David Miller

Oklahoma

Sports Editor at The Ponca City News

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Wildcats lose twice in baseball regional

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | David Miller

Time to read 1 minute BIXBY -- The baseball season came to an end for the Ponca City Wildcats Wednesday as they lost twice in the Class 6A Regional Tournament in Bixby.In the opener, Ponca City lost 11-1 to the host Bixby Spartans, and then lost 5-2 later in the day to the Norman Tigers.The Wildcats finished the year with a 13-23 record. Ponca City scored first against Bixby, with one run in the first inning. But that…
Ponca City track teams assigned to Owasso

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | David Miller

Time to read less than 1 minute Ponca City’s track teams will compete in the Class 6A track and field Regional at Owasso. The event is scheduled for Saturday.The State Meet will be May 16 -17 at Western Heights High School in Oklahoma City.Assigned to the regional in Owasso are Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Edmond North, Muskogee, Owasso, Ponca City, Putnam City and Sapulpa.Also hosting regionals are Chickasha, Moore and Tulsa…
Baseball Wildcats in Bixby Regional

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | David Miller

Time to read less than 1 minute The Ponca City Wildcats are scheduled to travel to Bixby Wednesday to play Bixby in the Class 6A Regional Tournament there.The Ponca City-Bixby game is scheduled at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Also in the Bixby Regional are Norman and Sand Springs, which are scheduled to meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The two winners will play at 4 p.m. and the losers will compete at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Two losses amountâ€¦
Remembering a simpler time in the MLB

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | David Miller

I got to thinking the other day (always a dangerous proposition at best) about my history in following Major League Baseball. It is a long history, almost as long as my personal history, as I started paying attention to the goings on in the MLB during the World Series of 1950.My first favorite team was the St. Louis Browns, and the only way I can explain that situation is that I always had to be…
Baseball Wildcats close out regular season

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | David Miller

Time to read 1 minute The Ponca City Wildcats closed out the 2025 regular season with a trio of games over the weekend.Friday, the Wildcats dropped a 10-4 decision to Newkirk, but then came back with a 5-1 win over Morrison and a 8-6 victory over Tonkawa on Saturday. All three games were played at the Po-Hi baseball field.Against Newkirk, both teams scored a run in the first inning. But then Newkirk burst out in front…
Southmoore shuts out baseball Wildcats

2 weeks ago | poncacitynews.com | David Miller

Time to read less than 1 minute MOORE -- In the final district game of the season, Southmoore defeated the Ponca City Wildcats 3-0.Southmoore scored twice in the fifth inning and then added another in the bottom of the sixth to account for its three runs. Ponca City was outhit 8-4.Lance Arbona had two hits for the Wildcats and Kalon Covey and Logan Ross each had one.Arbona was the starting pitcher for the Wildcats, and he…
Southmoore edges baseball Wildcats

2 weeks ago | poncacitynews.com | David Miller

Time to read less than 1 minute The Ponca City Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of Monday’s game with Southmoore, but didn’t score again as Southmoore eked out a 2-1 victory.The game, played at the Po-Hi baseball field was a district contest.Southmoore scored its two runs in the fifth inning. Ponca City had a 7-6 edge in hits.Isaiah Branstetter pitched six and twothird innings, and allowed six hits and two runs,…
Designated hitter rule controversial no more

2 weeks ago | poncacitynews.com | David Miller

Time to read 5 minutes For four years now Major League Baseball has had the designated hitter in place in both the American and National Leagues. The transition was made very quietly in 2022 and there has been very little discussion about the phenomenon since -- or at least that I have heard.Back in the day, I never thought that this would ever happen. The American League adopted the rule in 1973 and the league was…
Soccer Wildcats barely miss playoffs

2 weeks ago | poncacitynews.com | David Miller

Time to read 1 minute TULSA -- In the final matches of the 2025 season, Ponca City's varsity soccer teams suffered a double loss.The girls lost to Tulsa Union 5-1 and the boys were beaten 3-2.For the boys, it was a really tough defeat because a spot in the playoffs was at stake. The WIldcats went into the match with a 3-3 record and a win would have given them fourth place and a playoff spot. They were up againstâ€¦
Baseball Wildcats have busy weekend

2 weeks ago | poncacitynews.com | David Miller

Time to read 1 minute The Ponca City Wildcats were in action Friday and Saturday as the 2025 season is winding down.On Friday, the Wildcats dropped a 5-3 decision to Guthrie and Saturday defeated Barnsdall 2-0. Both games were at the Po-Hi baseball field.In the Guthrie game, the Blue Jays jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. That lead was short lived as the Wildcats scored three times in the bottom of the…