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Rock n' Roll! Believe it or not the 2012-13 year has come to a close. Spring sports have wrapped up their finals and seniors have taken that stroll across the stage. Congrats to all of the graduates. Good luck in your future endeavors. Now go out to the real world and do something special. Lynn Jacobsen recaps all of the spring action in a look back at what were

some fantastic games and tournaments. All of the memorable moments were captured by our photographers; so sit back and enjoy what was a great spring! Check out the ALL-VYPE teams for baseball, softball, golf, track and tennis for the Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma area. These teams are sure to get you talking. I would like to take a moment to introduce Kyle Kendrick. Kyle has come on board as an editor for VYPE bringing his vast knowledge of high school sports in Oklahoma to the table. So join me in welcoming Kyle to the fray… and email all of your comments and complaints to [email protected]. Kidding. Be sure and send us your nominations for the Bob Hurley Character Counts Award and the Envision Team of the Month! Thanks to all of the coaches for helping us this season and as always we’ll see you at the game!

Brad Heath VYPE Oklahoma Editorial Director

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Next Issue...June will be the Year-End Special Edition with recaps, All-VYPEs, champions, and more. Be sure to pick it up in mid-June.

20 | Tulsa Athletics Tulsa will has a new professional soccer team the Tulsa Athletics. We sat down with club owner Sonny Dalesandro and asked him some questions about the team and the tradition of pro soccer in Tulsa

26 | All-VYPE TeamsWe recap the standouts for baseball, slow pitch softball, golf, tennis, track and field and soccer from Eastern Oklahoma. Find out which players made our all-VYPE teams for each spring sport.

32 | Baseball Recap Owasso capped an undefeated season and claimed the 6A title. We break down the Rams title run along with the stories from all of the other classes. See which teams were able to seize a state title and who made the crucial plays needed to bring home the gold.

12 | Picture ThisEvery month our photographers are out taking photos of games and tournaments for the magazine. We continue our tradition of bringing you some great action, fans, coaches, parents and mascots from Eastern Oklahoma. Take a look, maybe you made it into this month’s Picture This!

43 | Spring Sports Recap See which athletes and teams shined this spring. What softball team shocked the world, what track team brought home its first title in school history, which program continued its reign of dominance, and much more as we recap all of the spring sports.

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Bo Van Pelt Glad to see more Oklahoma sports stars contributing to VYPE. I’ve always wondered why guys who played high school or college sports in Oklahoma don’t contribute to the magazine. Great to see Bo Van Pelt be a part of VYPE. We’ve followed Bo over the years since his days at OSU. Who’s next? Adrian Peterson?

Terry N. Tulsa

VYPE Media Day When is the next VYPE Media Day? I want to make sure our girl’s volleyball team is there. We have several returning starters and expect to do very well this season. Any information you can provide is greatly appreciated.

Kelsey D. Tulsa

Editor’s Note: Thanks for the email Kelsey. Our next Media Day will take place in

August. We have not set that date, but keep checking for more information at vypeok.com. Of course you can always email me at [email protected].

Summer Baseball Have you considered covering summer league baseball? There are several summer leagues that play competitive baseball in Oklahoma and many of the players go on to play college and

even pro ball. Just a thought.

Harold C. Owasso

Editor’s Note: Thanks Harold. Most of our high school coverage ends in June with our year-end wrap-up. In July we launch the annual football preview and it’s back to regular high school coverage in August. But that doesn’t mean we couldn’t squeeze something in the August issue.

Bone to Pick I recently heard someone from VYPE say on the radio that the change to Class 6A football was a good thing. I’d like to know how it’s a good thing. Is it good that we are making it OK for average teams to remain average? We’re giving them an excuse for being average and then making it ok by creating them their own league to play other average teams. You want to win? Your kids need to be more dedicated. Your community needs to spend money on facilities and your school needs to hire good coaches. Period. You want to know why Sand Springs, Sapulpa and Bartlesville aren’t winning? See above.

John G. Broken Arrow

Editor’s Note: Thanks John, I’m sure that one will get some people fired up!

Let us know what we’re doing right or what we need to do better. We love to hear from readers. Or if you have an event, a team or an athlete we need to cover, give us the heads-up. Send your comments to [email protected].

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lady Comets taKe 6a titleThe Bishop Kelley girls soccer team claimed its fourth-straight gold ball May 11 by beating the Jenks Lady Trojans 3-2 in the championship game. The win also gave the Bishop Kelley girls their 14th state championship in program history.In the first round of the state playoffs the Lady Comets crushed Bixby 8-1 to advance to the quarterfinals where they met the Union Lady Redskins. Union held the Lady Comets to just two goals in the game but couldn’t crack the Bishop Kelley defense as the Lady Comets walked away with a 2-1 win.The Lady Comets then advanced to a semifinal game against Mustang where again it was the Kelley defense that shined. The Lady

Comets held Mustang scoreless while scoring four goals of their own to advance to the finals with a 4-0 win.In the championship game, Bishop Kelley scored first but the Lady Trojans answered with a goal of their own just before halftime tying the game 1-1. The Lady Comets

then took another lead early in the second quarter only to see Jenks answer again and force the contest into overtime. In the extra frame Bishop Kelley finally put Jenks away for good when Katie Sprouse deposited a shot in the back of the net to give the Lady Comets the 3-2 win.

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Raegene Riggs is a senior at Nathan Hale High School and is a member of the varsity track team. Raegene carries a 3.8 GPA and takes AP Statistics. She is a member of the National Honor Society and belongs to the College Readiness Club and the Fit Club. When she’s not in training you can find her running cross country. Raegene gives credit to her mom for always pushing her to better herself.

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The newly crowned state champion finishes his

high school career at Owasso undefeated.

Austin O’Brien is the model student athlete

carrying a 4.12 GPA while taking honors

English and Calculus. A member of the

National Honor Society, O’Brien plans to

take his classroom work and play on

the field to the next level. As a member

of the Rams baseball team Austin

played first base and in the outfield.

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in batting average at .411, hits 44 and runs

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May 3rd 1959 Detroit Tigers’ Charlie Maxwell smacks four consecutive homeruns in a doubleheader. The left fielder finishes his career with four, 20-homerun seasons all with the Tigers.

May 9th 1984 The Chicago White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6. The win was just another game on the schedule, but it took 25 innings to do it. The game lasted 8 hours and 6 minutes.

May 14th 1992Oakland Raider Lyle Alzado passed away after his battle with cancer at the age of 43. Alzado played 15 seasons in the NFL. Alzado was one of the first major athletes to admit to using steroids.

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May 18th 1990 Chicago Cubs’ Ryne Sandberg ends his second base record of 123 errorless game streak. Sandberg was a 10X All-Star selection and a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner.

May 22nd 1985 Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as the National League run scoring leader. Rose is still waiting for the commissioner to lift his ban on Rose and possibly enter the baseball Hall of Fame.

May 30th 2010Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay pitched the 20th perfect game in major league history beating the Florida Marlins, 1-0.

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All-VyPe Baseball P: Zach Jackson (Berryhill) Trey Cobb (Broken Arrow)C: Cody Ziegler (Broken Arrow)Bryce Carter (Cascia hall)If: Trae Bobo (Owasso)Austin O’Brien (Owasso)Blake Battenfield (Verdigris)Trey Michalczewski (Jenks) Of: Grant Maxey (Jenks)Kale Keith (Verdigris)Connor Drake (Metro Christian)uTL: Ryan Skalnick (Verdigris)Jacob Teague (Claremore)Blake Biggs (Broken Arrow)Charlie Wrona (Bishop Kelley)Josh hassell (Bishop Kelley)Kyler Stout (union)Kelby hern (Cascia hall)

honorable Mention: Bryce Davenport (Jay)Dakota Remmington (Coweta)Luke Preaus (Metro Christian)Thomas hatch (Jenks)Isaac hollihan (Claremore)Garrett Odom (union)Braden Blaylock (union)Derek Brumble (Jenks)hunter Stafford (Metro Christian)

Coach of the Year: Larry Turner (Owasso)

Cody ZieglerBroken Arrow

Austin o'BrienOwasso

Kyler Stoutunion

Trey MichalczewskiJenks

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SpringAll-VyPe Soccer BoysGarrett Chapman (BA)Jeremy Rector (BA)Kevin finnegan (BK)Dakota hardman (BTW)Aren Johnstone-Couch (BTW)Adam holt (union)felipe Zanolli (Verdigris)J.D. hanslovan (Verdigris)Rainer Ross (Jenks)Tyler Secrest (Jenks)Colyn Porter (Catoosa) Robert Trebilcock (Edison)Evan Charney (Edison)Andrew De Paz (East Central)Jose Valdez (East Central)Daniel finkle (Owasso)honorable mention: Jose Bernal (Catoosa)Justin Cole (Oogolah) Phillip White (holland hall) Jackson Buchanan (holland hall) Andrew Eaton-Clark (BTW)Blake fryer (Coweta). Daniel

