AMA trustees disapprove break-even rate for contaminated soil at Altus City Landfill According to the Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry, a part of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has determined that regarding total petroleum hydrocarbons, one TPH compound (benzene) is carcinogenic to humans. IARC has determined that other TPH compounds (benzo[a]pyrene and gasoline) are probably and possibly carcinogenic to humans. Most of the other TPH compounds are consi...
Duke Alumni holds scramble The first ever Duke Alumni scramble was held recently at the Hollis Golf Course, and it was a big success. About 23 alumni showed up for the event. Winners included: 1st place team - Josh Milner, Neil Bonds, Sean Denton and Terry Denton. Long drive winner - Josh Milner who got a beautiful Rocket Balls Driver donated by Rana Womack’s law practice. Closest to the pin number 5 hole - Alexa Humphries who received a $50 prize. Closest to the ...
AHS places third at state track meet YUKON – The Altus Lady Bulldog track team fell short of their goal of winning back to back championships as they finished 3rd at the Class 5A State Meet held in Yukon over the weekend. Shawnee won the team title with 96 points followed by Deer Creek with 84 with Altus right behind with 78. On Friday, the weather conditions were the story as rainy, wet, windy and cold conditions were the norm of the day. The Altus girls started off great as th...
Pioneers win regional for 5th year in a row BARTLESVILLE - For the fifth year in a row the Western Oklahoma State College Pioneers are the Region II NJCAA Division II champions. The Pioneers came from behind to defeat NOC-Enid 11-6 Sunday afternoon in the finals of the regional tournament. Western now advances to this week’s district tournament at Dodge City, Kan. Longview, Mo. and Dodge City will provide the competition. Western will play Dodge City in the first game of the day and L...
Santos superb in Western’s 5-0 victory over Redlands BARTLESVILLE - A superb pitching performance by Erlin Santos and some timely hitting sparked the Western Oklahoma State College Pioneers to a 5-0 victory over Redlands Community College Friday in the Region II NJCAA Baseball Tournament. You can’t say enough about Santos. The 6-1, 190 pound sophomore from the Dominican Republic was in control most of the way. His only problem was in the bottom of the first inning when Redlands had the bases lo...
Scramble held The Quartz Mountain 50 and Older Club held its regularly scheduled scramble. The team of Dean Collvins, Bob Bagg and Charles Smith won with a score of six under par.
Benefit baseball tournament slated A benefit pitching machine baseball tournament for Haley Schapka will be held May 24-26 at the Western Oklahoma State College Baseball Field. Cost is $25 per person and it includes a free t-shirt for everyone who signs up. All proceeds go to Haley Schapka and her treatment for RND at Cleveland, Ohio. For more information, contact Randy McKee (580) 695-1323 or rmac1761@yahoo.com ^ All Sports Association Golf Tournament Set The Altus All-S...
AHS spring drills to begin The Altus High Bulldogs will open spring football drills on Monday. From 60 to 70 players are expected to participate in the drill which begin at the practice field north of Hightower Memorial Stadium. The Bulldogs will have a full summer with the Summer Pride weightlifting program and Bulldog team camp scheduled for May 3- -June 1 at Edmond North High School. “We’re pretty excited,” AHS Head Coach Chad Stone said. “We’ve build up our muscl...
Western pounds NOC in opening round of regional BARTLESVILLE - Before the Region II NJCAA Baseball Tournament got under way Thursday, Northern Oklahoma College of Enid Coach Raydon Leaton said the Jets had more pitching depth than anybody in the tournament. That pitching depth didn’t last very long as the Western Oklahoma State College Pioneers pounded NOC pitching for 13 runs and 15 hits in a 13-3 victory over the Jets. Western took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a run-s...
Western enters regional play Western Oklahoma State College’s bid to make it to a fifth straight NJCAA Division II begins Thursday at the Region II Baseball Tournament at Bartlesville. The Pioneers (37-14) open play at 3:30 p.m. against Northern of Enid (35-21). A win would send Western into the winners bracket against the winner of Carl Albert and Redlands. The other first round game has Murray playing Northern of Tonkawa at 7 p.m. If the Pioneers lose they would go to...
