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While the Ponca City Wildcats football team was idle on Friday, several area schools saw action. In a battle of two Kay County rivals, Tonkawa edged Blackwell 15-14.

It’s been 22 years since Blackwell won two games in a row in a single season. There won’t be a third win in a row.

SHAWNEE -- The Ponca City Lady Cats lost two games on Saturday to Shawnee in a softball doubleheader. Shawnee won the first 13-0 and then came back to win the second 8-0.

Sep. 13--The Thunder’s season stretched from late October 2019 to the early days of September 2020 with a four-month break in between.

NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Red Farmer is recovering at home after being hospitalized due to COVID-19, according to WBRC and WVTM of Alabama. Farmer, 87, was selected as a member of the 2021 NASCAR Hall of Fame class earlier this year alongside former drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mike Stefanik.

Sep. 17--The Kansas City Royals announced that veteran pitcher Danny Duffy will start their series opener on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.

The Ponca City Lady Cats scored 28 runs Thursday night in winning a doubleheader over Sapulpa at the West Middle School softball field. Ponca City topped the visitors 6-2 in the opener and then busted loose for 22 runs in the nightcap winning 22-8.

Sep. 17--The Sun Belt Conference ruled college football last Saturday.

Sep. 16--NORMAN -- Several OU players this week said that seeing their fellow students not wearing masks or not following the protocols they have to follow isn’t too difficult.

The Ponca City Wildcats have a week off from the 2020 football wars. There will be no game on Friday night.