and Matt Grimes of Irving, Texas; his mother, Stella Goddard; one brother, Merle Goddard; three sisters, Carolyn Ewing, Wanda Spencer and Julia Burke all of Newkirk; three grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. His father and a step-son, Alvis Staggs, preceded him in death.
Memorial contributions may be Hospice of Ponca City 1904 N. Union, Suite 103, Ponca City, OK. 74601.
ESCONDIDO, Calif. - Minnie Mitchell, former Ponca City resident, died at her home in Escondido, Calif., on March 26, 1998. She was 78.
The funeral was held at the McLeod Mortuary in Escondido on March 31. Burial was at Roosevelt Memorial Park in Gardena, Calif.
Minnie Mitchell was born April 16, 1919, in Ponca City. She was married to Ralph Alvin Mitchell and the couple had moved to Escondido about nine years ago. Mrs. Mitchell was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Ralph Mitchell of Escondido; three sons, Jerry Don of Valley Center, Calif., James Ray of Fresno, and Ralph Alvin Jr. of Rosemead, Calif.; one daughter, Linda Marie Bush of Torrence, Calif.; one sister, Rachel Lenore Christy of Ponca City; 11 grandchildren; and a large extended family of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Mitchell's name to Elizabeth Hospice, 150 West Crest Street, Escondido, CA 92025.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Former Newkirk resident, and longtime Alaska resident, Wallace Lee Coleman, 74, died April 5, 1998 at the Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska.
A celebration of his life will be held later this summer at Willow, Alaska, where his ashes will be scattered on the Coleman Homestead. Arrangements are under the direction of Kehls Forest Lawn Mortuary and Crematory in Anchorage.
Wallace Lee Coleman was born Jan. 30, 1924, in Arkansas City, Kan., the son of Elmo and Susie Lewis Frick Coleman. He attended school in Newkirk, where he was active in FFA and orchestra and served as president of his 1942 Senior Class. At an early age he displayed his love of nature by raising champion hogs with the help and encouragement of his mentor and uncle Roy Coleman and grandfather Ed Coleman. He won numerous trophies. He attained the rank of Eagle Scout in 1942. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Wally met his wife, JoAnn Little in Ames, Iowa, where he attended Iowa State College and graduated with a degree in animal science. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy.
Wally never forgot his roots. In later years he presented sculptured busts in memory of educators Ray Baird and O.H. Attebery for their excellence in teaching. He placed two Remington bronze statues in Newkirk and helped finance the marble base for the Centennial statue "Land of Hope," which stands in front of the Kay County Courthouse.
Wally was a businessman and entrepreneur. He made his home base in Anchorage from 1959 to 1964 and in Willow from 1965 to 1998. He started and operated a number of businesses including grain elevators in Iowa, Alaska Builders Cache in Anchorage, farming in Hawaii, and running cattle in Oregon.
He was an inveterate traveler, having traveled around the world many times but always returned to his homestead near Willow. It was there he was most content, working on projects and visiting with friends and family.
Wally was a creative and innovative businessman. He was always full of new ideas of things to do and new projects to work on, including the acquisition of a new swimming pool for the community where he lived in Alaska.
He is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Carson and Susan Coleman of McMinneville, Ore., Kit Coleman and Heidi Hurliman of Anchorage, Alaska, and Scott and Lori Coleman of Fields, Ore.; grandchildren, Alex, Henry, Megan, Emma, Katie, Brett, and Charles Coleman; his longtime companion, Evelyn Krantz; and two brothers, Robert E. Coleman of Lacey, Wash., and Raymond B. Coleman of Davis, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Joann; one son, Brett Coleman; his parents; and one brother, Don Coleman.
Memorial contributions in Mr. Coleman's name may be sent to Swimming Pool Fund, Upper Susitna Seniors, P.O. Box 487, Talkeetna, AK, 99676 or to a charity of donor's choice.
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Friday
Leroy Earl Fultz - Funeral at 2 p.m. at the Blackwell Church of Christ. Burial will be in Blackwell Cemetery under direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home.
