BHS SOFTBALL POWERS TO 3 WINS IN WEEKEND FESTIVAL
Bartlesville High School’s catcher Madie Nachbor (9) and third baseman Josie Childers (10) team up on a foul ball catch during Monday’s 0-5 loss to visiting Broken Arrow. Despite the loss, the Lady Bruins improved to 8-4 with three wins over the weekend.
BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports
By Mike Tupa
Aug. 26, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
Bartlesville High School nearly doubled its win total last weekend.
The Lady Bruins picked up three victories at the Owasso Festival to improve to 8-4 on the season and 5-2 last week.
But, on Monday, the Lady Bruins ran into a buzzsaw known at Broken Arrow.
The visiting Lady Tigers won, 5-0.
Next up, Bartlesville (8-5) — which is coached by Kyle Minton — will play two more games this week.
Sand Springs visits on Tuesday and Thursday’s game against Sapulpa will close out the August schedule.
Following are summaries of last weekend’s contests. No information was yet available for Monday’s game.
OWASSO 7, BARTLESVILLE 4: Bartlesville suffered its only weekend loss after Owasso’s K. Knight knocked the ball out of the park and finished with four RBI in Saturday’s showdown.
For Bartlesville, Erin Bridendolph blasted a three-run homer in the fifth inning to fuel a big comeback from a 7-0 deficit. Maddie Czaja also drove in a run in the inning.
Four different Lady Bruins scored — Czaja, Bridendolph, Madie Nachbor and Josie Childers.
Savannah Alden added a double.
Kelsie Yales suffered the pitching loss on a five-hitter with five strikeouts.
BARTLESVILLE 4, JENKS 0: Earlier on Saturday the Lady Bruins rode Allison Rosson’s one-hit shutout — with Nachbor as her catcher — to the key victory. Rosson and Nachbor combined for one walk and seven strikeouts.
Jazmyne Campbell lashed a double and finished with three RBI. Kenzie Denny added two hits and drove in one run.
Nachbor also singled twice and Bridendolph added a double.
BARTLESVILLE 5 EDMOND MEMORIAL 1: In Friday’s fray, Bridendolph tripled and plated two runs.
Lydia Daniels and Czaja both belted two singles and scored a run apiece. Czaja added a sacrifice and Bridendolph stole two bases.
Rosson pitched the route with a six-hitter and five strikeouts. Edmond Memorial’s run was unearned.
BARTLESVILLE 7, MUSKOGEE 0: Bartlesville didn’t produce an extra-base hit but still piled up five runs on five hits, seven walks and two errors.
Bridendolph stole four bases and scored twice. Campbell also tallied two runs.
Alden led the hitting attack with two singles.
Yales fashioned the one-hit shutout, striking out nine batters in five innings, with Nachbor on the receiving end.