Mar 12, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY Top-ranked Oklahoma run-ruled Houston and rallied against Kansas City in the Hall of Fame Classic on Friday in a softball doubleheader at Hall of Fame Stadium.
The Sooners (20-0) got three home runs in a 9-1 victory over the Cougars
Jocelyn Alo, Grace Lyons and Taylon Snow each hit one and
Shannon Saile and
Alanna Thiede combined for five innings in the circle.
Snow drove in four runs with a three-run homer in the top of the first that put the Sooners up 5-0, and then added a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning to make it 9-1.
Feb 27, 2021
PHOENIX New Mexico jumped on top with a home run in the top of the first inning and then promptly gave up a 33-spot.
No. 2-ranked Oklahoma routed the Lobos 33-4 in Saturday’s opener at Grand Canyon University Softball Stadium, then stomped host GCU 14-0 in the nightcap.
OU responded to its early deficit with seven runs in the first inning, seven more in the second, 12 in the third and seven again in the fourth.
The Sooners OU (11-0) scored 29 in their season-opener at UTEP back on Feb. 11, but somehow were even more dominant against New Mexico, sending 18 batters to the plate batting around twice in the 12-run fourth. OU opened the big inning with seven consecutive hits.
Oklahoma hurls no-hitter in routing New Mexico
The Sooners exploded with a full roster for the first time this season, but it was three OU pitchers who really stood out in Friday s opener
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Three OU pitchers combined on a no-hitter,
Jana Johns returned to the lineup with a solo home run and
Taylon Snow went 2-for-2, drove in two runs and scored twice as the No. 2-ranked Sooners routed New Mexico 9-0 in the first of two games at Arizona State’s Farrington Stadium.
The Sooners play the No. 13 Sun Devils at 5 p.m. the game that OU coach
500+ parents signed a petition. They want full in-person schooling for Stamford elementary students.
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STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - OCTOBER 21: Kindergarten students race outside for a mask break from class at Rogers International School on October 21, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. Stamford Public Schools is continuing the fall semester with a hybrid model, occasionally quarantining individual classes when a student or faculty member tests positive for COVID-19. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)John Moore / Getty Images
STAMFORD Just having a phone conversation can be a challenge for Amy Nelson when her two children are home on a remote learning day.
In the background, you can hear the two Strawberry Hill School students one in kindergarten, another a second grader asking Nelson questions or trying to get her attention. It’s a microcosm of what Nelson’s life has been like this school year, in which her children attend class in person every other day, a
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The headline isn’t that Oklahoma has been picked to win its ninth consecutive Big 12 Conference championship.
It’s that somebody else received votes in the preseason coaches poll enough to nearly topple the Sooners from the top spot.
Texas got three first-place votes and finished with 33 voting points, just one vote and one point behind OU (four first-place votes, 34 points).
The preseason poll was announced Thursday, and it’s the ninth year in a row and 12th time in the last 13 seasons that Oklahoma was picked to win the Big 12.
Oklahoma State finished third with 26 points, ahead of Baylor (21), Texas Tech (14), Iowa State (13) and Kansas (6).