SOFTBALL UPDATE; BARTLESVILLE IS 22-10; AREA SCHOOLS START DISTRICTS
Bartlesville High School’s third baseman Josie Childers (10) eyes a line drive against Preston on Monday.'
BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports
By Mike Tupa
Sept. 25, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
Choo-Choo—WOW!
That’s the sound of the Bartlesville High School softball express steaming along to a six-game winning streak.
The Lady Bruins have surpassed the 20-win milestone and are sitting at 22-10 following a 7-1 victory Wednesday against visiting Yukon.
More than that is at stake. Bartlesville is on the verge of wrapping up the No. 2 seed in District 6A-2 and clinching home field advantage for the Class 6A regionals.
Following are details from several recent Lady Bruin games, most of them in an out-of-state tournament in Branson, Mo.
BARTLESVILLE 7, JOPLIN (Mo.) 5: Talk about your high-powered bat!
Erin Bridendolph blasted a triple and a homer and drove in three runs as the one-hole batter for Bartlesville.
Maddie Czaja and Savannah Alden each drove in one run for the Lady Bruins. Czaja and Josie Childers each contributed a double.
Allison Rosson pitched the complete four-hit victory with Madie Nachbor catching. They combined for two walks and six K’s.
BARTLESVILLE 9, MORRISVILLE (Mo.) 0: Jazmyne Campbell rang up four strikeouts while pitching the three-hit shutout.
Alden ripped a solo homer to help fuel the offensive eruption. Childers added a double and three RBI.
Childers lashed a double and a single and plated three RBI. Other major Lady Bruin plate contributors included Bridendolph with a triple and RBI, Lola Redington with a double and RBI, Kenzie Denny with a base hit and RBI and Czaja, Redington and Childers with two hits each.
Czaja also stole two bases.
BARTLESVILLE 3, WILLARD (Mo.) 2: In a thriller decided in the seventh inning, the Lady Bruins depended on pitcher Kelsie Yales and catcher Nachbor to seal the win. They surrendered a walk and K’d six.
The Lady Bruin offense experienced a rare no-extra base hit output. Lydia Daniels led the way with two singles out of the nine-hole spot.
Alden drove in two runs and Campbell plated one.
Courtesy runner Delaney Brown scored one of the runs. Czaja contributed a sacrifice hit.
The game was scoreless through five innings and 1-1 after six. Willard squeezed ahead, 2-1, in the top of the seventh. Bartlesville scored twice in the bottom of the seventh.
BARTLESVILLE 2, PRESTON 1: In their first game back from Missouri, the Lady Bruins turned to Yales for a complete-game five-hitter. She walked one and struck out eight.
Daniels unloaded at the plate with two doubles and a RBI, which drove home Paisley Bryant.
BARTLESVILLE 7, YUKON 1: Childers brought two runs home to lead a diverse Lady Bruin attack that saw three other players record a RBI — Alden, Redington and Nachbor.
Bridendolph contributed a double and a single and scored two runs. Campbell also crossed home plate twice.
Czaja added two singles and contributed a sacrifice hit along with Nachbor.
Rosson collected the pitching win while walking two and striking out seven. C. Conner homered for Yukon’s lone run.
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Caney Valley High School’s MacKenzie McCabe (5) pitches during her senior night game on Monday.
BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports
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AREA PLAYOFF GLANCE
Several area teams are on the verge or have plunged into the playoff waters.
DEWEY (Class 3A, 26-7): Dewey has one week remaining prior to marching into the playoffs. The Lady Doggers wrapped up their district title and should be a first-round host when the postseason begins in early October. Remaining regular season games include a road trip on September 29 to Fairland and a rivalry collision on September 30 to Bartlesville. The latter game is set to start at 5 p.m.
PAWHUSKA (Class 2A): The Lady Huskies earned the right to host a regional tournament. They opened up Thursday against Stroud. The other half of the bracket matched Pawnee against Quapaw.
CANEY VALLEY (Class 2A): The Lady Trojans traveled to Preston to open the regionals. Caney Valley opened up against Ketchum. Nowata and Preston met in the other half of the bracket.
NOWATA (Class 2A): Nowata opened the postseason at Preston by taking on Preston.
OKLAHOMA UNION (Class 2A): The Lady Cougars made the trip Thursday to Oktaha to take on Oktaha in the opening round.
BARNSDALL (Class A): The Lady Panthers traveled to Pioneer-Pleasant Vale to start their playoff odyssey.
COPAN (Class B): The Lady Hornets made the short trip to South Coffeyville to open the playoffs.
SOUTH COFFEYVILLE (Class B): The Lady Lions host districts for the first time in school history.