Jenkins Award winners named
The Warren Spahn Award Gala organizers announced this year’s winners of the Ferguson Jenkins Awards on Thursday.
The awards honor the state’s best baseball and softball players and coaches.
Baseball winners are Broken Arrow’s Jacob Evans, Carl Albert’s Taylor Hawkins, Stillwater’s Corey Hassel, Deer Creek’s Isaac Hellbusch and Edmond Santa Fe’s Ty Hensley.
Softball winners are Tulsa Union’s Nicole Brady, McAlester’s Taylor Dewberry, Edmond Santa Fe’s Madison Martin, Blanchard’s Leslie Miller and Tuttle’s Caitlin Sill.
Guthrie baseball coach Jon Chappell and Tulsa Union softball coach Jerry Pease won coaching honors.
The awards will be presented at the gala Jan. 26 at the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Museum, the same ceremony where Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw will be awarded the Warren Spahn Award.
Fall signing day coming Wednesday
This might be the opening week of high school football playoffs, but it also includes signing day Wednesday for sports other than football. Know of an athlete signing? E-mail me at raber@opubco.com or leave it as a comment here. Please include as much information as possible.
6A-4A softball state tournament brackets
At ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Class 6A
Thursday
Field 3
Moore vs. Tulsa Union, 11 a.m.
Mustang vs. Broken Arrow, 1 p.m.
Owasso vs. Edmond North, 3 p.m.
Jenks vs. Edmond Santa Fe, 5 p.m.
Friday
Field 4
Mustang/Broken Arrow winner vs. Moore/Tulsa Union winner, noon
Owasso/Edmond North winner vs. Jenks/Edmond Santa Fe winner, 4 p.m.
Saturday
Field 1
Championship, 4 p.m.
Class 5A
Field 1
Thursday
Carl Albert vs. Coweta, 11 a.m.
McAlester vs. Deer Creek, 1 p.m.
Tahlequah vs. Shawnee, 3 p.m.
Lawton MacArthur vs. Grove, 5 p.m.
Friday
Carl Albert/Coweta winner vs. Lawton MacArthur/Grove winner, 2 p.m.
McAlester/Deer Creek winner vs. Tahlequah/Shawnee winner, 4 p.m.
Saturday
Championship, 1:30 p.m.
Class 4A
Thursday
Field 4
Blanchard vs. Bethany, 11 a.m.
Oologah vs. Purcell, 1 p.m.
Fort Gibson vs. Tuttle, 3 p.m.
Berryhill vs. Harrah, 5 p.m.
Field 1
Friday
Blanchard/Bethany winner vs. Oologah/Purcell winner, noon
Berryhill/Harrah winner vs. Fort Gibson/Tuttle winner, 2 p.m.
Saturday
Championship, 11 a.m.
Fastpitch softball state tournament pairings
Fastpitch softball state tournaments
At ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Class 3A
Thursday
Field 3
Little Axe vs. Davis, 11 a.m.
Washington vs. Verdigris, 1 p.m.
Henryetta vs. Morris, 3 p.m.
Sequoyah-Tahlequah vs. Plainview, 5 p.m.
Friday
Field 4
Washington/Verdigris winner vs. Little Axe/Davis winner, 10 a.m.
Sequoyah-Tahlequah/Plainview winner vs. Henryetta/Morris winner, 4 p.m.
Saturday
Field 1
Championship game, 6:30 p.m.
Class 2A
Thursday
Field 2
Savanna vs. Cordell, 11 a.m.
Stroud vs. Hobart, 1 p.m.
Drumright vs. Oktaha, 3 p.m.
Colbert vs. Panama, 5 p.m.
Friday
Field 4
Savanna/Cordell winner vs. Drumright/Oktaha winner, noon
Stroud/Hobart winner vs. Colbert/Panama winner, 2 p.m.
Saturday
Field 1
Championship game, 1:30 p.m.
Class A
Field 1
Thursday
Roff vs. Davenport, 11 a.m.
Binger-Oney vs. Fletcher, 1 p.m.
Welch vs. Sterling, 3 p.m.
Cyril vs. Rattan, 5 p.m.
Friday
Roff/Davenport winner vs. Cyril/Rattan winner, 10 a.m.
Binger-Oney/Fletcher winner vs. Welch/Sterling winner, noon
Saturday
Championship game, 4 p.m.
Class B
Thursday
Field 4
Leedey vs. Sentinel, 11 a.m.
Sasakwa vs. Frontier, 1 p.m.
Hammon vs. Caney, 3 p.m.
Fort Cobb-Broxton vs. Red Oak, 5 p.m.
Friday
Field 1
Leedey/Sentinel winner vs. Fort Cobb-Broxton/Red Oak winner, 2 p.m.
Sasakwa/Frontier winner vs. Hammon/Caney winner, 4 p.m.
