State Wide Recognition Of The Oklahoma Kaos

My freshman year we entered playoffs with a hopeful optimism that in our first year in 3A, the largest division, we could make a statement that we were here to stay. In the end, the game didn’t go our way. There were some questionable calls made but in the end, it is what it is: we weren’t good enough to win. A tough reality but often times you learn more from a loss than from a win. Sophomore

Walking out onto the opponent’s brightly lit turf field setting up for the kickoff of the second half just gave me the feeling that everybody knows, my hair starts to stand up, butterflies began to flutter in my stomach, and everything seems to slow down. Looking into the stands and seeing that our hometown fans had traveled four hours in order to outdo the home crowd gave me a sense of comfort. Looking into East Jefferson’s stands and seeing that our fans, despite having to travel all the way down south, outnumbered their fans by at least 70 people. I found myself thinking that this meant just as much to our town as it did to our school and team. This feeling would be just the motivation we needed in order to finish this game

“Never get too high and never get too low,” Sarkisian said. “You recognize what went well and what didn’t. Our guys were focused and they were ready to go. They were in it and played hard, but it was just that last half of the inning it just didn’t work. But there is nothing to hang your head about. Just recognise that we had opportunities and we have to just make more plays. We come back to work on Monday and move forward.”

I really didn’t do to well hitting but the rest of my team did and that’s what meant a lot to me and watching my teammates making plays and working as hard as the possible can play in that field made me supper happy. It came down the last inning and we kind of just fell apart in the field but we still have to fight and play hard and just because we are losing doesn’t mean we stop playing. The game finally came to the end and the seniors started getting emotional and then everyone on the team started to get a little emotional it was a very hard loss for the whole team and the coaches. After knowing that we had a great season the team got together for one big last eagles on three for the

Everyone having their inside thoughts but I was thinking to myself “We can’t lose, we just can’t.” That’s all i could think about. It was the fourth quarter which was the last one. The score was close 44-47 we were down though the entire game. We have never been down before. I can’t believe what was happening at the moment but I tried not to let that get to me.

As the count goes 0-2 Shelly shoots a nasty curve ball to get the first out, the second out is also a strikeout. The third out comes with a ground ball to Colby at shortstop. All of our outs came very quick with a groundout, flyout, and strikeout. Almost all the innings went very quick especially since no you got a run, however, both teams did eventually get a hit in the 4th and 5th innings. The hits did no harm either way. We had many chances to take the lead, but we were not able to come through. With a player at the plate, and a 3-2 count, they get a walk, which puts him on first. “One pitch at a time, turn two!” Bam! A base hit to left field, now they have a runner in scoring position, that enables them to score on a base hit. Oh no, it can be, why now, a hard line drive flies through the air toward left-center field. Woho! Great play! A spectacular diving catch by Spanky. It was just what we needed. The next play we get a ground ball to Colby for the last out. Bottom of the fifth inning bases loaded, Jack’s at the plate. Crack……..a fly ball with two outs, and we can’t even get a run. That is the second time Jack has done that, with bases loaded. We were all very

Oklahoma is currently in the middle of a drought but many people argue that we actually have a water surplus in the state. Estimates place over 300 million acres of groundwater underneath the state. Oklahoma also has more man-made lakes than any other states in the U.S. The problem here is similar to the one the entire World faces, the water isn’t located where we need it. The majority of the state’s agriculture is in the western, central, and southern portions of the state while South-eastern Oklahoma has the majority of the State’s surface water. When you start to call that water a “surplus” you start to bring in other parties wanting to purchase the water. The significance of the location of all of this water is extremely crucial in

After the second inning came the more exciting third inning. I knew for a fact that I was going to bat this inning. I stepped up to the plate with confidence. There was no one on and one out. The first pitch that came in looked good,

We were all to bowl and add together our scores. Only the top eight scoring teams would move on to the playoffs. Soon after cleaning his ball, Nate went up to initiate our first game, and I could tell off of his first roll that today was going to be a good day. Strike right off the bat! This only fueled our hype and confidence further. Because of this, everyone on the team seemed to have the game of their life. Even Coach seemed to be extremely impressed by the game that we had going for ourselves. After three games of qualifiers, we sat quietly while the officials tallied up the scores. Even though we were all nervous, I was still confident that we had made it. There was no way we failed with the amount of work we put in. After an extended period of time, the officials announced the scores. Gretna had placed third in overall score! We were so excited knowing that there were only seven teams in our way to the state champ

I watch as my teammate runs through home plate with a smile on his face yelling “let’s go” as he aggressively runs to the dugout. As everything begins to settle down and the next batter comes to the plate ready to hit I think to myself we have a chance of winning the game. Now I know not to give up and to give everything 110

As I ran out on to the field, I could feel the sweat beads running down my forehead. The pounding of my heart echoed in my ears like beats from a drum. Smelling the sweat that dripped off people 's bodies, I could tell everyone warmed up hard for this game. Everyone knew this game was a great deal, since it was the game that would take us to the championships. It was a scary event for my whole team. I had planned to play as ferociously as possible. Being the best player on my team I knew that the team was relying on me to win this. So winning meant everything to me in that moment. The fact that I was the best player meant that tons of pressure was on me. I felt as if it was all my responsibility to take the team to victory.

Although the coaches told us how we should play the second half, I could see that some of my teammates were not engaged and not caring anymore. Up to that point, I tended to let others lead. I remember thinking to myself that if we were to win, we needed to play as a cohesive team and focus on how we approach the game instead of laying blame on each other. I thought it was important to play to our strengths, so I became more vocal, emphasizing what we were doing well and what we needed to do to expose the other team’s weaknesses. Though we did not win the game, I am glad that I spoke up and was able to motivate us to play better as a team in the second half.

Day 3 June 2nd, 2017 8:30am Matchup ADM Tigers (9) vs Muscatine Cardinals (2) I get the ball which means i'm starting on the mound after the end of the 3rd inning my coach pulls me, the score 3-1 us. By the 6th inning the game is all tied up 7-7 so we go into extras. We start off the inning scoring 2 runs to make it 9-7. We take the field and right off the bat the score a run 9-8 but with two back to back strikeouts we need one more out. I hear a crack off of the bat the ball lines straight to our second baseman for the third out, Game over we move on to the championship game. We find out we are going to playing the Nighthawks (the same team we beat the first day,) We came out of the gates swinging we were up 4-0 by the end of the first inning but things only got better from there only letting up 3 runs in the next 2 innings and scoring 7 more ourselves making the score 11-3 by the end of the 3rd. Heading into the 5th the nerves started to set in knowing we are up 16-9 and only 3 outs left till we are state champions. The next three out went by quick only allowing 2 on base that inning as we go back up to bat we make the score

As I stood motionless, I heard the voice of the opposing coach, " I told you she wouldn't throw strikes." When I finally realized what had happened, my heart plummeted down to my gut and disbelief filled me. I had walked in the tying run, and now I had walked in the winning run. As I walked to the sideline, the depths of defeat engulfed me. At that point, I understood what the agony of defeat

When the umpires showed up that was when my nerves sat in. The butterflies that I were sure weren't going to show up in my stomach, did, and I began to pace around the dugout. When coach gave us the pre game speech I was completely lost in my own train of thought and the only thing I could think about was being on that mound. And then it started, we took the field and my preparation and season were on the line. I was