Heavener area newsletter 4-16-2025

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Poteau’s Caden Mitchell delivers a pitch in Tuesday’s win at Muldrow. Photo by DAVID SEELEY/Sequoyah County Times.

LeFlore County sports scores 4-15-2025

LeFlore County sports scores from games played Tuesday in baseball, slow pitch softball and soccer involving LeFlore County teams.

Baseball

Central 10, Arkoma 0

Panama 15, Quinton 2

Panama 5, Crowder 0

Poteau 4, Muldrow 3

Beggs 14, Spiro 7

Vian 9, Poteau 1

Wister 10, Wilburton 2

Slow pitch softball

Heavener 17, Cameron/Arkoma 5

Red Oak 14, Howe 4

Panama 12, Wilburton 3

Pocola 12, Muldrow 1

Stigler 11, Spiro 1

Smithville 13, Talihina 7

Whitesboro 10, Rattan 8

Wister 19, Varnum 0

Soccer

Boys

Poteau 9, McClain 0

Girls

Cascia Hall 10, Heavener 0

Poteau 7, McClain 0

To make a correction or addition, email [email protected].

Lynch signs with Haskell

Heavener senior Seth Lynch signs to run track at Haskell University for track. He is joined by parents Terry and Diane Lynch. Heavener coaches Jimmy Farmer and Ray West along with Haskell Coach Clay Mayes III

Heavener softball gets run-rule victory

Heavener softball overcomes Cameron/Arkoma in slow pitch softball Tuesday, even after falling behind, 5-0 early in the game.

Heavener improves to 12-13 overall and is scheduled to play at Smithville Monday. The combined Cameron/Arkoma team is 3-7.

After the early deficit, the Lady Wolves scored six runs in the bottom of the second to take the lead and then put the game away by scoring 11 times in the bottom of the third to end the game by run-rule.

Heavener’s only senior Britlee Reed had a double and was 3-3 with two RBI and a run scored, Kristy Shadwick also doubled while having a 2-3 outing with three RBI and two runs, Morgan Smith was 2-3 with two RBI and a run, Briley Huckaby was 2-2 with two RBI and two runs and B. Crow went 1-1 with two RBI and two runs.

Heavener 17, Cam/Ark 5

CHS 4 1 0—5 7 3

HHS 0 6 11—17 13 0

Sooners run-rule Pokes in Bedlam midweek

In a Bedlam midweek matchup in Stillwater, No. 18 Oklahoma run-ruled Oklahoma State by a final of 11-1 in eight innings.

Sophomore Jason Walk launched OU’s first grand slam of the season at the top of the eighth to put the game into mercy-rule territory. It was Oklahoma’s first run-rule of Oklahoma State since 2006.

The Oklahoma (26-10) pitching staff of Jaden Barfield, Reid Hensley, James Hitt and Dylan Crooks combined to allow OSU (16-18) just one run on four hits. It was the Cowboys (16-18) lowest scoring output vs. the Sooners since 2023.

OU jumped out to a 5-0 lead at the top of the first on five hits and two Cowboy errors. The Sooners started the game with four straight base hits courtesy of Trey Gambill, Jaxon Willits, Easton Carmichael and Sam Christiansen, resulting in three runs before an out was recorded. The Sooners continued to pile on with a fielder’s choice RBI off the bat of Dayton Tockey, followed by an RBI single from Kyle Branch.

Starting freshman left-handed pitcher Jaden Barfield worked two scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts, stranding a pair in the second.

The Sooners tacked on another run at the top of the fourth. After Willits reached on OSU’s third error of the game, Christiansen doubled him home to push the lead to 6-0.

The Pokes solo run of the game came via a leadoff home run from Colin Brueggemann in the bottom of the fourth. Right-handed reliever Hensley responded with a pair of strikeouts in the frame and left one runner on base.

Hitt entered in the fifth and put the Cowboys down in order before working around a two-out walk in the sixth to strand the baserunner. Hitt capped his outing with a scoreless seventh.

The Sooners pushed the game to a double-digit victory at the top of the eighth, scoring five runs on four hits. Following a leadoff walk to Gambill, Willits singled him home through the right side. After a Carmichael base hit and Christiansen hit by pitch, Walk sent one deep to left for his sixth homer of the season and first career grand slam to make it 11-1, Oklahoma.

The closer, Crooks, entered in the bottom of the eighth and struck out the side to secure the win.

At the plate, OU put up 11 runs on 11 hits and drew seven walks and stole seven bags on the night. Five Sooners brought in a run and three registered multi-hit games. Walk paced OU with four RBIs on his grand slam, followed closely by Christiansen’s three runs batted in.

All four Sooner pitchers registered at least one strikeout, with Hitt (W, 1-0) earning his first win of the season in 16 appearances. The senior southpaw went three scoreless, hitless innings with one walk and one strikeout. Hensley fanned three in two innings of one-run ball on three hits, while Barfield struck out a pair and walked one in his two innings of scoreless, hitless work.

Oklahoma returns to SEC play this weekend at Missouri (13-23, 0-15 SEC). The Thursday through Saturday series begins with a 7 p.m. CT first pitch Thursday in Columbia. All three games can be seen via SECN+ and heard in Oklahoma on 99.3 FM/1400 AM The REF or nationwide on The Varsity Network app.