Saturday
Field 1
Championship game, 11 a.m.
Heritage Hall softball coach makes record book
Christin Jantz (Dobbs)
BY RYAN ABER
raber@opubco.com
Former Putnam North softball player and current Heritage Hall softball coach Christin Jantz (formerly Christin Dobbs) is now in the NAIA record book.
Oklahoma Christian received notice this week that Jantz, who played for the Lady Eagles from 2008-10, is being included for her career batting average.
Jantz hit .414 in three seasons at Oklahoma Christian and one at Central Oklahoma. She had 292 hits in 705 at bats.
Jantz was a three-time All-Sooner Athletic Conference selection and in 2010 earned first-team All-America honors.
Class 6A-5A fastpitch softball district assignments
Fastpitch Softball Districts
As assigned by the OSSAA for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years
Class 6A
District 1
Southmoore, Edmond North, Mustang, Norman, Putnam City North, Lawton Eisenhower, Norman North, Putnam City
District 2
Edmond Santa Fe, Yukon, Moore, Westmoore, Midwest City, US Grant, Del City, Lawton
District 3
Tulsa Union, Edmond Memorial, Putnam City West, Stillwater, Enid, Choctaw, Sand Springs, Jenks
District 4
Broken Arrow, Sapulpa, Ponca City, Claremore, Muskogee, Bixby, Bartlesville, Owasso
Class 5A
District 1
El Reno, Carl Albert, Deer Creek, Bishop McGuinness, Guthrie, Shawnee, Northwest Classen, Southeast.
District 2
Chickasha, Duncan, Noble, Altus, Lawton MacArthur, Ardmore, Western Heights, Capitol Hill
District 3
Skiatook, Grove, Pryor, Tahlequah, Tulsa Edison, Tulsa Memorial, Tulsa East Central
District 4
Coweta, McAlester, Collinsville, Durant, Tulsa Washington, Tulsa Kelley, Tulsa Hale.
All-City schedule…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
We’re knee-deep in football playoffs, but here is your schedule for the All-City teams in volleyball, softball and cross country.
Wednesday - Volleyball
Thursday - Big and Little All-City Softball
Friday - Boys and Girls Cross Country
Look for stories, capsules and the complete roster for each sport in The Oklahoman and on NewsOK. UPDATE: This might change. Space is kinda tight for the next couple of days. Just know we’ll try to get these in and fast as we can.
All-State softball rosters…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Here ya go:
All-State softball teams
The Oklahoma High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association recently announced the all-state team for 2010. All-state games will be at the University of Oklahoma sometime in June.
Large West
Whitney Robinson, Carl Albert; Maddie Stein, El Reno; Skylar Leathers, Yukon; Macy McKay, Lawton MacArthur; Raegan Sampson, Moore; Kendra Pierce, Westmoore; Brianna Rico, Lawton MacArthur; Jamie Rateliff, Mustang; Tanya Whaley, Duncan; Brianna Nunley, Moore; Lauren Rennsker, Lawton MacArthur; Brooke Hand, Midwest City; Courtni Clark, Mustang; Mariah Riles, Lawton; Kayla Kingsley, Putnam City North; Hannah Coker, Moore; Brittany Hand, Midwest City; Andrea Smith, Norman North. Coach: Jeff Small, Southmoore.
Large East
Madison Thompson, Sand Springs; Erica Sampson, Tahlequah; Brittany Wagnon, Pryor; Rachel Turner, Skiatook; Megan Higgins, Broken Arrow; Brooke Scott, Broken Arrow; Devyn Frazier, Broken Arrow; Callie Parsons, Pryor; Darrian Williams, Sand Springs; Jerelyn Long, Bartlesville; Randi Gilmartin, Collinsville; Sami Garroutte, Claremore; Brandi Schueler, Bartlesville; Jessica Patrick, Tahlequah; Kaylee Allen, Shawnee; Chelsea Stout, Owasso; Allison Eales, McAlester; Brittany Nunley, Pryor. Coach: Matt Davis, Pryor.
Middle West
Kelsey Watson, Cache; Kaytie Spencer, Purcell; Sevie Carel, Tuttle; Megan Webb, Purcell; Bailey Goldsby, Purcell; Peyton Watson, Little Axe; Lacey Williams, Little Axe; Jill Clemence, Washington; Kaylee Brunson, Tuttle; Cheyanne Terry, Little Axe; Taylor Ketchum, Newcastle; Nicole Workman, Tuttle; Brooke Gentry, Lone Grove; Chelsea Reeves, Sulphur; Nicole Brandt, Bridge Creek; Kamra Ball, Washington; Kayley Croke, Elgin; Kassady Foister, Piedmont. Coach: Mike Bread, Little Axe.