Karasanyi (Victory Christian) Jacob Rector (Owasso)

Coach of the Year: Robert Wakeley (BTW)

GirlsLizzie Keester (Jenks) Elizabeth Adams (Jenks)Kristen Cardano (Jenks)Claire Kelley (BK)Kaela Little (BK)Bailey haydock (BK)Katie Sprouse (BK)Cassidy Chappell (Owasso)Krissi Killion (Broken Arrow) Shiloh Price (Broken Arrow)Kaitlyn Keith (Lincoln Christian)Cassidy Schoolfield (Bixby)Jade Graves (Verdigris)Caitlyn hanslovan (Verdigris)Madison Morris (Edison)Valerie nierenberg (BTW)

honorable Mention:Kirstie Wilburn (BK)Amy Carroll (Owasso)Claire Maris (union)Lauren Dobratz (Jenks)Miklynne Easley (Glenpool)Brionna Otero (East Central)Kaylea Turner (Sand Springs)Megan Pierce (BTW)Tatum Wagner (Bixby)

Coach of the Year: Stacy Risenhoover (BTW)

All-VyPe Track - eastern oklahomaBoysBo farrow – Broken ArrowAlex Bradley – Broken ArrowMatt Looney – Broken ArrowCre Moore – Broken Arrow Warren Leak – Broken ArrowKyle Broaddrick – Broken ArrowSam Stephan – Bishop KelleyArlando Johnson – Booker T. Washington Tyler Jackson – ClaremoreAnthony Wolfe – Claremore Tommy Dial – Jenks Bryce Starks – unionMarquise fletcher – union Andre Seymore – GlenpoolAnthony Wilkinson – Lincoln Christian Jordan Masterson – Lincoln ChristianAlex James – BeggsJim Pile – Metro Christian Tristan Owens – Oologah

GirlsCydney fogle – Broken Arrow Christina Lookout – Broken ArrowSydney Scott – Booker T. Washington Regan Ward – BeggsJamie Campo – Beggs Braleigh Bechtol – Grove Emilee Iverson – Grove Michaela Werner – GroveAundrea hamric – henryetta Taylor Wing – Inola Stefanie nell – Jenks Laura Kunz – Lincoln Christian Paige Montgomery – Lincoln Christian Kelsey McKee – Metro Christian Madi Duncan – Metro Christian Brittany Stallings – OkmulgeeSavannah Waters – OwassoAbby hoover – Sapulpa

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lizzie KeesterJenks

Caitlyn hanslovanVerdigris

Kelsey McKeeMetro Christian

Claire KelleyBishop Kelley

regan wardBeggs

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All-VyPe Slow-Pitch SoftballP: Theresa Collins (Broken Arrow)Tiffany hogshooter (Jay)C: Ally flanary (henryetta)Macklin hitz (Jenks)If: Elana Gambill (Broken Arrow)MacKenzie Ibison (union)Ashley Williams (Berryhill)hailee Andrews (Sand Springs)Of: Paige Luellen (Jenks)Cheyenne Been (Dewar)Kylee Randall (union)Aundrea hamric (henryetta)uTL: Mallory Collins (Sand Springs)Michal Ibison (union)Aloni Morrison (Dewar)Raychal Clay (Liberty)Kasey Burgess (Sand Springs)

Coach of the Year: Stephen Randall (union)

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All-VyPe Tennis eastern oklahomaBoysRussell Gehring (Okmulgee)Christian McPherson (Victory Christian)Micah Cash (Booker T. Washington)Austin hoose (Cascia hall)Jackson fine (Metro Christian)Tucker Clary (Edison)Cole Inhofe (Booker T. Washington)Chase Gordon (Jenks)Mitchell Worley (Jenks)J.T. Tasker (Metro Christian)Andreas Kutt (union)Jayden Black (henryetta)

Girls Mariah Burke (Jenks)Olivia Charvat (Metro Christian)Reynolds Chew (Metro Christian)Courtney Coon (BA)Piper huey (Jenks)Abby Jordan (Christian heritage)Madison Westby (Bishop Kelley)Lauren Pickens (Owasso)Peyton Jennings (Cascia hall)hayden Siegfried (Cascia hall)Shaina Cash (Booker T. Washington)Olivia hauger (Booker T. Washington)

All-VyPe GolfBoys Brendon Jelley (Jenks)Conner houston (Jenks)Preston Crawford (Jenks)Tate Williamson (Broken Arrow)Chris Karlovich (Bishop Kelley)Andy Litzinger (Bishop Klley)Will Murphy (Bishop Kelley)Alexander hughes (Edison)Mason Keller (Edison)Jonathan Crawley (Metro Christian)Brandon Strathe (Rejoice Christian)Justin Strathe (Rejoice Christian)Matt herring (Kiefer)nate Landers (Lincoln Christian)

Girls Marla Souvannasing (union)Anna Kim (union)Kylie Staggs (Jenks)Emma Allen (union)nadia Majidi (union)Shelby humbryd (Bixby)Taylor Dobson (BA)Baylee Price (BA)Kailey Collier (BA)Alyssa Brown (Claremore)Katie Lee-Williams (Rejoice Christian)Kate Goodwin (Riverfield Country Day)Addison Losornio (Claremore Christian)

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renAISSAnCe for All AGeSThe growing village of Castleton displays the rich cultural tapestry, the beauty, and the grandeur you would have found in Renaissance England...right here in Oklahoma! You’ll be transported back to the 16th Century as the Castle and the surrounding village come alive with over 600 costumed stage and street performers, merchants, and artisans providing entertainment fit for Royalty.

New acts this year include Bawdily Harm, a comedic show with daring feats of swordplay and a deadly competition of wits and blades; Ed “Cheeks” Miller’s acoustic music of Irish and sea songs; and Black Oak Shillelagh performing Irish and Scottish pub music with guitar, fiddle, whistle, bodhran, and fine Celtic vocals. You’ll find all your favorite

returning acts appearing on the 15 stages scattered throughout the Castle grounds.

There are new merchants, including: St. Sadie’s Soaps, Land of Merriment children’s clothing, Venetian Studios (where you can be photographed in Renaissance attire), Grumpy Old Weaver, the Cappuccino Inn, and a new 2-story Turtle Island Moccasins shop. Fine arts can be found at Original Art & Prints by Ruth Thompson, and the kids can try mining for pirate treasure at Captain Roughknuckles. There’s also a new Royal Stables where the knights keep their trusted steeds.

In the Tournament Arena you’ll see the Heroic Knights of Old clash with sword and lance as they joust. Watch as the Birds of Prey demonstrate the

hunt just as it was done during the time of Kings and Lords. Move to the Living Chess Match and cheer on your favorite players.

Stroll down twisting, tree-covered village lanes filled with quaint shops displaying rare, one of a kind, hand-crafted goods. Don the latest Renaissance fashions found in the marketplace, and stop at one of the inns for a flagon of ale. Follow the aroma of fire-roasted food, then let the kids play some of the games or watch the performers while you enjoy a huge smoked turkey leg.

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ProfeSSIonAl SoCCer BACK In TulSAVYPE: How excited are you to bring a professional soccer team to Tulsa?

Dalesandro: I am extremely excited. It isn’t the first time Tulsa has had a professional soccer team and I remember how much it meant to me as a kid and to have the opportunity to bring a team back and possibly impact younger fans the same way I was by the Tulsa Roughnecks means the world to me.

VYPE: How important was it to involve the history of the Roughnecks into this new team?

Dalesandro: It was paramount for us to tie the history into this but when we started I was surprised how most of the younger guys didn’t know about guys like Alan Woodward, Charlie Mitchell and some of the other old Roughneck players. Those guys are the reason there is such a strong soccer base in Tulsa, because they decided to stay and live here and coach and start club teams here. Whether the young guys know it or not that is the reason.

VYPE: Do you have any players with local ties here in Tulsa on your roster?

Dalesandro: Every player on the roster has some tie to Tulsa. We have players from TU, ORU, NSU, Rogers State and even some other guys who have ties here that have played professionally in other places. We wanted this to be a grass roots type of local team and we wanted the fans to feel like they are a part of it because they can say oh I played against him, or I played with him.

VYPE: Where will you play your home games?

Dalesandro: During their last exhibition season the Roughnecks played at the old Drillers stadium on 15th and Yale. In a way we kind of wanted to begin this and play our games there because we would be bringing it back in the place professional soccer in Tulsa was once laid to rest.

