Ledger/LCJ newsletter 3-18-2023
Ledger/LCJ newsletter 3-18-2023
The Ledger/LCJ newsletter for Saturday
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Bible verse of the day for Saturday
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
--Proverbs 3:7
The blog 3-18-2023
By CRAIG HALL
Good morning and welcome to today’s blog, a new exclusive feature available only on our daily newsletter.
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We are supposed to have something called a killing frost overnight. Not really sure what that is and I don’t want all the buds on the trees to die, but if it could kill the weeds, I would be happy. I am getting my mower serviced and I have not mowed yet and the old yard needs some attention.
The other day I went to Poteau’s baseball game at home against Lavaca. I did not stream it, just took pictures and I really enjoyed it. I could concentrate on taking the pictures, just like the old times and did not have to lug a lot of equipment around or worry about the internet.
I got a pretty good picture of Poteau catch Aiden Sockey tagging out a Lavaca runner at home which you can see above.
But I also realize a lot more eyeballs will see a stream of a ball game over a picture. The best of both worlds would be if I had an assistant or volunteer who could help me set up for a stream and run it for the first little bit while I got a picture. So, if anybody is interested, hit me up. I heard the high school had an internship program and was hoping that would come through with help, but nothing has come of it yet.
This last week has been my first spring break in some 40 years. I gave it a thumbs up. I didn’t just lay around the house twiddling my thumbs, although, as I mentioned earlier, my yard looks like it. I did my morning work, covered a few ball games and caught up on sleep. I took a little siesta yesterday morning and after waking up, I actually was not tired. It was an amazing feeling and one I have not had in way too long.
Just to let you know, I am always looking for ways to make our newsletter, website or e-edition better. I have not discovered the secret sauce yet, but if you have any ideas or suggestions on things you would like to see, please let me know. If you don’t like something, let me know about that also and I will try harder next time.
This will hopefully be a laid-back day as Trish the Wife will get to stay home and rest. Plus, I have no plans and don’t plan to venture out anymore than necessary since it is going to be rather cool. Hopefully you guys have a great Saturday and the rest of your weekend.
Be kind.
LeFlore County scoreboard 3-17-2023
LeFlore County sports scores from Friday
Baseball
Quapaw 5, Heavener 4
LeFlore 14, Chelsea 11
Pocola 16, Roland 14
Wister 10, Warner 2
Wister 5, El Reno 0
Slow pitch softball
Preston 5, Heavener 4
Prague 12, Heavener 3
Heavener 12, Moss 8
To add a score or make a correction, text (918) 649-4712.
Quapaw holds off Heavener rally
Quapaw built up a 5-0 lead on Heavener before having to hold on for a 5-4 lead in high school baseball at the Union City Festival Friday.
Trailing 5-0, the Wolves scored all four of their runs in the bottom of the sixth inning before the time limit ended the contest.
Bryce Early pitched 3.2 innings, allowing seven hits and five runs, two earned, with two strikeouts and three walks. Noah Ward threw the final 2.1 innings with no hits or runs, and five strikeouts.
Jackson Clubb was 2-2 with a RBI, Hagen Ritter finished 2-3 with a run and Dalton Semore doubled while going 1-2 with two RBI and a run.
Quapaw 5, Heavener 4
QHS 1 0 1 3 0 0—5 7 2
HHS 0 0 0 0 0 4—4 7 2
Heavener girls finish 1-2 in Festival
OKEMAH – Heavener’s girls were 1-2 Friday in slow pitch softball at the Okemah Festival.
Heavener dropped the opener to Preston, 5-4, lost to Prague, 12-3, and finished the day with a 12-8 win over Moss.
Heavener is 3-2 on the season and is scheduled to play in the Black Diamond Festival Monday.
In the opener, Preston scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to get the win after Heavener had tied the score in the top of the sixth.
McKinley Alexander doubled and was 1-2 with a RBI and a run for Heavener.
Preston 5, Heavener 4
HHS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0—4 5 2
PHS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1—5 12 4
In the second game, Prague scored four runs in the first to take the lead before adding seven runs in the final two innings for the final margin.
Ava Cartwright doubled and was 2-3 with a RBI and a run, Mariana Garcia also doubled and went 2-3 with two RBI and Kinley Brand doubled and finished 1-3 with a run.
Prague 12, Heavener 3
HHS 1 0 0 0 2—3 7 2
PHS 4 0 1 2 5—12 15 0
In the final game, Heavener scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning to take the lead and held off Moss in the bottom half of the last inning for the 12-8 victory.
