Sports

The Cordell soccer teams each played three games last week, with the girls going 2-1 and the boys falling in all three matches.

Against Classen SAS the girls played a strong first half, holding their opponents scoreless, but were also unable to find the back of the net. The half ended at 0-0. The Lady Blue Devils came out strong in the second half and scored five goals to claim the 5-0 victory. Madison Damon scored three goals with Kamdyn Davis and Erin Dudgeon each adding one.

The boys played a tough defensive game against Classen in their first half of play and trailed just 1-0 at the half. After a hardfought second half, the boys gave up three late goals and left the field with a 4-0 loss.

Cordell’s golf team, from left, Parker Johnson, Raydon Kuehne, Koby Celsor, Dane Corbin, and Tugger Selman, qualified for the regional tournament for the fifth consecutive year.

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The Cordell Blue Devils ended their regular season with an impressive week, picking up three wins in four games as they head into district play this week.

The boys started off the week with a 4-5 loss at Hobart, fighting against a Bearcat team that run-rule beat them in a tournament last month. Paxton Switzer took the loss on the hill, giving up seven hits with five strikeouts. Switzer hit for a single and a double in the outing. Ryan Neeley and Raydon Kuehne each added two base hits and Brady Reimer and Koby Celsor each added singles in the effort.

By Bob Henline

Cordell’s soccer teams had a slow week last week, playing just one game against Christian Heritage on Tuesday, April 8.

The Lady Blue Devils got off to a slow start, falling behind 4-0 at the half. In the second half of play Erin Dudgeon scored once, but Christian Heritage added in two of their own to win the game, 6-1.

The boys also trailed by a score of 4-0 at the end of the first half. In the second period Kolby Dowell put one past the goalkeeper, but the Blue Devils fell, 5-1.

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By Bob Henline

The Cordell Blue Devils had a rough go of things last week, dropping two games to Mangum and one to Navajo, but walloping Blair at their own tourney.

Cordell started the week at home Monday against the top ten ranked Mangum Tigers. In a runrule shortened game, the Tigers walked off the field with an 11-0 victory. Sophomore pitcher Ryan Neeley took the loss on the mound, throwing four strikeouts and walking six. Drayton Maddox recorded a double and James Ivy added a single for Cordell’s only hits in the game.

The Blue Devils traveled to Navajo Tuesday, and suffered another big loss, 16-3. Paxton Switzer took the loss on the hill, but also hit a double in the game. Koby Celsor and Brady Reimer also each contributed singles in the effort.

By Bob Henline

Cordell’s boys and girls soccer teams struggled last week, each dropping games to Chickasha, Elgin, and Weatherford.

The teams opened the week Tuesday, April 2, on the road in Chickasha. Cordell’s girls took Chickasha to double overtime before giving up the only goal of the game, falling 1-0. The Cordell boys lost 6-0.

The weekend brought Elgin and Weatherford to town for Friday and Saturday matches, respectively. The girls fell to Elgin 5-0 and the boys, 3-1, with Cameron Cochran scoring Cordell’s solo goal on a penalty kick. The Lady Blue Devils were shut down 10-0 by Weatherford on Saturday, April 6, and the boys lost 6-0.

By Bob Henline

The Cordell Blue Devils had an outstanding week on the diamond, going undefeated against Sayre, Burns Flat-Dill City, Okarche, and Cashion. The boys earned their way into the championship of the Hinton Tournament, but the game was postponed due to weather.

“I’m extremely proud of my boys,” said head coach Bobby Blackburn. “We had a great week, going 4-0 and earning a spot in the Hinton Tournament championship. Our pitching was outstanding, backed up by timely defense. Our bats got hot from the top to the bottom of our order.”

The Blue Devils started the week off strong in Sayre, knocking off the Eagles 14-0 in a run-rule shortened game. Koby Celsor earned the win from the mound, throwing a perfect game and striking out eight batters.

The Cordell Blue Devils fell behind early in Monday’s game against Snyder, but battled back from a four-run deficit to claim the 8-7 victory at home.

After falling behind 6-1 after the top of the fourth inning, Paxton Switzer started the Blue Devils’ comeback with a solo home run against a first-pitch fastball. Switzer’s dinger earned the Blue Devils a pizza party, sponsored by The Cordell Beacon and Azzolio’s at the Creek.