SOFTBALL UPDATE: BARTLESVILLE, BARNSDALL, COPAN, NOWATA, OKLAHOMA UNION, PAWHUSKA
Bartlesville High School’s Erin Bridendolph makes a play at second base during a recent game.
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Copan High School catcher Zoey Secondine (3) makes a play at home plate with South Coffeyville runner Marley Phillips (28) during a recent game.
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BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
Sept. 18, 2025
By Mike Tupa
Following is a roundup of recent area high school fastpitch softball action.
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BARTLESVILLE
Head coach: Kyle Minton
The Lady Bruins have arrived at 15 wins.
BARTLESVILLE 11 BIXBY 0: Erin Bridendolph and Lola Redington each smashed a homer to fuel the offensive assault for the Lady Bruins (15-9).
Bridendolph finished with two hits and four RBI while Redington plated three runs.
Savannah Alden clubbed two doubles and drove in two runs. Lydia Daniels and Josie Childers each recorded one RBI.
Nine different Lady Bruins scored one or more runs; Maddie Czaja contributed a sacrifice hit. Paisley Bryant added a stolen base.
Allison Rosson snapped off the complete-game two-hit shutout with Madie Nachbor as her catcher. They combined to strike out three with no walks.
BARTLESVILLE 6, OWASSO 1: In one of their most significant wins in a couple of seasons, the Lady Bruins rode the four-hitter of Kelsie Yales to the valuable district win on September 11.
Bartlesville improved to 6-3 in district. Yales and her catcher Nachbor gave up four walks and struck out eight. T. Edwards belted a solo homer for Owasso’s lone run.
On the offensive ledger, Nachbor, Campbell and Alden each doubled for Bartlesville. Czaja, Daniels and Nachbor each belted two hits.
Childers, Nachbor and Redington plunked a sacrifice each to fuel the offensive machine.
BROKEN ARROW 1, BARTLESVILLE 0: A dictionary could have used a report of this game (September 9) for the definition of drama.
Broken Arrow won the contest on a solo homer in the fourth inning by K. Harp. That was only one of four hits that Yales surrendered while she struck out 10 batters.
Bartlesville managed just two singles — one each by Alden and Childers — off Broken Arrow pitcher A. Beach.
Czaja added a sacrifice.
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Copan High School’s Alexis Farris (2) attempts a bunt during a recent game.
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COPAN
Head coach Ashleigh McCause
The Lady Hornets put the squelch on Welch, 12-2, during diamond action last week.
Amaya Barnes snapped the complete-game win with Zoey Secondine as her catcher.
Barnes added a two-run double to fuel the offense.
Rylee Preston “was a force in the box,” said McCause. “She hit the ball hard and ran the bases aggressively.”
Jacklynn Thompson made contact almost every at-bat.
“We started to come around and hit the ball pretty well,” McCause said.
Copan is set to play this weekend in the Oklahoma Union tourney.
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BARNSDALL
Head coach: Ryan Gott
The Lady Panthers are 8-9 and hope to surpass .500 by week’s end at the Oklahoma Union tourney. They defeated South Coffeyville 4-3 on Monday.
After starting the season at 0-3 and 2-5, Barnsdall recorded a 5-4 record in its next nine games.
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Nowata High School’s first baseman makes a play against Pawhuska during a recent game.
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PAWHUSKA
Head coach: Stephanie Jensen
The Lady Huskies are on a red-hot streak with a 10-1 record in their most recent 11 games.
Their season record sits at 16-8.
On Monday they beat Fairland in a shoot-out, 13-12. On Tuesday they defeated Woodland 15-3 and shutout Nowata on Wednesday 18-0 to become district champs.
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NOWATA
Head coach: Derrick Ott
The Lady Ironmen (3-16) finally found a win against Copan on Tuesday. They will be battling this weekend at the Oklahoma Union tourney to get back to winning ways.
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OKLAHOMA UNION
Head coach: Ashlyn Kile
Oklahoma Union (6-13) outlasted Nowata, 21-11, last week to break a four-game losing streak. They fell to Ketchum 13-3 on Tuesday and to Quapaw 19-4 on Wednesday
Oklahoma Union will host a tournament this coming weekend.