Middle East
Bailey Erwin, Sequoyah-Claremore; Taylor Woodall, Meeker; Kaitlyn Riddle, Glenpool; Shelby Culver, Poteau; Trinity Busby, Sequoyah-Tahlequah; Lei Loni Smith, Vian; Hillary Cochran, Kansas; Jayde Drummond, Pawhuska; Shawnda Sweger, Bristow; Paige Eden, Caney Valley; Savanna Humphrey, Bethel; Whitney Hamilton, Oologah; Emily Emberson, Keys (Park Hill); Amy Harrison, Sequoyah-Claremore; Taylor Case, Berryhill; Tori Wilde, Perry; Kristin Dixon, Bristow; Shelby Eden, Caney Valley. Coach: Andrea Vaughan, Oologah.
Small West
Lauren Lambert, Healdton; Morgan Whatley, Apache; Kayla Pendleton, Pioneer-Pleasant Vale; Kadan Brady, Healdton; Emily Nix, Fletcher; Kayla Pahcoddy, Apache; Trinity Radke, Sterling; Taylor Mogg, Binger-Oney; Kelly Sokolosy, Fort Cobb-Broxton; Kristan Rhoades, Sentinel; Micah Thompson, Velma-Alma; Kaitlin Anderson, Velma-Alma; Kaytlin Fletcher, Healdton; Jesse Prince, Binger-Oney; Kimberlyn Pyron, Arapaho; Kylea Wilson, Mooreland; Kenlee Upton, Fort Cobb-Broxton; Julia Mason, Fairview. Coach: Jason Wilson, Binger-Oney.
Small East
Melanie Gladden, Konawa; Whitney Jefferson, Dewar; Kendra Steward, Dale; Joni Foster, Davenport; Felicia Stone, Wyandotte; Nikki Nail, Konawa; Shanna Davidson, Tupelo; Jacey Knight, Commerce; Ashley Gray, Colbert; Jacee Bennett, Colbert; Shelby Enloe, Hominy; Courtney Capps, Konawa; Jodi Edmiston, Haskell; Brentney Rich, Dewar; Heather Lamphear, Barnsdall; Elda Isaacs, Smithville; Chelsi Faulkenberry, Tushka; Markie Burgess, Tonkawa. Coach: Jason Herring, Dewar.
Metro Athletic Conference softball awards…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Player of the Year – Kady Self, Edmond North
Newcomer of the Year – Kilee Halbert, Yukon
Coach of the Year – Rick Nordyke, Edmond North
First Team
Edmond North: Abby Taliaferro, Madison Nordyke, Jordan Dixon, Sheridan Bond, Braxton Coil
Yukon: Kylie Lang, Madi Ellis, Skylar Leathers, Jade Hardy
Mustang: Courtni Clark, Jamie Rateliff, Kayla Adams
Edmond Santa Fe: Maddie Martin, Karly Nevez, Breezy McComas, Catherine Rodarm
Putnam North: Kayla Kingsley, Taylor Harris, Dani Nissen
Putnam City: Grace Self, Amanda Stevenson, Tiffany Holt
Putnam West: Ashley Tiger, Allyson Hemby
Choctaw: Elizabeth Sandman, Casie Foust
Second Team
EN: Ashton Smith, Brooke Crutchfield. YHS: Amanda Madden, Whitney Ellis, Caitlyn Halbert. MHS: Kyndra Holasek, Kierra Miles, Shelbi Legg. ESF: Kayley Humann, Siara Price, Sydney Brennan, Carly Cowan. PCN: Alli Whittington, Madison Welch, Amy Reynolds. PCO: Kylee Webb, Amber McCullough, Andrea Walling. CHS: Kylie Morgan, Ashley Hopkins, Sadie Marino. PCW: Haley Hemby, Kaleigh Ferrell.
Mid-State softball awards…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
FIRST TEAM MID-STATE CONFERENCE
Del City = Kayla Rogers, Rachel French
Edmond Memorial = Lindsay Littles, Alexis Bracaglia, Sommer Peterson
Midwest City = Brooke Hand, Brittany Hand, Shianne Hughes
Moore = Brianna Nunley, Hannah Coker, Raegan Sampson, Caiti Hall
Norman = Caitlyn Cosme, Summer Leitka
Norman North = Andrea Smith, Shelby Tiller
Southmoore = Haley Strawn, Chelsi Hill
Westmoore = Kendra Pierce, Taylor Green, Melaney Anderson
HONORABLE MENTION
Edmond Memorial = Rachel Baker, Charli Kroeker
Midwest City = Tiana Jordan, Carly Suellentrop, Ashlee Gesell
Moore = Hannah Lynch, Tianna Gutierrez, Qiana Harrison, Stephanie Couser
Norman = Catherine Lesser, Sami Alberts
Norman North = Jacy Glover, Michaela Smith, Tanner Moody
Southmoore = Hartley Tyler, Jackie Hilterbran, Katelyn Brown
Westmoore = Destinie Lookout