VYPE: If you could tell your fans one thing that they will always see out of your club what would it be?

Dalesandro: Effort. The only thing we won’t tolerate on this team

is a lack of effort. There is a blue collar mentality here in Tulsa that is just ingrained in our soccer DNA and we want fans to know we are Tulsans that embody that blue collar mentality of rolling up your sleeves and going to work. We are going to make this an extremely tough place to play. Any team that comes in here will know that they are going to be in for a hard fought game.

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Mazzio’s Corporation and VYPE have teamed up to grant a $2,000 Scholarship for one boy and one girl to be presented in the June issue of VYPE. Here is how it will work:

• Eachmonth,VYPEwilltakenominationsforanAthleteofthe Month and a boy and girl will be elected the Mazzio’s AthleteoftheMonth.Thiswillbeachanceforboysandgirls of all sports to be recognized for their performances.

• Nominees can be mailed to [email protected]. Give the nominee’s name, school, sport and reasons you believe the athlete should be awarded the scholarship.

• Thenomineeswillneedtobeseniorsthisseasonbutkeep in mind that their accomplishments as juniors will be taken into consideration as well.

• Eachmonthlyrecipientwillbeacandidateforthescholarship that will be awarded in June.

• Allsportswillbeeligibletohaveanomination.• Themaleandfemaleathleteswhoarechoseneach

month will have a pictured bio, highlighting their accomplishments, placed on this page.

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Stacy Risenhoover Taylor's Coach

Sarah Pennington Taylor's Mom

Coach Risenhoover loves coaching the girls of Verdigris. The “strive for 5” team did not disappoint coach Risenhoover this season as they performed beyond her expectations. When she’s not on the field, she’s hanging out with family. Taylor’s mom, Sarah Pen-nington is a graduate of Bishop Kelley and OSu. She’s very proud of the effort Taylor has shown this season coming off ACL surgery. Sarah handles purchasing for the family business, F.C. Ziegler Co., but can she buy a win? Find out now.

Taylor Beck is a junior at Verdigris high School where she plays on the varsity soccer team that just won a state championship. Taylor is a 3.5 GPA student who loves to hang out with friends and win state titles. Taylor took time out of her celebration to answer the ten toughest questions in sports, the Triple Play!

Taylor Beck Bishop Kelley Soccer

Taylor's favorite subject in school?

Chemistry Lunch English with

coach Treadwell

favorite place to eat? Wings To Go Wings To Go McAllister’s Deli

If Taylor was stuck in high school forever, who would she

bring with her?Blake Battenfield Shelby Anderson

Shelby Anderson and her teammates

Class clown, class president, or I could be the teacher?

Class clown Class clown Class clown

Taylor's bedroom: Work of art, disaster area, or Area 51??

Work of art Work of art Disaster area

Would you rather be selected all-state, ace the ACT, or

graduate early?Ace the ACT Ace the ACT All-State

homework: Last minute, every night or always late?

Last minute Last minute Last minute

What reality TV show would Taylor win? Wipe Out Survivor Survivor

When I am with my best friend it's, The Walking Dead, Big Bang Theory, or Southpark?

Big Bang Theory The Walking Dead Big Bang Theory

for good luck, Taylor does what?

nothing Smash bugs Pray

TOTAL POInTS: 105 Correct.

not too bad.3 Correct.

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ASHER—May 5, 1963

Asher Indians upset Southside, who had been ranked No. 1 in the Class C poll all year, to take home their first State Cham-pionship title. Prior to this game, Southside had racked up 30 straight wins. The odds appeared stacked against Asher, considering Southside’s press clippings and their acclaimed pitcher, Van Fixico, who had personally tallied 20 wins in a row prior to Saturday’s game. However, after three scoreless innings, these two teams looked pretty evenly matched.

Asher fans were a little nervous in the first inning when Southside put men on second and third and attempted a squeeze play that failed when McClure pitched the ball outside, allowing catcher Dwight Bow-en to tag the batter at home for the sec-ond out. A caught pop fly resulted in the third out, putting an end to the threat.

Tony Tinares of Southside put the first run on the scoreboard with a single, aided by a two base error from Asher’s left fielder. This run finally broke the dead-lock, bringing the score to Southside over Asher, 1-0. Bob Riggle took over the mound for McClure, who retired for Ash-er in the fourth inning because of a tiring arm. McClure had already pitched in two games for the Indians during the week.

The run by Southside seemed to wake up the Indians as the Asher bats came to life in the fifth inning. With one out, Lang-ston and Bowen got a single each to put runners on first and second. Then Asher shortstop, Paul Allen stepped up to the plate after tipping two pitches foul and unloaded on the third pitch sending it over the left field fence for a 3 run homer. The score was now Asher up 3-1 and the Indian fans were still cheering wildly when McClure stepped into another

two strike pitch and drove the ball over the right-center field fence. Asher ended the fifth inning ahead 4-1, and Southside appeared shocked by the Indian’s rally.

Asher kept control in the sixth inning. Langston, on base from a walk, scored on a line drive to left center field by Allen. This hit earned Allen a double, his fourth RBI of the game, and made the score 5-1. Southside’s Fixico was replaced on the mound by Sanchez immediately after Al-len’s at bat.

In the eighth inning, Asher put the final touches on their win. With two outs, McClure singled. A double by Jerry Dick-son scored McClure. Then, a single by Jimmy Dean brought Dixon home, and they closed out the eighth 7-1.

After Southside’s Gary Slater walked, relief pitcher, Tom Sanchez hit a long fly to left field in the ninth inning. Asher’s left fielder, Gary Fry followed the ball, running after it. He hit the fence just as he attempted to catch the ball, tipping it off his glove and over the wall for a 2 run

homer. These last two Southside runs left the final score 7-3 Asher.

Riggle was the winning pitcher since he relieved McClure while Asher was down a run. Flexico was recorded the losing pitcher. Allen, McClure, Dickson, and Fry had two hits each, as Asher collected 11 of them total.

This was a monumental win for the Indi-ans, as it was the first state championship ever won by an Asher team. Coach Bow-en and his Indians have a good shot at repeating as champions next year since only three starters and four seniors total, will graduate. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Coach Bowen and the Asher team. One thing is for sure, the potential is definitely there to build on this first state championship win.

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Paul Allen, the Asher shortstop who hit the game changing three run homer in the fifth inning of the 1963 championship game, is now the assistant baseball coach for Asher high school. He gave this description of his memories of that meaningful day. “Just before the game, we looked out of our dugout to see Jim Fixico warming up. It was intimidating. He looked almost unhit-table.” Paul added sarcastically, “like a pitcher who could win 20 in a row. It looked like he was throwing darts and hit-ting the bull’s-eye every time. Once we started the game, our mindset completely changed, though, and at some point we realized it was our game, and we just needed to do whatever it took to take the win.” According to Coach Allen, “Fay Hudson, who was the Asher Superintendent at that time, broke his leg the morning of the cham-pionship game. He told the attending doc-tor that he had to leave the hospital to go to the state finals game and hand out the championship trophy to his school’s baseball team. He believed we would win.”

Allen said the rules back then specified two coaches for the finals game could choose to play 7 or 9 innings. “If they had agreed on 7 innings, we would have won 7-1”. Coach Bowen clarified that he had request-ed playing 7 innings because Jackie McClure, his power hitter and strongest pitcher had thrown hard for 5 ½ innings the day before against Carney. “I knew his tired arm wouldn’t make it 9 innings. Fixico, Southside’s standout pitcher on the other hand, had not pitched the day before, so he was rested. Agreeing to 9 innings was a definite advantage for Southside, but we had to agree on one or the other, so I finally gave in. McClure threw so hard that he was really hurting by the fourth inning. That’s when I put in Riggle.”

Bob Riggle, who was the pitcher credited with the win, said what he remembers most about the pivotal game was when Coach Bowen called him over to relieve McClure. “He put the ball in my glove and said something like, ‘Get out there and give ‘em what you got.’” Paul Allen said the Southside players in the dugout began giggling when they saw Bob come to the mound. “Bob was just a little guy.” added Coach Bowen. “They laughed, underesti-mating him because he was barely 140 lbs. and probably didn’t look like he could throw very hard.” He continued, “It was true that he couldn’t throw hard like Jackie. But what he could do was throw this great knuckleball curve like no one else. The bot-tom would just drop out of the pitch and curve just as they were swinging at it.” Laughing, Coach Bowen added, “It was sure funny to watch those Southside boys swinging at the dirt trying to hit his pitches.”

