Sports news in brief

Spiro High School graduate Tylor Perry and Kansas State will face Iowa in the first round of the men’s NIT on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Perry was named the NIT Most Valuable Player last year after leading North Texas to the NIT championship.

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Kayley Turner of Howe had five points and two rebounds in Connors State College’s 75-55 win against Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa in the NJCAA Region 2 semifinal on Friday.

On Saturday, Turner had five points in Connors State College’s 85-60 win against Eastern Oklahoma College in the Region 2 championship game. Connors State College (29-4) will face Southern Idaho in the NJCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament on Saturday at 10:15 p.m.

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The Poteau League baseball and softball coaches meeting was postponed to March 25 at 6 p.m. at City Hall.

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Cameron’s middle-school and high-school archery teams will have a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on March 28 from 5-8 p.m. in the school cafeteria with the silent auction from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The cost is $5.

The archery teams will travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, in April for the national competition. To-go plates are available.

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Cameron School will have a barbecue dinner benefit for retired baseball coach and superintendent John Long on April 7 from noon -4 p.m. at the Cameron School cafeteria to help him with medical expenses. There will also be a silent auction. Live music will feature OK Moon and Friends.

Anyone who would like to donate to the silent auction can contact Leah Culwell at 918-413-6123 or Rae Nita Fowler at 918-658-8316.