Oilers goalie Brandon Anderson braces for the arrival of the puck off a Lindsay Sparks shot. Photo: Kevin Pyle
TULSA, OK—The Tulsa Oilers (3-3-0) returned to the BOK Center on Friday night, looking to reach .500 for the young season and score a big win against a key ECHL Central Division opponent.
That opponent would be the Missouri Mavericks (5-1-1) and as any seasoned Oilers fan will tell you, their record against the team from Independence in recent years has been less than extraordinary.
Senator James Lankford
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today spoke on the Senate floor to defend Bremerton, Washington School District football coach Joe Kennedy’s First Amendment right to pray after games. Since 2008, Assistant Coach Kennedy has practiced a tradition of praying at the 50-yard line after the conclusion of games. At times, students have chosen to pray with him. Earlier this month, and after seven years, the Bremerton School District ordered Coach Kennedy to stop.
On Tuesday, Senator Lankford and Representative Randy Forbes (R-VA), co-chairmen of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, led a Member of Congress letter to Bremerton, Washington School District officials to defend Coach Joe Kennedy’s freedom to exercise his religion. A video and transcript of Senator Lankford’s remarks on the Senate Floor follow.
OU cornerback Zack Sanchez is wheeled off the field after suffering an ankle injury on the first play against Texas Tech Saturday in Norman.
OU running backs Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon combined for 405 rushing yards and six touchdowns as the Sooners cruised to a 63-27 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday in Norman.
Perine, who set the NCAA single game rushing yardage record against Kansas last year, carried the ball 23 times for 201 yards and four touchdowns, while Mixon added two scores and a career best 154 yards on 16 carries. Mixon averaged an eye-popping 9.6 yards per carry, Perine averaged 8.7. Quarterback Baker Mayfield had an efficient day throwing the ball, going 15-22 for 212 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
Brandon Wong of the Oilers settles in for the face off with Quad City’s Matthew Neal.
MOLINE, IL—The Tulsa Oilers traveled to Moline, IL to take on the Quad City Mallards in a two-game set. Oilers goalie Kevin Carr and center Brandon Wong were the heroes in game one on Friday night when Wong scored the only goal and Carr turned in an 18-save shutout to give the visitors a 1-0 win, and despite multiple attempts at a comeback the Mallards proved too much for the Oilers and handed them a 5-3 defeat.
The Oilers celebrate Brandon Wong’s (center) goal in the first period on Sunday. Photo: Kevin Pyle
TULSA, OK—It took three tries but the Tulsa Oilers finally got the job done, taking on the Allen Americans, the defending Kelly Cup Champions in the BOK Center and handing them a 3-1 defeat in front of 5,370 in the BOK Center on Sunday afternoon. The Oilers got a goal in each period to hand the Americans their second loss of the young season.
The Oilers struck first at 8:35 of the first period when defenseman Matt Konan sent a rocket from the top of the left circle through traffic and Americans goalie Joel Rumpel and into the Allen net. The Americans knotted the score at the 14:35 mark when last season’s points leader (and former Tulsa Oiler), Chad Costello chipped home a rebound behing Oilers goalie Jussi Olkinuora.