Annual 3-day event to begin Thursday at 3 p.m.
LARRY OWEN
SPORTS EDITOR
Okmulgee High School will hold its annual fastpitch softball tournament this weekend.
The 12-team tournament will be split into four 3-team Pools with two Pools competing on Thursday and the other two Pools opening tournament action on Friday.
After two days of Pool Play, the final day of the 3-day event will feature bracket play, beginning at 9 a.m.
Pool Play for the annual tournament will get started at 3 p.m. each day.
Pool A will consist of Kiefer, Wagoner, and Hulbert. Pool B will feature Gore, Capitol Hill, and the host Okmulgee Lady Bulldogs. Pool C will consist of Liberty (Mounds), Catoosa, and Checotah. Pool D will feature Preston, Bishop Kelley, and Warner.
Thursday’s Pool Play action will begin at 3 p.m. and will feature the three teams from Pool B, while the three teams from Pool A will begin Pool Play action at 6 p.m.
The three teams from Pool C will begin Friday’s Pool Play schedule, beginning at 3 p.m. followed by Pool D’s Pool Play schedule, beginning at 6 p.m.
Below is the complete Pool Play schedule, as well as Saturday’s bracket play.
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Okmulgee Tournament August 18-20, 2022 Pool A
• Kiefer
• Wagoner
• Hulbert Pool B
• Okmulgee
• Gore
• Capitol Hill Pool C
• Liberty (Mounds)
• Checotah
• Catoosa Pool D
• Preston
• Bishop Kelley
• Warner ---
Thursday’s Pool Play Schedule
Capitol Hill vs Okmulgee; 3 p.m. Capitol Hill vs Gore; 4 p.m. Gore vs Okmulgee; 5 p.m. Kiefer vs Wagoner; 6 p.m. Wagoner vs Hulbert; 7 p.m. Kiefer vs Hulbert; 8 p.m.
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Friday’s Pool Play Schedule
Liberty (Mounds) vs Catoosa; 3 p.m. Catoosa vs Checotah; 4 p.m. Liberty (Mounds) vs Checotah; 5 p.m. Bishop Kelley vs Preston; 6 p.m. Bishop Kelley vs Warner; 7 p.m. Preston vs Warner; 8 p.m.
--- Saturday’s Bracket Play Schedule
Game 1: Pool A #3 vs Pool B #3; 9 a.m. Game 2: Pool A #2 vs Pool B #2; 10 a.m. Game 3: Pool A #1 vs Pool B #1; 11 a.m. Game 4: Pool C #3 vs Pool D #3; 12 p.m. Game 5: Pool C #2 vs Pool D #2; 1 p.m. Game 6: Pool C #1 vs Pool D #1; 2 p.m. Game 7 (11th Place): Game 1 loser vs Game 4 loser; 3 p.m. Game 8 (9th Place): Game 1 winner vs Game 4 winner; 4 p.m. Game 9 (7th Place): Game 2 loser vs Game 5 loser; 5 p.m. Game 10 (Consolation Finals): Game 2 winner vs Game 5 winner; 6 p.m. Game 11 (3rd Place): Game 3 loser vs Game 6 loser; 7 p.m. Game 12 (Championship): Game 3 winner vs Game 6 winner; 8 p.m.
