Former Edmond Memorial golfer Taylor Moore was named the SEC Freshman of the Year at Arkansas.

Edmond Memorial product and two-time Class 6A state champion Taylor Moore made the quick jump to success at the next level.

The Arkansas golfer was named the Southeastern Conference’s Freshman of the Year on Wednesday.

Moore had four top-25 finishes in six tournaments and finished under par in two events. He had two top-10 finishes and a season stroke average of 73.87.

He was 27th recently at the SEC Tournament, thanks to a strong finish, playing the course in 2-under-par over the final 36 holes.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Twitter: @ScottWrightOK

Edmond North junior Hayden Wood was one of two Oklahoma golfers named to the Rolex Junior All-America list.

Edmond North junior Hayden Wood and Jenks senior Brendon Jelley have been named an honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American by the American Junior Golf Association.

Wood had two top-five finishes, finishing second at the Under Armour/Hunter Mahan Championship, and tied for fifth at the Western Junior Championship. He is currently No. 36 in the Polo Golf Rankings and is being recruited by multiple programs, including Oklahoma State and Georgia.

Jelley, who is committed to Oklahoma State, is No. 48 in the Polo Golf Rankings.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Twitter: @ScottWrightOK

Humphreys’ second-round 72 was good for a 5-under-par 135 total and just enough to hold off a fierce rally from Weatherford’s Quade Cummins (136) and Edmond Santa Fe’s Drew Ison (137).

Humphreys’ 63 included a stretch in which he was 6 under par over five holes, with four straight birdies and an eagle on Nos. 8-12.

In the girls’ tournament, Deer Creek’s Emily Folsom shot a final-round 67 for a 141 total to come from behind for a two-stroke win over Antler teammate Caroline Goodin.

Reigning Class 6A champion Allison Sell of Edmond North and Durant’s Sydney Youngblood tied for third at 149.

Folsom closed her round with birdies on the 15th and 16th holes to seal the win.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Twitter: @ScottWrightOK

Class 4A state champion Trent Mewbourn of Heritage Hall is headed to Tulsa after a late offer changed his college plans.

Trent Mewbourn’s college plans encountered a late change.

Originally, the Heritage Hall golfer planned to go to school at Oklahoma, and possibly walk on with the golf team.

But a late offer from Tulsa has him on his way to the next level with a roster spot in hand.

Mewbourn finished his senior season strong, winning the Class 4A regional and state championships. Out of his 11 tournaments, he had five first-place finishes and was second three more times, with an overall stroke average of 71.2.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Twitter: @ScottWrightOK

Moore qualified for the US Amateur on Monday, winning a three-man playoff for the third and final qualifying spot at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow.

He joined former Tulsa University player Stephen Carney and Oklahoma State’s Talor Gooch, a former Carl Albert star, as qualifiers for the event, which will be held Aug. 13-19 at Cheery Hills Country Club outside Denver.

Carney, a Tulsa Union product, was the medalist with a 137 total (69-68), and Gooch was second at 140 (72-68). Moore, who will be a freshman at Arkansas next month, shot 141 (71-70) to tie for third. He had back-to-back pars to win the two-hole playoff over Danny Funk and Jeff Coffman.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Twitter: @ScottWrightOK

Goodin opened the 36-hole tournament with a round of 72 to lead by two shots and matched the best round of the event with her 71 on the final day for a 143 total.

Four-time state champion Megan Blonien of Altus, an Oklahoma State signee, and Hinton’s Maci Arrington tied for second with a 146 total.

Goodin was Deer Creek’s top finisher at the Class 5A state tournament in May, coming in fifth to help the Antlers to a third-place team finish.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Twitter: @ScottWrightOK

Former Mustang golfer Karson Bizzell has signed with Tulsa.

Her two-year stint at Redlands Community College paid off just the way Karson Bizzell hoped it would — or maybe even better.

Bizzell went to Redlands hoping it would propel her to an NCAA Division I program, and she got to be part of a national championship as well.

Bizzell helped the Cougars to the NJCAA team national championship with a 49-stroke win in May, and now, she’ll get that Division I opportunity.

Bizzell signed with the Tulsa University golf team this week. She finished tied for 18th individually at the national tournament to conclude her two-year stint at Redlands. Her former Mustang teammate, June Tigert, will be following in her footsteps at Redlands in the fall as well.

Bizzell was a three-sport star in high school, in one of the more unique three-sport combinations you’ll see. Here’s a feature I wrote about her in the spring of 2010.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Twitter: @ScottWrightOK

Edmond Santa Fe's Max McGreevy shot a three-round total of 219 (69-72-72) to win the AJGA Stacy Lewis Junior Open in Arkansas this week.

Edmond Santa Fe senior-to-be Max McGreevy conquered Class 6A golf at the state tournament in May, and now he’s going national.

McGreevy shot three rounds at even-par or better to earn a six-stroke victory at the American Junior Golf Association’s KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior Open, which concluded Thursday at the Highlands Golf Course at Bella Vista Village in Bella Vista, Ark.

McGreevy opened the 54-hole event with a round of 3-under-par 69, one of only three rounds below 70 recorded in the tournament. He closed out the victory with back-to-back rounds of even-par 72, coming in six shots ahead of Jenks’ Brendon Jelley and Anthony Murdaca of West Hindmarsh, Australia. Players from Arkansas, Tennessee, Kansas, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi and Nebraska placed in the top 12 of the event.

McGreevy said his consistency off the tee was the key to his victory.

“There were a lot of tough driving holes this week,” McGreevy said. “A lot of times, you had to be in the fairway in order to be aggressive towards the pin. My tee shots this week really helped me out.

“(The win) means a ton. I’ve had a lot of success the last couple months, but this definitely caps it off.”

In the girls tournament, Oktaha senior-to-be Kailey Campbell was the top finisher from Oklahoma with a three-round total of 230, which was 14 shots behind winner Cheyenne Knight of The Woodlands, Texas.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Twitter: @ScottWrightOK

Shawnee junior-to-be Daniel Langley (left) qualified for the state amateur Tuesday with a round that included a hole-in-one on No. 15 at Tulsa's Page Belcher.

BY RYAN ABER
raber@opubco.com

Shawnee junior-to-be Daniel Langley advanced to the Oklahoma State Amateur on Tuesday, shooting a two-under 69 at Page Belcher in Tulsa.

Langley’s round was boosted by his hole-in-one on No. 15. He birdied holes 14 and 16, jumping him up the leaderboard as the round closed.

Former Grove High School standout Tyler Carson, who played collegiately at Tulsa, won the tournament with a 5-under 66.

The state amateur, a 64-player match-play event, will be played July 16-18 at Tulsa’s Southern Hills.

Another qualifying event will be held today (Wednesday) at Lincoln Park West in Oklahoma City.

Langley’s caddy for the tournament was Shawnee teammate Morgen Pettigrew. Pettigrew has witnessed four holes in one this year.

Moore, a two-time state champion, Gray, the Class 5A runner-up last week, and Class 4A champion Trent Mewbourn of Heritage Hall will lead the West boys team that includes Edmond North’s Michael Hampton, Oklahoma Christian’s Rustin Purser, Luther’s Ryan Stults and Heritage Hall’s Michael Helton.

Mustang girls June Tigert and Charter Lawson will represent the West, a team that includes Guthrie’s McCandren Lewis, Deer Creek’s Abby Thompson, Purcell’s Megan Gowens and Washington’s Kelsey Stuever.

They’ll compete against an East squad that includes Shawnee’s Kurstyn Mills and Bethel’s Jordan Humphrey.

The All-State match will be played at Cherokee Hills Golf Club in Catoosa on July 23.

Here are the full rosters for the match-play event:

West girls: Kelsey Stuever, Washington; Taryn Smith, Hinton; Ashton Gores, Plainview; Megan Gowens, Purcell; Sarah DeLong, Elgin; Madison Ward, Cache; Megan Blonien, Altus; McCandren Lewis, Guthrie; Charter Lawson, Mustang; June Tigert, Mustang; Amanda Johnson, Duncan; Abby Thompson, Deer Creek.

East girls: Catrina Pearson, Muskogee; Erica Carangalan, Tulsa Union; Kurstyn Mills, Shawnee; Tiffany Thompson, Coweta; Kayla Schroeder, Bristow; Addie Guthrie, Poteau; Hanna Voise, Perry; Jordan Humphrey, Bethel; Jasmine Vasquez, Tishomingo; Haley Day, New Lima; Mikayla Rosser, Broken Arrow; Kaylee Crawford, Henryetta.

West boys: Michael Hampton, Edmond North; Taylor Moore, Edmond Memorial; Jacob Oaks, Ardmore, Logan Gray, El Reno; Trent Mewbourn, Heritage Hall; Michael Helton, Heritage Hall; Will Roberts, Plainview; Rustin Purser, Oklahoma Christian School; Ryan Stults, Luther; Hayden George, Hinton; Cash Campbell, Ardmore; Blake Rhodes, Lawton MacArthur.

East boys: Eric Kline, Ponca City; Jason Goben, Tulsa Union; Seth Wheeler, Durant; Cameron Holder, Tulsa Memorial; Gabe Rogers, Cascia Hall; Blade Knox, Seminole; Jackson Hess, Okmulgee; Zach Oliver, Checotah; Austin Welch, Lincoln Christian; Tyler Martindale, Central Sallisaw; Will McDonald, Jenks; Jackson Stuteville, Durant.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Twitter: @ScottWrightOK

Here are some of the players who are expected to sign this week:
BASEBALL
Blake Estep, Jones (Penn St.)
Isaac Hellbusch, Deer Creek (Arkansas)
Taylor Hawkins, Carl Albert (OU)
Ty Hensley, Edmond Santa Fe (Ole Miss)
Chase Stephens, Deer Creek (UCO)
Jordan Watson, Edmond Santa Fe (OSU)

BOYS BASKETBALL
Aaron Anderson, Edmond Santa Fe (Fresno St.)
Blake Blanchard, Deer Creek (Southwestern)
Matt Christiansen, McGuinness (San Francisco)
Joe Edmonds, McGuinness (San Francisco)
James Woodard, Edmond Memorial (Tulsa)
D’Andre Wright, Lawton Eisenhower (Tulsa)

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kelsey Barnwell, Kansas (Missouri-Kansas City)
Ashley Clark, Midwest City (Tulsa)
Courtney Cowan, Kansas (Northeastern St.)
Ali Decker, Edmond Memorial (Wichita St.)
Toni Smith, Del City (Fresno St.)
Courtney Walker, Edmond Santa Fe (Texas A&M)

GOLF
Taylor Moore, Edmond Memorial (Arkansas)
Abby Thompson, Deer Creek (OCU)

GYMNASTICS
Keara Glover, Putnam North (Auburn)

SOFTBALL
Liz Broyles, Blanchard (Missouri-Kansas City)
Braxton Coil, Edmond North (Missouri St.)
Shalee Cordell, Newcastle (OBU)
Kaylin Hinshaw, Putnam North (Mid-America)
Leslie Miller, Blanchard (OU)
Kady Self, Edmond North (OU)
Caitlin Sill, Tuttle (Tulsa)
Bryana Wade, St. Mary (North Texas)
Brooke Zukerman, Lawton MacArthur (UCO)

TENNIS
Sarah Bowen, Heritage Hall (Hofstra)

VOLLEYBALL
Emily Belz, OCS (Henderson St.)
Sydney Fioretti, Edmond Santa Fe (OBU)
Hannah Holkum, Edmond Santa Fe (North Carolina St.)
Barbara Jackson, Edmond Santa Fe (OCU)

WRESTLING
Matt Manley, Perry (Missouri)

The fundraiser for the Kyle Lewis Scholarship Fund brought out 46 four- or five-person teams for a golf scramble Saturday at the Shawnee Elks Country Club.

Kyle Lewis of Bethel died in July 2010 in a one-car accident while driving home from the All-State golf tournament in Tulsa.

The scholarship fund created by his parents, Marty and Kelly Lewis, is awarded each year to a high school golfer in Oklahoma. Ardmore’s Seth Morgan was awarded the scholarship in July.

Among those in attendance at Saturday’s tournament were members of the OU golf team, including coach Ryan Hybl. Lewis was set to attend OU as a member of the golf team just a few weeks after his death.

Oklahoma State golfer Ian Davis, a Deer Creek graduate who was close friends with Lewis, also attended the event.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Twitter: @ScottWrightOK

Mustang senior June Tigert shot 61 at an OJGT tournament at Trosper Park on Sunday.

Mustang senior June Tigert shot a 9-under-par 61 Sunday in a runaway victory of the Oklahoma Junior Golf Tour Trosper Challenge at Trosper Park.

Tigert, The Oklahoman’s All-City Girls Golfer of the Year last spring, carded eight birdies, one eagle and one bogey in the final round to win the tournament by 11 strokes.

“I just felt good. I was hitting good shots, making putts — just giving myself a chance,” Tigert said. “It was tons of fun, and it was even better, because I was playing with all my friends and they were all supporting me.”

Her 61 came one day after she recorded her career best score of 66 in the first round of the Trosper Challenge. For the 36-hole tournament, Tigert had 12 birdies, one eagle and one bogey to finish at 13-under-par 127.

Tigert shot 28 on the front nine Sunday, including three birdies and an eagle on holes 6-9.

“I try not to think about my score during the round and just wait until the end,” Tigert said. “I had no idea I could do that until I actually did it.”

Edmond North’s Allison Sell, the first-day leader after shooting 65, finished second at 2-under 138.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Williams, who won this year’s 5A title by 12 strokes, is one of two individual state champions on the West squad, along with Guymon’s Trey Fankhouser.

The West team also has two members from the seven-time 6A defending champion Edmond North Huskies, with Caleb Meyers and Austen Fuller.

The West girls are led by 4A state champion Kendra Mann of Harrah and 3A champ Caitlin Swisher of Chandler will represent the East team.

The East teams will be coached by Broken Bow’s Bruce Williams and Lawton MacArthur’s David Frost will coach the West teams.

Here are the rosters for the All-State Tournament, which will be played July 25 at a Tulsa-area course to be determined:

West boys: Caleb Myers, Edmond North; Jett Johnson, Norman North; Taylor Willilams, Chickasha; Seth Morgan, Ardmore; Trey Fankhouser, Guymon; Graham Billeg, Newcastle; Chad Smith, Plainview; Grant Bates, Sulphur; Jackson Ogle, Oklahoma Christian; Scotty Verplank, Oklahoma Christian; Andrew Riesen, Ardmore; Austen Fuller, Edmond North.

East boys: Brodie Hinkle, Tulsa Union; Colton Staggs, Jenks; Travis Tinnin, Tahlequah; Casey Fernandez, McAlester; Benjamin McNeal, Cushing; Tyler Carlson, Fort Gibson; Luke Coppedge, Tishomingo; Charlie Saxon, Cascia Hall; Justin Ary, Quinton; Josh Bernard, Lincoln Christian; Christian Keller, Stilwell; Robert Raborn, Sallisaw.

West girls: Lindsey Moore, Edmond Memorial; Darcy Dean, Mustang; Chelsea McCuistion, Altus; Ashley Voss, Bishop McGuinness; Kendra Mann, Harrah; MaKenzi Wagner, Piedmont; Tori Williams, Tuttle; Sara Guthrie, El Reno; Courtney Stuever, Washington; Taylor Williamson, Oklahoma Bible; Bailey Dobbs, Altus; Katy Williams, Pauls Valley.

