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  McAlester News-Capital, Okla.

  Crowder downs Canadian in Pitt 8 opener

  Jan. 16—Crowder and Canadian faced off in the opening round of the Pitt 8 Conference Tournament on Monday at Crowder, where the Demons used a second-half surge to take a 66-46 win. The Cougars struck first, using buckets from Camden Harris and Kaden Elza to jump into an early lead. Crowder answered with a 5-0 run behind shots from Sevryn Mills and Traesten Craven to put the Demons in front. ...

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  McAlester News-Capital, Okla.

  Canadian edges Crowder in Pitt 8 opener

  Jan. 16—Fans sat on the edge of their seats as the Lady Cougars and Demonettes battled it out. Crowder and Canadian battled in the opening round of the Pitt 8 Conference Tournament on Monday at Crowder, where the Lady Cougars took a 39-33 nail-biting win over the Demonettes. It was a defensive start to the game, with neither team scoring a bucket midway through the period. But Dasie Graham ...

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  McAlester News-Capital, Okla.

  Crowder, Savanna take wins in Pitt 8 openers

  Jan. 16—Crowder and Canadian faced off in the opening round of the Pitt 8 Conference Tournament on Monday at Crowder, where the Demons used a second-half surge to take a 66-46 win. The Cougars struck first, using buckets from Camden Harris and Kaden Elza to jump into an early lead. Crowder answered with a 5-0 run behind shots from Sevryn Mills and Traesten Craven to put the Demons in front. ...

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  McAlester News-Capital, Okla.

  HS BASKETBALL: Pitt 8 Conference sets tournament brackets

  Jan. 4—The field is set. Pitt 8 Conference coaches and administrators convened at Stuart on Wednesday to talk about the upcoming conference tournament and set the boys and girls brackets, as voted on by conference coaches. The 2023 Pitt 8 Conference Tournament is scheduled for Jan. 16-21, to be held at host sites Crowder and Stuart on alternating days. Class B-No. 2 Pittsburg received the top ...

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  McAlester News-Capital, Okla.

  BOYS BASKETBALL: Demons notch win over Canadian

  Jan. 4—It was a race to the finish line. Canadian hosted Crowder on Tuesday night for its first game back in 2023, where the Demons used defense and a second-half surge to take a 40-35 win. Johnathan Lizik got things started for the Demons early, with Sevryn Mills adding a steal and score to jump Crowder into the lead. T.J. Cook responded with a bucket for the Cougars, but Lizik answered right ...

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  McAlester News-Capital, Okla.

  GIRLS BASKETBALL: Canadian powers to win over Crowder

  Jan. 4—It was a game of shifting momentum. Canadian hosted Crowder in its first action back on the hardwood in 2023 on Tuesday, where the Lady Cougars overcame an early double-digit deficit to take a 59-46 win over the Demonettes. Crowder got things started early, using an opening triple from Maci Nooner. Canadian answered with a score, but the Demonettes rattled off a scoring barrage with ...

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  The Ada News, Okla.

  Latta girls grab back-to-back tournament wins

  Dec. 14—LATTA — The Latta Lady Panthers shook off a tough first-round loss to Lindsay and used back-to-back victories to claim the consolation championship of the won the consolation championship of the 2022 Latta Panther Classic. The Lady Panthers cruised past Kiowa 46-27 in Saturday's consolation title game. On Friday, the tournament hosts knocked off Crowder 46-24. Latta had absorbed a ...

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  Albuquerque Journal, N.M.

  What inspired Crowder to create 'Milk & Cookies' Christmas album?

  Dec. 2—Deep down, David Crowder always knew he would make a Christmas album. Yet, he hesitated. "I didn't know how many people would want to hear another version of a classic Christmas song," he says. "I wanted to offer listeners more. That's why I waited." Little did he know, all it was going to take was the right setting. In his case, the universe began to point to a Christmas album when the ...

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  McAlester News-Capital, Okla.

  BOYS BASKETBALL: Crowder outlasts Kiowa in back-and-forth battle

  Nov. 9—It was a fight to the finish. Kiowa faced Crowder in basketball action on Tuesday night, where the Demons used a fourth-quarter surge to take the 55-46 win. Crowder put itself on the board first, using buckets form Royce Florenzano and James Meek to take an early lead with a 5-2 run. Kiowa's Jaxon Wills next got a rebound and put-back for two, but Meek added in a shot of his own in ...

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  McAlester News-Capital, Okla.

  GIRLS BASKETBALL: Kiowa edges Crowder in nail-biting finish

  Nov. 9—It all came down to the game's final minute. Kiowa hosted Crowder in hoops action on Tuesday night, where the Cowgirls roared back in the second half and used a last-minute bucket from Maccie Bain to take the 45-44 win. Crowder jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead thanks to shots from Lexie Lizik and Elaino Monroe, but Kiowa answered with a triple of its own courtesy of Alison Wolfenbarger. ...

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