Riggle said, “Jackie was our best hitter and he threw really hard. Problem was, Southside was big and was hitting the balls back as hard as he pitched them.” Bob humbly admitted, “I couldn’t throw nearly as hard as Jackie. But what worked for me that day was my knuckleball drop pitch.”

The inning after Riggle had replaced McClure on the mound was when Allen hit the three run homer that gave them their first lead of the game. Recalling how he felt after crossing home plate, Allen said, with a growing look of satisfaction and sudden exhilaration, “It was incredible…almost unreal.” He went on to say, “The thing you don’t know is that the coach had actually called for me to bunt. But after I fouled off my bunts, Coach Bowen let me swing. I got a good piece of it and knocked it over the fence at left field. It was great! Then, Jackie came up next and knocked it over the fence in right field.” Allen said with a chuckle, “Our running joke is that even though I was fortunate enough to get that big three run homer, it was a picture of Jackie crossing home plate for a single homerun that ended up in the news-paper the next day.” Obviously, there were no hard feelings over any press fa-voritism, as the two are still great friends to this day. Allen even named his son, Jackie Allen, after his good friend and teammate, who is arguably the best hitter to ever play for the school. Coach Allen’s son, Jackie went on to win eight state championships of his own for Asher.

Paul Allen wasn’t the only ’63 player to pass on the winning tradition to a son. In fact, at least five of the players on that team had sons go on to win state champion-ships for Asher. In addition to Jackie Allen was Bobby Riggle, Brian Overstreet, Cord McClure, and brothers- Dwayne and Dar-ren Dixon. Many were also chosen to All State honors.

Shane Coker was awarded All-State hon-ors while playing for Coach Bowen in ’88. He went on to play ball for the Cincinnati Reds, and is the current Head Baseball Coach and Athletic Director for Asher. He was kind enough to show me the school’s many baseball state championship trophies, and as I took pictures, Coach Coker shared some pretty impressive baseball stats. He said, “For 30 straight years, Asher teams in both Fall and Spring Baseball made it to the state tournament. That’s a total of 60 consecutive appearances in the state tour-nament, and we won 46 of the 60.”

Much of the success of this Asher program came while Coach Murl Bowen was at the helm. He was chosen twice as the National Coach of the Year because of their impres-sive records. “The Lord blessed my efforts, and I had hard working kids with good parents. My kids loved each other and worked well together. I told them I would outwork every other coach and expected them to outwork every other team in the state. I believed in hard work and disci-pline. We covered every fundamental

situation in practice because I wanted my players to know what to do in the game. There’s not time to think; you’ve got to know what to do. But because of our prepara-tion, when it came down to game time, I tried to just let them perform. Because of their hard work and team mentality, I had them convinced they could beat anybody. If I told them something like, “Tomorrow we’re going to get on a bus and go play the NY Yankees, they would think they could win. So, asking if they thought they could beat Southside, would have been answered with a resounding, ‘Yes.’”

Bowen, the man respectfully called “the Legend” by many other baseball coaches, said “Coaching baseball was not a hobby for me, and it wasn’t just a job. It was my passion. I loved the game and I loved those kids.” Coach Bowen’s career spanned from 1959 to 1999. During that time Asher had the winningest high school baseball team in the nation. In those forty years, Asher won 2,115 games, lost only 349, hauled home 45 state championship and 14 state runner-up trophies, and sent many players to college and 16 players on to the major or minor leagues. With all of those accomplishments, Coach Bowen still says the thing he is most proud of is the type of men his players turned out to be. “I always told them, ‘If you learn the lessons of hard work and discipline now, it will take you a long way in your life.’ You can see that‘s true when you see their contributions to society today. They are good family men, hard workers, and productive citizens. My boys were always taught not to believe in enti-tlement. Nothing was going to be given to them, but if they worked hard, were com-mitted, and kept their priorities right, they could earn and achieve great things.”

That’s what the Asher community saw in 1963 through that first state championship win. Coach Bowen explained, “Fans from our small town came out of the woodwork as over 500 people showed up to watch us face Southside. When we won, half of the town was in shock. It was probably the greatest thing to ever happen to our little town, and it set the standard of excellence that our school still strives for to this day.”

As evidence of this, Asher’s baseball team made it to the 2013 OSSAA State Champi-onship Finals this year, and just fell short of bringing home the coveted hardware.

Murl Bowen and Paul Allen For more information and pictures from the Asher State

Championships, go to www.IWasAtTheGame.com

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6a Boys The Rams completed

the perfect season (36-0), capped

off with the 12th baseball crown and 10th under head coach Larry Turner. Owasso outscored Norman North, Broken Arrow and Edmond Santa Fe

21-5 in the state

tournament.The undefeated

season was the first for a 6A team.

“We told the kids to savor the moment,” Turner told the Tulsa World. “This may be the best team they ever play for. It truly was a magical season. Steve (Holleman) and I talked that we thought we had a chance to have a special season. You just want to play that last day to have that chance. I think we would have been disappointed if we had lost in the first round like last year. “Turner said the players bought in to lifting weights three days a week even through the final week of the season.“Those kids really bought in,” he said. “Around Christmas, some of our guys went to Oklahoma State and (St. Louis outfielder) Matt Holliday was there. He told the kids he was in the best shape of his life and that he continued to work out during the regular season. That helped our guys believe in what we were doing.”Andrew Rosa belted a two-run single in the first to provide all the offense pitcher Braden Webb needed. But Owasso did add on three additional runs, one in the third and two in the fifth.

Rosa mentioned how special a season it was for the Rams.“I don’t like to brag, but this is pretty special,” he said. “You aren’t going to see 36-0 very often. We had some one-run games and found ways to win and it was a different guy every night. This was a fun team to be a part of.”Finals Owasso 5, Norman North 1Semifinals Norman North 2, Yukon 1 Owasso 5, Broken Arrow 3First Round Norman North 3, Kelley 2 Yukon 5, Jenks 4 Owasso 11, Edmond Santa Fe 1 (5) Broken Arrow 6, Edmond North 1 Class 5a Jared Price belted a two-run double in the fifth inning to catapult defending champion Carl Albert to a 4-2 victory over top-ranked Claremore.“I knew I had to leave it all out there just so I could represent my name and live up to my role models and stuff like that,” Price told The Oklahoman,

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VYPE Top 50 and future Razorback Zach Jackson helps lead the Chiefs in 2013.

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referring to older brothers Jordan and Caleb, who won titles in 2007 and 2009.The Titans (34-3) are the first team to repeat as the 5A champion since Edmond won in 1992 and 1993.Carl Albert coach Wayne Dozier told The Oklahoman the Titans expected a tough battle.“We knew on the outset that it was going to be difficult because it’s really competitive and it hadn’t happened very often, so we had our work cut out,” he said. “To win two in a row it takes about twice as much effort and hard work as it did the year before.”This year’s championship game was a repeat of last year’s title game in which Carl Albert won 6-2.Finals Carl Albert 4, Claremore 2Semifinals Carl Albert 8, Noble 2 Claremore 18, Coweta 0 (5)First Round Noble 3, Edmond Deer Creek 2 Coweta 11, Guthrie 8 Carl Albert 8, Pryor 1 Claremore 6, Chickasha 3

Class 4a Zach Jackson picked up his second victory in three days as Berryhill beat Plainview 3-1 to win the 4A crown.

Jackson went the distance in the title game, allowing one run on four hits.“We’ve been here twice in the finals and lost both games, so there wasn’t any risk in it this time,” Jackson told The Oklahoman after the victory. “If that means I’ll be a bit sore (Sunday), that’s completely fine with me. There was no way we were letting this one go.”The state championship was the second for the Chiefs (36-5), who also won in 2007.Berryhill coach Brian Hailey wasn’t convinced he would throw Jackson, who has signed with Arkansas, in the title game.“Zach has a future and we weren’t gonna just be stupid about it and get him hurt,” Hailey told the Tulsa World.All three of the Chiefs’ runs were unearned.Nick White had 13 strikeouts and a complete game in the Chiefs 7-4 win over Tuttle in semifinal action.Finals Berryhill 3, Plainview 1Semifinals Plainview 4, Byng 3 Berryhill 7, Tuttle 4First Round

Byng 6, Piedmont 3 Tuttle 4, Weatherford 2 Plainview 2, Catoosa 1 (10) Berryhill 3, Dewey 0

Class 3a Verdigris captured its third consecutive Class 3A state title, rallying from a 1-0 deficit to score seven runs in four innings and finish with a 32-2 record.J.W. Owens and Blake Battenfield combined to throw a six-hitter.“That was the

plan

from the outset, to use both those guys,” Verdigris coach Brian Keith said. “I ended up bringing him in in the fifth inning. J.W. was 7-0