East girls: Alexandra Koch, Jenks; Jessica Hollock, Broken Arrow; Katelyn McBride, Tulsa Kelley; Taylor Arnold, Pryor; Payton Taylor, Seminole; Dysheka Turner, Tulsa McLain; Natalie Donohue, Victory Christian; Caitlin Swisher, Chandler; Emery Fox, Oktaha; Chloe Nichols, Oktaha; Jordan Leibold, Broken Arrow; Kelsey Waldon, Jenks.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Class 5A
At Bailey Ranch (Owasso)
May 4
Tee No. 1
Individuals
9 a.m. – Karsten Mills, Shawnee; Kriston Wheeler, Collinsville; Jamie Herskind, Shawnee.
9:10 – Kayla Olivero, Tulsa Edison; Maddy Hoffman, Collinsville; Summer Skillern, Shawnee.
Teams
9:20-10 a.m. – Altus, Coweta, Carl Albert
10:10-10:50 – Tulsa Kelley, El Reno, Tahlequah
Tee No. 10
Individuals
9 a.m. – Taylor Wilson, Noble; Chelsea Galligher, Skiatook; Jessica McGinnis, Durant
9:10 – Shandee Ratliff, Lawton MacArthur; Jo-Lynn Fairchild, Grove; Kasie Brady, Noble; Jordan Nichols, Ardmore
Teams
9:20-10 a.m. – Bishop McGuinness, Duncan, Pryor
10:10-10:50 – Deer Creek, Tulsa Washington, Guthrie

Class 2A
At Sugar Creek Canyon (Hinton)
May 4
Tee No. 1
Individuals
9 a.m. – Taylor Williamson, Oklahoma Bible; Kimberly McKinney, Woodland; Lindsey Knecht, Okarche
9:10 – Haley Day, New Lima; Haley Nagle, Burns Flat-Dill City; April Hughes, Haworth; Kaley Patterson, Frederick
Teams
9:20-10 a.m. – Hinton, Latta, Alva
10:10-10:50 – Pioneer-Pleasant Vale, Texhoma, Hulbert
Tee No. 10
Individuals
9 a.m. – Marci Newman, Christian Heritage; Jaylyn Packard, Cherokee; Bayle Skelton, Allen
9:10 – Markie Hawkins, Fort Cobb-Broxton; Natalie Jenson, Pawnee; Rebecca Humphreys, Velma-Alma; Mary Slater, Davis
Teams
9:20-10 a.m. – Oktaha, Washington, Kingston
10:10-10:50 – Mooreland, Quinton, Walters

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Class 4A cannot be completed because a regional has to be played Thursday. Class 3A has a regional Friday that needs to be completed.

Max McGreevy certainly helped the cause on Monday. He fired a two-round total of 136 at Broadmoore Golf Course in Moore to claim the Metro Conference individual title.

He was two strokes ahead of Edmond North freshmen Nick Heinen at 138 and Sam Humphreys at 139. Edmond North also held the next three spots, with Austen Fuller and Caleb Meyers tied for fourth at 140 and Alec Heinen — Nick’s older brother — in sixth at 142.

Obviously, Edmond North ran away with the team competition at 552, with Choctaw second at 596 and Santa Fe third at 599.

Edmond Memorial’s Taylor Moore won the Mid-State Conference Tournament, firing an 8-under-par 132 (69-63) for the title, just three strokes ahead of Norman North’s Jett Johnson at Belmar Country Club on Monday. Memorial’s team total of 547 was good for a four-shot win over Norman North as well.

It’ll be interesting to follow things in 6A boys golf the next couple of weeks with regionals and state coming up.

All the Edmond schools plus Norman North will go head-to-head in regionals at Oak Tree East, which should make for some thrilling competition. And state is at Cedar Ridge Country Club, which is the home course for a couple of Jenks players, and the Trojans are among a small group of teams that could end Edmond North’s state title run — Memorial and Norman North are probably the only other two who have a real shot.

From the individual perspective, Moore has been strong all year as he tries to repeat, but Colton Staggs at Jenks looks pretty impressive. Johnson, Fuller and Alec Heinen are right there, too, and who knows what some of the young guys like McGreevy, Jenks’ Brendon Jelley and the Edmond North freshmen could do on the big stage.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Qualifying Tournament II
Scissortail Golf Course, Claremore
Berryhill, Cascia Hall, Chelsea, Dewey, Inola, Kansas, Keys (Parkhill), Metro Christian, Nowata, Sequoyah-Tahlequah, Sperry, Verdigris, Victory Christian, Westville.

Qualifying Tournament III
Tishomingo Golf Course
Antlers, Atoka, Comanche, Dickson, Hugo, Idabel, Lindsay, Lone Grove, Marlow, Plainview, Sulphur, Tishomingo.

Qualifying Tournament IV
Kingfisher Golf Course
Blackwell, Bridge Creek, Chandler, Heritage Hall, SeeWorth Academy, Kingfisher, Lexington, Mount St. Mary, Perkins-Tryon, Perry, Purcell.

3A Regional Tournaments, May 2, 8 a.m. (36 holes)
Qualifying Tournament I & II – Advance to Regional A Sapulpa Golf Course
Qualifying Tournament III & IV – Advance to Regional B at Purcell Golf Course
State Tournament at Cimarron Trails Golf Course (Perkins), May 9-10, 8 a.m. (54 holes)

Class 2A Boys Qualifying Tournament Assignments
April 25, 9 a.m. (18 holes)
Qualifying Tournament I
Cotton Creek Golf Course, Glenpool
Afton, Chouteau-Mazie, Christian Heritage, Copan, Drumright, Frontier, Haskell, Hulert, Ketchum, Liberty, Lincoln Christian, Luther, Northeast, Oklahoma Christian School, Pawhuska, Pawnee, Stroud, Watts, Woodland.

Qualifying Tournament II
McAlester Golf Course
Allen, Cameron, Canadian, Cave Springs, Central (Sallisaw), Coalgate, Haworth, Haileyville, Indianola, Kingston, Konawa, Latta, Okemah, Oktaha, Pittsburg, Pocola, Southwest Coveanant, Stratford, Tushka, Wewoka, Wilson (Henryetta).

Qualifying Tournament III
Pheasant Run Golf Course, Enid
Alva, Boise City, Buffalo, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chisholm, Cimarron, Dover, Drummond, Fairview, Forgan, Garber, Laverne, Mooreland, Mulhall-Orlando, Okarche, Oklahoma Bible, Pioneer-Pleasant Vale, Sharon-Mutual, Shattuck, Texhoma, Turpin, Tyrone, Waukomis, Yarbrough.

Qualifying Tournament IV
Lake Murray State Park, Ardmore
Alex, Amber-Pocasset, Binger-Oney, Burns Flat-Dill City, Carnegie, Central, Davis, Elmore City, Fox, Frederick, Fort Cobb-Broxton, Geronimo, Granite, Hinton, Hobart, Mangum, Ryan, Sayre, Tipton, Turner, Velma-Alma, Walters

Boys Regional Tournaments
May 2, 8 a.m. (36 holes)
Qualifying Tournament I & II Advance to Regional A, Arrowhead Golf Course, Canadian
Qualifying Tournament III & IV Advance to Regional B, Riverside Golf Course, Clinton

State Tournament, Sugar Creek Canyon Golf Course, Hinton
May 9-10, 8 a.m. (54 holes)

Class 3A Girls Golf Qualifying Tournament Assignments
April 19, 9 a.m. (18 holes)
Qualifying Tournament I, Scissortail Golf Course, Claremore
Berryhill, Cascia Hall, Chandler, Dewey, Inola, Kansas, Kellyville, Keys (Parkhill), Metro Christian, Nowata, Sequoyah-Tahlequah, Sperry, Verdigris, Victory Christian, Westville.

Qualifying Tournament II, Henryetta Golf Course
Beggs, Bethel, Byng, Checotah, Eufaula, Heavener, Henryetta, Holdenville, Idabel, Morris, Okmulgee, Prague, Stigler, Valliant.

Qualifying Tournament III, Sugar Creek Canyon, Hinton
Blackwell, Heritage Hall, SeeWorth Academy, Kingfisher, Lindsay, Marlow, Mount St. Mary, Perkins-Tryon, Perry, Purcell.

Qualifying Tournament IV, Sulphur Golf Course
Antler, Bridge Creek, Comanche, Dickson, Hugo, Lexington, Lone Grove, Plainview, Sulphur, Tishomingo.

Regional Tournaments
April 26, 9 a.m. (18 holes)
Qualifying tournament I & II advance to Regional A, Henryetta Golf Course
Qualifying tournament III & IV advance to Regional B, Purcell Golf Course

State Touranment, Dornick Hills, Ardmore.
May 4-5, 9 a.m. (36 holes)

Class 2A Girls Golf Qualifying Tournament Assignments
April 19, 9 a.m. (18 holes)
Qualifying Tournament I, Atoka Trails Golf Club
Allen, Canadian, Central (Sallisaw), Coalgate, Davis, Haworth, Kingston, Latta, New Lima, Pittsburg, Pocola, Quinton, Savanna, Pawhuska, Pawnee, Pioneer-Pleasant Vale, Stroud, Wilson (Henryetta), Woodland.

Qualifying Tournament II, Stroud Municipal Golf Course
Cave Springs, Chisholm, Chouteau-Mazie, Christian Heritage, Claremore Christian, Copan, Drumright, Frontier, Haskell, Hulbert, Ketchum, Okemah, Oktaha.

Qualifying Tournament III, Fort Cobb State Park
Alex, Carnegie, Central, Dibble, Fox, Fort Cobb-Broxton, Frederick, Hinton, Indiahoma, Okarche, Ryan, Southwest Covenant, Tipton, Velma-Alma, Walters, Washington.

Qualifying Tournament IV, Riverside Golf Course
Alva, Boise City, Buffalo, Burns Flat-Dill City, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Cimarron, Dover, Erick, Laverne, Mooreland, Oklahoma Bible, Sayre, Texhoma, Tyrone, Yarbrough.

Regional Tournaments
April 26, 9 a.m. (18 holes)
Qualifying Tournament I & II advance to Regional A, Arrowhead Golf Course, Canadian
Qualifying Tournament III & IV advance to Regional B, Weatherford Golf Course

State Tournament, Sugar Creek Canyon, Hinton
May 4-5, 9 a.m. (36 holes)

Well, the crazy, uneven season for Edmond North finally came to an end Friday at Union. I swear this team had me scratching my head all season.

Some games I thought it would win, it wouldn’t. Then I’d think they’d lose, and they wouldn’t. Kept me on my toes all year.

And leading that charge was senior QB Travis Townsend. This offense isn’t really built for Townsend to rack up insane offensive numbers. But when he was on, he was extremely efficient.

Townsend threw a touchdown pass in the 58-17 loss to the Redskins. More importantly, the Huskies can build off of this after reaching the quarterfinals.

Other contenders

Alex Christensen, Deer Creek: Ever the workhorse to the end. Christensen rushed for 70 yards, but it wasn’t enough in a 23-0 loss at Booker T.

Troy Davis, North: Davis, a transfer from Western Heights, will have one more year with the Huskies. He scored the team’s other touchdown vs. Union.

Clayton Blackburn, Santa Fe, Baseball: Time to get some signings in. Blackburn signed with Oklahoma in a ceremony last week.

Obi Emegano, Memorial, Basketball: Emegano did the same as he signed with Western Illinois last Wednesday in a ceremony.

Taylor Moore, Memorial, Golf: No signing, but a commit. Moore, just a junior, committed to Arkansas over the weekend.

Connor Myers, Memorial, Football: No signing or commit, but Myers picked up offers from Army and Stephen F. Austin this week to give him four offers now.

Hey, if you got signing day photos, send ‘em. No signing is too small. If you’ve earned the right to play your sport in college, you should be proud.

Scott Wright and myself would love to hit more of these, it’s tough to juggle with everything else, tho.

Here are some:

Alec Heinen of Edmond North signs with Wichita State to play golf.

Here’s another:

Austen Fuller of Edmond North signs with OU to play golf.

And another:

Kendra Mann of Harrah signs with Oklahoma City U. to play golf.

I had plenty say about an eventful day 1 of the Oklahoma Coaches Association clinic, but all that can wait a day after the devastating news.

Bethel golfer Kyle Lewis died in a one-car accident coming home from the all-state golf event.

Prayers go out to the Bethel community and all of Lewis’ family and friends.

Reporter Scott Wright got to cover Lewis in basketball and golf and will have his thoughts on what a special kid Lewis was in a blog post Tuesday.

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Monday: Here is Scott Wright’s short story on it.

Tuesday: Coaches, friends reflect on Lewis’ life.

Wednesday: Bethel holds vigil for Lewis at HS gym.

Austen Fuller, Heinen’s Edmond North teammate, shot 145 (74-71) to tie for second with Taylor Williams of Chickasha (71-74) and OKC’s Trent Mewborn (73-72). Alexander Hall of OCS was fifth at 146 (73-73).

Hayden Wood of Edmond won the boys 12-14 age group with a 146 (74-72).

In the girls tournament, Mustang’s June Tigert came from behind for a three-stroke victory over Alexis Sadeghy of Edmond. Tigert entered the day three strokes behind Sadeghy, but shot a final-round 77 — the best round of the tournament — to finish at 159. Sadeghy finished at 162 (79-83).

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Some went to the “Big I” qualifier at Fairfax. Others picked the USGA Junior Amateur qualifier at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club. And some, like Carl Albert’s Talor Gooch, chose to participate in the US Public Links qualifier at Lincoln Park.

Not sure why all those organizations would hold such important events on the same day, but they did, which makes it rough on the kids who would like to have the chance to qualify for multiple national events.

Gooch and UCO golfer Colby Shrum each qualified for the US Public Links, which will be held in Greensboro, NC, July 12-17. Shrum shot 68-70 and Gooch roared back after a rough start to qualifiy with a 74-65.

In the Big I qualifier, Edmond brothers Alec and Nick Heinen each finished in the top three to qualify for the national tournament July 25-30 in Chesterfield, N.J. Alec Heinen, a key player in Edmond North’s state championship, won the qualifier with a 142 (70-72). Okmulgee’s Jackson Hess was second at 146 (72-74) and Nick Heinen was third at 150 (77-73).

In the girls Big I qualifying, Alexis Sadeghy of Edmond won with a 146 (71-75) and Clinton’s Taylor Neidy was second at 149 (76-73) as the only qualifiers. Just missing out were McGuinness’ Caitlin Farris at 151 and Kingfisher’s Bethany Darrough at 153.

No Okies went through in the USGA Junior Amateur qualifier, though Edmond Memorial’s Taylor Moore, the reigning Class 6A champ, was third to earn an alternate spot. The US Junior Am is July 19-24 at Egypt Valley in Ada, Mich.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Carl Albert product and Oklahoma State Cowboy-to-be Talor Gooch

Carl Albert product Talor Gooch put together back-to-back 72s in the final two rounds of the Sunnehanna Amateur Championship in Pennsylvania to finish tied for 52nd in an event that regularly brings out many of the top amateur players in the country.

Included in the field — and the only other player with Oklahoma ties — was Oklahoma State’s Peter Uihlein, who was in second entering the final round and finished tied for seventh. Uihlein’s four-round total of 279 (1 under par) was four strokes off the pace of winner Bobby Hudson.

Gooch opened with a 74, then shot 77 on Friday before his pair of 72s on the weekend to finish at 295 in his first event back in action since hurting his ankle shortly after the state tournament.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

She’s already one of the best golfers in the state, but Westmoore’s Jade Staggs still felt like she had something to prove at the OJGT All-Star Classic.

Stop worrying, Jade.

She was phenomenal as being the only girl to post under par rounds in the two-day event, beating Kingfisher’s Bethany Darrough by two strokes.

Staggs is headed to Oklahoma State.

OCS’ Jackson Ogle has been dominant all season for the Saints, but he added another notch on his belt with his performance at the OJGT All-Star Classic.

After being tied for third following a first-round score of 70, Ogle was phenomenal in shooting a 67 to win the two-day event by one stroke over Edmond North’s Austen Fuller.

Ogle was a ridiculous -7 for the event.

Ogle won the Class 2A state championship and helped the Saints cruise to the state title.

Where have my young legs gone? After walking the John Conrad Golf Course in Midwest City all day Monday, I feel 36, not 26.

But I (as well as chum Scott Wright) saw some great golf. I mean THIS is what an All-Star Classic is supposed to be, one big shot after another.

In the end, it was Oklahoma Christan School’s Jackson Ogle edging Edmond North’s Austin Fuller by one stroke (Ogle – 137; Fuller – 138) for the boys title while Westmoore’s Jade Staggs was two shots better than Kingfisher’s Bethany Darrough.

