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Altus Times photo by Valincia Todd
Altus High School's swimmers will be competing Friday and Saturday in
the State Swimming Championships at Oklahoma City Community Col-
I lege. The competition begins both days at 1 p.m. Altus state qualifiers with
| Coach Linda Wiginton include Amanda O'Neill, Amber Rose, Emily
Williams, Shannon Violette, Ana Carrizo, Elizabeth Ladd, Emily Smith (al-
ternate), manager Sarah Downs, William Weaver, Adam Davis, Chris
Wright, Allen Mortimer, Kyle Zamzow, Ryan Stanfill, Allen VanOostrum (al-
ternate), Randy Tocknell, Ryan Kirtland, manager Kiana Calafell.
Altus Times photo by Valincia Todd
Going for the gold Friday and Saturday at the Oklahoma High School Class
4A State Wrestling Championships at State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City
will be these Altus Bulldogs (front, left to right) Mike Maldonado, Tyson Al-
lard, Brandon Reyes, Corey McDaniel, (back, from left) Aaron Tugmon,
Dario Tamez, Jacob Ballard and Chris Nall.
■ heads bowed. They had
■ just suffered an agonizing
■ loss to Class 6A’s seventh
• ranked Lawton Eisenhow-
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coming back the next
night to beat a fine Elk
City team that had beaten
them by 22 points earlier
in the season.
Having our backs
against the wall and re
spending the way we did
ga ■ me hope that we were
killed.” Altus coach Brent
Cummins said. “This was
an Eisenhower team that
had beaten us by about 25
points three weeks earlier,
but in this game our kids
played their hearts out
and really thought head
ing down the stretch that
we were going to win it.
“But we suffered a scor-
ing drought and had some
other things go badly for
us in the fourth quarter
and lost a close game."
The Bulldogs were
crushed.
But Cummins mixed to-
getherjust the right recipe
to snap them out of their
doldrums and produce im
mediate success: one part
emotion, one part strategy
and one part faith.
“I told them that they
were being tested,” Cum-
mins recalled saying. “I
said: it’s a good test be-
cause if you happen to
make the area tournament
this is how it will feel if you
lose that first night and
you have to come back the
Most noticeably, senior
Ryan Phillips seems to
have discovered that lie
doesn't have to be a big
scorer to contribute signif-
icantly.
"Everybody expected
Ryan would be a big scor
er,” said Cummins, “and
he went through about
three fourths ol the sea
son thinking that if he did-
n’t produce points he was-
n’t playing well. And earli-
Oklahoma State didn’t
need much incentive to try
to get head coach Eddie
Sutton his 700th win, but
Texas guard Eredie
Williams gave the Cowboys
some extra ammunition
they needed.
Fueled by Williams’
pregame comments ques-
Cowboys fight off ‘llorns to give Sutton 700th victory
AUSTIN (AP) — No. 13 tioning Oklahoma State’s outrebounded, outshot
By KEITH FLOYD
ALTUS TIMES
By KEITH FLOYD
ALT IS TIMES
A little less than two "Let’s.see what we’re
weeks ago, Altus High’s made of.
Bulldogs sat quietly in the I Bulldogs rebound
locker room with their ed from that adversity.
for u ing on the right er, our ballclub was kind
things and able to get past of looking around and
the bad things that had waiting for Ryan to score,
happened to us.” Cum Then, we finally had Carl
mins said. Hartman and Chad Thorn
The Bulldogs finished ton to decide that if Ryan
the season by winning two wasn’t going to score then
of their last three games to they were going to.
improve to 11-10. “Those Iwo Thornton
More importantly, the and Hartman - really
Bulldogs are now getting stepped up for us. They
more consistency from have been the steadying
their starters and im force on our ship that has
proved play from their sailed through some pretty
bench as they head into rough waters.
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game begins at 6:30 p.m., tion contest. feeds the ball better to the back down the floor senior center, leads the
and the winner advances The Lady Titans, 13-9 post players than those qui kly and be ready to Lady Bulldogs in scoring
It’s amazing what three to Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. on the season, are led by others we played against,” play defense.” (14.5 ppg ), rebounding
basketball games can do championship game seniors Carrie Mills (5-7) Woolbright said. "Lane is Defensively, the Lady (8.6) and blocked shots
for a team. against the Woodward-Ok- at point guard, Lakisha an outstanding shooter. Titans run three different (3.1).
Two weeks ago, Altus lahoma City Southeast Boyce (5-8) and Summer You leave her alone and zones presses and then set Juniors Becky Bailey (5-
High’s Lady Bulldogs were victor. Lane (5-10). she can really sti k it. up in mostly in 2 3 or 12 9) and Leah Crosnoe (5-7)
a defeated team, victims of Coach Woolbright has a Mills (13 ppg.) is really We’ve got to get somebody 2 zones, are both averaging 5.4
three straight and eight of ready explanation for his quick and athletic, while on her and make it hard "Our offensive play has points but are certainly
their last 10. team’s turnaround. Boyce is the No. 2 scorer for her to shoot, had a lot more motion to it capable of double digits.
And now? “Our girls have stepped (11 ppg.) and a strong re- “Coward is not real ath- our past three games,” Bailey is the No. 2 re-
“We’re playing about as it up a little in these last bounder and Lane (10 letic nor a dominating said Woolbright, "and I re bounder (2.9).
well as we can play.” Altus three games," Woolbright ppg.) is an excellent three- player for a 6-2 girl. She’s ally think we can get some Guard Lori Aleman (5-5,
coach Randy Woolbright said. “We’re shooting the point shooter, not very physical and good shots against Carl Al Sr.) is contributing 4.2
said. ball a little better and not The Lady Titans also doesn’t seem to like con- bert. points per game, while
Indeed, three straight turning it over nearly as have a big post player in 6- tact. But she has a nice “If we can get some out Lace West (5-7, Sr.) is av-
victories over Elk City, much as we did earlier. 2 junior Ashley Coward, touch from about the free side shots down early and eraging 2.6 points and a
Lawton High and Duncan “We’re getting more ef- The Lady Bulldogs have throw line in and makes make them come out and team leading 2.1 steals,
have erased memories of fort. We got beat four faced players of Mills’ her free throws well,” honor that, then that Barbara Coke (5 10 Sr.)
the Lady Bulldog slump games in a row at the start quickness and athleticism Offensively. Car. Albert should open up something is tossing in 2.4 points per
and provided momentum of that slump because our in their games with Ard- likes to get out and go. inside for us. If all that game and 6 foot sopho-
heading into tonight’s get a long wasn’t getting a more, Lawton High and “We’ve got to make sure happens, they'll have a more Ariel Boone, who lias
Class 5A Regional first- long very well. Eisenhower. we get back in transition,” hard time stopping us, come on strong in recent
round matchup with Carl The 9-12 Lady Bulldogs “But Mills is a heady Woolbright said "When we We 're actually a little games, is averaging 3 8
will receive a stiff test from player, who penetrates re- score or they get a re- quicker than they are points
4 ALTUS TIMES, Thursday, Feb. 21,2002
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