It’s hard to make a
state tournament in any sport.
That is true in basketball and baseball, even in the OK Kids leagues.
This was a banner year for LeFlore County and the future of baseball in our
county looks good.
LeFlore County was represented in all four divisions at the OK Kids State
Baseball Tournament.
Heavener Thunder advanced to the state tournament in coach-pitch, Poteau had
two teams in the pee wee state tournament while the Poteau Pirates made it to
the midget state tournament and Wister fielded a team in the preps state
tourney.
But even better, two of those teams brought home state championships.
The Heavener Thunder won the first state championship in OK Kids baseball with
a 19-17 win over Hollis on Saturday. Heavener was undefeated in the tournament
and not really challenged until the finals.
Head coach David Grubbs said his team won over 50 games and lost just three,
only one to an OK Kids team.
The Poteau Buccaneers were the second county team to win a state championship.
The Buccaneers closed out a perfect season with a 4-2 win over the Shawnee
Spikes to capture the pee wee state championship.
Until the finals, the Buccaneers’ closest game at the state tournament was the
opening round against the Poteau Rebels.
The Poteau midget team lost its opening game to eventual state champion Clinton
White, but bounced back to win a game before being eliminated.
And while Wister failed to win a game in the state tournament, both games were
close contests.
Plus, the Heavener Hotties finished second in the OK Kids softball state tournament.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Smart phone? No thanks...
I remember how
excited I was back in November of 2011.
I was getting a smart phone! Wow! I could get on the internet on my phone and do so many things with it!
The Craigman with a smart phone! I thought of all the hours of enjoyment the phone would bring and…then I got it.
I consider myself a fairly intelligent techno person. But the problems started early and continued. I had problems with the battery running out after approximately five hours, going over my allowed internet use when I didn’t use the internet.
Trish the wife complained about the extra cost, especially the overage. I paid around $200 for the phone, and soon after buying the device, saw the price drop to $100, and then even lower. Aargh.
And I figured out pretty quickly that I really did not enjoy looking at the internet on a small device when I typically was on the computer for some 10 hours a day already. If I needed to look something up on the internet, I could do it most of the time by walking into the office of LeFlore County Journal world headquarters or at work.
So the whole smart phone for a dumb Craig did not really work that great.
I received notice last month that I could upgrade my phone. I did, sort of, by downgrading my phone.
Now, I am probably one of the few people in history who have gone from a regular cell phone to a smart phone, and now dropped back to a regular cell phone.
My smart phone was good for calls and texting, which is primarily why I have a cell phone. I might be a tad bit dumb when it comes to smart phones, but I figured out I could probably do the same thing with a regular cell phone and not have to worry about going over my tiny allotment of internet time.
I went and got my new phone the other day, even received in some trade in for my old phone. Bonus, by gosh!
I had to sign a new extension and paid a whopping $1.06 for the phone. The battery life is much better. The reception in our house usually stinks (get that fixed AT&T!), but the new phone seems to get much better reception. I was able to take a call last night and not have to walk outside.
And, best of all, it wasn’t a hassle to get it done. I was actually able to talk to a person at the Best Buy Mobile store at the mall. I didn’t have to make a call, listen to all the voice mail prompts, try to understand an individual from some foreign country speaking jibberish English, or wait for the phone to arrive.
Very nice. Now, if I can just figure out how to make this phone work…
I was getting a smart phone! Wow! I could get on the internet on my phone and do so many things with it!
The Craigman with a smart phone! I thought of all the hours of enjoyment the phone would bring and…then I got it.
I consider myself a fairly intelligent techno person. But the problems started early and continued. I had problems with the battery running out after approximately five hours, going over my allowed internet use when I didn’t use the internet.
Trish the wife complained about the extra cost, especially the overage. I paid around $200 for the phone, and soon after buying the device, saw the price drop to $100, and then even lower. Aargh.
And I figured out pretty quickly that I really did not enjoy looking at the internet on a small device when I typically was on the computer for some 10 hours a day already. If I needed to look something up on the internet, I could do it most of the time by walking into the office of LeFlore County Journal world headquarters or at work.
So the whole smart phone for a dumb Craig did not really work that great.
I received notice last month that I could upgrade my phone. I did, sort of, by downgrading my phone.
Now, I am probably one of the few people in history who have gone from a regular cell phone to a smart phone, and now dropped back to a regular cell phone.
My smart phone was good for calls and texting, which is primarily why I have a cell phone. I might be a tad bit dumb when it comes to smart phones, but I figured out I could probably do the same thing with a regular cell phone and not have to worry about going over my tiny allotment of internet time.
I went and got my new phone the other day, even received in some trade in for my old phone. Bonus, by gosh!
I had to sign a new extension and paid a whopping $1.06 for the phone. The battery life is much better. The reception in our house usually stinks (get that fixed AT&T!), but the new phone seems to get much better reception. I was able to take a call last night and not have to walk outside.
And, best of all, it wasn’t a hassle to get it done. I was actually able to talk to a person at the Best Buy Mobile store at the mall. I didn’t have to make a call, listen to all the voice mail prompts, try to understand an individual from some foreign country speaking jibberish English, or wait for the phone to arrive.
Very nice. Now, if I can just figure out how to make this phone work…
Friday, July 6, 2012
The alumni are coming!
Hundreds
of new and old alumni will descend upon Heavener this hot weekend to catch up
with old friends at the Heavener Alumni Reunion.
Every other summer the alumni get together for a street dance, parade, class parties and a banquet, thanks to a lot of hard work by a lot of people.
Our class held its 30th reunion this past fall so I doubt there will be a lot of activity for the all-time greatest class at Heavener, the Class of 1981.
But it always amazes me what a big deal this is for a lot of people. Alumni travel from near and far, as in very far, to prove you can return home, at least for a short time.
Yeah, home has changed a lot over the years. But the memories are still there of snake dances, Liberty Theater, cruising from one end of downtown and back, football games, teachers, events and so much more.
Once again, grads will return to a place that helped make them what they are. They will see all the changes at the school, cruise through town and remember when this was here and that was there, and think back to spending some of the best years of their lives in this little town at the base of Poteau Mountain.
I have been fortunate to meet a lot of people over the years, and some of them I consider friends. But my closest friends have always been, and will be, those who once wore the purple and gold and knew the words to Allegiance to old Heavener High and wondered what exactly High-rickety-whoop-dee-do actually meant.
So welcome back all you other ex-Wolves and I hope you enjoy your return home.
Every other summer the alumni get together for a street dance, parade, class parties and a banquet, thanks to a lot of hard work by a lot of people.
Our class held its 30th reunion this past fall so I doubt there will be a lot of activity for the all-time greatest class at Heavener, the Class of 1981.
But it always amazes me what a big deal this is for a lot of people. Alumni travel from near and far, as in very far, to prove you can return home, at least for a short time.
Yeah, home has changed a lot over the years. But the memories are still there of snake dances, Liberty Theater, cruising from one end of downtown and back, football games, teachers, events and so much more.
Once again, grads will return to a place that helped make them what they are. They will see all the changes at the school, cruise through town and remember when this was here and that was there, and think back to spending some of the best years of their lives in this little town at the base of Poteau Mountain.
I have been fortunate to meet a lot of people over the years, and some of them I consider friends. But my closest friends have always been, and will be, those who once wore the purple and gold and knew the words to Allegiance to old Heavener High and wondered what exactly High-rickety-whoop-dee-do actually meant.
So welcome back all you other ex-Wolves and I hope you enjoy your return home.
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