Staggs’ drives are sights to see. You’d have three of the four girls bunched up, and then you’d go another 30 yards and find Staggs. Such power.

But Darrough battled the whole way. The girls started the day tied as both shot a 70 in the first round Sunday. However, through the front nine, Staggs had a three-shot advantage.

We (myself and Scott) missed holes 10-12 as we badly needed food and drink. Darrough made a great charge and got to as close as one stroke after 15 holes (I think).

But Staggs was steady and closed out the show as the only girl to shoot under par in both rounds, compiling a 141 in the two days.

For the boys, now that was fun. Red numbers were a-plenty in the afternoon. Nobody had a better round than Chickasha’s Taylor Williams. After a disappointing 74 on Sunday, he had a tournament-best 66 on Monday.

But the showdown for the title was between Ogle and Fuller with Putnam North’s Zach Tucker just a stroke behind.

Only got to watch the final four holes because of tracking the girls, but what a final four it was as the two were tied. Both just missed birdies on 15. Ogle had a tap-in birdie at 16 to give him the lead.

Then No. 17 was incredible. Thought Ogle wrapped it up with a near 30-foot birdie putt, but Fuller came right back and sank about a 15-footer for birdie as well.

And on No. 18, Fuller nearly holed out on his third shot, prob fell just inches from falling in. Ogle calmly made his par and claim the championship.

I can’t play golf worth a lick so it’s fun watching those that know how to put on a show.

Scott will have the write-ups in Tuesday’s paper. Look for videos on NewsOK with Staggs, Darrough and Ogle (couldn’t find Fuller or would have grabbed him, too).

Great stuff, glad the Oklahoma Junior Golf Tour put this on.

For full results, go here.

If you read my Edmond post earlier today, well, get ready for another copout. No Private Schools Player of the Week because we had championships and great outings left and right in this final week.

Who did you think deserved it?

I could have went with the Oklahoma Christian School boys golf team. The Saints were beyond dominant, winning by 66 strokes. Jackson Ogle was great, winning the individual championship. Rustin Purser had the hole-in-one on No. 5, what more could you want?

Well, Heritage Hall did all it could as the Chargers claimed the 3A championship. And Bogert’s boys held off Cascia Hall by 19 strokes.

Max Meyers was tied for fourth while Michael Helton was sixth and Bennett Beard was tied for eighth to lead Heritage, and it was the only class to go the full three rounds.

In soccer, the Irish girls had a dream season but fell short. McGuinness had beaten Bishop Kelley earlier in the season but the Comets earned a 3-1 win in the championship final.

Really good season for the girls, paced by Abbey Akin and Alexa Gonce as the primary goal-scorers with one of the better goalkeepers in the state in Elyse Hight.

To tennis we went where it was a great end of the season for the McGuinness doubles team of John Byrne and Jonathan Kraft.

The duo capped a great season with a state championship, beating Bishop Kelley in straight sets on a wild, delayed weekend.

Heritage had two runners-up and two third-place finishes to end up third as a team. Any other team would be thrilled with that, but the Chargers and Dick Villaflor always expect more. The Saints came out of nowhere to place fourth as well.

So really, who would you give it to? OCS boys golf? Heritage boys golf? McGuinness’ Byrne and Kraft? Not an easy answer. Kudos to all.

No Edmond Player of the Week this time around. I mean how am I supposed to choose in what was some fabulous results across the board for the Edmond squads?

We started last week with golf and that meant another title for Edmond North.

The Huskies, led by Austen Fuller, won their sixth consecutive team championship by six strokes over Norman North.

However, Memorial joined in on the fun as Taylor Moore ended up as the individual champion, beating Fuller by three strokes. And Santa Fe actually finished ahead of Memorial with Cody Reed and Matt Helms leading the way.

Over in 5A, Ian Davis of Deer Creek was solid but was three strokes off of being in the fun playoff. Davis, of course, is headed to Oklahoma State.

In baseball, three Edmond squads made state (Deer Creek, Memorial, Santa Fe) but unfortunately for their followers none of them won a championship or made the championship game.

Did we overestimate how good the West was or underestimate how good the East is?

Soccer, always a bridesmaid, never a bride – NO MORE. The Edmond North girls finally got that elusive state championship as Courtney Dike scored the game-winner in a 2-1 victory against Union at Broken Arrow.

They end their phenomenal season at 17-1 and without losing to an in-state opponent.

We went to tennis Monday where North earned its first team title in seven years, paced by championships by Nate Roper and the doubles team of Alex Mathieson and Baylor Spring.

And who did they need to beat? Memorial. The Bulldogs had three finalists but couldn’t pull out any titles and placed second in the team battle.

Then track closed out the Edmond sports year as the North girls finished second while the Santa Fe boys duplicated that feat.

Edmond had championships in the girls from Hannah Helker (800), Miranda King (pole vault) and the 3,200 relay while Santa Fe earned the 1,600 relay title.

In the boys, Adam Godwin had a crazy-good day with titles in the 1,600 and 3,200 for North. Gunnar Nixon of Santa Fe earned a title and two runner-ups while Memorial had a championship from Vashon Williams of Memorial in the long jump.

Deer Creek joined the fun when Taler Buck earned the championships in the 1,600 and 3,200.

So, how am I supposed to pick among all that? Congrats to all, great way to close out the school year.

Bizzell signed last week with Redlands Community College in El Reno, which has won the last two NJCAA women’s golf national championships.

“Karson turned down several Division I scholarship offers in hopes of maybe playing in the Big 12 in a couple of years,” coach Rodney Henning said. “And the thought of winning a national championship also was a draw for her.”

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

On Friday, the Class 4A state champs presented a $5,000 check to Birth Choice of Oklahoma, which supports women in crisis pregnancies.

The money was raised through the team’s service project, “Birdies for Babies.” The players sought out pledges from members of the community of $1 for every birdie they made in a tournament this season to raise the funds.

“The $5,000 result is the culmination of the hard work our girls put in this year as student-athletes at Bishop McGuinness,” coach Todd Farris said. “It truly is the accomplishment we are most proud of this year.”

The Irish won the Class 4A team championship, and freshman Caitlin Farris was the individual state champ.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Oklahoma Christian School junior Jackson Ogle took all the fun out of the boys 2A state golf race at Sugar Creek Canyon in Hinton.

He was so possessed to claim the championship that everything else took a backseat – even a victory celebration.

When Ogle lost to Fairview’s Logan Herbst last year, he knew he would get another shot at it. And boy did he (and the team) make the most of it.

Ogle was so consistent that you might even say he was boring because that’s how steady he was in winning his first individual state championship.

He tied teammate Rustin Purser for the lowest round of the day (70), shooting 16 4s and two 3s in turning a one-stroke deficit after day 1 to a four-stroke victory against fellow teammate Alexander Hall.

The Saints dominated the field, shooting a 290 on the final day and winning by 66 (!) strokes for their second consecutive team title.

For much more on Ogle’s victory, go here.

And here is a video with Ogle:

Not to be outdone, Purser had the day of his high school career, shooting an ace on the par-3 No. 5 hole as part of his 70 en route to a third-place finish. Pretty good spot to pick for your first hole-in-one, no?

Here’s a video with Purser:

Individuals and teams have begun to tee off, though they’re going off No. 10 this morning, rather than No. 1. That decision was made to allow a little extra time for the grounds crew to get holes 5-8 cleared off after some trees were uprooted by the tornado on Monday. 

Again, the team race is led by Edmond North, with Edmond Santa Fe four back and Norman North six back. Edmond Memorial’s Taylor Moore leads the individual competition after shooting a 2-under 70. Edmond North’s Austen Fuller is a stroke back, and there’s a group of eight guys within five shots.

Most of the leaders have yet to hit the course today, other than individuals Dillion Mooreland of Shawnee, who shot 74 on Monday, as well as Jack Fiscus of Bixby and Kyle Raberding of Norman, both of whom shot 75.

The decision to wipe out between eight and 17 holes played by the entire field on Monday is a little confusing, but that was the decision made.

From a drama perspective, the unfortunate part about Tuesday’s alterations is the move to tee off on No. 10 instead of No. 1. Unlike the choice to erase the second round, this decision couldn’t be avoided without further delaying the tournament, but the 18th would have been a fun finishing hole. No. 18 is a par 5 with sand traps impacting the tee shot. Accuracy is necessary on the second shot to set up a clear look at the green, which lies over a creek to the left of the fairway.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Edmond North is off to a good start in its Class 6A state golf championship defense on Monday at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Course. The five-time defending champs shot a first-round 301 for a four-stroke lead over Edmond Santa Fe. Host Norman North is six back.

Edmond Memorial’s Taylor Moore finished his first round with a 2-under-par 70, one of two golfers under par in the opening round. The other was Edmond North’s Austen Fuller at 71.

Santa Fe’s Cody Reed and Norman North’s Bryce Barnard came in at 73; Tate Williamson, the No. 5 man from Broken Arrow, shot 74, along with Norman North’s Jett Johnson and Shawnee’s Dillion Mooreland, who is playing as an individual. At 75 were Broken Arrow’s Brent Williamson, Edmond North’s Alec Heinen 75, Bixby’s Jack Fiscus and Norman’s Kyle Raberding 75.

Everyone will play between 19 and 28 holes on Tuesday, with the first groups reaching No. 18 in the second round before play was halted. The last group was on the No. 9 tee.

The damage to holes 5-8 could impact play. About one-fourth of the groups still have all or some of those holes to play, because they started their rounds on No. 10.

There was a large tree uprooted on No. 7, which could change the thought process of how a player attacks the hole. Talking to some of the players, the tree prevents many players from hitting driver off the tee, because you need an accurate tee shot to have an open look at the green. Anything on the left side of the fairway was trouble. But without that tree, the hole becomes easier… basically a fairly open, straight par 4, and one of the shorter ones on the course.

But whether or not the Jimmie Austin folks can get the tree removed from the course in time for Tuesday’s action is questionable. That’s not an easy chore, so we’ll have to see what it looks like when everyone returns to the course on Tuesday morning.

Here are the team scores through the first round:

1. Edmond North 301
2. Edmond Santa Fe 305
3. Norman North 307
4. Edmond Memorial 310
5. Tulsa Union 312
6. Broken Arrow 313
7. Bartlesville 315
8. Jenks 318
T9. Putnam City North 321
T9. Stillwater 321
11. Owasso 325
12. Choctaw 326

And here’s the updated first-round individual scoring:

Top Individuals
70 — Taylor Moore, Edmond Memorial
71 — Austen Fuller, Edmond North
73 — Cody Reed, Edmond Santa Fe; Bryce Barnard, Norman North
74 — Dillion Mooreland, Shawnee; Tate Williamson, Broken Arrow; Jett Johnson, Norman North
75 — Brent Williamson, Broken Arrow; Alec Heinen, Edmond North; Jack Fiscus, Bixby; Kyle Raberding, Norman

Others
Edmond North: Eli Armstrong 77, Chase Griggs 78, Caleb Meyers 79
Edmond Santa Fe: Matt Helms 77, Landon Morgan 77, Max McGreevy 78, Brandon Stewart 78
Norman North: Drew Wright 80, Alex Newell 80, Matt Krutz 80
Edmond Memorial: Rex Greene 78, Mason Wright 81, Connor Kurtz 81. Bobby Todd 85
Tulsa Union: Bobby Goben 76, Garrett Hagood 77, Brodie Hinkle 78, Ryan Allen 81, Brady Richardson 89
Broken Arrow: Julian Rom 80, Sam Greenleaf 84, Nathan Swisher 88
Bartlesville: Brad Hager 78, Brandon Wong 78, Braxton Clopp 79, Josh Strimple 80, Clint Jones 81
Jenks: Colton Staggs 77, Brandon Jelley 79, Aaron Davis 81, Will McDonald 81, Hunter Miller 82
Putnam City North: Zach Tucker 76, Tripp Walcher 76, Sawyer McKaughan 84, Conrad Walcher 85, Terry Wiles 89
Stillwater: Tyler Grantham 76, Taylor Onley 76, Parker Dolezal 80, Skyler Patton 89, Brice Clark 91
Owasso: Zach Enzbrenner 79, Austin Clark 80, Ryan Hunninghake 81, Brad Kershaw 85, Cole Morgan 86
Choctaw: Drew Posada 77, Luke Fesner 80, Hunter Eisenhour 83, Heath Vessels 86, Taylor Gossett 93
Lawton: Russell Cozad 79
Lawton Eisenhower: Cullen Stahl 83, Tyler Jimenez 88
Moore: Ryan Harris 84
Muskogee: Stephen Allen 81
Sand Springs: Cole Stephenson 90
Sapulpa: Brody Moses 79
Southmoore: Iain Tesney 86
Westmoore: Garrett Cooley 83, Cory Montgomery 85
Yukon: Adam Cooper 79

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

The Edmond North girls tennis team would have loved to have won the title outright. But if you would have told the team before the season, they would tie for the championship with Jenks, they sure would have taken it.

Sparked by a budding star (Ann Pepper) and girls who played their best when it mattered most (Reagan Reed and Natalie Price), the Huskies earned their second straight tennis title albeit sharing with the Trojans and the Edmond Player (Team) of the Week honor.

Senior Rachel Mitcham had a grueling Saturday after losing the first set in the semifinals, but she fought back. And every point became crucial in the team race.

Pepper and the doubles team took out Jenks’ foes in solid battles as well.

The boys have a great chance at taking home their own title Saturday.

Other contenders

Caleb Hallman, Santa Fe, Baseball: Hallman had a phenomenal regional and is one big reason Wolves are back at state for eighth year in a row.

Dylan Keester, Memorial, Baseball: Bulldogs had to scratch and claw to fend off Choctaw but did so to advance to the state tournament.

Michael Fulmer, Deer Creek, Baseball: No drama for the Antlers, highlighted by a five-inning, 14-strikeout no-hitter by Fulmer.

Abby Thompson, Deer Creek, Golf: Antlers placed fourth as a team while Thompson was third, nine strokes away from the title.

Carly Yates, North, Golf: Shot a team-best 177 at state as Huskies placed sixth in team race.

Lindsey Moore, Memorial, Golf: Shot a team-best 179 at state as Bulldogs made late move to earn fifth place.

Camille Sanders, North, Soccer: Just another classic Edlam battle as Sanders scored game-winner in 3-2 win in quarterfinals vs. Memorial.

Shawn McLaws, Deer Creek, Soccer: Antlers had a real battle with McGuinness, winning a shootout in which McLaws had two goals.

Hannah Helker, Nicole Underwood, Kaitlyn Peterson, Miranda King, Adam Godwin, North, Track and Field: All won at least one event at regionals as Huskies placed second and third.

Tara Lewis, Gloria Mosely, Brandon Sampler, Vashon Williams, Bryce Burget, Memorial, Track and Field: All won at least one event at regionals as Bulldogs won both boys and girls competitions.

Jasmine Hinton, Haley McDaniel, Walter Henderson, Gunnar Nixon, Santa Fe, Track and Field: All won at least one event at regionals as Wolves won both boys and girls competitions.

Tiarra Roberts, Taler Buck, Deer Creek, Track and Field: Both won at least one event at regionals as Antlers placed third and fourth.

There were some pretty good choices this week, but the dominance of the Bishop McGuinness girls tennis team cannot be matched by any team in any sport.

So for that reason, the whole team is being recognized as Private Schools Player (Team) of the Week.

The girls once again went undefeated as the Irish won their 12th consecutive team title and Whitney Ritchie and Emily Conrad became four-time champions while Mia Lancaster and Ashleigh Chiaf are now three-time champions.

Doubles players Trinian O’Neil and Abby Hodges also won titles. It’s sorta the end of an era with Ritchie, Conrad and Lancaster all moving on.

The No. 1 doubles team of John Byrne and Jonathan Kraft have a great chance of their own for a title Saturday.

Other contenders

Caitlin Farris, Irish, Golf: Just a freshman, Farris won the state championship by nine strokes as McGuinness had four of the top 10 placers.