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this year and I expected to get a pretty good outing out of him. Vian hits the fast ball really well but J.W. did a good job of hitting his spots and pitching in the bottom half of the zone.“We’ve had some good pitchers here but Blake is one I will surely miss. Blake leaves a legacy of state championships. His sophomore year he pitched the opening game and the state championship a day later. His junior year he pitched the first round game and we won 1-0. Blake ended up throwing the sixth and seventh innings last year in the state title.”Battenfield, who has signed with Oklahoma State, was 4-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and two runs scored.“This feels so amazing,” Battenfield told the Tulsa World. “I can’t imaging going out a better way. I love Verdigris.”Said Keith, “He really came on at the end of the year in regionals and state.”Battenfield was 33-4 in his pitching career at Verdigris.The Cardinals lose four seniors and face a rebuilding year in 2014.Finals Verdigris 7, Vian 1Semifinals Verdigris 10, Spiro 3 Vian 8, Marlow 7

First Round Verdigris 3, Oklahoma Christian 0 Vian 9, Stroud 6 Spiro 5, Salina 2 Marlow 9, Kingston 7

Class 2a Silo had just one hit but it was all the Rebels needed in winning its sixth overall title and fourth in the last six years.Senior left-hander Hunter Stephens allowed nine hits but also registered nine strikeouts in earning the victory.In three state tournament games, Silo never allowed more than two runs per game.Finals Silo 3, Dale 2Semifinals Dale 8, Colbert 2 Silo 13, Caney Valley 1First Round Dale 7, Alva 1 Caney Valley 4, Latta 2 Colbert 12, Tushka 5 Silo 3, Ketchum 2 Class a Tournament has yet to be played due to a lawsuit filed by Wright City. Class B

Bryce Deatherage made up for lost time – in a huge way.The junior right-hander, who missed most of this season with a broken hand, handcuffed Asher for a 7-2 complete-game victory and the Eagles’ third consecutive state title.Senior third baseman Brent Fazekas was 2-for-4 at the plate with three runs batted in.“We’ve just got a bunch of gutsy kids that just find a way to win, Red Oak coach Trey Booth told The Oklahoman. “It you take them man-by-man, we’re probably not the best team around but when you put them all together, it’s just a special group. They really, really get after it and put in the work.”Fazekas is one of several Red Oak seniors who will graduate with four state championships, three in the spring (2011-13) and a 2010 fall season.Finals Red Oak 7, Asher 2Semifinals Red Oak 9, Lookeba-Sickles 4 Asher 3, Sentinel 2First Round Red Oak 2, Olustee 1 Lookeba-Sickles 12, Moss 8 Sentinel 12, Leedey 5 Asher 8, Dover 1

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Kelsey McKee Metro Christian High School

Kelsey McKee is a middle and long distance runner for the Metro Christian Lady Patriots. At the Class 4A state meet McKee won both the 800-meter and 1600-meter runs. McKee also won both events at the regional meet in Stroud the week prior to the state meet. McKee has committed to be a part of the Oklahoma Sooners women’s track and field team next season. Kelsey McKee is your Schwab’s Top Dog of the Month!

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Class 6a Union saved its best for last – literally.

The Lady Redskins scored 13 runs in the final two innings in a 16-6 rout of rival Broken Arrow in the Class 6A championship game. The championship was the second for the Union since 2010.

“We hadn’t played that well all year,” Union coach Steve Randall said. “Our kids answered back all year. Our kids bought in to the philosophy to just hit the ball. We didn’t take the big swing. Of our 63 hits in the state tournament, 56 or 57 were singles.”

The Lady Redskins (31-8) hit a sizzling .579 in the championship game, .539 in the semifinals and .478 in the first round, Randall said.

With victories over Muskogee and Westmoore in the first and semifinal rounds, Union avenged regular season losses.

Finals Union 16, Broken Arrow 6

Semifinals Broken Arrow 4, Moore 3 Union 12, Westmoore 5

First Round Broken Arrow 5, Tahlequah 3 Westmoore 5, Southmoore 3 Union 10, Muskogee 8 Moore 15, Jenks 9

Class 5a After struggling offensively in the first two games, Cache exploded for 13 runs en route to the school’s first-ever softball championship. The Lady Bulldogs took a 3-1 lead through five innings then scored 10 in the top of sixth.

Alyssa Eschiti opened the pivotal sixth with a triple then came home on an RBI single from Dani Warren. The Lady Bulldogs followed with six consecutive hits.

Finals Cache 13, Henryetta 1

Semifinals Cache 6, Purcell 5 Henryetta 8, Berryhill 3

First Round Purcell 16, Bethel 6 Cache 6, Sequoyah Tahlequah 5 Henryetta 12, Valliant 8 Berryhill 15, Holdenville 7

Class 4a Tushka captured its first-ever state championship with a 12-10 victory in the slow-pitch tournament at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

That, in and of itself, is worthy of celebration.

But for this small community in southern Oklahoma, the championship means so much more. Two years ago Tushka, Okla., was hit by a tornado that destroyed a school, homes and several buildings.

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Montana Hummingbird Coweta High School

How long have you been involved in FCA? Six Years. Six FCA camps (6-12)

Who influenced you to join? My dad was the huddle leader at my school and he randomly signed me up for FCA camp my 7th grade summer.

How have you beliefs helped you as an athlete? My beliefs have helped me realize when I fail it’s ok and that God has me in his hands and that it is all part of his plans. Also it has taught me to praise him in competition and give him all of the glory.

What is your favorite bible verse and why? I have many but right now it is Psalms 144:1 “May the Lord, my rock, be praised who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare.” This to me says he is always to be praised and he always has a plan for my athletic endeavors and me.

How have you used your beliefs or your association in FCA to help others or spread the word? Since I have been in FCA I have gotten the opportunity to be the president of my FCA and to be able to speak at Fields of Faith. I absolutely love my FCA and I am very passionate about it.

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It didn’t, however, take away the team’s spirit. That was on display at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium on May 1, when the Lady Tigers outlasted Dale 12-10 in extra innings for the 3A title.

Seniors Katelyn Cook, Tori Stephens, Haley Cops, Logan Carbaugh and Kayla Wilhite finish their careers with four state tournament appearances.

“We had to beat the four, two and one seeds to win the tournament,” said Tushka coach Davey Durbin. “Being the underdog and beating Dale was huge. This is so great for the community. Our high school and elementary school was demolished the tornado. We’ve been learning out of trailers. So to give our fans a chance to forget about that for a bit was important.

“When we came home the entire school was waiting for us and we had a parade leading to the school from the police and fire departments. This was our first state title in any sport in 49 years.”

Finals Tushka 12, Dale 10

Semifinals Dale 19, Davis 6 Tushka 5, Washington 2

First Round Dale 13, Latta 6 Davis 10, Liberty 0 Tushka 14, Mangum 1 Washington 15, Chisholm 5

Class 3a Rattan broke open a 4-4 deadlock, sparked by inside-the-park home runs from Kenya Griffith and Kaci Watts to capture its third straight title.

“That’s my niece, Rams coach Paul Watts told The Oklahoman. “She always told me how she wanted to hit a home run. All I was thinking (when she was rounding the bases) was that she’s going to get an inside-the-park home run on her final at-bat of the state tournament.”

Finals Rattan 11, Apache 6

Semifinals Rattan 12, Wayne 1 Apache 8, Mooreland 6

First Round Rattan 15, Rock Creek 6 Wayne 18, Ft. Towson 13 Mooreland 7, Depew 5 Apache 11, Preston 6

Class 2a Early on, it looked as though Barnsdall was destined for another state runner-up finish. But the Lady Panthers, ranked 18th heading into state, rallied from a 10-4 deficit, scoring eight runs in the fourth and five more over the remainder of the game for a 17-11 win over 12th ranked Soper for the school’s first-ever softball title in either slow or fast pitch.

“We’ve been runners-up a lot,” Barnsdall head coach Joe Gilbert, who won his first slow pitch softball title, told The Oklahoman.

Finals Barnsdall 17, Soper 11

Semifinals Barnsdall 9, Dewar 4 Soper 4, Roff 2

First Round Dewar 12, Binger-Oney 10 Barnsdall 11, Turner 10 Soper 19, Pond Creek-Hunter 18 Roff 7, Okarche 1

Class a Leedey avenged a regular season loss to Red Oak in championship fashion.

The Lady Bison scored seven runs in two innings to capture the school’s fourth state title since 2007 and unseat the 2012 state champions.

