NewsOK.com Blogs » sports http://blog.newsok.com blogging community on NewsOK.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:07:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 OKC Players of the Week: Forbes and Neil, Douglass http://blog.newsok.com/highschoolsports/2009/11/23/okc-players-of-the-week-forbes-and-neil-douglass/ http://blog.newsok.com/highschoolsports/2009/11/23/okc-players-of-the-week-forbes-and-neil-douglass/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:07:31 +0000 Ryan Aber 46.5524 By Ryan Aber
raber@opubco.com

We’ll do the same with the Oklahoma City players, as several turned in clutch performances during last week’s second round:

Offense
It’s hard to separate Douglass running backs Kevin Forbs and Quinton Neil. The senior pair have each passed the…



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1. Ski down Mount Everest

2. Lead at least one person to Christ

3. Become an actor

4. Travel the world

5. Perform in…



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Offense
Carl Albert quarterback J.T. Realmuto flat took over Carl Albert’s game against Tulsa Kelley on Friday night.

With the Comets focusing on slowing down the versatile…



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 Once again, with basketball yet to start and football season over at Westmoore and Moore, the only choices were from Southmoore. Nonetheless, swimming, wrestling and basketball will get things rolling soon and provide more options.

Player…



Read more Player of the week: Moore Zone at NewsOK.com Blogs]]> http://blog.newsok.com/highschoolsports/2009/11/23/player-of-the-week-moore-zone-2/feed/ 0 Cashion: Ready for battle of 12-0 clubs… http://blog.newsok.com/other-highschools/2009/11/23/cashion-ready-for-battle-of-12-0-clubs%e2%80%a6/ http://blog.newsok.com/other-highschools/2009/11/23/cashion-ready-for-battle-of-12-0-clubs%e2%80%a6/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:34:11 +0000 bprzybylo 218.418 By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com

Cashion (12-0) vs. Stroud (12-0)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Stroud HS

While some of the more prominent eight-man teams that moved up two years ago have kinda fallen back, Cashion remains strong.

I mean real strong. Lynn Shackelford’s club is 12-0…



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BPrzybylo@opubco.com

Cashion (12-0) vs. Stroud (12-0)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Stroud HS

While some of the more prominent eight-man teams that moved up two years ago have kinda fallen back, Cashion remains strong.

I mean real strong. Lynn Shackelford’s club is 12-0…



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Read more Open Mike Podcast: Darnell Mayberry from Utah at NewsOK.com Blogs]]> http://blog.newsok.com/podcasts/2009/11/23/open-mike-podcast-darnell-mayberry-from-utah/feed/ 0 Lynn Hill: Tips on effective climbing (video) http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/2009/11/23/lynn-hill-tips-on-effective-climbing-video/ http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/2009/11/23/lynn-hill-tips-on-effective-climbing-video/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:47:36 +0000 bob doucette 150.1201 Fantastic video with great advice. The woman here, Lynn Hill, is obviously an expert and is so far past my own abilities I can’t even see her on the horizon. But her perspectives are true, regsrdless of your abilities. Watch…



Read more Lynn Hill: Tips on effective climbing (video) at NewsOK.com Blogs]]> http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/2009/11/23/lynn-hill-tips-on-effective-climbing-video/feed/ 0 Bronco wrap-up: A tale of three teams in Mustang http://blog.newsok.com/highschoolsports/2009/11/23/bronco-wrap-up-a-tale-of-three-teams-in-mustang/ http://blog.newsok.com/highschoolsports/2009/11/23/bronco-wrap-up-a-tale-of-three-teams-in-mustang/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:09:45 +0000 Scott Wright 46.5485 If I had to pick one word to describe Mustang’s 2009 football season, it would be this:

Odd.

I’ve never seen a team have dramatic offensive success, completely change styles midway through the year, and have just as much success, which is…



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Records:
Overall:
Ryan: 94-26
Scott: 92-28
Bob: 91-29

Second round:
Ryan: 29-11…



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Records:
Overall:
Ryan: 94-26
Scott: 92-28
Bob: 91-29

Second round:
Ryan: 29-11…



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Records:
Overall:
Ryan: 94-26
Scott: 92-28
Bob: 91-29

Second round:
Ryan: 29-11…



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Records:
Overall:
Ryan: 94-26
Scott: 92-28
Bob: 91-29

Second round:
Ryan: 29-11…



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BPrzybylo@opubco.com

I scoured the Net on Sunday for Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz at UFC 106. But every time I thought I had found a copy, something happened that wouldn’t allow me to watch it.

Sounds like Griffin really took…



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BPrzybylo@opubco.com

Can one player really make that much of a difference? If it’s Heritage Hall and that player is sophomore Sterling Shepard, the answer is yes.

With Shepard back in the lineup, the Chargers were back to being at the…



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BPrzybylo@opubco.com

If you’ve read the Edmond blogs this season, you know I bought into Memorial coach Justin Merideth from the word ‘go.’

From being out at the practices in August to seeing how he interacted with the kids, had a feeling…



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The vampire romance sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” dominated the weekend box office, sucking in $140.7 million in its first three days, according to the Associated Press.

The second film based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book  series also made $258.8…



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Read more Chat with Jake Trotter at 11 a.m. at NewsOK.com Blogs]]> http://blog.newsok.com/ou/2009/11/23/chat-with-jake-trotter-at-11-a-m/feed/ 0 Sooner football needs bowl practices http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2009/11/23/sooner-football-needs-bowl-practices/ http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2009/11/23/sooner-football-needs-bowl-practices/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:33:42 +0000 berrytramel 9.1606 If Oklahoma loses Bedlam on Saturday, the Sooners fall to 6-6 in a year in which they started out ranked No. 3 in America. Some say OU should decline a bowl bid, if that occurs.

The let’s-stiff-the-bowls idea is a quaint…



Read more Sooner football needs bowl practices at NewsOK.com Blogs]]> http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2009/11/23/sooner-football-needs-bowl-practices/feed/ 0 Southmoore receiver duo among best in 6A; but Symonds and Serowski share the ball more than other top tandems http://blog.newsok.com/highschoolsports/2009/11/23/southmoore-receiver-duo-among-best-in-6a-but-symonds-and-serowski-share-the-ball-more-than-other-top-tandems/ http://blog.newsok.com/highschoolsports/2009/11/23/southmoore-receiver-duo-among-best-in-6a-but-symonds-and-serowski-share-the-ball-more-than-other-top-tandems/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:47:35 +0000 justinharper 46.5472 Looking over some of the best wide receiver tandems in Class 6A, the stats of Southmoore’s Derek Serowski and Nyko Symonds, while impressive, don’t leap off the page at you like some of the other duos. However, there’s a big…



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