Bob Kraft, Heritage Hall, Baseball: Errors plagued the Chargers at regionals, but Kraft and the team had a phenomenal season after being unranked.

Braden Klein, Irish, Baseball: Tough pill to swallow for the Irish, who lost to Newcastle at regionals but Klein had a stellar year.

Heritage Hall girls tennis team: Another team title and three individual titles made this another great year for Dick Villaflor and his girls.

Hickey, Heritage Hall, Soccer: In a barn burner, she scored the game-winner in overtime at Elk City in a 1-0 victory.

CC Guzman and Alexa Gonce, Irish, Soccer: McGuinness is rolling right now in the soccer playoffs, Guzman and Gonce had three goals apiece in a 11-1 rout of Chickasha in the quarterfinals.

Abbey Akin, Mary Beth Canfield, Mary Kate Roy and Lissy Fuller, Irish, Track and Field: The girls won the 3,200 relay at the 4A state championships in Ardmore.

LaRone Richardson, Irish, Track and Field: Placed third in the long jump at state championships.

Price Foerster, Heritage, Track and Field: Placed fourth in the high jump at state championships.

I’m a fish out of water out on the golf course, but you can’t say the same for Chouteau-Mazie’s Tressa Brumley. She entered the final round with a one shot lead but was dynamite in the final round.

A front nine of 34 put her in position to win the title for the second year in a row, which she did by six strokes at Sugar Creek Canyon.

For more on Brumley, here ya go.

Following the win, I caught up with the Central Oklahoma signee to talk about her championship and her future plans.

Knowing that neither Norman nor Norman North had ever won a team state championship in golf, a group of parents became pro-active five years ago and instituted a middle school golf program.

The results have paid off as Norman North heads into next week’s Class 6A state tournament with a shot at the title. Adding to the teams chances is that the tournament will be held on its home course, the Jimmie Austin University of Oklahoma Golf Course.

Junior Drew Wright and senior Bryce Barnard tied for fifth place at the 6A West regional tournament Monday to lead the T-Wolves to a runner-up team finish to perennial power Edmond North at Oak Tree.

Having an organized golf team in middle school showed immediate dividends for future North golfers. This year’s group of juniors only lost one pre-high school tournament. And this year, the team has been among 6A’s best all season. Along with Wright and Barnard, Jett Johnson, Alex Newell and Matt Krutz round out the T-Wolves’ top five. All but Barnard will return next season.

Mustang golfer Karson Bizzell

With a pair of tournament victories this week, the Mustang girls golf team has recorded the top score at all 10 tournaments (nine outright and one tie) it has played this season. The Broncos won the Metro Conference and west regional tournaments on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.

Senior Karson Bizzell earned medalist honors with a 75 in the conference tournament at Fairfax Golf Club in Edmond, becoming the third Mustang player to win a tournament this year, along with sophomores June Tigert and Charter Lawson.

“The girls have had a great season and accomplished a lot,” coach Rodney Henning said. “We have one more goal to reach and that is winning a state championship next week. We know it will be tough but feel if we play well, we have as good a chance as anyone.”

While she hasn’t always had the team’s lowest score every tournament, Bizzell has been the most consistent. She has finished in the top eight of every tournament this season. She was runner-up to Westmoore’s Jade Staggs in Tuesday’s regional at Trosper.

Bizzell finished eighth individually at state last year, leading Mustang to a runner-up team finish. This year, any of Mustang’s top three could contend individually, and it’ll be the Broncos and Jenks battling it out for the team crown. Of course, the two teams tied for first in their only meeting this year, at South Lakes in Jenks.

The Class 6A girls state tournament is May 5-6 at the Oaks Country Club in Tulsa.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Alec Lee, Norman

Boys soccer

The junior scored the game-winning goal as Norman upset a Putnam City North team that was unbeaten and ranked first in the NSCAA/adidas national rankings. Lee, who had two game-winners this season, helped the Tigers win the program’s first district championship since 2002.

Jade Staggs, Westmoore

Girls golf

Even while playing in swamp-like conditions and heavy winds, Staggs won the Mid-State Conference championship. Staggs carded a 1-under par 70 at Westwood Park Golf Course and ran away with the title by 10 strokes.

This is me killing two birds with one stone. The Deer Creek baseball team was solid in winning the East-West Classic, and I wanted to get this video of Andrew Harlan up here on the blog.

Harlan had the game-changing hit in the championship victory with an inside-the-park home run to lead the Antlers to the 10-4 win against Guthrie.

But his outing was one of several worth mentioning as Brian Anderson had a big game. Pitcher Michael Fulmer, in only his fifth plate appearance of the season, hit a grand slam against Miami on Friday. Cale Coshow was steady on the mound.

There are so many players on this team that can come up big on any given day. It’s almost scary to think what could happen if ALL of them were clicking at once.

As is, the Antlers have been No. 1 in Class 5A ever since winning at Carl Albert and are in great position to try to claim the state title.

Other Contenders

Ty Hensley, Santa Fe, Baseball: Don’t have too much to add from his 11 K outing vs. rival Memorial, just fun to see someone grow up in front of your eyes.

Trey Reynolds, Memorial, Baseball: Reynolds came up huge in a 7-6 win against Southmoore last Tuesday, notching the game-winning hit.

Casey Distaso, North, Tennis: Distaso beat Union’s Logon Collins in a near three-hour match at the Edmond Tournament as Huskies are now ranked No. 1 in 6A.

Truit Gray, Memorial, Tennis: Bulldogs are a consistent bunch and Gray was able to break out for a victory at the Edmond Tournament.

Rachel Mitcham, North, Tennis: Been able to bounce back from early struggles as Huskies are right there in the race.

Ian Davis, Deer Creek, Golf: Another week, another great outing by the Oklahoma State signee. The 5A title chase will be intense.

Matt Helms, Santa Fe, Golf: The Wolves have been knocking on the door all season and Helms placed fourth at the Edmond North Tournament.

Allison Sell, North, Golf: Just a freshman, having brilliant season and won the PC North Invitational on Thursday.

Jacob Romig, Deer Creek, Soccer: Antlers clinched the district with the 4-0 win against Capitol Hill, Romig had two of the scores.

Miranda King and Hannah Helker, North, Track and Field: Each won an individual title at the Edmond North meet Thursday.

Gloria Mosely, Memorial, Track and Field: Continued her stellar season with a win in the discus throw at the North meet.

Tiara Roberts, Deer Creek, Track and Field: The freshman won the 300 hurdles at the North meet.

Adam Godwin, North, Track and Field: Distance runner extraordinaire won the 1,600 and 3,200 at the North meet.

Chase Sammons and Bryce Burget, Memorial, Track and Field: Each won an event at the North meet and give ‘Dogs a great chance at the field events.

If all Bishop McGuinness girls soccer player Alexa Gonce did was score the game-winning goal against Deer Creek last week, she would have been in the conversation for Player of the Week.

But she had two goals in that one AND added two more in a 4-0 win against Metro Christian on Thursday. And she’s been solid all season and easily gets this week’s honor.

The Irish are in great shape heading into the playoffs (that begin next week), having defeated No. 1-ranked Bishop Kelley and No. 2-ranked Deer Creek.

Paced by Gonce and Abbey Akin and goaltender Elyse Hight, the Irish might have all the components necessary to make that run this year.

Other Contenders

Ryan Shelley, Casady, Baseball: Shelley came up huge against rival Holland Hall. He had a home run and three RBIs. Might he top it Monday vs. Heritage? (I’ll be there)

Kyle Ahmad, Irish, Baseball: Ahmad busted out of his slump at the Deer Creek Classic, getting multiple hits in games and using his speed to get things going.

Nathan Bowker, Heritage Hall, Baseball: The Chargers are still rolling at 20-2 and Bowker has added pitching depth to go with Bob Kraft.

Levi Fisher, Heritage, Track and Field: Fisher was dominant in winning the discus throw at the Route 66 Classic at Chandler.

Sam O’Brien and Caitlin Farris, Irish, Golf: O’Brien has been consistent all season for McGuinness while Farris placed second at the Altus Invitational last week.

Jackson Ogle, OCS, Golf: Won the Enid Tournament last week and has been involved in three scorecard playoff ties for championships this year.

Collin Groves, Heritage, Soccer: Chargers blanked Bethany last week as Groves added a goal and has been a strong scorer all season.

Emily Conrad, Irish, Tennis: After three years of being in doubles, Conrad, an Abilene Christian signee, has done well at No. 2 singles.

Will Smith, Norman North

Boys soccer

Smith scored a combined five goals and added an assist in the T-Wolves’ last two games. The junior midfielder, who leads Norman North in scoring with 13 goals on the season, netted a career-high four against Lawton Eisenhower on Friday.

The Oklahoma Christian School boys golf team has not suffered a championship hangover at all this season.

The depth the Saints have give them a great shot at defending their title at the state tournament next month.

That depth was on display again in Enid as OCS won another team title at Pheasant Run this week.

Alexander Hall and Jackson Ogle tied for first, shooting an even-par 72. Hall earned the nod in a scorecard playoff.

The Saints also had a tie for fourth as Scotty Verplank and Preston Schaefer each shot 79 with Verplank earning the spot in the scorecard playoff.

Ogle has been the most consistent performer for the Saints as he has been in three scorecard playoff ties for first place. Ironically enough, all three have been with different teammates.

Fuller is emerging as Edmond North’s top player, having won two tournaments in the last two weeks. He started April 12 with a victory at the Putnam City North Invitational at Quail Creek. His 68 (-4) on Monday was good to win the Tournament of Champions at Ada’s Oak Hills GC, edging four players by a shot.

That group of four at 69 included Fuller’s Huskies teammate Chase Griggs and Carl Albert standout Talor Gooch.

Gooch’s weekend/Monday was eventful, to say the least. He finished 37th at a three-round amateur event in Florida that included college, post-college and international players. After his round, his flight from Florida to Dallas was delayed and he missed his connecting flight to Oklahoma City, so he and his father were forced to rent a car and drive back. That got him home around 4:30 a.m. Monday, before meeting his team for the trip to Ada at 6.

Aside from Gooch’s chaotic experience, Monday’s tournament added to an intriguing Class 6A golf battle. Edmond North tied for the top spot with Ardmore.

But at different times this year, Norman North, Jenks, Edmond Santa Fe and Edmond Memorial have all shown themselves as potential contenders for the state title. Fortunately for all of  them, Ardmore is in 5A, because they might be the best team in the state.

But the 6A crown looks to be up for grabs right now, though with two guys (Fuller and Griggs) going a combined 7 under par, Edmond North could scoot to the top of the list.

I swear this wasn’t planned that we just happened to pick the right week to write a big story on Santa Fe track star Walter Henderson.

Henderson had an incredible week on the track at both OBU and the Edmond meet, winning both the 100 and 200 in both events and setting personal bests times with each performance. And with that comes the honor of the Edmond Player of the Week.

Henderson said this year’s Wolves team is so focused to take that track championship. And when you add him to a group that includes Gunnar Nixon, Travis Hinton, Brian Mills, among others, and you start to see why.

Santa Fe has all the tools to make it happen, just have to show up on that weekend in May.

Other contenders

Drew Dahlberg, Memorial, Baseball: Is he ever going to slow down? He was sensational again as the Bulldogs are now 22-5 after being 4-3.

Clayton Blackburn, Santa Fe, Baseball: Good week on the mound (W vs. North) and at the plate at Stillwater Invitational.

Michael Fulmer, Deer Creek, Baseball: It was a personal gut-check for him and responded with 12 Ks in a 10-0 win against Guthrie.

Jared Benway, North, Baseball: Not too many bright spots for Huskies, but Benway did hit a three-run HR in a loss to Santa Fe.

Ian Davis, Deer Creek, Golf: A little quiet so far, Davis had a banner week that included a victory in last Monday’s Bishop Kelley Invitational.

Shelby Sewell, North, Soccer: Weather wreaked havoc on things this weekend but Sewell scored twice in a 2-0 win against Moore.

Edmond North boys tennis: Team keeps changing up its lineup but hasn’t mattered as Huskies are looking like the favorite in 6A.

Hannah Helker, North, Track: She’s been phenomenal all season and was once again, winning the 400 and 800 at the Santa Fe meet Thursday.

Tara Lewis, Emme Scott and Gloria Mosely, Memorial, Track: Each girl won an individual title at the Santa Fe meet as Bulldogs placed third.

Travis Hinton, Santa Fe, Track: Hinton gets a little lost in the shuffle with the Wolves’ stars, but he won the 400 at the Santa Fe meet.

Chase Sammons, Memorial, Track: Doesn’t matter what event, Sammons has dominated the discus and shot put and did so again last Thursday.

Chase Thackerson and Geoffrey Johnson, Memorial, Track: Each won an individual championship as Bulldogs placed second.

Courtney Walker, Santa Fe, and Elizabeth Donohoe, North, Basketball: The girls were rightfully picked for first team Big All-City and Super 5. They’ll be back next year.

It’s easy to get enamored with hitting in baseball. It makes for great highlights and sound bytes as we found out a long time ago ‘chicks dig the long ball.’

But you’re going to need some pitching if you’re really going to make a run, and that’s why I feel Heritage Hall has a great chance in Class 4A.

Leading that charge is Bob Kraft, who has been sensational on the mound all season and is a huge reason the team is 17-2 entering this week.

I’m hesitant to say Heritage is ranked No. 11 because I think it might move up a spot or two when the rankings are released here shortly.

Kraft has overpowered hitters, leading the team in strikeouts and has yet to face defeat and is earning the Private Schools Player of the Week. Though the offense deserves a nod as the Chargers scored at least 11 runs in all four wins last week.

For a look at how sophomore Barry Sanders came to love baseball, here is my story from Sunday’s paper.

Other contenders

Abbey Akin, Bishop McGuinness, Soccer: The Irish have a lot of deadly scorers but Akin might be the most feared one of the bunch. McGuinness hasn’t been challenged lately but will receive a big one Tuesday when Deer Creek is at the Irish (I’ll be there).

John Ratliff, Casady, Golf: Among all the top names in the state at the big events, his name keeps on sneaking up on the leaderboard. Would love to get a chance to see Ratliff in action one of these days.

(weather kept the list a lot shorter than normal, but if you know of anybody, let me know)

Any other week, I mean ANY OTHER WEEK, and Drew Dahlberg’s performance for the Edmond Memorial baseball team would easily be enough.

But not this week. Not when Santa Fe junior Gunnar Nixon earns the second best decathlon score by a high school athlete EVER. EVER.

Nixon and Kevin Lazas of Brentwood, Tenn., had a battle for the ages with Nixon edging him out by 63 points at the Arcadia Invitational.

It’s not just how great Nixon is (though he really is unbelievable), but it’s what he’s done for the Wolves team and their attitude.

In talking to Walter Henderson and coach Carl Hawkins, they both have stressed just how much Nixon’s work ethic and attitude has spread to the rest of the team.

So even on a weekend made for track and field (John Jacobs at OU), it’s Nixon in California who is earning the Edmond Player of the Week.

Other contenders

Drew Dahlberg, Memorial, Baseball: He ignites the team, and they gave out MVP awards, easily would have won it as Bulldogs won Edmond Wood Bat Tournament.

Thomas Rudd, North, Baseball: Rough week for the Huskies, but Rudd did throw a fine game in a 6-1 win against Norman on Friday.

Jordan Lopez, Santa Fe, Baseball: Had a great tournament minus the championship and is always a threat to make something happen.

Brian Anderson, Deer Creek, Baseball: In a three-hour marathon with McGuinness, Anderson was 3-for-4 with a home run in the 16-12 win.

Matt Helms, Santa Fe, Golf: Helms tied for second as boys earned the title at the Deer Creek Invitational.

Carly Yates, North, Golf: Sounds like a broken record, but this two-sport star continues to do it all for the Huskies.

Ian Davis, Deer Creek, Golf: A week old at this point but had good showdown with Carl Albert’s Talor Gooch and Chickasha’s Taylor Williams at conference.

Ann Pepper, North, Tennis: Making big strides and has played her way to earn the No. 1 singles spot during this last week.