Raymond Clinton - Funeral will be graveside at Girard City, Kan. Cemetery at 11 a.m. under the direction of Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Pittsburg, Kan. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday for visitation.
Hedda Marie Abraham - Funeral to be at 2:30 p.m. at Old Mission Cemetery Mausoleum in Wichita, Kan. Friends may visit at Miles Funeral Home in Winfield until 9 p.m. Thursday.
Saturday
Beverly A. Crowley - Funeral to be 2 p.m. at Bill Eisenhour Southeast Chapel in Oklahoma City. Burial will be in the Kolb, Okla. Cemetery.
Harold Van Atta, 111 Lee Street, died Wednesday evening, April 8, 1998,
at the Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was 84. Survivors
include his wife, Inez, of the home. Arrangements are pending with Trout
Funeral Home.
NEWS BRIEFS
No Pioneer Rotary Friday - Members of the Pioneer Rotary Club will not meet on Good Friday. The club usually meets on Friday, but will not be meeting this week.
Spring Benefit Sale - St. Mary's Trinity Guild is holding a Spring Benefit sale 8 a.m. -3 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 121 West Central. Clothing, furniture, toys, books and housewares will be available and proceeds benefit St. Mary's School.
Friday Egg Hunt - The Ponca City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is sponsoring an Easter egg hunt for children of employees and other area children at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Center, 1400 North Waverly. For further information call Jack at 762-6668.
Senior Citizen Dance Set - A senior citizen dance will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Senior Citizen Building, 320 South Avenue in Arkansas City, Kan. The Pete Coli Country band will be playing. All seniors are invited to attend and to bring their favorite snack.
Dance Set - The Young-At-Heart Dance will be every Thursday at the Elks Lodge, 1301 Bradley, from 7 to 10 p.m. Snack and Hillbilly night first Thursday of each month. Music is provided by the Sunshine Playboys Band.
Cornish Visits Singapore - Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher D. Cornish, son of William B. and Lynna S. Cornish of 500 North Lake Street recently visited Singapore while on a six-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Russell. The 1992 graduate of Ponca City High School joined the Navy in January 1994.
Accident - A non-injury accident was reported at 7:33 a.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of North Birch Street. A report was taken.
Arrest - Police arrested a 33-year-old woman at 8:25 a.m. Wednesday on a city warrant for failure to pay.
Stolen Battery - At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday police were called to the 3200 block of North Fourteenth Street because of a reported stolen battery.
Juvenile Cited - At 9:56 a.m. Wednesday a 16-year-old boy was apprehended from the Mid High School and cited for assault and battery.
Break-In - Police received a call from Jay's Auto Lot, 1114 North Waverly Street, at 10:57 a.m. Wednesday advising them of a break-in at the lot. An officer was assigned and report was taken.
Trapped Baby - At 12:49 p.m. Wednesday police were called to the 1200 block of North Fourteenth Street to free a baby locked inside a vehicle. An officer was assigned and was able to unlock the car.
Arrest - Police arrested a 38-year-old woman at 2:44 p.m. Wednesday on a Kay County warrant.
Extra Patrol - At 4:48 p.m. Wednesday extra patrol was requested in the 800 block of North First Street because of juveniles harassing residents.
Stolen Bike - A woman in the 2000 block of Joe Street called police at 6:22 p.m. Wednesday to report a stolen bike. A report was taken.
Fight - At 9:16 p.m. Wednesday a man called police to report a fight in the 100 block of South Pine Street. Officers responded to the scene.
False Alarm - Fire units were called to the 200 block of South Washington Street at 9:56 p.m. Wednesday due to a report of a smoke detector going off. However, no fire or smoke was found.
Arrest - At 12:53 a.m. Thursday police arrested a 35-year-old man from the 800 block of South Fourteenth Street on a Kay County warrant for failure to pay.
Arrest - Police arrested a 32-year-old woman at 2:05 a.m. Thursday from North Fourteenth Street and Bradley Avenue for driving under the influence, no insurance and improper tag.
