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TULSA HURRICANES
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Tulsa Women Golfers in Second Place at NCAA West Regional
 Tulsa had three golfers shoot under-par in first round action at the NCAA West Regional on Thursday afternoon. The Golden Hurricane has a one-under par 287 total for second place in the 21-team field at the par-72 Lincoln Hills Golf Club. The nation's second-ranked Southern Cal Trojans carded an opening round five-under par 283, and has a four-stroke lead over the Hurricane. Tulsa sits one stroke ahead of UNLV (288), while Arkansas (291) is four strokes back and Oklahoma State is five strokes behind the Hurricane in fifth place. Rounding out the top-10 teams are four schools tied for sixth place with 295 totals, including BYU, Michigan State, Stanford and California, while fourth-ranked Arizona State (296) is in 10th place.
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OKLAHOMA STATE
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Cowboy Duo Earns Second-Team Academic All-District Honors
 Oklahoma State baseball players Tyler Lyons and Jordy Mercer have been named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second team, it was announced by CoSIDA today. Lyons, a sophomore pitcher, is majoring n sports management and finance and carries a 3.2 G.P.A. He is a two-time OSU Academic Achievement Award winner and has earned a spot on the OSU President’s honor roll (4.0 GPA). He’s also been named to the Big 12 Conference Commissioner’s honor roll three times and is a USAA All-America Scholar.
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OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY
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Baseball Welcomes Kansas State
 With six games left in the regular season, the Sooners (29-20-1 overall, 6-14-1 Big 12) sit ninth in the Big 12 standings and host Kansas State (23-25, 7-14), the Big 12's eighth place team, this weekend in a pivotal series. The series gets underway on Friday, May 9 at 6:35 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman. Game two on Saturday is slated for a 7 p.m. first pitch and the three-game set will conclude on Sunday at 1 p.m. The top eight teams qualify for the 2008 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. The Sooners will conclude the regular season next weekend against Oklahoma State while Kansas State has Kansas (29-22, 8-13) remaining on its slate.
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ORU GOLDEN EAGLES
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Golden Eagles Win Trio of Games over South Dakota State on Saturday
 The Golden Eagles got strong pitching performances from all three starters as Oral Roberts University won all three games against South Dakota State in Summit League action, Saturday at Erv Huether Field. ORU improves to 34-10 on the season and 16-3 in The Summit League, while South Dakota State falls to 19-22 overall and 6-6 in league action.
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TULSA OILERS
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Hall Joins Oilers As General Manager
 The man who helped lead the Oilers to the first Central Hockey League title when the league revitalized in 1992-93 is back to lead the Oilers front office staff as the Oilers again embark on a new era, heading into the BOK Center. Taylor Hall, who played the first four seasons for the Oilers, has assumed the role of General Manager for the team. Hall played from the 1992-93 season through 1995-96. In 243 regular season games for Tulsa he tallied 124 goals, 145 assists for 269 points. In addition to winning the championship his first season, the Oilers qualified for the playoffs all four seasons Hall played for them. In 33 playoff games, Hall had nine goals, 14 assists for 23 points. Fans will have the chance to welcome Hall back to Tulsa on Monday May 5 at Cowboy Sharkies at 58th and Memorial beginning at 4:30 p.m.
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The Tulsa Talons defeated the Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings, 57-43, Saturday night at the Tulsa Convention Center in a rematch of the 2007 National Conference Championship. The BattleWings struck first on a 10-yard run from QB Steve Panella. The Talons answered with a six yard touchdown pass from QB Justin Allgood to WR/LB Kellen Allen. 
After a tough road trip, the Tulsa Drillers were finally back to the friendly confines of Drillers Stadium Thursday night. The homecoming proved to be just what the Drillers needed as they defeated the Arkansas Travelers in game one of a double-header, 7-0. The victory snapped a six-game losing streak and was the first win for the Drillers in the month of May. Game two proved to be the complete opposite as the Travelers defeated the Drillers 9-3. 
May 3, 2008