Finals Leedey 8, Red Oak 6

Semifinals Red Oak 12, Hammon 8 Leedey 11, Asher 3

First Round Red Oak 12, Arnett 2 Hammon 11, Eagletown 2 Asher 16, Tupelo 6 Leedey 14, Buffalo Valley 2

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Kristen Cardano - Jenks

Class 6a GIRLS Katie Sprouse’s goal in overtime lifted top-ranked Bishop Kelley past Jenks 3-2, giving the Comets their second straight 6A title and fourth consecutive overall dating back to 2010 in Class 5A.

Despite moving up a class, Bishop Kelley has dominated the pitch the last 15 years, winning 10 titles.

“With this team you couldn’t mark just one person,” Bishop Kelley coach Troy Tokarchik said. “We had a complete team and this was a complete team effort.”

Claire Kelley scored two first-half goals for the Comets. Jenks countered with goals from Lizzie Koester and Elizabeth Adams.

Bishop Kelley opened the tournament with an 8-1 win over Bixby followed by a 2-1 victory over Union. In the semifinals, Kelley blanked Mustang 4-0.

Jenks nipped Bartlesville 2-1 in opening round action then blanked Broken Arrow 4-0. A 2-0 shutout over Edmond North in the semis advanced the Lady Trojans to the title game.

BOYS Sam Brown scored a putback

goal in the second half to lift Edmond North to a 2-1 victory over defending 6A champion Norman North.

Norman North took a 1-0 lead into halftime on Mauro Cichero’s header.

But the Huskies tied the match at 1-1 when Clay Colliear headed a pass from Avery Sanderson into the net.

Brown’s go-ahead goal came off a deflected shot by Trevor Moore.

Rallying from deficits in the title game is nothing new for the Huskies.

“We were down 1-0 at halftime in 2004 and we came back and won it,” Edmond North coach Christopher Waugh told The Oklahoman. “I told the guys, ‘I feel it. I know you guys have got this.’”

Edmond North reached the title game after victories over Westmoore (3-1), Edmond Memorial (3-10 and Jenks (2-1). Norman North picked up victories over Yukon (4-10, Norman (2-1) and Owasso (2-1) to reach the title game

Class 5aGIRLS Freshman Lauren Haivala scored

both of Edmond Deer Creek’s goals over Carl Albert to lead the Lady Antlers (14-3) to the school’s first back-to-back titles in any sport with a 2-1 victory. Overall, Deer Creek has four soccer titles dating back to 1995.

“We just worked hard as a team and played together, and that’s why we won,” the freshman phenom told The Oklahoman.

The Lady Antler’s first goal came off a corner kick that Haivala booted into the net. Carl Albert answered immediately on a goal from freshman Emily Rhoades.

But Haivala scored again for the 2-1 finals.

Deer Creek romped to a 10-0 win over MacArthur in first round action then Chickasha 8-2 and Edison 2-0 to reach the finals.

Carl Albert used a pair of one goal victories over Durant (1-0), Noble (2-1) and B.T. Washington (2-1) to earn the rematch with Deer Creek.

BOYS Heritage Hall completed the perfect season (17-0) with a first half goal from Payne Winter in a 1-0 shutout over Booker T. Washington.

The Hornets made a second-half run at the Chargers, but

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goalkeeper Daniel Paugh stopped five Washington shots on goal, all in the final minutes of the match.

“Our goal at the start of the season was a state championship,” Heritage Hall coach Tommy Riley told the Tulsa World. “When we finished the regular season undefeated, we wanted to go 4-0 in the playoffs to not only win the championship but also have the perfect season. This feels great.”

Heritage Hall made quick work of early round opponents El Reno (8-1) and Capitol Hill (3-0) before edging East Central 3-2 in overtime to reach the finals.

The Hornets reached the title game after early round victories over Claremore (2-0), Edison (2-1) and Northwest Classen (4-1).

Class 4a GIRLS Verdigris (13-3) celebrated a three-peat the second Saturday of May with a 3-0 shutout over second-ranked Fort Gibson (12-2)

Already up 1-0, the Lady Cardinals took advantage of the wind at their back, scoring twice in the second half for the victory.

Caitlyn Hanslovan scored a pair of goals and a free kick goal from Taylor Beck.

“This never gets old,” Verdigris coach Stacy Risenhoover told the Tulsa World. “It’s always a new group of girls and you never know what to expect, but this team has worked hard all season and has always had great character.”

After a first-round bye, Verdigris blanked Stilwell 4-0 and beat Claremore Sequoyah

3-2 in overtime before blanking Harrah 3-0 in the semifinal round.

Fort Gibson also drew an opening round bye then posted a 2-1 win over Wagoner, a 3-2 victory over Glenpool and a 2-0 shutout of Piedmont to reach the finals

BOYS It took double overtime but Poteau edged Santa Fe South 4-3 on goals by Grant Snowden, Ashby Clark, Justin Barnes and Braylee Garcia.

Edgar Moreno scored a pair of goals for Santa Fe South.

Poteau opened the tournament with a 3-2 win over Verdigris in the second round before romping past Oologah 6-2. In the semis, Poteau beat Bethany 4-1 to set up the title game match with Santa Fe South.

Santa Fe South got to the finals with victories over Clinton (4-1), Dove Science (2-1) and Fort Gibson (2-1).

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Class 6a GIRLS Union junior Marla Souvannasing and the Lady Redskins weathered adverse conditions and a talented 6A field to capture the school’s third straight golf title. The East made it a sweep of the top three team spots with Broken Arrow and Jenks finishing second and third, respectively.

Souvannasing was the only player in the field to shoot under par with a 70 on the par-71 River Oaks course in Edmond. The rain-shortened event allowed Souvannasing to earn low medalist honors.

Union teammates Anna Kim and Nadia Mejidi finished second and fourth while Emma and Trudy Allen finished fourth and tied for ninth respectively, to allow Union to run away with the title and a 296 team score.

Broken Arrow finished with 313 followed by Jenks at 320. Choctaw and Southmoore finished fourth and fifth.

The championship was the third straight for the Lady Redskins and the fifth straight by an East team. Jenks captured the title

from 2009 and 2010 team titles.

“It’s very exciting. We’re already looking forward to next season. We have four starters back,” Union coach Vicki Price-Brown said. “This spring the weather was a lot different. Last year it was warm every (event). This year it was cold.

“I told the girls everyone had the same weather conditions and that it would come down to who was the most mentally tough golfers.”

Nadia Majidi, who played the No. 1 bag, graduates and will play golf at the University of Tula next year. The rest of the squad – Souvannasing, Kim, the Allen sister and Grace Shin, who was on the No. 6 bag – all return.

“It’s very exciting to think of the returning girls I have and then to have Grace who can pick up the slack for Nadia,” Price-Brown said. “A big thank you goes to the parents for taking the time and money to send these girls to events. It’s not a cheap sport.:

Team Standings: 1, Union 796. 2, Broken Arrow 313. 3, Jenks 320. 4, Choctaw 328. 5, Southmoore 338. 6, Edmond North 340. 7, Ponca City 348. 8, Edmond Santa

Fe 352. 9, Mustang 353. 10, Owasso 356. 11, Stillwater 359. 12, Edmond Memorial 370.

Top Individuals 1, Marla Souvannasing, Union 70 2, Anna Kim, Union 75 3, Kylie Staffs, Jenks 75 4, Emma Allen, Union 75 5, Nadia Majidi, Union 76 7, Shelby Humbyrd, Bixby 76 8, Taylor Dobson, Broken Arrow 77 9, Baylee Price, Broken Arrow 77 10, Kailey Collier, Broken Arrow 78 11 (tie) Brinn Fariss, Edmond Santa Fe 78 11, Trudy Allen, Union 78 11, Allison Sell, Edmond North 78

Note: Anna Kim won playoff for 2nd place; Nadia Majidi won playoff for fifth place, Taylor Dobson won playoff for 8th place and Kailey Collier won playoff for 10th place.

BOYS Edmond North rallied from four strokes back to capture the school’s ninth consecutive state championsihp.

Edmond Santa Fe’s Max McGreevy earned low medalist honors after rounds of 71, 70 and 73 for a 214 score. He won

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a playoff over Edmond North’s Nick Heinen finished second followed by Norman North’s Thomas Johnson. Hayden Wood (218), Bill Armstrong (226) and Tyson Reeder (227) finished fifth, seventh and tied for ninth, respectively.

Jenks, which finished second, was led by Brandon Jelley’s fourth place finish with a 215 score. Teammate Connor Houston was eighth with 1 226.

Santa Fe was third with a 916 score followed by Edmond Memorial fourth with 926 and Union fifth with 953.

Team Standings: 1, Edmond North 884. 2, Jenks 911. 3, Edmond Santa Fe 916. 4, Edmond Memorial 926. 5, Union 953. 6, Norman North 959. 7, Broken Arrow 961. 8, Owasso 980. 9, Bixby 1019. 10, Itie) Southmoore, Muskogee 1021. 12, Moore 1023.