Maddi Hillis, Memorial, Soccer: Notched two goals as Memorial took out Shawnee 5-0.

Brittany Soesbee, North, Soccer: Tallied huge goal as Huskies were playing w/out Britny Dike in a 2-0 victory against Norman.

Memorial, North, Santa Fe, Girls, Track: A collective effort as North placed second, Santa Fe third and Memorial sixth at John Jacobs. For full results, go here.

Memorial, North, Santa Fe, Boys, Track: A collective effort as Memorial placed second, Santa Fe fifth and North 11th. For full results, go here.

Josh Richardson, Santa Fe, Basketball: The junior was picked by Scott Wright for the boys Super Five. It’s possible we’ll be seeing him there again next year.

It’s tough for me to understand just what this senior year by these Casady kids has meant to the school. I start to get a much better understanding when I talk to them.

One of the boys leading the ‘redeem team’ has been Austin Katigan. And Katigan had a dream come true last week, being accepted into Dartmouth where he will play football.

Katigan is looking at either being a punter or wide receiver. That’s funny that they’re asking him to try out for both as they’re two very different positions.

Like I said last week, former Oklahoma receiver Jarrail Jackson has opened up the Dartmouth campus to Oklahoma recruits. Jackson is an assistant for Dartmouth.

Katigan won’t be going to Dartmouth alone as Bishop Kelley’s Joe Dowdell is also heading there.

Katigan and Dowdell will be heading to the campus in two weeks for the spring football game. For now, he’ll have to be content with being named the Private Schools Player of the Week.

Other contenders

Barry Sanders, Heritage Hall, Baseball: The Chargers have been one of the biggest surprises, entering the 4A rankings at No. 15 this last week. Sanders’ versatility is one reason why.

Dax Maroney, Bishop McGuinness, Baseball: The Irish lost a three-hour marathon at No. 1-ranked Class 5A Deer Creek 16-12, but Maroney had a great game.

Julie Labarthe, Heritage Hall, Tennis: The senior lost one game in the championship match, winning the Ada Tournament at No. 1 singles.

Mia Lancaster, Bishop McGuinness, Tennis: Lancaster has earned the No. 1 singles spot and has been dominant this season.

John Byrne and Jonathan Kraft, Bishop McGuinness, Tennis: This No. 1 doubles team might be the favorite to win the 5A championship.

Lizzy Whitbeck, Irish, and Narayan Naik, Heritage, Swimming: The swimmers were named Swimmers of the Year by me and deserved it for a great year. Good luck at Arkansas and Wyoming, respectively.

Caitlin Farris and Hannah Tubbs, Irish, Golf: The duo makes up one of the best one-two combos in the state and were solid in two tournaments last week.

Alexa Gonce, Irish, Soccer: The girls are taking care of business as Gonce had a big game in a 10-0 victory against Western Heights.

Quintaz Struble, Heritage, Track: Struble won the discus throw at the Bethany meet on Saturday. Levi Fisher placed third.

Foerster, Heritage, Track: My Heritage friends, need help with the first name as Foerster won the high jump at the Bethany meet.

Erin Gaffney, Irish, Track: Won the 3,200 at the Bethany meet while Swink won the pole vault.

The Lady Broncos have finished first in all four tournaments they’ve played this season — three outright titles and one tie. And the Enid Invitational at Meadowlake GC on Thursday was a clean sweep with June Tigert firing an 80 to win the individual crown.

Mustang’s Karson Bizzell has been a model of consistency, finishing in the top seven of every tournament this season. Her round of 83 tied for fifth.

Overall, Mustang earned a five-stroke victory over Edmond North. The Lady Broncos seem to be the clear favorite on this side of the state, wtih three girls who can shoot 70s-low 80s. But as you can see below, there are a couple of Edmond teams who are right on the Broncos’ heels.

Here’s the scoring:

Team Results
1. Mustang 345
2. Edmond North 350
3. Edmond Memorial 359
4. Ponca City 364
5. Enid 368

Individual Scoring
1. June Tigert, Mustang 80
T2. Whitney Manley, Ponca City 81
T2. Allison Sell, Edmond North 81
T2. Caroline Goodin, Deer Creek 81
T5. Karson Bizzell, Mustang 83
T5. Carley Yates, Edmond North 83

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Farris, Irish victorious

Coming off a seventh-place finish in its own tournament Monday, the Bishop McGuinness girls golf team was eager to get back on the course.

The Irish made it count, winning the large schools portion of the Kingfisher Invitational on Wednesday.

McGuinness finished with a team score of 333, 46 strokes better than second-place El Reno.

To go with the team title, Caitlin Farris won the individual competition, shooting a 76. Teammate Hannah Tubbs was the runner-up at 83 as high scores were the norm on a windy day.

Kingfisher won the small schools competition, and Bethany Darrough of the Yellowjackets was the top individual placer.

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Hmm, maybe Farris is trying to state her case for the Private Schools Player of the Week for next week. We shall see.

Altus’ Megan Blonein had been in the situation before.

Edmond North’s Carly Yates had not.

Blonein, who won the 5A state title last year as a freshman, parred the first hole of a playoff to beat Yates and win the Fifth Annual Irish Easter Invitational at Quail Creek on Monday.

For Blonein, it was her third playoff. Yates had not been in a playoff in high school.

Blonein’s drive on the playoff hole went left on the par 4 No. 1. But she safely punched her second shot out of the trees to just in front of the green and finished off the tournment win after Yates’ second shot sailed over the green, then wound up a bunker with her third shot.

Yates posted her round of 78 about three hours before the playoff, while Blonein finished not long before the playoff.

Blonein got off to a rough start, shooting a 42 on the back nine where she started. But she quickly bounced back on the front side, with back-to-back birdies on holes three and four to get back in the tournament.

“I’m a late starter,” Blonein said. “It takes me awhile to get started.”

The tournament featured many of the state’s top golfers, playing on a longer course than most the girls play on during the season.

Mustang won the team title, 13 strokes ahead of second-place Altus.

Here are the top 10 individuals:

Heritage Hall had a couple of really good choices this week. But since I’m going to write a feature about her for Thursday’s paper, figured I’d go with tennis player Sarah Bowen.

I love the confidence of this sophomore. Even when she was a freshman, she wasn’t bashful or anything like that.

Now with some experience under her belt, she is definitely on her way to becoming the next great tennis player for Dick Villaflor and the Chargers.

At the Heritage Hall Tournament of Champions, Bowen came up with one of the biggest singles victories in her career. She defeated Jenks’ Gabrielle Siegler (a great player as well) to earn the No. 2 singles title and Private Schools Player of the Week.

For more on Bowen, check out Thursday’s paper.

Other contenders

Julie Labarthe, Heritage, Tennis: Bowen’s partner in crime as Labarthe was dominant at No. 1 singles in earning the title.

Bob Kraft, Heritage, Baseball: The pitcher has been a huge reason for the tremendous start for the Chargers. He enters this week with a 4-0 record.

Cooper Cloud, Heritage, Baseball: Cloud’s bat (especially in a win against Perry) has helped Heritage to a fantastic start.

Andrew Murphy, Bishop McGuinness, Baseball: A light week for the Irish squad, but coach Bryan Wade has said Murphy’s leadership has been one of the reasons for the recent roll.

CC Guzman, Bishop McGuinness, Soccer: This team is absolutely loaded, and Guzman came up big Tuesday. Soccer guru Justin Harper named her the Player of the Week last week.

Matt Silver, Casady, Baseball: Silver is incredible. I’m really hoping I can find an excuse to see the Cyclones play because Silver’s stats are amazing.

John Ratliff, Casady, Golf: In a loaded field featuring some of the best players around, Ratliff placed second last Tuesday.

Tiatjah Johnson, Casady, Track and Field: Johnson easily won the 200-meter dash at the Kingfisher meet and was the only girl to run under 28 seconds.

Bobbe Chafin, Casady, Track and Field: Also at the Kingfisher meet, Chafin placed second in the 100 and the long jump.

Victoria Vaughn, Mt. St. Mary’s, Tennis: Vaughn was impressive in winning the No. 2 singles title at the Central Oklahoma Classic at Harrah.

This was one of the tougher ones I’ve had to deliberate on. I pretty much knew someone from the Memorial baseball team deserved this honor, but who?

I’m giving it to Landon Hallam for his masterful performance on the mound Thursday against Enid.

Facing a tough road test, the Bulldogs won 2-0, thanks to Hallam’s brilliance. Memorial scored two runs in the first and let Hallam do the rest, earning him the Edmond Player of the Week.

But it could have easily went to Alex Hill for his pitching outing against Westmoore. Or Drew Dahlberg for how he has been on fire at the plate since moving to the two-hole.

Either way, the Kyle Roberts’ teams is scary right now. Figure when the rankings come out, the ‘Dogs should get a nice bump up for the second week in a row. Looking forward to getting to see plenty of Edmond baseball action at the Wood Bat Tournament this week.

Other contenders

Stuart Turnipseed, Memorial, Soccer: Last week’s winner did it again, scoring the game-winner in the huge showdown with Norman North on Thursday.

Taylor Moore, Memorial, Golf: Moore finished tied for second at the Memorial Invitational last Tuesday.

Gavin Dubberstein-Truit Gray and Bowen Xu-Omar Karim, Memorial, Tennis: Doubles teams are doubly tough as Bulldogs’ tandems each won the doubles titles at Heritage Hall Tournament of Champions.

Jared Benway, North, Baseball: The Huskies are struggling a bit, but Benway was brilliant in two games against Putnam City, going 7-for-8 with two HRs.

Nate Roper, North, Tennis: The whole boys team, really, as the Huskies won the prestigious Heritage Hall Tournament of Champions. Roper, just a freshman, placed third at No. 1 singles.

Clayton Blackburn, Santa Fe, Baseball: His performance on the mound in a 5-1 win against Moore made sure Edmond took the Mayor’s Cup this year.

Siara Price, Santa Fe, Soccer: Big outing for the sophomore as she scored three goals and had an assist in a 10-0 victory against Del City.

Cale Coshow, Deer Creek, Baseball: It’s a week removed, but man that game against Carl Albert was ridiculous, going 5-for-5 with two two-run HRs.

McGuinness’ girls golf team will host the Irish Easter Invitational on Monday at Quail Creek.

The tournament will feature most of the area’s top high school golfers, including the defending Class 3A champion, Kingfisher’s Bethany Darrough.

The Irish, playing in their fourth event of the season, feature Caitlin Farris and Hannah Tubbs at the top of their lineup.

Farris, a freshman, has finished third in two of McGuinness’ three tournaments so far, including the tournament in Granbury. Texas.

Tubbs, a senior, has finished in the top five at state each of the past two years.

Monday’s tournament also features plenty of 6A talent as well, including Mustang, last year’s 6A runner-up, all three Edmond schools and Westmoore.

All three Edmond teams were there, along with teams from Carl Albert, Oklahoma Christian and a few other top programs.

I mentioned in Monday’s paper that Norman North would get another shot at Edmond North, as both are among the state’s top teams, but I found out shortly after arriving at the course Tuesday morning that the Timberwolves only took their junior varsity. So their next shot at the Huskies will be next Monday at a 36-hole event in Enid.

Carl Albert’s Talor Gooch shot a 1-over-par 71 Tuesday to win by a stroke over Edmond Memorial’s Taylor Moore and Casady’s John Ratliff. Gooch has played two tournaments this spring and the Oklahoma State signee has won them both.

Five other golfers had 75 or better on Tuesday, which was pretty impressive with the crazy wind blowing across the course, as well as the slick greens.

Edmond North edged Memorial by three shots for the team title, followed by Edmond Santa Fe.

Putnam City North and Yukon each had strong team outings, finishing at 315 and 316 respectively. Yukon won its first tournament of the year before spring break, and PC North had a little bit slower start, but both look to have some solid golfers.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

First full week of spring sports is in the books, and it was an eventful one. It’s always interesting to see who will start to be among the common names you’re going to see throughout the season.

Definitely have one at Casady in Matt Silver, who is this week’s Private Schools Player of the Week. Whether it’s with the bat or on the mound, Silver has been huge for the Cyclones.

He had three hits in a big win against Oklahoma Christian and on did a little bit of everything in a 4-1 win against All Saints on Saturday.

He was the winning pitcher and added three hits with an RBI.

Other contenders

Ryan Shelley, Casady, Baseball: A warrior all year battling that wrist injury, Shelley had two hits and a home run in a loss Friday.

Barry Sanders, Heritage Hall, Baseball: Not too bad with a bat in his hand as he is with a football. Sanders had three hits and a home run in a big win against Bethany.

Cooper Cloud, Heritage Hall, Baseball: Guess it’s a natural transition from being a quarterback to a pitcher as Cloud was solid on the mound in a 9-1 win against Kellyville.

Brendan Dye, Bishop McGuinness, Baseball: Dye is off to a great start on the mound for the Irish as Bryan Wade’s team is coming out of the gates fast.

Alexa Gonce, Bishop McGuinness, Soccer: The Irish girls team was involved in a fun, tight Bishop Kelley Invitational, but Gonce gets it for his six-goal outing against Capitol Hill.

Abbey Akin, Bishop McGuinness, Soccer: A dynamite player in her own right, Gonce and Akin are an electrifying duo for Sally Cole’s team.

Jake Peace, Mt. St. Mary’s, Baseball: Peace had two hits, including a home run as the Rockets rolled Oklahoma Christian 16-4.

Carissa Villaflor and Sarah Bowen, Heritage Hall, Tennis: The Chargers, led by Julie Labarthe, could sweep once again and this No. 1 doubles team is one of the best, regardless of class.

He’s set the bar early for Player of the Week honors during the spring as Edmond Memorial soccer star Stuart Turnipseed had a tremendous outing in a win against Broken Arrow.

In a showdown of two of the best teams in the state, the Bulldogs made an early statement with a convincing 6-0 victory.

Memorial scored five goals in the second half. Turnispeed notched three of them in earning the first hat trick of his brilliant career.

There’s going to be a great showdown Thursday with Memorial and Norman North, should be fun.

Other contenders

Jacob Romig, Deer Creek, Soccer: The Antlers are one of the best teams in 5A and Romig scored the game-winner in a thrilling 2-1 victory against Lawton MacArthur.

Allie Glazner, Santa Fe, Soccer: It’s been a rough start for the Wolves, but Glazner got things going by scoring two goals in a 2-0 victory against Putnam City.

Austin Place, Santa Fe, Soccer: The Wolves have had to battle this year at 3-3, but Place notched two goals in Santa Fe’s 3-0 win against Moore and Santa Fe ended with two wins in the Bronco Cup.

Alec Heinen and Austin Fuller, North, Golf: The boys tied for second place and the Huskies won the team title at the Timberwolves Invitational.

Carly Yates, North, Golf: Welcome back to the course, Yates. She finished tied for second in her first tournament of the year.

Arial Ruffin, Haley McDaniel and Courtney Walker, Santa Fe, Track and Field: All three girls earned individual titles while the Wolves earned team honors at the Memorial Invitational.

Gloria Mosely and Tara Lewis, Memorial, Track and Field: Each girl won an individual championship as Bulldogs placed second.

Haley Hammond and Nicole Underwood, North, Track and Field: Outshined by Santa Fe and Memorial, the pair of girls also won individual titles.

Gunnar Nixon and Matt Leavell, Santa Fe, Track and Field: Nixon won three titles while Leavell added one as Wolves placed second.

Chase Sammons and Isaiah Duke, Memorial, Track and Field: Sammons won two titles and Duke pitched in with one as Bulldogs won the team competition.

Adam Godwin, North, Track and Field: Godwin took first in the 3,200 run at the Memorial Invitational.

Jon McNeill, North, Baseball: Huskies had a rough week at Tiger/Trojans Invitational, but McNeill has been solid.

Tyler Price, Deer Creek, Baseball: One of the more overlooked contributors, Price has been most consistent performer for Antlers.

Eric Olson, North, Tennis: Olson won the No. 2 singles title and Huskies won team title at Muskogee Tournament.

