BARTLESVILLE -- Tuesday, the Ponca City High School swim team participated in a meet with Tulsa Union, Bartlesville and Wesleyan Christian. Both the Ponca City girls team and boys team came out of the event with one win and two defeats.
Prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Knicks, Nuggets coach Mike Malone talked about “next man up.” As in what had to happen to capture a victory with two-time MVP Nikola Jokic out of the lineup. The center entered health and safety protocol Tuesday night.
Two area smaller school football teams are still alive in the state playoffs. The Tonkawa Buccaneers and the Woodland Cougars are playing in the Class A postseason and both are scheduled to play unbeaten teams in this week’s second round. Friday the Bucs will travel to Colcord (11-0) and the Cougars will travel to Gore, also 11-0.
Round two of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association Class 6All playoffs is on tap for the Ponca City Wildcats this week. They will make the long trip to Muskogee to face the 9-1 Roughers.
On the second Sunday in November of 2019, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes made a quicker-than-anticipated return from a dislocated kneecap, and he promptly threw for 446 yards and three touchdowns. The footnote: Kansas City lost the game.