Sports news in brief
Baseball
April 18
Howe at Poteau 4:30 p.m.
Class A district tournament at Red Oak: Red Oak vs. Clayton 1 p.m., vs. Quinton 3 p.m.
Pocola at Checotah Tournament
April 19
Poteau at Muldrow 4:30 p.m.
Wister at Wilburton 4 p.m.
Heavener at Eufaula 3 p.m.*
April 20 Muldrow at Poteau 4:30 p.m.
April 22
Poteau at Spiro 5 p.m. Howe at Heavener 4 p.m.
Pocola at Muldrow 5 p.m.
Slow-pitch
April 18
Class 3A district tournament at Porum: Talihina vs. Porum 10 a.m., 12:40 p.m. with a loss OR 2 p.m. with a win
Class 4A district tournament at Panama: Howe vs. Vian 1 p.m., loser vs. Panama 2:15 p.m., Game 1 winner vs. Panama 3:30 p.m., Game 4 at 4:45 p.m.
Class A district tournament at Red Oak noon
April 19
Class 4A district playoff: Pocola vs. Spiro 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
Soccer
April 19
Poteau at Regent Prep girls 5 p.m., boys 7 p.m.
Golf
April 17
Poteau girls at Winter Creek Golf and Country Club
April 18
Poteau boys at 4A state preview at Shangri-La on Monkey Island in Afton
April 18
Poteau at Warner Twilight Track Meet 4 p.m.
April 19
Wister at Broken Bow meet
College baseball
April 18
CASC at Redlands Community College 2 p.m.
April 20 Redlands CC at CASC noon*
April 23
CASC at EOSC 6 p.m. College softball
April 18
CASC at Murray State College 2 p.m.*
April 20
CASC at University of Arkansas-Rich Mountain 2 p.m.*
Poteau’s boys soccer team was scheduled to play its Senior Night game on Tuesday, but Dove Science Academy of Tulsa had to forfeit. Poteau will have its soccer Senior Night and homecoming on the day of its alumni game on May 10.
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The Poteau league baseball and softball season at the Poteau Area Recreational Complex will start during the week of April
22.
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The next LeFlore County Bass Club tournament will be April 20 at Tenkiller Lake, launching from Chicken Creek. The cost is $50 per angler.
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The LeFlore County Historical Society will have its sixth annual golf tournament fundraiser on May 10 at Choctaw Country Club. Check-in with a grab-and-go breakfast will be from 8-8:45 a.m., and tee time will be 9 a.m. There will be lunch, door prizes and awards.
The cost is $300 for a four-person team. This includes two mulligans per person. Additional mulligans are $20 each. Hole sponsorship is $125. To register, call 918-6479330 or email leflorecountyhistoricalsociety@ gmail.com.
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The Cavanal Killer 8K run/walk will be May 11, starting at Poteau Primary School at 9 a.m. See runsignup.com or the Poteau Chamber office to register. Registration is $35 through April 26 and $40 after that.
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Signups for Poteau Pirates third- through sixthgrade football will be May 27 at Costner Stadium, with third and fourth grade at 6 p.m. and fifth and sixth grade at 7 p.m. Registration is $70. Parents must bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate.
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There will be a baseball and softball tournament at the PARC on April 27. Team entry is $125 for TBall to 8-and-under and $150 for 10-and-under and 12-and-under. There will be a Friday Night Lights All-Night Softball Tournamentat on May 31 at the PARC, with the first game starting at 11 p.m.