Robinett's big night powers Hogs

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas. – Reese Robinett racked up three doubles, including the walk-off winner in the eighth inning, to power No. 2 Arkansas (33-5) to a 13-3 run-rule victory against UAPB (8-27) Tuesday night at Baum-Walker Stadium.

With the win, the Razorbacks improved to 23-2 overall against in-state opponents since 1960, including a perfect 7-0 mark against the Golden Lions. Arkansas also improved to 33-5 overall on the year to match their best 38-game overall start to a campaign for the second time in the last two season and for the third time in program history (1989 & 2024).

Making his first start since April 1, 2023, Robinett finished the game 3-for-5 with three doubles and the game-winning RBI in the breakout performance Tuesday night. The Kennett, Mo., native became the first Razorback with three doubles in a game since Trevor Ezell accomplished the feat against TCU on June 1, 2019, in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional.

With Arkansas ahead 12-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Robinett hammed his third and final double of the night into right center, scoring Kendall Diggs all the way from first and lifting the Razorbacks to their 11th run-rule victory of the season.

Prior to Robinett’s heroics, four Hog home runs set the stage for the walk-off win. Wehiwa Aloy (3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI), Zane Becker (1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI), Kuhio Aloy (4-for-5, HR, 4 RBI) and Cam Kozeal (2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI) each connected on home runs earlier in the game to put Arkansas in position to secure its run-rule victory against UAPB in the eighth inning.

Wehiwa Aloy connected on his team-best 13th home run of the season, and Becker, a true freshman, collected the first homer of his collegiate career. Kuhio Aloy hit his 11th home run and raised his season slash line to .387/.476/.697 with his four-hit night, while Kozeal blasted his eighth of the year and improved his team-high slash line to .397/.443/.683.

On the mound, starter Tate McGuire fired three innings of three-run ball with five strikeouts to earn his second win of the season. In relief of McGuire, Colin Fisher (2.0 IP, 1 SO), Will McEntire (2.0 IP, 3 SO) and Steele Eaves (1.0 IP, 1 SO) combined for five shutout innings with five strikeouts to help lock down Arkansas’ run-rule victory against UAPB.

The Razorbacks, 12-3 through their first 15 games of SEC play, return to conference action this weekend at Baum-Walker Stadium. Arkansas will welcome in Texas A&M (21-15, 6-9 SEC), riding a seven-game winning streak, for a three-game series with first pitch in the opener scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday on SEC Network.

Clear skies, warmer temperatures Wednesday

Heavener area weather forecast for Wednesday calls for a nice day with clear skies and warmer temperatures.

The high is forecast to be 80 degrees with a low of 63.

Sunrise was 6:45 a.m. Sunset is 7:51 p.m.

Tuesday’s high was 72 with a low of 440. No precipitation was recorded, leaving the monthly total for April at 5.24 inches. Average rainfall for the month is 4.90 inches.

Average temperatures for April 16 are a high of 75 and low of 47. Records for the date were a high of 85 in 1982. The record low was 27 in 1983.

Last year on this date, the high was 77 with a low of 64.

Heavener area calendar

Heavener area calendar of events for the next week. The calendar is a free service for our readers. If you are with a non-profit and want an event publicized, email [email protected].

Wednesday

Poteau Rotary Club meets noon EOMC

Thursday

Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon

High school baseball: Heavener at Smithville; Hartshorne at Howe; Clayton at Arkoma; Bokoshe at Whitesboro; Cameron at Poteau; LeFlore at Mason Tournament; Sallisaw at Poteau

High school softball: Heavener at LeFlore Tournament; Spiro at Cameron/Arkoma

High school soccer: Heavener girls at Keys

Heavener Utilities Authority and City Council meet 6 p.m.

LeFlore County Republicans meet 6 p.m. Reynolds Center

LCHS bingo night

Friday

Memorial service for Linda Lockhart

High school baseball: Wilburton at Heavener; Spiro (Central) at Cameron; Stigler at Panama; Talihina at Broken Bow

High school softball: Heavener at LeFlore Tournament

High school soccer: Heavener boys at Dove Science in Tulsa

Good Friday service at Heavener Runestone.

Saturday

Poteau trash off

Heavener VFW Easter Egg hunt

Poteau spring fling

Funeral service for Leonard “Butch” Steelman

High school baseball: Panama at Dewar; Talihina (Jay) at Poteau

High school softball: Heavener at LeFlore Tournament

High school track: Heavener at Broken Bow meet

Monday

LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m..

High school baseball: Holland Hall at Heavener; Webbers Falls at Howe; Hartshorne at Cameron; LeFlore at Braggs; Panama at Gore; Poteau at Idabel; Spiro at Metro Christian; Wister at Oktaha

High school softball: Heavener at Smithville; Howe at Whitesboro

Tuesday

High school baseball: Heavener at Holland Hall; LeFlore at Howe; Panama at Talihina; Pocola at Muldrow; Metro Christian at Spiro

High school softball: Vian at Heavener; Cameron/Arkoma at Okay

High school soccer: Inola at Heavener; Poteau at Stilwell

Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC

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