Arrest - A 21-year-old man was arrested at South Ninth Street
and East South Avenue at 2:27 a.m. Thursday on a city warrant for failure
to appear, on contributing to the delinquency of a minor and on a Kay County
warrant for failure to appear for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
GARDENING
Carolyn Goldsbury, president of the Iris Society, and a member of the Hosta Society, presented the program April 1 for the Ponca City Council of Garden Clubs at the Cann Center. Her program was titled "Hostas, The New Thing" and she displayed eight varieties of Hosta.
The speaker said the plants like humus, rich, well-drained soil and shade with some varieties tolerating some sun. The Goldsbury garden is open to the public May 1 through July and is an AHS Display Garden. She also announced the annual Daylily Society sale of daylilies and hostas will be April 18 at the Cann Center.
Aline Heartsill, council president, presided at the business meeting and introduced three new members: Cheryl Smith, Mollie Bevin and June Weimer. Members read the Gardeners' Creed in unison and Mavis Robison read the minutes and the treasurer's report.
Maureen Danielson, Ways and Means chairman, asked members to bring plants early for the "Plants for Pleasure" sale being held on the Cann patio, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., during the Iris Festival on May 2.
Announcement was made that Linda Sparks, vice president, will proceed with plans for a trip to Wakita to view projects completed since the filming of a movie there. Ponca City Council members will be guests of the Twister Garden Club.
Two applications have been received for scholarships awarded by the Ponca City Council each year to college juniors or seniors in the fields of botany, horticulture, forestry, landscape design, garden therapy and others.
Mavis Robison, District Civic Development Chairman, reported on the PETALS
projects funded by Shell Oil Company and the National Council of Garden
Clubs, Inc. Maxine Manering gave tips for spring gardening and members were
reminded of the state convention at Bartlesville April 19-21. The program
for May will be "Heirloom Flowers" given by Helen Spore from the
Lilac Garden Club.
SPORTS
Continuing a busy and successful run of events, the Wildcat tennis team edged out Oklahoma City Casady, 5-4. here Wednesday, winning two of three three-set matches.
The Wildcats lost the Nos. 1 and 2 singles matches before Micha Alexander turned things around, nipping Mike Turner, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
"Micha reached down and found something," Po-Hi coach Steve Larimer said of the crucial No, 3 singles win.
Daniel Lee and Tim Frick took straight set wins in the Nos. 4 and 5 singles to give the Poncans a 3-3 tie in the singles.
Alexander and Frick won the No. 2 doubles 6-3, 6-4 while Bilal Agha and Lee won the deciding three setter, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the No. 3 doubles.
In last week's action, the Wildcats placed fourth in the Bi-State Tournament at Ark City and fifth in the Highway 97 Tournament in Sapulpa.
At Sapulpa, the Ponca City doubles teams lost a pair of three-setters to arch rival Sapulpa as the Poncans tried to improve their seeding for the regional tournament. Matt Stuemky and Jason Nigh wound up seventh in the No. 1 doubles while Frick and Lee were third in the No. 2 doubles.
Agha and Alexander were eighth and second, respectively, in the Nos. 1 and 2 singles.
The Wildcats finished behind Broken Arrow, Claremore, Sapulpa and Muskogee.
At Ark City, the Poncans trailed Winfield, Wichita Southeast and Wichita Kapaun.
Agha and Alexander were fifth and fourth in the singles while Stuemky and Nigh were sixth in the No. 1 doubles and Frick and Lee placed fifth in the No. 2 doubles.
Getting a short breather, the Cats play in the Bartlesville Tournament next Monday and host the Wildcat Invitational the following Thursday.
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The Wildcats JVs also completed a busy week by beating Cassidy 2-1 in three matches Wednesday.
Sterling Foy won 6-0, 6-2 in the singles while Josh Pitts and Scot Mitchell rallied for a 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 win in the doubles. Cory Landes lost a three-setter in the other singles match.
Earlier, the JVs won the Ponca City JV Tournament, amassing 165 points behind first place finishes by both doubles teams.