AHS places 11th The Altus High Bulldogs placed 11th in the Class 5A State Golf Tournament Tuesday at the Chickashaw Pointe Golf Course near Kingston. Altus had a 54 hole total of 1043. Tulsa Kelley defeated Shawnee in a playoff to win the team title. Both Kelley and Shawnee had team scores of 963 after regulation. Complete Altus results Milton Pebeahsy 86-82-91 -259 Clinton Cook 86-96-88-261 Collin Stork 95-90-85-268 Caleb Crawford - 90-95-84-269 Matt...
AHS takes 7th regional track title in a row EDMOND – In very hot and windy conditions on Saturday, the Altus High Lady Bulldog track team continued down their road to the State Track Meet by winning the Class 5A Regional meet held at Edmond Santa Fe High School. Altus finished with 186 points to outdistance OKC Bishop McGuinness(118) and Piedmont (104). The day started out positively for the Lady Bulldogs as they won the 3200 Relay, one of eight Regional Champions they would...
Pioneers bring big bats to defeat Murray Using one of its best offensive days of the year the Western Oklahoma State College Pioneers earned two come from behind victories over the Murray State Aggies here on Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers won the first game 8-5 and the nightcap 15-11. Western 8, Murray State 5 Randy Joung delivered a grand slam to spark a seven run fifth inning and give the Pioneers a come from behind victory. Eleven batters went to the plate in that inning. M...
Lady Pioneers’ season ends Oklahoma City -19th ranked Western Oklahoma State (45-13) finished their season on Sunday dropping a 2-1 decision to 9th ranked NEO A&M in the semi-finals of the Region II tournament. The Pioneers went 3-2 in the regional that NEO eventually won with three straight victories on Sunday. The Pioneers opened up the tournament on Friday with a 5-1 victory over Rose State. Kelsey Watson got the win in the circle for Western as the Freshman allowed...
AHS in 10th place The Altus High golf team was in 10th place following Monday’s play at the Class 5A State Tournament at the Chickashaw Pointe Golf Golf Course. Deer Creek leads in the team stands with a 634. Tulsa Kelley is second with a 635 and Shawnee is third with a 637. Altus came in with a 695. Individual scores included Milton Pebeahsy 86-82-168; Clint Cook 86-96-173; Matt Bowen 89-85-174; Collin Stork 93-90-183; Caleb Crawford 90-95-185. The final r...
Sunset, Washington win Little Olympics The Sunset girls and the Washington boys were the big winners Friday afternoon at the annual Kiwanis Little Olympics. Here are the complete results. Team Standings Girls - Sunset 55, Roosevelt 30, Washington 30, Rivers 21, Will Rogers 18 Individuals Class A Relay - Washington (Tysha Callins, Harley Hernandez, Dae’Shawna Robinson, Jasmine Anderson, Amy Munoz, Ashley Obrajero, Cinnamon, Lakysha Johnson), 1st. 2:04.9; Rivers, 2nd; Sunset, 3...
Cowboy Caravan coming to Altus STILLWATER— Oklahoma State Cowboy fans will have the chance to hear from OSU Football Running Backs Coach Jemal Singleton, Head Men’s Golf Coach Mike McGraw and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Jim Littell as part of the 2012 CowboyCaravan. The caravan will stop in Altus on Tuesday, May 22 at the Jackson County Expo Center (300 Todd Lane). The doors will open at 5 p.m. with the Caravan program beginning at 6:30 p.m. Coach Jemal Singleton, Coach ...
Blonien wins fourth consecutive state title Altus High golfer Megan Blonien made history on Thursday. She became only the second girl in the 82 year history of girls golf to win four consecutive state championships. The Oklahoma State signee trailed by one shot going into the final day of the tournament. She blistered the Lincoln Park East Course with a three under par 67 to earn a three-shot win. Blonien had four birdies and one bogey on her way to the title. It was in the first rou...
Western loses twice at Murray It was a bad day for the Western Oklahoma State College baseball team. The Pioneers made the long trip to Tishomingo and dropped a doubleheader to Murray State 8-7 and 7-0. First Game Murray St. 8, Western 7 The Pioneers blew a 7-4 lead when the Aggies scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and they made that lead stand up. Western had runners on first and third in the seventh inning with two out but the game ended when Cesar F...
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