Top Individuals 1, Max McGreevy, Santa Fe 214 2, Nick Heinen, Edmond North 214 3, Thomas Johnson, Norman North 214 4, Brendon Jelley, Jenks 215 5, Hayden Wood, Edmond North 218 6, Ty Tamura, Edmond Memorial 221 7, Eli Armstrong, Edmond North 225 8, Connor Houston, Jenks 226 9, (tie) Tate Williamson, Broken Arrow 227

Tyson Reeder, Edmond North 227

Class 5a GIRLS Durant freshman Sydney Youngblood shot five strokes higher than she did in the opening round of the Class 5A State Tournament at Dornick Hills in Ardmore to earn low medalist honors.

Youngblood shot a 1-under-par 71 on the opening day then battled the elements on Day 2 where she shot a 76 for a 147.

Duncan saw its five shot opening round lead evaporate after a strong surge from Edmond Deer Creek. The Lady Antlers had three players finish in the Top 10, led by Caroline Goodi’s two-round total of 154 to finish second. Haley Hill shot a two-round total 162 to capture fifth place and Emily Folsom shot a 167 for seventh place.

Duncan also had three finish in the Top 10 with Allyson Wilcox, sixth with a 164, Whitney Hall, eighth with a 169 and Jerica Gregston, 10th with a 172.

Team Standings: 1, Edmond Deer Creek 676. 2, Duncan 686. 3, Durant 707. 4, OKC McGuinness 715. 5, Lawton MacArthur 742. 6, Ardmore 749. 7, El Reno 772. 8, Coweta 800. 9, Claremore 835. 10, Grove 853. 11, Pryor 861. 12, Piedmont 868.

Top Individuals: 1, Sydney Youngblood, Durant 147. 2, Caroline Goodi, Edmond Deer Creek 154 3, Alexis Sadeghy, OKC McGuinness 156 4, Michaela Osborne, Lawton Mac 162 5, Haley Hill, Edmond Deer Creek 162 6, Allyson Wilcox, Duncan 164 7, Emily Folsom, Edmond Deer Creek 167 8, Alyssa Brown, Claremore 169 8, Whitney Hall, Duncan 169 10, Jerica Gregston, Duncan 172

BOYS After back-to-back rounds of 71, senior Chris Karlovich fired a final round 77 to finish with 219 and lead Bishop Kelley

to its second consecutive Class 5A state championship. Teammate Will Murphy had rounds of 72, 76 and 75 for a 223, good enough for third place individually. Kelley finished 913 points, 40 shots better than second place Shawnee (953). Edmond Deer Creek was third with a 961 team score. Alexander Hughes of Edison finished one shot back of Karlovich after rounds of 77 70 and 73.

Team Standings: 1, Bishop Kelley 913. 2, Shawnee 953. 3, Edmond Deer Creek 961. 4, (tie) OKC McGuinness, Tahlequah 962. 6, Duncan 978. 7, Edison 989. 8, Altus 1008. 9, El Reno 1012. 10, Claremore 1030. 11, Grove 1032. 12 Carl Albert 1064.

Top Individuals 1, Chris Karlovich, Kelley 219 2, Alexander Hughes, Edison 220 3, Will Murphy, Kelley 223 4, Jake Johnson, Tahlequah 223 5, Garrett McDaniel, Shawnee 226 6, Carson Jensen, El Reno 229 7, Trent Meisel, Lawton MacArthur 229 8, Daniel Langley, Shawnee 233 9, Colton Cowan, Piedmont 233 10, Mason Keller, Edison 234 11, David Trimble, McGuinness 236 12, Ty Brooking, Deer Creek 236

Class 4a GIRLS Poteau’s Hannah Ward defeated Weatherford senior Darby Morgan in a one-hole playoff to capture medalist honors at Lake Hefner South Golf Course in Oklahoma City.

The Poteau junior battled Morgan and the conditions as she birdied the 310-yard, par 4 No. 1 and repeat as Class 4A champion.

The weather did not allow the Lady Hornets to make up a one stroke deficit after the rain-shortened meet. Poteau finished second, one shot behind Hilldale, which finished with a 359 score.

“It’s very frustrating that we didn’t get a chance to make up that stroke,” Ward told the Tulsa World. “I feel bad for the rest of the team.”

Cushing finished third with a team score of 373. Seminole was

fourth followed by Clinton fifth overall.

Hilldale was led by freshman Katie Kirkhart, who finished fifth individually with an 84 score.

“She’s just a freshman,” Hilldale coach Oren Sikes said. “We knew coming into this year we were going to be pretty good. Kennadi Packett is another one of our freshmen. Paige Snyder is our most-improved golfer. We will miss our seniors Haleigh Cox and Courtney Cunningham. Courtney won the regional tournament, beating Hannah Ward. Courtney has signed with William Penn, an NAIA school in Iowa.”

For Sikes, a veteran coach of 32 years, this was his first state title.

“It’s huge,” Sikes said. “I’ve coached football, basketball, baseball and golf and now that I’m almost retired and I finally win a state tournament.

Sikes took over the Hilldale program from former coach Kathy Davis.

“She won a title in 2006 and has since retired but she still helps me in our program,” he said.”

Team Standings: 1, Hilldale 359. 2, Poteau 360. 3, Cushing 373. 4, Seminole 374. 5, Clinton 377. 6, Cache 381. 7, Ada 386. 8, Elk City 401. 9, Fort Gibson 403. 10, Catoosa 414. 11, Stilwell 433. 12, Harrah 439.

Top Individuals 1, Hannah Ward, Poteau 74 2, Darby Morgan, Weatherford 74 3, Paige Neidy, Clinton 76 4, Kelsi Wilson, Elk City 78 5, Katie Kirkhart, Hilldale 84 6, (tie) Alyssa Goodnight, Seminole 6, Megan McDaniels, Oologah 85 8, Emilee Rigsby, Fort Gibson 86 9, (tie) Mattea Jackson, Cushing 87 9, Olivia Pruitt, Ada 87

BOYS Weatherford sophomore Quade Cummings shot three rounds of 67 – five shots under par to finish with a whopping 15-under 201 score to earn low medalist honors. Fort Gibson’s Wesley Jackson finished with a 206 for second place followed by Ada’s Jordan Powell, third at 208.

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Mendoza of Clinton and Chandler Puckett of Hilldale tied for fifth.

Ada shot round os 294, 290 and 284 for a 868 team score and the state title. OKC Heritage Hall finished second with an 874 score followed by Elk City in third place at 881.

Team Standings: 1, Ada 868. 2, OKC Heritage Hall 874. 3, Elk City 881. 4, Weatherford 891. 5, Metro Christian 911. 6, Poteau 912. 7, Sallisaw 913. 8, Fort Gibson 915. 9, Cascia Hall 922. 10, Clinton 934. 11, Hilldale 936. 12, Bethany 978.

Top Individuals 1, Quade Cummins, Weatherford 201 2, Wesley Jackson, Fort Gibson 206. 3, Jordan Powell, Ada 208. 4, Cody Shore, Poteau 209 5 (tie) Garrison Mendoza, Clinton 209 Chandler Puckett, Hilldale 210 7, Wyatt Robson, Ada 211 8, (tie) Jonathan Crawley, Metro Christian 215 Logan Gore, Elk City 215 10, (tie) Joby Gray, Elk City 216 Ty Stites, Sallisaw 216

Class 3a GIRLS Idabel’s Ali White recorded rounds of 80 and 83 to finish with a 163 score and take top honors at the Class 3A state golf meet at Duncan Golf and Tennis Club.

Eufaula won the team title with a 716 score, led by state runner-up senior Faith Lasiter (165) and fourth place finisher Melissa Eldredge (172).

“I knew we were probably one of the top three with Idabel and Henryetta,” Eufaula coach Bill Bumgarner said. “We had played against each other and I think we all felt like one of us would win it. To me, it’s only fitting for someone from East to win it. It’s great for us to be the first from our side of the state to win.

Bumgarner praised the play and leadership of Lasiter.

“Faith has been the one bag since she was a freshman,” he said. “She was the steady force for the team. She will represent the East in the All-State games.

“For a freshman, Melissa had played a lot of golf. They are not just like girls out for the first time playing golf. We knew Melissa and Heidi (Stafford) would be a big part of this team and we will. We have these two and Taylor O’Brien. We are fortunate to have a strong junior high program. Im very happy and excited for these young girls to win state in any sport at Eufaula.”