Rachel Mitcham, North, Tennis: Senior still going strong, winning No. 1 singles title at Muskogee Tournament.

FRIDAY

Girls soccer: Norman North at Tulsa Kelley Tournament

Girls golf: Norman North at Ardmore Invitational at Lakeview Golf Course

Baseball: Norman North at Putnam City, 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Girls soccer: Norman North at Tulsa Kelley Tournament

Girls tennis: Norman North at Muskogee Tournament

Track: Norman North at Gregg Byram Track Classic at Norman High, 10 a.m.

MONDAY

Softball: Southmoore at Norman North, 5:30 p.m.

Baseball: Norman at Norman North, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY

Softball: Norman North vs. Norman, 5:30 p.m.

Boys golf: At Edmond Invitational, KickingBird Golf Course, 8 a.m.

Baseball: Norman North at Norman, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Boys soccer: Norman vs. Jenks at Bronco Cup (Mustang High School), 6 p.m.

SATURDAY

Baseball: Choctaw at Norman, 12 p.m.

Boys soccer: Norman vs. Southmoore at Bronco Cup (Mustang High School), 11 a.m.

Track: Norman hosts Gregg Byram Track Classic, 10 a.m.

MONDAY

Baseball: Norman at Norman North, 7 p.m.

Boys golf: Norman hosts Tiger Trails Invitational at the Trails Golf Club, 8 a.m.

Softball: Putnam City at Norman, 5:30 p.m.

Softball: Noble at Norman, 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY

Baseball: Norman North at Norman, 7 p.m.

Softball: Norman vs. Norman North, 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Soccer: Southmoore at Mustang Tournament

Tennis: Southmoore at Muskogee Tournament

Softball: Norman at Southmoore, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY

Soccer: Southmoore vs. Norman at Mustang Tournament, 11 a.m.

Tennis: Southmoore at Muskogee Tournament

MONDAY

Golf: Southmoore at Norman Invitational at the Trails Country Club

Tennis: Southmoore at Owasso Tournament

Softball: Southmoore at Norman North, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY

Soccer: Southmoore at Sand Springs, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY

Boys soccer: Westmoore at Mustang tournament vs. Putnam City, 2 p.m.

Baseball: Westmoore at Broken Arrow Tournament

Softball: Westmoore at Hall of Fame Classic

Boys tennis: Westmoore at Muskogee Tournament

SATURDAY

Boys soccer: Westmoore at Mustang tournament vs. Edmond Santa Fe, 11 a.m.

Baseball: Westmoore at Broken Arrow Tournament

Softball: Westmoore at Hall of Fame Classic

Girls tennis: Westmoore at Muskogee Tournament

Track: Westmoore at Gregg Byram Track Classic at Norman High

MONDAY

Baseball: Westmoore at Midwest City, 6 p.m.

Boys golf: Westmoore at Norman Invitational at the Trails Country Club

Girls tennis: Westmoore at Owasso Tournament

TUESDAY

Baseball: Midwest City at Westmoore, 5 p.m.

Softball: Moore at Westmoore, 6 p.m.

Boys tennis: Westmoore at Owasso Tournament

FRIDAY

Baseball: Moore at Chickasha Tournament

Boys soccer: Moore at Mustang Tournament, 4 p.m.

Softball: Moore at Hall of Fame Classic

SATURDAY

Baseball: Moore at Chickasha Tournament

Boys soccer: Moore at Mustang Tournament, 9 a.m.

Softball: Moore at Hall of Fame Classic

Track: Moore at Greg Byram Classic at Norman High School, 9 a.m.

MONDAY

Girls tennis: Moore at Owasso

Boys golf: Moore at Norman Tournament at the Trails

Track: Moore at Edmond Memorial

Baseball: Southmoore at Moore, 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY

Boys tennis: Moore at Owasso

Boys golf: Moore at Edmond Tournament at Kickingbird, 8 a.m.

Baseball: Moore at Southmoore, 6:30 p.m.

Softball: Moore at Westmoore, 6 p.m.

Below are Q&A’s with West Metro athletes who attended our spring sports media day:

Kris Godwin, Yukon boys soccer

What do you do to get away from sports?

Hang out with family and friends but even then I end up playing soccer or football.

What was your “Welcome to Varsity sports” moment?

Being a sophmore and playing at the varsity level of competition.

What is your hidden talent (not including sports)?

Organizing events such as raffles, fundraisers, etc.

Other than you, who is the best athlete in your family and why?

My father. He began as a soccer player but then excelled in wrestling.

What has been the most life-changing event in your life so far?

The passing of my cousin last year.

Playing favorites – List five items that are your absolute favorite things in your personal life:

Family, friends, Playstation3, truck, iPod Touch.

Bucket list – List five things you must to do in life:

1.Visit Mount Rushmore 2. Swim with sharks 3. Go to another country 4. Go to a World Cup 5. Go to a safari in Africa.

List one person you want to trade places with for a day and why:

Wayne Rooney. He is a game changer and is one of the elites when it comes to the game of soccer.

Karson Bizzell, Mustang girls golf

What do you do to get away from sports?

I hang out with family, my boyfriend and friends, going to movies, skiing, and riding horses. I love to get pedicures and manicures.

What was your “Welcome to Varsity sports” moment?

It was my very first high school tournament and I shot a 117. We were playing at Aqua Canyon in Guthrie and it was freezing with gusting winds. It was horrible but I am glad I endured it to start off my golf career.

What is your hidden talent (not including sports)?

I am great at telling jokes and making people laugh.

Other than you, who is the best athlete in your family and why?

My Uncle David Bizzell is probably the best athlete in our family. He held several records in track in Arkansas. My Uncle Tony Kyle played college basketball. My dad Karl Bizzell played football.

What has been the most life-changing event in your life so far?

When I accepted Jesus Christ into my life.

Playing favorites – List five items that are your absolute favorite things in your personal life:

1. God 2. Family 3. Boyfriend 4. Friends 5. Pets

Bucket list – List five things you must to do in life:

1. Get married and have kids 2. Play on the LPGA Tour 3. Conquer my fear of heights 4. Open my own bakery 5. Learn to surf.

List one person you want to trade places with for a day and why:

Paula Creamer – to experience the thrill of playing on the LPGA Tour and excelling at my dream.

Armoniey Moore, Putnam City girls track

What do you do to get away from sports?

I don’t really do anything to get away from sports, but I do love to cook.

What was your “Welcome to Varsity sports” moment?

When I skipped JV and went straight into Varsity track. I knew then that I might be pretty good at this. And the moment really hit me when I started breaking school records!

What is your hidden talent (not including sports)?

I love to cook and I like to sing.

Other than you, who is the best athlete in your family and why?

My sister, because we both run track and we love to compare our times.

What has been the most life-changing event in your life so far?

The murder of my uncle in a home-invasion in 2007.

Playing favorites – List five items that are your absolute favorite things in your personal life:

Being on the Step Team for my school, running track, my family, my friends and cooking.

Bucket list – List five things you must to do in life:

Go to college, run track, take care of my family… I can’t think of anything else.

List one person you want to trade places with for a day and why:

God, so that I can see how the world is from a different perspective.

Mario Caballeros, Putnam City West boys soccer

What do you do to get away from sports?

I like to play sports, but when I’m not playing sports it’s usually because I’m doing homework or I’m working in some type of school activity. I put my education before sports.

What was your “Welcome to Varsity sports” moment?

It was when I first practiced with the team. The practice was a little bit different than U14 level, the workout and the drills were a little different. That’s when I realized it was going to take dedication in order to maintain a good level of soccer. I also felt welcome in the assemblies, with all the students cheering the varsity team.

What is your hidden talent (not including sports)?

I like to help, being able to be a volunteer and help someone in need is a talent and a gift. I also like math, that’s one of the subjects i never get tired of.

Other than you, who is the best athlete in your family and why?

My two brothers and my sister are athletes, but I would have to say my brother Eduardo. He also plays soccer for the school. He has been playing soccer with me since we were little kids. We both practice really hard and try our best on the field.

What has been the most life-changing event in your life so far?

The event that changed my life so far would have to be the Leadership Retreat I attended almost three years ago. This retreat was a week long at Tulsa. Within that week I practiced how to communicate with people better. Before that retreat I was a really shy guy. That retreat encouraged me to be part of other leadership activities, and today I still have a little bit of trouble speaking in front of people, but I have improved in the last three years. I like to be part of activities that require speaking to groups of people so I can practice and face my fear.

Playing favorites – List five items that are your absolute favorite things in your personal life:

A picture of my family, a soccer ball, architecture book, cell phone, computer.

Bucket list – List five things you must to do in life:

Obtain a college diploma (at least a four-year degree). Help my parents with everything they need later on in life. Get married to a smart, decent woman, raise a family my own, serve God as much as possible.

List one person you want to trade places with for a day and why:

I would like to trade places for one day with the FC Barcelona soccer player Keita, because I would like to experience a day surrounded with great soccer players and being able to play with them.

Casey Coyle, Putnam City North baseball

What do you do to get away from sports?

I go to church as much as I can so I can get more involved and I pray about everything I need to do in my life.

What was your “Welcome to Varsity sports” moment?

My 10th grade year, the baseball team had our first game of the season and it was my first game to ever play at Varsity level. It was my first at-bat, my first EVERYTHING, and I get hit right in the lip and had to go to the hospital.

What is your hidden talent (not including sports)?

Singing.

Other than you, who is the best athlete in your family and why?

My cousin, Zach. He went to Piedmont High School and was a soccer player but that school didn’t have a soccer team so he played football and was the kicker. In his first game he kicked a 61 yarder!

What has been the most life-changing event in your life so far?

When my mother went to prison and me realizing that she wouldn’t be there for anything.

Playing favorites – List five items that are your absolute favorite things in your personal life:

Go to church, play baseball, listen to music, sit at Lake Hefner watching the water as the sun goes down and just thinking, and last is trying to lead people to Christ.

Bucket list – List five things you must to do in life:

Sky dive, go on a Cruise ship, make it to the MLB, try out for American Idol, and do something noone has ever thought about doing.

List one person you want to trade places with for a day and why:

Sam Bradford because I truly know him as a person and considering I signed with OU to play a sport I would like to see how he holds himself up in his faith and how a normal day is in Norman for someone.

