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SPORTS
Vision for new course
in Owasso tees off
ilijili
Fan of the Yeai
68th out of 150.
University in Shawnee to
places.
golf. Last year. Whitney
New feeling and bigger buzz at old Indy 500
such a great feeling."
Chip Ganassi Racing's
The drivers, too. are caught pole-w inner Scott Dixon and
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11/ ■
CAN
Second place
nature families and co-owner they have won seven of the
of Andretti Green Racing."It's eight races in this decade.
Tuesday
Baseball
Mike Hurley was the winner of the Altus All-Sports Association "Fan of the Year" award.
Hurley passed away earlier this year. His wife, Tammy (center) accepted the award from
Nancy Boone (left). Also pictured is Tammy’s daughter, Shawna Pence.
Charney’s group was developing the
Stone Canyon residential community in
Owasso. Having a golf course in this
3,000-acre development enhanced the pro-
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -
The Indianapolis 500 is new
again.
Danica Patrick is a proven
OWASSO. Okla. (AP) — It was a
chance meeting at a charity golf tourna-
ment that brought together Dan Rooney
and David Charney.
4 • Monday, MAY 26, 2008
Altus Times
On the men s side Western
did not have a national tour-
nament qualifier, but did
have two freshmen finish in
the top ten, and one finish in
the top 20.
Matt Penick, a freshman
from Lawton, finished in the
top 10 with scores of 76 and
80. Freshman Nick Iness
from Blanchard, finished in
the top 10 with scores of 83
and 76. Another freshman,
Keaton Smiley from Altus,
finished in the top 20 with
scores of 84 and 88.
lose out on Big 12 championship
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — David Hernandez singled in the winning run to
cap a three-run ninth inning as Texas stunned Oklahoma 11-1() Saturday to knock
the Sooners out of contention for the Big 12 championship.
Jordan Danks and Kyle Russell walked and Brandon Belt had an RBI single to
start the Longhorns’ rally. Russell scored on a two-out wild pitch to tie the game,
and Hernandez followed with his single off Chase Anderson (5-4).
The fifth-seeded Longhorns would play for the conference championship
Sunday if fourth-seeded Missouri loses to No. 1 seed Texas A&M later Saturday.
Oklahoma charged back from a 6-1 deficit by scoring six runs in the seventh
inning, highlighted by Jarod Freeman's three-run triple.
Texas regained the lead on Travis Tucker’s RBI single in the eighth before the
Sooners scored three runs on a fielder’s choice, a hit batsman and a bases-loaded
walk to go up 10-8.
Keith Shinaberry (2-1) struck out J.T. Wise with the bases loaded to end
Oklahoma’s ninth-inning push. Tucker and Belt each drove in three runs for
Texas.
The Altus Titans 12 and under baseball team placed seond in the Jess Welch Memorial Tournament in Duncan
recently. Front row left to right are Dakota McGrory, Hunter Harris, Justin Sanchez, Chase Casstillo, William
Ray, Jordan Fixico. Standing left to right are Paco Reyes, Brandon Collins, osh Danna, Kasey King, Taylor Avila
and Christian Fixico. Back row left to right Bobby Avil, Eagle Fixico and Lyndale Fixico.
Monday
Baseball
6 p.m. - Rangers at
Rays (FSSW, 43)
Basketball
7:30 p.m. - Celtics at
Pistons (ESPN, 25)
Arena Football
7 p.m. - Georgia at
New Orleans (ESPN 2,
24)
WOSC’s Cara Horn qualifies for
the national golf tournament
Horn is from Mustang; McCuistion represented
her parents are Michelle and Western at the national tour-
Jessie Horn. At Mustang nament.
6 p.m. - Dodgers at
Cubs (ESPN, 25)
7 p.m. - Astros at
Cardinals (ESPN, 25)
Basketball
6 p.m. - WNBA:
Indiana at Connecticut
(ESPN 2,24)
8 p.m. - Lakers at
Spurs (TNT, 55)
Tennis
11 a.m.-French Open
(ESPN 2,24)
Western Oklahoma State High School under Coach
College women's golfer Cara Rod Henning, she qualified
Horn was a qualifier for the for the state tournament dur-
national golf tournament, ing her freshman, sophomore
Hom recently played on the and senior years. Horn is
famous international course now a sophomore and trans-
in Daytona Beach, finishing ferred from St. Gregory’s
To qualify for nationals, WOSC this past year.