Cartwright homered twice and was 3-3 with seven RBI and three runs, Paisley Stacy doubled and went 2-3 with a run and a RBI, Brand finished 2-4 with two RBI and two runs, Maggie Dawes had a 2-3 outing with a RBI and a run and Brooklyn May finished 2-3 with two runs.
Heavener 12, Moss 8
HHS 2 1 0 4 1 4—12 11 3
MHS 0 2 2 1 3 0—8 13 3
Wister wins 2 games at Festival
Wister won both its baseball games Friday in the Union City Festival.
The Wildcats, now 4-1, defeated Warner in their opener, 10-2, before beating Class 5A El Reno, 5-0, in the second game.
In the opener against Warner, Wister jumped ahead 6-0 through two innings and increased the lead to 9-1 after three innings before coasting to the easy win.
Landon Donaho pitched all five innings to get the win. He gave up only two hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts.
Tucker Wooten doubled twice and was 2-2 with two runs and a RBI, Jayden Byard also doubled while going 2-3 with a run, Landon Thornburg had a 2-4 outing with two RBI and a run and C.J. Halford homered in a 1-2 outing with three RBI and a run.
Wister 10, Warner 2
WAR 0 0 1 – 1—2 2 2
WIS 4 2 3 0 1—10 10 4
Against El Reno, Byars and Dartyn Meeks combined to pitch a one-hitter in the victory over El Reno.
Byars pitched six innings, allowed the one hit with two walks and 11 strikeouts. Meeks pitched the final inning with two strikeouts.
Thornburg doubled and was 3-4 with three RBI to lead Wister in batting.
Wister 5, El Reno 0
WHS 2 1 0 0 2 0 0—5 6 0
ERHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 1 2
Clear skies, even cooler Saturday
LeFlore County will have another day of clear skies and even cooler temperatures Saturday.
The high is forecast to be 45 degrees with a low of 23.
Sunrise is 7:24 a.m. Sunset is 7:28 p.m.
Average temperatures for March 18 are a high of 66 and low of 37.
Record temperatures for the date were a high of 81 in 1982. The record low was 20 in 1980.
Friday’s high was 50 with a low of 29.
Last year on this date, the high was 55 and the low was 34.
LeFlore County calendar
LeFlore County calendar 3-18-2023 lists the upcoming events in the area. This is a free service, so if you or your group have an event coming up and would like it added to the calendar, please email craig@heavenerledger.com.
Saturday
Funeral mass for John Figari
Funeral service for Doyle Harvell
Funeral service for Carl Will Werschky
Funeral services for Mose Brown
Funeral service for Rev. Jerry Alfred Yarberro
High school baseball: Pocola at Cameron
Sunday
Memorial service for James Davis Sr. set
Monday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
High school baseball: Checotah at Heavener; Whitesboro, Oktaha at Howe; Muldrow at Poteau; Spiro at Keys; Wilburton at Cameron
High school softball: Heavener, Pocola in Black Diamond Conference Festival
Tuesday
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
High school baseball: Heavener at Checotah; LeFlore at Wister; Cameron, Haworth at Howe; Poteau at Muldrow; Keys at Spiro; Bokoshe at Pittsburg; Dewar at Pocola; Panama at McCurtain
High school softball: Heavener, Pocola in Black Diamond Conference Festival
High school golf: Heavener boys at McAlester Tournament (McAlester CC)
High school soccer Bristow at Heavener
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon at EOMC
Thursday
High school track: Heavener at Wilburton
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6 p.m. Highway 59 North
High school baseball: Hartshorne at Heavener; Wister at Rattan Tournament; Howe, Panama at Alma Tournament; Muldrow at Spiro
High school softball: Heavener at Webbers Falls Tournament
Friday
High school baseball: Wister at Rattan Tournament; Howe at Alma Tournament; Cameron at Pocola
High school softball: Heavener at Webbers Falls Tournament
High school soccer: Porter at Heavener girls
Obituary for Thomas Upchurch
A celebration of life for Thomas Eugene Upchurch will be held at a later date.
He was born Dec. 16, 1959 and passed away March 15, 2023.
Cremation is under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
Survivors include his niece, Maudie Burks and Jammy; daughter, Crystal Upchurch; niece, Nora Upchurch; nephew, Randall Davis; brother and sister Ricky and Trina Ward; numerous other relatives, and loved ones.