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Lady Tigers drop three with four games left in regular season

CUSHING — If heartbreak had punch cards, the Lady Tigers would be two swipes from a free cou ee at Dunkin' Donuts.

Cushing fastpitch season starts rocky, but Lady Tigers find their teeth

CUSHING – The heat of August in Oklahoma doesn’t do anyone any favors. Bats ring, gloves pop, dust rises, but the air is so heavy it weighs down the chalk lines. For the Cushing Lady Tiger fastpitch squad, the start of the 2025 campaign felt just as heavy.The schedule was merciless. Davenport.

Lady Warriors in 3/2 Time

Ripley’s Softball Symphony Finds Its Groove RIPLEY — If you’ve ever stood under the north side of the Cimarron River bridge at dusk, you know the rhythm: three beats of quiet, two beats of thunder as a truck rolls by overhead, then back to quiet again.

Area Lake Report

NORTHEAST Birch: July 27. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids fair on live shad around channels and points. Crappie fair on jigs around brush structure and creek channels.

Area Fishing Report

CENTRAL Arcadia: July 8. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait and dough bait around main lake and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.

Area Lake Report

NORTHEAST Bell Cow: June 22. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and murky. Largemouth bass good on minnows and small lures around brush structure, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds.

Undefeated, untamed: The 2025 12U Cushing Lady Tigers go 10-0 and rewrite the rules of summer softball

What would one call a group of young Cushing girls who torched every softball field from Jones to Chandler? I’d call them perfect.

Area Fishing Report

NORTHEAST Bell Cow: June 15. Elevation is 8 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 83°F and murky. Largemouth bass good on minnows, plastic baits, small lures, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, shallows, shorelines, and weed beds.