Foy and Justin Lewis won the No. 1 doubles title while Mitchell and Pitts were the No. 2 doubles winners. The Red team pair of Michael Galbreath and Mark Goddard were fourth in the No. 1 Doubles with Matt Bintz and Wade Bair fifth in the No. 2 doubles.
In the singles, the Blues' Landes and T. J. Murray were third and second in the No. 1 and 2 brackets. The Reds' Alex Kirby was fifth in the No. 1 singles.
The Cat JVs were fourth in the Bartlesville Tournament behind Bartlesville, Broken Arrow and Pryor, in the 10-team field.
Landes and Galbreath were sixth in the two singles brackets. Mitchell and Pitts were third in the No. 2 doubles and Foy and Lewis fourth in the No. 1 doubles. Playing independently, Goddard and Murray were fifth in the No. 1 doubles.
RESULTS
Ponca City 5, OC Cassidy 4
Singles
1 - Matt Stuemky lost to Mike Harmon, 2-6, 1-6
2 - Bilal Agha lost to Shan Cox, 4-6, 0-6
3 - Micha Alexander def. Mike Turner, 4-6, 7-5, 6-43
4 - Daniel Lee def. Billy Bozalis, 6-1, 6-2
5 - Tim Frick def. Gino Paternostro, 6-1, 6-2
6 - Jason Nigh lost to Jeremy Jenkins, 6-2, 5-5, 2-6
Doubles
1 - Nigh-Stuemky lost to Harmon-Cox, 2-6, 6-4, 6-7
2 - Alexander-Frick def. Turner-Bozalis, 6-04, 4-6, 6-2
3 - Agha-Lee def. Paternostro-Jenkins, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Sapulpa Tournament
Broken Arrow 43, Claremore 40, Sapulpa 38, Muskogee 36, Ponca City 30, Owasso 26, Norman North 24, Union 24, Tahlequah 23, Pryor 15, Bixby 9, Sand Springs 6.
Ark City Tournament
Winfield 28, Wichita Southeast 25, Wichita Kapaun 20, Ponca City 12, Wichita Collegiate 11, Independence 9, Wichita Northwest 7, Ark City 5.
Ponca City JV 2, O.C. Cassidy 1
Singles
1 - Sterling Foy def. John Soloman, 6-0, 6-2
2 - Cory Landis lost to Amad Shakis 6-4, 4-6, 2-6
Doubles
1 - Josh Pitts-Scot Mitchell def. Soloman-Shakis, 6-7, 6-3, 6-1.
Ponca City JV Invitational
Ponca City Blue 165, Enid 146, Bartlesville 137, Stillwater 104, Ponca City Red 95, Muskogee 86.
Bartlesville JV Tournament
Bartlesville 31, Broken Arrow 31, Pryor 30, Ponca City 25.
The Ponca City Lady Wildcat tennis team kept their undefeated dual record (3-0) intact Wednesday afternoon, squeaking by the Casady Lady Cyclones, 5-4.
And it wasn't easy.
Down four matches to three, the Lady Cats pulled ahead behind a pair of clutch singles victories by Abby Frick and Emmy Hufnagel. Frick defeated Monica Hsu in a tie breaker, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), while Hufnagel held on in three sets to beat Katie Anthony, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
"Without those two wins we would have lost the dual," said coach Don Lambring. "Abby and Emmy did a great job of pulling it out for us. Those were great wins."
The Lady Cyclones also gave a number of other Ponca City players fits. Though No. 1 player Natalie Lindsay and No. 5 Romi Foreman cruised to easy victories, No. 3 Melissa Collogan and No. 6 Mea Alexander fell to the smaller, but speedy Lady Cyclones.
The Lady Cats were also without No. 2 player Ashley Roussel, who was away on family business. Without Roussel, most of the Poncans' ranks had to move up a notch, which made the competition considerably tougher.
"We might have had an easier time of it with Ashley," Lambring continued. "But Casady is fast, and they had some hitters. And we weren't really playing as well as we're capable."