FOOTBALL
Henry Alexander, Ardmore (SEOSU)
Jake Alexander, Jenks (Tulsa)
Jamaal Allen, Lawton (SNU)
Joe Alston, Berryhill (NSU)
Daryn Alves, Durant (NSU)
Gerard Anderson, Tulsa Central (NEO)
Matthew Anderson, Sand Springs (Pittsburg State)
Joe Aska, Edmond North (Garden City)
Brad Avery, Madill (SWOSU)
David Balenseifen, Mustang/NEO (SNU)
Tyler Barnes, Enid (SNU)
Calvin Barnett, Tulsa Washington (Arkansas)
Josh Barrett, Wayne (SNU)
Skylar Bartlett, Ringling (SNU)
Jason Bear, Stillwater (SNU)
Eric Bennett, Tulsa Washington (Arkansas)
Que’Shaun Bennett, Enid (NWOSU)
Matt Berrey, Purcell/NEO (ECU)
Ken Berry, John Marshall (ECU)
Ethan Biddy, Tuttle (Air Force)
Michael Billingsley, Southeast/NEO (Nichols State)
Qumain Black, Ada (NEO)
Kenyad Blair, Northeast/NEO (Nichols State)
Kenneth Blake, Davis (ECU)
Mason Blake, Lindsay (NWOSU)
Rhett Blundell, Kingfisher (NWOSU)
Brenton Bogar, Muskogee (Tulsa/NEO)
Hunter Bohannan, Yukon (Southwestern, Kan.)
Zach Boren, Southmoore (NEO)
Austin Brasher, Edmond North (BYU)*
Julian Brockington, Del City (NEO)
D’Juan Brooks, Edmond Memorial (NEO)
Brenden Brown, Norman North (ECU)
LaBron Brown, Southmoore (NEO)
Jon Bullock, Broken Arrow (UCO)
Jeremy Burton, Muskogee (La.-Monroe)
Justin Butterfield, Bartlesville (NSU)
Troy Buffington, Southmoore (SNU)
Tate Byers, Tulsa Kelley (Washington, St. Louis)
Colton Byford, Edmond North (UCO)
Irvin Caldwell, Star Spencer (NEO)
Chris Campbell, Enid (NWOSU)
Nick Canavan, Norman North (Missouri State)
Michael Cane, Okmulgee (ECU)
Chance Carey, McAlester (ECU)
Londre Carson, Muskogee (NEO)
Luke Chalfant, Hinton (SWOSU)
Mark Chestnut, Miami/NEO/OSU (Pittsburg State)
Keldin Choate, Shawnee (ECU)
Chris Clark, Moore (NWOSU)
Arthola Clarke, John Marshall (NWOSU)
Colton Cline, Norman North (Sam Houston State)
Alex Cochran, Broken Arrow (SWOSU)
Demarco Cobbs, Tulsa Central (Texas)
Aaron Colvin, Owasso (OU)
Tuswani Copeland, Lawton MacArthur (Baylor)
Jacoby Crowley, Lawton Eisenhower (SEOSU)
Nathan Crownover, Del City/NEO (SNU)
Dakota Crumbie, Tulsa Washington (ECU)
Clayton Cunningham, Ringwood (NWOSU)
Roper Cunningham, Waynoka (NWOSU)
Steven Daniels, Tulsa East Central (UCO)
Robert Dansby, Tulsa Memorial (McPherson)
Nolan Davenport, Seminole (Southwestern, Kan.)
Dakota Davis, Broken Arrow (SWOSU)
Dalton Davis, Tulsa Union (SNU)
Niko Davis, Millwood (NEO)
Ryan Day, Tulsa Union (SNU)
Johnny Deaton, Sand Springs (OSU)
Gregory DeLozier, Seq. Claremore (Pittsburg State)
Terrance Dixon, Sand Springs (NSU)
Colton Dost, Tulsa Union (Western Kentucky)
Joe Dowdell, Tulsa Kelley (Dartmouth)
Brandon Downing, Edmond North (Washburn)
Alex Dowty, Mustang (Washburn)
Dalton Duckett, Tulsa Union (NSU)
Stephen Eastham, Dewey (NEO)
Bryce Ebbs, Vinita (NEO)
Cole Eddy, Midwest City (UCO)
Jordan Edwards, Washington (NEO)
Brandon Elmore, Blanchard/Coffeyville (SWOSU)
Josh Engert, Nowata (NEO)
B.J. Evans, Tulsa Union (Garden City)
Ryan Feller, Altus (SWOSU)
Darryl Fields, Madill (SMU)
Aaron Fisher, Tulsa Central (Ga. Southern)
Drew Fischer, Timberlake (NWOSU)
Blake Fogle, Caney Valley (NWOSU)
Kevin Forbes, Douglass (Langston)
Adam Ford, Broken Arrow (NEO)
Teontez Fortune, Douglass (Langston)
Donnie Fuston, Enid (NEO)
Ruben Gaines, Muskogee (UCO)
Eric Gardner, Lone Grove (ECU)
Jake Garrett, Tuttle (SNU)
Courtney Gaston, Fort Gibson (Arkansas)
Blake Gatewood, Edmond North (UCO)
Kimes Gilbert, Southmoore (SWOSU)
Jaimon Gilstrap, Tulsa East Central (NSU)
Zakk Gipson, Pryor (NWOSU)
Cord Gothard, Velma-Alma (SWOSU)
Gimo Grace, Tulsa East Central (Emporia State)
Bob Graham, Jenks (Iowa State)
Cale Grauer, Lincoln Christian (Mo. Western)
Delans Griffin, Clinton (Texas Tech)
Logan Grinstead, Sulphur (UCO)
Colby Hager, Sayre (NWOSU)
Justin Harmon-Brewer, Edmond Santa Fe (SNU)
Rowdy Harper, Broken Arrow (Houston)
Demantre Harris, Del City (Garden City)
Devante Harris, Duncan (SEOSU)
Halston Harris, Marlow (SEOSU)
Michael Harris, Edmond Santa Fe (Washburn)
Austin Haywood, Southmoore (OU)
Haden Hedges, Pioneer (SNU)
Alec Henry, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Trayvon Henry, Millwood (Butler County)
Aries Herrion, Tulsa Washington (Pittsburg State)
Rylan Hess, Metro Christian (Colo. School of Mines)
Steven Hopper, Broken Arrow (Vian)
Brett Horn, Waynoka (NWOSU)
J.J. Hugine, Del City (New Mexico)
Caleb Hulva, Enid (SNU)
Chris Hummingbird, Seq. Tahlequah (NEO)
Dalton Hunter, Maysville (ECU)
Derrick Hurst, Millwood (NWOSU)
Taylor Inman, Seq. Claremore (SWOSU)
Bronson Irwin, Mustang (OU)
Royal Isokariari, Tulsa Memorial (McPherson)
Rico Ivy, Douglass (Langston)
Miles Jackson, John Marshall (ECU)
Aaron James, Douglass (UCO)
Ethan James, Gore (NSU)
Franky Jamison, Star Spencer (NEO)
Antonio Jenkins, Putnam North (NEO)
Dewitt Jennings, Bixby (Tulsa)
Kenny Johnson, Weatherford (SWOSU)
Jace Johnson, Bethel/ECU (SWOSU)
Tyler Johnson, Berryhill (NEO)
Willie Johnson, Tulsa Memorial (NEO)
Dominque Jones, Midwest City (Baylor)
Emmitt Jones, Star Spencer (NEO)
Gus Jones, Wagoner/OU (NSU)
Brendon Jordan, John Marshall (NEO)
Jordan Karriman, Grove/NEO (La.-Monroe)
Jacob Keller, Tulsa Union (La.-Monroe)
Jake Kelley, Beggs (Peru State)
Brandon Keplinger, Watonga (NWOSU)
Kyle Keplinger, Watonga (NWOSU)
Johnny Ketterman, Timberlake (NEO)
Drake Keys, Skiatook (SWOSU)
Chris King, Jenks (UCO)
Cecil Kirkendoll, Clinton (SWOSU)
Jarrett Lake, Jenks (Arkansas)
Alex Land, Edmond Santa Fe (Weber State)
Ricky Lawyer, Edmond North (NEO)
Justin Lepley, Seq. Tahlequah (NEO)
Chris Littlehead, Seq. Tahlequah (OSU)
David Lore, Jenks (Air Force)
Matt Luetjen, Hennessey (Army)
Randy Mack, Edmond Santa Fe (Washburn)
Tyler Mackey, Afton (NEO)
Dalton Mahoney, Alva (NWOSU)
Mike Major, Tulsa Kelley (Princeton)
George Mallett, Southmoore (SNU)
Beau Marsaln, Metro Christian (NEO)
Dominique Massengil, Lawton (ECU)
Mason Mathews, Yukon (Mid-America Nazarene)
Ty Matthews, Choctaw (SNU)
Chris McAlister, Del City (Central Arkansas)
Ryan McCaul, Moore/NEO (La.-Monroe)
Shawn McIntosh, Lawton MacArthur (SNU)
Nelson Medeiros, Edmond Memorial (Fort Hays State)
Ryan Merrill, Cordell (NWOSU)
Clifton Miller, Atoka (SEOSU)
Lucas Miller, Capitol Hill (NEO)
Brian Mills, Edmond Santa Fe (Princeton)
Corey Mitchell, Douglass (Weber State)
Deonte Morris, Tulsa Union (Tulsa/NEO)
Cory Mosely, Midwest City (Hutchinson)
Cole Mount, Deer Creek (Washburn)
Mason Myers, Southmoore (Colorado State)
Cody Nall, Ardmore (ECU)
Josh Napper, Lawton Eisenhower (SEOSU)
Carlos Nazario, Lawton (ECU)
Nic Nealy, Douglass (Grambling State)
Marco Nelson, Glenpool (Tulsa)
Chase Neuman, Dewey (SWOSU)
Jordan Newby, Southmoore (SNU)
Tanner Newby, Enid (NEO)
Justin Nole, Washington (SNU)
Alex Oden, Victory Christian (NEO)
Terence Olds, Star Spencer (NEO)
Cade Oller, Billings (NWOSU)
Tyler Ott, Jenks (Harvard)
Johnny Pack, Seminole (Southwestern, Kan.)
Dustin Parks, Waukomis (NWOSU)
Chris Patterson, McAlester (NEO)
Chris Peoples, Vian (SEOSU)
Richard Peoples, Norman North (ECU)
Gordon Perry, Weatherford (SWOSU)
Brandon Piercy, Muskogee (NEO)
Tre Porter, Carl Albert (Texas Tech)
Zac Powell, Garber (NWOSU)
Scott Powers, Sperry/NEO (Emporia State)
Ronnie Price, Broken Arrow (NEO)
Cody Pritchard, Stroud (NWOSU)
Sonny Puletasi, Lawton (Wyoming)
Chris Ramey, Wagoner (Arkansas Tech)
Sean Reed, Shawnee (ECU)
James Renfrow, Broken Arrow (NSU)
Joel Reser, Del City (NEO)
Sean Rigney, Shawnee (ECU)
James Roberson, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Thomas Roberson, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Kevin Roberts, Madill (SWOSU)
Brady Robinson, Broken Arrow (NEO)
Howard Roebuck, Tulsa Washington (Prairie View A&M)
Carl Salazar, Broken Arrow (Air Force)
Ian Sanders, CHA (SNU)
Kale Sawatzky, Weatherford (OU)*
Austin Schultz, Chisholm (SNU)
Taylor Schuyler, Bixby (Central Arkansas)
Tye Scott, Salina (NEO)
Derek Serowski, Southmoore (UCO)
Burgess Shaw, Sand Springs (ECU)
Tyler Shaw, Edmond Santa Fe (ECU)
Lamares Shields, Del City (ECU)
Denton Simek, Prague (Arkansas)
Ethan Simpson, Claremore (Pittsburg State)
D.J. Sims, Edmond Santa Fe (ECU)
Richard Sims, Edmond North (Dordt)
Kyler Skinner, Weatherford (SWOSU)
Ryan Smith, Muskogee (NEO)
Travis Smith, Durant (NEO)
Tyler Smith, Sand Springs (Pittsburg State)
Xavier Smith, Edmond North (Missouri)
Luke Snider, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Anthony Sparks, Stillwater (NEO)
Trent Spurgeon, Owasso (Arizona)
James Stephens, Broken Arrow (UCO)
Matt Stevenson, Edmond Memorial (Baker)
P.J. Stimson, Pryor (NWOSU)
Tyler Stitt, Mustang (NWOSU)
Ray Stovall, Tulsa Washington (La.-Monroe)
Jake Streck, Kremlin-Hillsdale (NWOSU)
Ricky Streck, Kremlin-Hillsdale (NWOSU)
Casey Strate, Dewey (NEO)
Clint Strate, Dewey (NEO)
Ryan Stringer, Clinton (SWOSU)
Caleb Sullivan, Seminole (Deer Creek)
Garrett Sullivan, Deer Creek (UCO)
Jon Swanfeld, Tulsa Union (SNU)
Nyko Symonds, Southmoore (OU)*
Kwame Tate, Elgin (UCO)
Dylan Taylor, Vian (NSU)
Matthew Tingle, Putnam North (NEO)
Robert Thomas, Sulphur/Cowley County (ECU)
Andre Thompson, Douglass (Langston)
Mike Thompson, Bartlesville (Pittsburg State)
Taylor Thurman, Seq. Claremore (Haskell)
Reuben Tiller, Ardmore (ECU)
Corey Todd, Hilldale (NWOSU)
Kobey Trower, Hominy (NEO)
Zach Trujillo, Deer Creek (Kansas State)**
Hayden Vencl, Garber (NWOSU)
Eddie Venters, Muskogee (NEO)
Markell Walker, Carl Albert (ECU)
Dillion Wallace, Tulsa East Central (NEO)
Patrick Wallace, Tulsa Central (NEO)
Nick Walters, Edmond Memorial/NEO (Arkansas)*
Davis Walton, Tulsa Kelley (NEO)
Raphael Watts, Capitol Hill (NEO)
Cole Way, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Clifford Weatherford, Muskogee (NEO)
Dane Weippert, Guymon (Panhandle State)
Stanley West, Westmoore (SNU)
Scott Whitaker, Norman North (Drake)
Norris White, Douglass (Weber State)
Jameel Whitney, McGuinness (ECU)
Ryland Widener, Southmoore (Northern Colorado)
Blair Williams, Beggs (NEO)
Kyle Williams, Broken Bow (SEOSU)
James Williams, John Marshall (NEO)
Terry Williamson, Broken Arrow (UCO)
Julian Wilson, Southmoore (OU)
Roman Wilson, Lincoln Christian (Princeton)
Ray Wolber, Tulsa Kelley (Drake)
Josiah Woodard, Stillwater (SEOSU)
Jordan Woods, Kingfisher (NWOSU)
Jeff Wright, Star Spencer (Langston)
Clayton Yancy, Seminole (Southwestern, Kan.)
Collin Yeary, Norman North (NEO)

BASEBALL
Wade Ambrose, Tulsa Union (Northeast Texas CC)
Tyler Carter, Ada (NOC-Enid)
Caden Cleveland, Christian Heritage (Morehead State)
Braden Cook, Chickasha (Connors State)
Cale Coshow, Deer Creek (OU)
Casey Coyle, Putnam North (OU)
John Davenport, Jay (NOC)
Luis DeJesus, Collinsville (EOSC)
Cale Elam, Oktaha (Wichita State)
Brad Fisher, Jenks (ORU)
Jonathan Furlong, Bixby (Neosho)
Nick Goza, Collinsville (EOSC)
Jonathan Gray, Chandler (OU)
Josh Halbert, Choctaw (Wichita State)
Landon Hallam, Edmond Memorial (Seminole)
J.R. Head, Midwest City (NOC-Enid)
Mason Justice, Holland Hall (Kansas State)
Shane Kinnear, Tulsa Union (Harding)
Jordan Lopez, Edmond Santa Fe (Texas Tech)
Joe McGee, Tulsa Washington (Connors State)
Jose Olizagosti, Collinsville (Seminole)
Mitch Osburn, Broken Arrow (Seminole)
Dillon Overton, Weatherford (OU)
J.T. Realmuto, Carl Albert (OSU)
Jacob Rice, Tulsa Union (Arkansas)
Dillon Robinson, Broken Arrow (Fort Scott)
Brandon Ruiz, Yukon (NOC)
Garrett Schaede, Owasso (Neosho)
Taylor Schneeberger, Broken Arrow (Connors State)
Cayle Shambaugh, Jay (OU)
Andrew Smith, Tulsa NOAH (Coffeyville)
Tyler Smith, Kelleyville (NOC)
Logan Taylor, Jenks (Texas Tech)
Billy Waltrip, Fort Gibson (New Mexico State)
Ryan Wilson, Owasso (Seminole)
Kyle Wood, Owasso (Fort Scott)

BOYS BASKETBALL
Will Baysinger, Owasso (MIT)
Cameron Downing, Tulsa Memorial (Buffalo)
Amric Fields, Putnam West (TCU)

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ashlie Baker, Tulsa East Central (Fort Scott)
Jimi Blagowsky, Edmond Santa Fe (Air Force)
Desiree Bradley, Carl Albert (USC)
Brenna Burnett, Dale (Palm Beach Atlantic)
Y’Cedria Devers, Bixby (Pittsburg State)
Lindsey Hammer, Seq. Tahlequah (Mercer)
Meagan Henson, CHA (TCU)
Whitney Hocutt, Claremore (NOC)
Aianne Hunter, Putnam North (Dartmouth)
Ebonie Jackson, Tulsa East Central (Friends)
Richa Jackson, Midwest City (Duke)
Kortni Kendrick, Kansas (John Brown)
Christian Key, Victory Christian (ORU)
Kalie Lucas, Harrah (Missouri Southern)
Sophia Mahmoodjanloo, Edmond Santa Fe (State Fair College)
Mylie Mayes, Carl Albert (UCO)
Jessica McCarville, Sulphur (Southwestern, Kan.)
Ashlee Pitts, Tulsa East Central (SW Baptist)
Cara Pugh, McGuinness (OCU)
Lacy Reinke, Lawton (Cameron)
Hannah Ritter, Jay (Fort Hays State)
Kendra Suttles, Lawton (OSU)
Morgan Toben, Owasso (New Mexico)
Talor Ward, Beggs (Okla. Christian)
Kala White, Claremore (Labette)

EQUESTRIAN
Kelly Bovaird, Tulsa Kelley (Kansas State)

FIELD HOCKEY
Amanda Adwon, Holland Hall (Michigan)
Maggie Brady, Holland Hall (Brown)
Lauren Hauge, Holland Hall (Michigan)
Natalie Hood, Holland Hall (St. Louis)

GOLF
Lindsey Bensch, Broken Arrow home school (UCO)
Tressa Brumley, Chouteau (UCO)
Ian Davis, Deer Creek (OSU)
Macy Douglas, Broken Arrow (SNU)
Talor Gooch, Carl Albert (OSU)
Brad Hager, Bartlesville (NSU)
Matt Helms, Edmond Santa Fe (Wichita State)
Lauren Michael, Jenks (Drury)
Taylor Neidy, Clinton (UCO)
Cody Reed, Edmond Santa Fe (NSU)
Jade Staggs, Westmoore (OSU)
Shelby Stavely, Sallisaw/Harding (NSU)
Zach Tucker, Putnam North (NSU)

GYMNASTICS
Brittany Harris, Tulsa Union (Oregon State)

ROWING
Courtaney Miller, Jenks (SMU)

SOCCER
Jennifer Abernathy, Tulsa Union (ORU)
Ashley Bechtold, Putnam North (Missouri Southern)
Bobby Behrens, Sand Springs (John Brown)
Ashlynn Betts, Jenks (William Penn)
Leah Bickers, Victory Christian (ORU)
Rochelle Bohuslavicky, Edmond Memorial (Troy)
Bailey Boulware, Mustang (OU)
Whitney Brannon, Victory Christian (ORU)
Matt Bray, Putnam North (Missouri State)
Devon Bullard, Sand Springs (Rogers State)
Corbin Campbell, Deer Creek (OBU)
Sara Chalmers, Tulsa Kelley (Abilene Christian)
Sherri Collins, Edmond North (UCO)
Madison Cook, Tulsa Union (SWOSU)
Kyle Craft, Tulsa Kelley (Notre Dame)
Natalie Crosslin, Bixby (SWOSU)
Jessica Dale, Wagoner (Neosho)
Sam Diacon, Tulsa Washington (Missouri S&T)
Sam Duininck, Summit Chr. (Liberty)
Krista Dyess, Broken Arrow (NSU)
Kelsey Godfrey, Tulsa Union (SNU)
Tyler Groh, Putnam North (Missouri State)
Austin Gross, Jenks (Memphis)
Ashley Haines, Jenks (NSU)
Drew Hall, Edmond Santa Fe (OCU)
Mary Kate Halsmer, Jenks (ORU)
Jordan Harris, Claremore (UMKC)
Hayley Harryman, Edmond North (OSU)
Garron Hayes, Tulsa Union (Rogers State)
Hailey Haynes, Seq. Claremore (Central Arkansas)
Madi Hillis, Edmond Memorial (Kansas)
Bradi Hinch, Jenks (Tulsa)
Tyrell Jackson, Tulsa Union (Rogers State)
Morgan Jones, Jenks (Mid. Tenn. St.)
Kristen Kelley, Tulsa Kelley (OSU)
Kelsey Killion, Broken Arrow (Tulsa)
Preston Langholz, Tulsa Washington (Stanford)
Logan Lax, Putnam North (OBU)
Loren LeForce, Coweta (Rogers State)
Lindsey Lofton, Skiatook (NSU)
Omar Mata, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Sally Matthews, Owasso (NSU)
Shelby Martin, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Meghan McMahon, Putnam North (OCU)
Tori Peters, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Amy Petrikin, Tulsa Kelley (OU)
Caitlin Phillips, Claremore (UCO)
Jessy Phillips, Bartlesville (NSU)
Kristin Pollard, Broken Arrow (Central Arkansas)
Brandon Reed, Owasso (Drury)
Stephanie Romera, Tulsa Kelley (Lipscomb)
Aubrey Roth, Tulsa Union (SWOSU)
Camille Sanders, Edmond North (OU)
Ryan Sanders, Broken Arrow (OCU)
Brianna Shamblin, Miami (Rogers State)
Jessica Sisney, Broken Arrow (Rogers State)
Dillon Stallings, Putnam North (OBU)
Alex Starrett, Tulsa Kelley (Arkansas)
Andrew Stone, Cascia Hall (St. Edward’s)
Jeremy Swift, Bixby (Rogers State)
Jenna Taylor, Bartlesville (Harding)
Alex Tiem, Broken Arrow (Rogers State)
Addie Tipton, Metro Christian (USAO)
Claire Walker, Tulsa Washington (Penn)
Carley Yates, Edmond North (OU)
Miranda Zoller, Jenks (Tulsa)

