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Pocola rolls, more LeFlore County Fast-Pitch Tournament scores Day 2

Pocola showed a great amount of energy, prevailing in extra innings against Whitesboro before inflicting the mercy rule on Howe. Following are all the Day 2 LeFlore County Tournament scores.
Winner's bracket
Howe 3, Poteau 1
Pocola 2, Whitesboro 1 (9 innings)

Day 1 LeFlore County Fast-Pitch Tournament scores

Top-seeded Whitesboro needed some seventh-inning magic to come back and beat Wister in the 2nd round of the LeFlore County Fast-Pitch Tournament. Below are the Monday scores.
Scores from the PARC:
First round:
Panama 15, Bokoshe 0
Wister 7, Spiro 1

Poteau earns first win, more Week 2 football scores

Poteau football earned its first win of the season in its home opener, which was also Senior Night. Below are all of the Week 2 scores.
Poteau 47, Alma (Ark.) 10
Pocola 32, Sallisaw Central 27
Arkoma 60, Bowlegs 14
Keota 50, Prue 0
Hackett (Ark.) 12, Panama 7

Class A-B fall baseball, softball districts: Whitesboro, Red Oak among hosts

Class A and B fall baseball and softball district assignments were released this morning. Whitesboro and Red Oak received hosting opportunities in both sports. Specific district tournament schedules for each matchup are yet to be announced. Here are the assignments below.

LeFlore County JH Softball Tournament postponed to next week

After more rain fell this morning, the LeFlore County Junior High Softball Tournament was postponed until next week.

LeFlore County JH Softball Tournament postponed

The LeFlore County Junior High Softball Tournament has been postponed due to rain. The tournament will resume Friday at the Poteau Area Recreational Complex depending on field conditions, with the following schedule:
2 p.m. Wister vs. Howe (G1), Spiro vs. Fanshawe (G2)

Pigskin Picks contest: Week 2

Pick games in our public Pigskin Picks contest. Make picks and return them to the PDN office or email them to sports@poteaudailynews.com. Below are the games for Week 2.
Poteau vs. Alma
Pocola vs. Sallisaw Central

LeFlore County High School Sotftball Tournament bracket

The bracket for the LeFlore County High School Fast-pitch Softball Tournament has been released. The tournament, which is Sept. 14-17, will have games at the Poteau Area Recreational Complex and Poteau's Town Creek Park.

Week 1 LeFlore County football scores

Two LeFlore County football teams were victorious in Week 1, Spiro and Panama. Below are all of the results.
Thursday
Panama 27, Sallisaw Central 6
Friday
Shiloh Christian (Ark.) 34, Poteau 28
Spiro 34, Hartshorne 13
Hackett (Ark.) 68, Pocola 42

Whitesboro tops LeFlore County High School Softball Tournament seeding

LeFlore County softball coaches seeded the high school LCT, which will be Sept. 14-17 with games at Poteau's Town Creek Park and the Poteau Area Recreational Complex.
Following are the seeds for the 12-team field (with Arkoma as the only county team not entering):