In doubles play, the No. 1 team of Lindsay and Frick topped Suzanne and Katie Anthony, 6-3, 6-2, but the Lady Cats dropped both of their remaining matches in close competition.
Foreman and Collogan lost a hard-fought battle to Hsu and Burke Duncan, 4-6, 5-7, and Hufnagel and Alexander were likewise edged out by Ashley Monroe and Lillian Seto, 6-7, 3-6.
The Lady Cyclones also had two extra varsity players, who took on Ponca City JV standout Gina Smith. Though the matches had no bearing on the duel, Smith fell in both, 4-8 and 1-8.
The Lady Cat netters now get a rare, three day respite from competition, and head to Bartlesville on Monday for the Bartlesville Tournament.
Ponca City 5, Casady 4
singles
1 - Natalie Lindsay def. Suzanne Anthony, 6-1, 6-3
2 - Abby Frick lost to Monica Hsu, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
3 - Melissa Collogan def. Ashley Monroe, 2-6, 2-6
4 - Emmy Hufnagel def. Katie Anthony, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
5 - Romi Foreman def. Burke Duncan, 6-4, 6-0
6 - Mea Alexander lost to Lillian Seto, 6-7, 2-6
doubles
1 - Lindsay Frick def. Anthony-Anthony, 6-3, 6-2
2 - Foreman-Collogan lost to Hsu-Duncan, 4-6, 5-7
3 - Hufnagel-Alexander lost to Monroe-Seto, 6-7, 3-6
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Missouri Western State College pitcher Tonja Cassity has been named Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week.
Cassity, a 5-foot-9 senior from Ponca City, posted a 4-l record last week, appearing in all six of the Lady Griffons' games.
She threw 36 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs (four runs total) and scattering 26 hits. She struck out 13, walked four, and hit one batter. Her ERA for the week was 0.39.
Her only loss, and 11 of the hits she gave up, came in a 12-inning, 2-1 loss to Central Missouri State University on April 2. Only one of the runs scored against Cassity was earned in the first game of the doubleheader.
She followed up with seven more innings of work in the nightcap, holding the Jennies to three hits and earning a 3-0 shutout.
Cassity gave up eight hits and allowed two runs (one earned) in a 5-2 win over the University of Missouri-Rolla on April 4, striking out four in the process. She added two more innings of hitless relief in game two as she and Nancy Prosecky combined on a 6-O shutout.
She earned a shutout of her own in a 12-0, five-inning complete game two-hitter on April 5, then picked up a win in the second game with 2 2/3 innings of two-hit relief.
Cassity is a graduate of Ponca City High School, and transferred to MWSC from Crowder (Mo.) College.
Mid-High Tennis
Ark City Invitational
P.C. Red (3rd Place)
singles
1 - Mark Parsons (5th)
lost to W. Coll, 0-6
beat Ark City, 6-1
lost to Independence, 0-6
beat Wellington, 8-0
2 - Matt Caine (4th)
lost to W. Coll, 2-6
beat Ark City, 6-1
beat Independence, 6-2
lost to Winfield, 4-8
doubles
1 - Stuemky-Viljoen (2nd)
beat W. Coll, 6-0
beat Ark City, 6-1
beat Independence, 6-1
lost to Winfield, 6-8
2 - Lawrence-Samples (2nd)
beat W. Coll, 6-0
beat Ark City, 6-0
beat Independence, 6-0
lost to Winfield, 6-8
Lew Wentz
Four-Man Scramble
A Flight
1 - (59) Terry Burns, Monte Keating, Ron Locke, Mark Dennison
2 - (60) Steve Stavinsky, Bill Russell, Steve Kinzie, Genn Gann
2 - (60) Bill Bussey, Chuck Bussey, John Bowlin, Junior Dixon
B Flight
1 - (61) Paul Krueger, Don Gabbert, Dave Bryant, John Merle
2 - (65) Mike Morgan, Mitch Casey, Jay Casey, Greg Hadley.
Next Event
April 18 - Two-Man Scramble