SOFTBALL
Kacey Acker, Guthrie (SNU)
Jessica Barnes, Pawhuska (Pittsburg State)
Shelby Blanton, Newcastle (Tulsa)
Kristin Blasingame, Carl Albert (Rogers State)
Page Boling, Hilldale (Connors State)
Sierra Bronkey, Edmond Santa Fe (Arkansas)
LaDarra Brown, Muskogee (Carl Albert)
Tiffany Brown, Catoosa (Pittsburg State)
Julie Brunk, Mustang (SNU)
Bailee Cartwright, Moss (Northwestern St., La.)
Tara Chatkehoodle, Tulsa Rogers (Haskell)
Jordan Clark, Muskogee (Carl Albert)
Kylee Cole, Collinsville (NEO)
Lacie Cook, Collinsville (Labette)
Aimee Creger, Mustang (Tulsa)
Morgan Deerinwater, Savanna (Carl Albert)
Kaiti Dutton, Tulsa Union (Tennessee-Chattanooga)
Hannah Edmiston, Coweta (Independence)
Allison Edwards, Duncan (Oklahoma Wesleyan)
Katie Ellington, Tulsa Kelley (NOC)
Lindy Fluman, Cleveland (NEO)
Shelby Foreman, S. Coffeyville (Coffeyville)
Dani Fox, Yukon (Washburn)
Devon Frazier, Little Axe (St. Gregory’s)
Sydney Garcia, Moore (OCU)
Shaylee Griffin, McAlester (OCU)
Sutton Halferty, Harrah (St. Gregory’s)
Meagan Hardy Fry, Checotah (Haskell)
Ashley Harper, Drumright (Carl Albert)
Haley Henshaw, Catoosa (Tulsa)
Javen Henson, Red Oak (OU)
Paige Hightower, Chickasha (Washburn)
Whitney Hocutt, Claremore (NOC)
Jordan Jones, Skiatook (Connors State)
Hannah Justus, Catoosa (UCO)
Candace Kellar, Coweta (Rogers State)
Jamie King, Tulsa Union (NEO)
Miranda Kiser, Tulsa Union (NEO)
Kayce Long, Moss (Carl Albert)
Beth Manship, Harrah (Southeastern)
Mya Mahsetky, Little Axe (NOC)
Mary Kate McKay, Madill (Angelo State)
Alex Milligan, Moore (Cameron)
Taylor Mills, Fort Gibson (Austin Peay State)
Holly Mock, Drumright (Carl Albert)
Candace Monigold, Broken Arrow (NEO)
Shelby Morose, Seq. Claremore (Concordia)
Ashlee Nation, Tulsa Union (William Jewell)
Jeneva Nelson, Frontier (Lipscomb)
Shylar Nichols, Carl Albert (USAO)
Caitlin O’Hagan, Midwest City (St. Gregory’s)
Sam Oxford, Adair (Fort Scott)
Katie Parsons, Pryor (NWOSU)
Ashley Paxton, Mustang (Okla. Christian)
Sarah Peoples, Piedmont (Okla. Christian)
Allyson Pogue, Claremoer (NEO)
Lauren Poole, Putnam North (Seminole State)
Natalie Powers, Holland Hall (Tennessee-Chattanooga)
Hillary Price, Moss (Carl Albert)
Sarah Raunikar, Coweta/Connors State (Central Baptist)
Shelbi Redfearn, Stillwater (Baylor)
Madison Reed, Muskogee (Missouri Southern)
Megan Robison, Catoosa (NEO)
Morgan Rockwell, Coweta (Rogers State)
Kylee Rounsaville, Mustang (OCU)
Meghan Russell, Bristow (Farleigh Dickinson)
Kenna Self, Madill (OBU)
Carly Skinner, Verden (UCO)
Megan Sullivan, Broken Arrow (NEO)
Cheyenne Thomas, Coweta (Labette)
Jessica Turner, Broken Arrow (Santa Clara)
Lauren Tyndall, Edmond Memorial (Northwestern, Ill.)
Tara Underhill, Henryetta (Central Arkansas)
Shelbie Wagnon, Beggs (NEO)
Brianna Walker, Rogers (Haskell)
Emily Wares, Morris (Connors State)
Hillary Weatherford, Carl Albert (Washburn)
Shelby Wheeler, Westmoore (St. Gregory’s)
Kala White, Claremore (Labette)
Hannah Wilkinson, Coweta (Rogers State)
Briana Williams, Midwest City (Western Illinois)

SWIMMING
Dakota Wheeler, Westmoore (South Dakota)

TENNIS
Brandon Champagne, Jenks (OSU)
Logon Collins, Tulsa Union (Marquette)
Ashley Coleman, Owasso (Seminole State)
Emily Conrad, McGuinness (Abilene Christian)
Casey Distaso, Edmond North (Georgetown)
Cale Hammond, Tulsa Kelley (Duke)
Mia Lancaster, McGuinness (OU)
Evan McElwain, Tulsa Washington (Cornell)
Whitney Ritchie, McGuinness (OU)
John Harry Warden, Tulsa Union (OU)
Danielle Whitehorn, Tahlequah (OU)

TRACK AND FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Beau Brown, Edmond Santa Fe (Bethany)
Dewayne Golbek, Claremore (Arkansas)
Jenna Griffin, Pawhuska (Southwestern, Kan.)
Rozlyn Hamilton, Idabel (Okla. Christian)
Brock Hime, Woodland (Cowley County)
Hillarie Kessler, Deer Creek (WOSC)
Michelle Marcha, Altus (Okla. Christian)
Ryan Minkley, Ardmore (Tulsa)
Erin Patterson, Tulsa Union (ORU)
Rachel Roberts, Guthrie (Harding)
Darren Ross, Edmond Memorial (Okla. Christian)
Michael Spencer, Edmond Memorial (Okla. Christian)
Emma Steele, Holland Hall (Dartmouth)
Antonio Taylor, Northwest (Okla. Christian)
James Turner, Plainview (Okla. Christian)

VOLLEYBALL
Ashley Acklin, Carl Albert (Radford)
Tyler Cockrell, Tulsa Washington (Gardner-Webb)
Jordan Cook, Broken Arrow (NOC)
Sarah Groesbeck, Jenks (SNU)
Tate Hardaker, Edmond Santa Fe (UCO)
Julie Labarthe, Heritage Hall (Quinnipiac)
Sallie McLaurin, Carl Albert (OU)
Laura Taylor, Tulsa Union (ORU)
Alyssa Wilson, Clinton (Northern Colorado)

WRESTLING
Christian Bailey, Davis (OCU)
Ronnie Balfour, Tulsa Union (OU)
Justin DeAngelis, Jenks (OU)
Greg Delk, Skiatook (OCU)
Quincy Mondaine, Muskogee (OU)
Dax Perrier, Pawhuska (OU)
Jared Porter, Carl Albert (Central Michigan)
Dustin Reed, Choctaw (OU)
*Will walk on
**Graduated last year, currently enrolled at Kansas State

A lot of audio issues with all the Signing Day videos I shot. Some just couldn’t be recovered, so that stinks. Here is a short one with Deer Creek golfer Ian Davis.

Davis is easily one of the best golfers in the state. He made it official, signing with Oklahoma State and the Cowboys this week.

Interesting to see what he has in store for his senior season. He will be roommates with fellow star, Carl Albert’s Talor Gooch.

I’m a softie at heart, so signing day is one of my favorite days of the sports year. It’s right up there with All-City and All-State days where the kids are allowed to relax and have fun.

I totally forgot about Signing Day until Sunday. With all the football playoff stuff, just plum forgot. But I definitely made the rounds today.

Started off the day at Heritage Hall at just past 10 a.m. and the signing of Julie Labarthe to Quinnipiac for tennis. As a HUGE tennis fan, I wasn’t going to miss this. Nice crowd, love to see the support of the students for some of the ‘minor’ sports. You can’t call tennis minor to me, but I understand not everyone’s cup of tea is a five-set, four-hour epic.

Went into the office and put that video in and blogged about it. Then it was off to Deer Creek for a trio of signings with Corbin Campbell (OBU, soccer), Ian Davis (OSU, golf) and Cale Coshow (OU, baseball). It was scheduled for 1:30.

Who made those posters of the kids? Those were beyond cool. Again, I have no artistic ability at all, so I marvel at stuff like that.

Each gave a brief speech before making it official. While there, Van Shea Iven joined the party and told me about the Edmond Santa Fe signing ceremony at 2:30. Hmm, why not?

We weren’t sure we were going to make it. The Antlers ceremony was nice and had a chance to talk with both Davis and Coshow.

Funny how each had OU and OSU in their final choices. Davis chose the Cowboys while Coshow will be a Sooner.

Also weird that each will have a roommate from a local high school. Davis will be with Carl Albert’s Talor Gooch while Coshow’s roommate will be Casey Coyle of Putnam North.

So after more video at Deer Creek, it was off to Santa Fe where the Wolves were honoring six kids.

Two stood out to me just because I’ve talked with them before and covered them with Sierra Bronkey (Arkansas, softball) and Jordan Lopez (Texas Tech, baseball).

Also honored were golfers Matt Helms (Wichita State) and Cody Reed (Northeastern State), volleyballer Tate Hardaker (UCO) and basketball player Jimi Blagowsky (Air Force).

This was probably the coolest environment of the three as the girls basketball players were going nuts for Jimi.

Shot short videos with Bronkey and Lopez, so those should be up on NewsOK later this week.

I’ve never shot more video in one day. Not all of it was good (some audio issues), but I’m interested to see how it all turned out.

Like Ryan posted, if you know of any other signings that we don’t have, send ‘em our way. Thanks a bunch.

Here are the ones I have so far:
BASEBALL
Cale Coshow, Deer Creek (OU)
Casey Coyle, Putnam North (OU)
Cale Elam, Oktaha (Wichita State)
Brad Fisher, Jenks (Oral Roberts)
Josh Halbert, Choctaw (Wichita State)
Mason Justice, Holland Hall (Kansas State)
Jordan Lopez, Edmond Santa Fe (Texas Tech)
J.T. Realmuto, Carl Albert (OSU)
Jacob Rice, Tulsa Union (Arkansas)

BOYS BASKETBALL
Cameron Downing, Tulsa Memorial (Buffalo)
Amric Fields, Putnam West (TCU)

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jimi Blagowsky, Edmond Santa Fe (Air Force)
Brenna Burnett, Dale (Palm Beach Atlantic)
Meagan Henson, CHA (TCU)
Kalie Lucas, Harrah (Missouri Southern)
Ashlee Pitts, Tulsa East Central (SW Baptist)
Cara Pugh, McGuinness (OCU)

GOLF
Tressa Brumley, Chouteau (UCO)
Ian Davis, Deer Creek (OSU)
Talor Gooch, Carl Albert (OSU)
Matt Helms, Edmond Santa Fe (Wichita State)
Lauren Michael, Jenks (Drury)
Cody Reed, Edmond Santa Fe (NSU)

SOCCER
Corbin Campbell, Deer Creek (OBU)

SOFTBALL
Shelby Blanton, Newcastle (Tulsa)
Sierra Bronkey, Edmond Santa Fe (Arkansas)
Tiffany Brown, Catoosa (Pittsburg State)
Bailee Cartwright, Moss (Northwestern State, La.)
Dani Fox, Yukon (Washburn)
Shaylee Griffin, McAlester (OCU)
Haley Henshaw, Catoosa (Tulsa)
Javen Henson, Red Oak (OU)
Hannah Justice, Catoosa (UCO)
Beth Manship, Harrah (Southeastern)
Mary Kate McKay, Madill (Angelo State)
Lauren Poole, Putnam North (Seminole State)
Natalie Powers, Holland Hall (Tenn.-Chatt.)
Shelbi Redfearn, Stillwater (Baylor)
Kylee Rounsaville, Mustang (OCU)
Kenna Self, Madill (OBU)
Lauren Tyndall, Edmond Memorial (Northwestern, Ill.)
Hillary Weatherford, Carl Albert (Washburn)
Briana Williams, Midwest City (OCU)

TENNIS
Logon Collins, Tulsa Union (Marquette)

VOLLEYBALL
Ashley Acklin, Carl Albert (Radford)
Tate Hardaker, Edmond Santa Fe (UCO)
Julie Labarthe, Heritage Hall (Quinnipiac)
Sallie McLaurin, Carl Albert (OU)
Alyssa Wilson, Clinton (Northern Colorado)

WRESTLING
Ronnie Balfour, Tulsa Union (OU)
Justin DeAngelis, Jenks (OU)
Greg Delk, Skiatook (OCU)
Quincy Mondaine, Muskogee (OU)
Jared Porter, Carl Albert (Central Michigan)
Dustin Reed, Choctaw (OU)

Here’s a few I’ve come up with. Let me know, either through a comment here or an e-mail (raber@opubco.com), if you have any others.

I’m sure there are plenty more I’ve missed but here are a few:

- Morrison and Shattuck’s 90-game winning streaks in football
- Tulsa Union’s and Jenks’ stranglehold on the 6A football title
-Asher and Owasso baseball dominance
-McGuinness girls cross country
-Bethel girls basketball state tournament streak
-Bartlesville boys swimming
-El Reno wrestling
-McGuinness girls tennis
-Cascia Hall boys tennis

Doesn’t All-State week feel like the official beginning of the upcoming school year, or is it just me?

Since us from the Oklahoma City area are making the trip to Tulsa, I guarantee you the Boneman will get lost driving at least once next week.

To go with all the coaches clinic activities, there will be a slew of all-state games.

So as a little precursor of what’s to come, here’s the schedule:

Monday: Golf at 8:30 a.m. at Mohawk Park GC; Small Baseball at 4:30 at J.L. Johnson Stadium (Oral Roberts); Large Baseball at 7 (same location); Swimming at 6 at Bixby High (that’s where I’ll be).

Tuesday: Tennis at 5:30 at the University of Tulsa (that’s where I’ll be); Small Volleyball at 6 at Broken Arrow High; Large Volleyball at 7:30 (same location); Wrestling at 8 at Union High.

Wednesday: At Oral Roberts’ Mabee Center – Small Girls Basketball at 7; Large Girls Basketball at 8:30.

Thursday: At Oral Roberts’ Mabee Center – Small Boys Basketball at 7; Large Boys Basketball at 8:30.

Friday: to cap it off, Football at 8 p.m. at Union High (that’s where I’ll be).

Cheerleading will also go on for the basketball and football events as well.

And before all of that, there will be a Hall of Fame ceremony Sunday at the Southern Hills Marriott Hotel in Tulsa at 6:30.

Ten coaches will be enshrined in the OCA Hall of Fame: Phil Elerick (Cashion); Leo Smallwood (Rattan); Jarel Hansen (Shattuck); Chris Gillespie (Talihina); Dan Crookham (Tulsa Edison); Bill Blankenship (Union); Edward “Buck” Chatham (Lone Grove); Alan Simpson (Byng). And being recognized for Distinguished Service: Charles St. John (Vian).