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  • A Frink-Chambers girls’ basketball player goes for the steal during a Dec. 3 home game against Whitefield. Frink-Chambers will host three Organization of Rural Elementary Schools area tournaments, including Division I Area III, in which both the Eagles and Lady Eagles will play on Saturday. 204ORES3 Reader photo by SANDY SMITH The Tannehill girls’ basketball team will start its run through the Organization of Rural Elementary Schools Division III Area III tournament on Saturday at Cottonwood at 1 p.m. 204ORES4 Reader photo by NANCY BUTLER Members of the Haywood boys’ basketball team jog down the court during a game against Krebs. Both Haywood and Krebs qualified for the Organization of Rural Elementary Schools playoffs, which begin this week. 204ORES5 Reader photo by NANCY BUTLER Krebs and Haywood girls’ basketball players fight for the ball during a regular-season game. Both Haywood and Krebs qualified for the Organization of Rural Elementary Schools playoffs, which begin this week. BECKY SMEDLEY

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  • Frink-Chambers seventh-grade student Ryan Kelley (5) passes to teammate Brendon Justice (2) at home against Whitefield on Dec. 3. Frink-Chambers will host three Organization of Rural Elementary Schools area tournaments, including Division I Area III, in which both the Falcons and Lady Falcons will play on Saturday. BECKY SMEDLEY

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  • Krebs and Haywood girls’ basketball players fight for the ball during a regular-season game. Both Haywood and Krebs qualified for the Organization of Rural Elementary Schools playoffs, which begin this week. NANCY BUTLER

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  • Members of the Haywood boys’ basketball team jog down the court during a game against Krebs. Both Haywood and Krebs qualified for the Organization of Rural Elementary Schools playoffs, which begin this week. NANCY BUTLER

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  • The Tannehill girls’ basketball team will start its run through the Organization of Rural Elementary Schools Division III Area III tournament on Saturday at Cottonwood at 1 p.m. SANDY SMITH

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February 2, 2013

Local schools prepares for ORES Playoffs

By Matt Goisman Sports Writer

McALESTER — When the Organization of Rural Elementary Schools basketball playoffs kick off this week, McAlester-area schools will have representatives in all four divisions. Each division breaks down to four areas, and Frink-Chambers will serve as an area site in three divisions.

Frink-Chambers’ run through Division I Area III starts on Saturday. The girls will play at 4 p.m., then the boys at 5 p.m., with the winners moving onto the Area Finals on Thursday.

Frink-Chambers will also host part of the Division IV Area I tournament, in which both Haywood’s boys’ and girls’ teams will compete. The girls’ game starts at 5 p.m. on Thursday, the boys’ game at 6 p.m. on Thursday.

Krebs will make its run through Division II Area I at Twin Hills in Okmulgee. The Lady Eagles will play Saturday at 5 p.m., the Eagles directly after.

The Tannehill girls’ basketball team, meanwhile, will play in the Division III Area III tournament at Cottonwood in Coalgate on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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