Cara finished in the top 10 at This is the second year in
regionals with scores of 93 a row that a women's golfer
and 96. She was the 9th from Western qualified for
qualifier out of 10 qualifying the national tournament in
winner with a legitimate shot up in a rejuvenated Indy. 2005 race winner Dan
at taking the checkered flag, "Everybody’s back, and Wheldon will start from the
all the top teams and drivers that’s just an incredible feel- front row, along with Ryan
are back for the 92nd running ing,” said Kanaan, considered Briscoe, driving for 14-time
of the Indy 500 and optimism by many the best driver never Indy winner Team Penske,
is high for what should, for the to have won here. "It's always This month, rain has
first time in 13 years, truly be a 33-car field, but this year it's washed away nearly half of
"The Greatest Spectacle in just so competitive that any- the scheduled practice time
Racing.” thing could happen." and one of the four days of
Much of the optimism That includes a victory by time trials
comes from the long-awaited Andretti Green Racing team-
unification of the two mate Patrick, who last month _______________________________
American open-wheel series became the first woman to win
in February, an IndyCar race.
Pointing to the strong mix A win on Indy's 2 1/2-mile
From that round at the Golf Club of ject’s potential.
Oklahoma two years ago came an idea and "We have this epic canvas and this
partnership. The idea paired Rooney’s love incredible site to work with. The first time
for golf courses and country with we saw this land was truly brush strokes
Charney’s background in land develop- from above," Rooney said. "My dad and 1
ment and business acumen. both agreed this was one of those opportu-
Their vision for The Patriot at Stone nities that come along once in a lifetime."
Canyon, an upscale Robert Trent Jones II- Charney believed the Stone Canyon
designed golf course in Owasso, is becom- site, with its landscape, ranging from open,
ing a reality. rolling prairie to thickly wooded forests, to
Rooney, Charney, world renowned pristine rock bluffs that command views of
course architect Jones, and noted course downtown Tulsa, is a special location. He
builder Bill Kubly recently participated in said if it were not for the "mere providence
a groundbreaking ceremony for the pro- that Dan and I got paired together at that
ject. The 18-hole, 7,200-yard course, event." the project still could be on the
which has a scheduled opening date of July drawing board.
4. 2009, will serve the interests of all par- "It’s gratifying to know that the best
ties involved. golf course designer in the world believes
For Rooney, a PGA of America profes- how special Tulsa, and our site, is to build
sional and Oklahoma Air National Guard a world-class course." Charney said.
F-16 pilot, the Patriot is a dream come true. Jones is viewed as one of the top course
The Broken Arrow resident has served two architects in the world w ith more than 300
tours of duty in Iraq while owning and courses to his credit. One of his recent pro-
operating a course in Michigan with his jects. Chambers Bay Golf Club near
father John. Rooney created the Folds of Seattle, was recently awarded the 2010
Honor Foundation two years ago to sup- U.S. Amateur and 2015 U.S. Open cham-
port children of soldiers killed in the Iraq pionships.
war. At that same time, Rooney had a The Patriot at Stone Canyon is Jones'
vision for The Patriot course. But Rooney first project in Oklahoma.
had no idea how to make that vision hap- “From the rock outcroppings in the val-
pen. leys and the running streams to the dramat-
Enter Charney. The president of the ic changes in elevation, there is a great
Owasso Land Trust was a last-minute variety of natural changing ambiance and
replacement in Rooney’s group for the drama," Jones said in a statement.
2006 charity golf tournament. The two
talked about Rooney's idea for a golf information from; Tulsa World,
course. Charney, meanwhile, had his own http://www.tulsaworld.com
project idea.
Longhorns rally in 9th, Sooners
of experienced drivers and oval, where the 26-year-old
young talent at Indy, longtime has finishes of fourth, eighth
team owner Roger Penske said and ighth in her previous
he's excited about the sport's appearances, would be a huge
possibilities, now that every- boost for her and the series,
one's under the IRL IndyCar "I believe I can win the
Series banner. race," Patrick said. "I have a
"You can feel and see the lot of confidence at this
difference on pit road, with all place."
the cars and people coming to As does Kanaan, who said
watch practice and qualify- he. like most everyone,
ing," Penske said, expects the winner to come
"I’ve been telling every- from the first three rows,
body the black cloud has lift- inhabited by the top three
ed." said Michael Andretti, a teams in the 12-year-old
member of one of Indy’s sig- IndyCar Series. Among them,
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