Team Standings: 1, Eufaula 716. 2, Henryetta 736. 3, Idabel 738. 4, Comanche 701. 5, Byng 791. 6, Plainview 793. 7, Bethel 808. 8, Purcell 813. 9, Tishomingo 817. 10, Kingston 880. 11, Stigler 888. 12, Keys 923.

Top Individuals 1, Ali White, Idabel 163 2, Faith Lasiter, Eufaula 165 3, Morgan Brown, Henryetta 166 4, Melissa Eldredge, Eufaula 172 5, Talor Fisher, Bethel 173 6, Emilee White, Comanche 176 7, Katelyn Walker, Plainview 181 8, (tie) Madelyn Lehr, Idabel 183 8, Desa Brewer, Pauls Valley 183 10, Joley Vance, Henryetta 184

BOYS Trae Wilkins’ birdie putt on the third hole of sudden death to capture 3A low medalist honors at Duncan Golf and Tennis Club.

“I just knew if I got it up and down I was going to win,” Wilkins told The Oklahoman.

Wilkins and teammate Carson Seals, who finished in the top 10 with a 224 score, led Plainview to the team championship, unseating four-time champion Oklahoma Christian.

Team Standings: 1, Plainview 896. 2, Oklahoma Christian 925. 3, Pauls Valley 935. 4, Idabel 943. 5, Marlow 952. 6, Tishomingo 1023. 7, Inola 1030. 8, (tie) Stigler, Sulphur 1035. 10, Eufaula 1057. 11, Comanche 1059. 12, Keys 1141.

Top Individuals 1, Trae Wilkins, Plainview 217 2, Zac Schaefer, Oklahoma Christian 217 3, Matt Henry, Pauls Valley 221 4, Bryae Shaw, Idabel 223 Jack Lemon, Oklahoma Christian 223 5, Sean Hazel, Marlow 224 Carson Seals, Plainview 224 7, Ethan Smith, Oklahoma Christian 225 Hunter Ortega, Marlow 227 Preston Lovett, Tishomingo

Note: Williams won low medalist honors on the third hole of sudden death.

Class 2a GIRLS Rejoice Christian senior Katie-Lee Wilson shot a 74 in the weather-shortened Class 2A at Trosper Park in Del City to capture her second consecutive state champion. The tournament pitted the top two golfers from the 2012 final in Wilson and Hinton’s Maci Arrington and they did not disappoint. Arrington finished one shot behind Wilson. Oktaha’s Kailey Campbell made it a three-person race with a 76, to finish third individually.

The championship was the fifth for the Oklahoma City University bound Wilson, who won three titles (8th graders are allowed to play up) in the Oklahoma Christian School Athletic Association before Rejoice joined the OSSAA.

“When Katie-Lee was in 8th grade she played

on the boys team because we hadn’t started a girls team yet,” said Rejoice coach Joyce Deason. “It was funny to watch the boys reaction to playing with a girl and getting beat by a girl.

“We started a girls team her freshman year. She’s drawn a lot of attention to our program. She’s the kind of kid you want to coach, she’s well-rounded, academically sound, a leader in our school.”

Team Standings: 1, Hinton 361. 2, Oktaha 362. 3, Rejoice Christian 384. 4, Mooreland 389. 5, Latta 419. 6, Walters 420. 7, Frederick 427. 8, Allen 432. 9, Sayre 440. 10, Frontier 466. 11, Central Michigan 485. 12, Drumright 499.

Top Individuals 1, Katie-Lee Wilson, Rejoice Christian 74 2, Maci Arrington, Hinton 75 3, Kailey Campbell, Oktaha 76 4, Andi McGill, Turner 81 5, Shelbie Black, Nowata 82 6, Markie Hawkins, Fort Cobb 83 7, Kate Godwin, Riverfield 84 8, Nicole Lenaburg, Hinton 85 9, Raychel Kozik, Washington 87 10, Addison Losornio, Claremore Christian 88

BOYS Rejoice Christian took a 21-point cushion into the final round of the Class 2A state tournament and coasted to their second consecutive state championship. Brothers Brandon and Justin Strathe led the Eagles, finishing second and eighth, respectively.

Laverne’s Mason Overstreet had rounds of 72, 66 and 72 to finish with a 210 score and low medalist honors.

Team Standings: 1, Rejoice Christian 929. 2, Lincoln Christian 957. 3, Laverne 961. 4, Nowata 1029. 5, Christian Heritage 1030. 6, Magnum 1033. 7, Chisholm 1043. 8, Hinton 1049. 9, Velma-Alma 1052. 10, Coalgate 1073. 11, Oklahoma Bible 1090. 12,Kiefer 1092.

Top Individuals 1, Mason Overstrett, Laverne 210 2, Brandon Strathe, Rejoice Christian 218 3, Matt Herring, Kiefer 220 4, Taylor Asbill, Watts 223 5, Nate Landers, Lincoln Christian 224 6, (tie) Tanner Oxford, Frederick 229 Clay Dobbins, Christian Heritage 229 8, Justin Strathe, Rejoice Christian 230 9, (tie) Kyle Ray, Walters 231 Brian Menninger, Burns Flat-Dill City 231

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Class 6a GIRLS Edmond Memorial won three relay events to run away – literally – with the 6A team title, their second title in three years. The Lady Bulldogs finished with 134 points. Crosstown rival Edmond Santa Fe was second with 73 followed by Jenks (68), Broken Arrow (50) and Norman North (44) to round out the top five.

Lawton Ike’s Kiarra Jones won both hurdle events, clearing the 100 hurdles in 14.42 seconds and the 300 in 44.33.

Norman North’s Haley Woodard was a multiple winner in the 200 and 400 meter events with times of 24.21 and 55.84.

Edmond North’s Jade Patton won the 100 meter dash (12.02) and finished second in the 200 (25.06). Norman North’s Haley Woodard captured the 200 meter dash (24.21) and the 400 meter run (55.84). Sapulpa’s Abby Hoover won the 1,600 run (5:06.94). In field events, Broken Arrow’s Christina Lookout won the pole vault (11-00), Midwest City’s Paige Houston won the shot put (42-01) and Edmond Memorial’s Jenny Roy won the high jump (5-06).

Team Standings: 1 Edmond Memorial 134. 2, Edmond Santa Fe 73. 3, Jenks 68. 4, Broken Arrow 50. 5, Norman North 44. 6, Edmond North 43. 7, Norman 35. 8, Lawton Ike 33. 9, Union 25.25. 10, (tie) Putnam City, Mustang 20. 12, Stillwater 15. 13, (tie) Putnam North, Sapulpa 14. 15, Midwest City 13. 16, (tie) Ponca City, Sand Springs 12. 18, Owasso 9. 19, Muskogee 4. 20, (tie) Kelley, Enid, Bixby 3.25. 23, (tie) Southmoore, Hale, Bartlesville 1.

Top Individuals

100 Meters: 1, Jade Patton, Edmond North 12.03. 2, Shaquan Burris, Edmond Memorial 12.10. 3, Cherish Abinah, Edmond Memorial 12.30.

100 Hurdles: 1, Kiarra Jones, Lawton Ike 14.42. 2, Courtney Nelson, Putnam North 14.52. 3, Emily Hart, Edmond Santa Fe 15.03.

200 Meters: 1, Haley Woodard, Norman North 24.21. 2, Jade Patton, Edmond North 25.06. 3, Quinn Patterson, Edmond North 25.24.

300 Hurdles: 1, Kiarra Jones, Lawton Ike 44.33. 2, Cydney Fogle, Broken Arrow 44.53. 3, Courtney Nelson, Putnam North 44.82.

400 Meters: 1, Haley Woodard, Norman North 55.84. 2, Tyler Wisby, Edmond Santa Fe 57.78. 3, Stefanie Nell, Jenks 59.20.

800 Meters: 1, Morgan Long, Sand Springs 2:18.37. 2, Clara O’Connor, Edmond

Memorial 2:20.03. 3, Jesse Martin, Jenks 2:21.39.

1,600 Meters: 1, Abby Hoover, Sapulpa 5:06.94. 2, Emily Helms, Mustang 5:13.97. 3, Hayley Redwine, Norman 5:16.07.

3,200 Meters: 1, Emily Helms, Mustang 11:01.35. 2, Hayley Redwine, Norman 11:15.91. 3, Sierra Gray, Ponca City 11:1779.

400 Relay: 1, Edmond Memorial 48.32. 2, Norman North 48.34. 3, Edmond Santa Fe 59.29.

800 Relay: 1, Edmond Memorial 1:42.38. 2, Edmond Santa Fe 1:42.48. 3, Edmond North 1:43.83.

3,200 Relay: 1, Jenks 9:35.20. 2, Edmond Santa fe 9:41.62. 3, Edmond Memorial 9:45.42.

1,600 Relay: 1, Edmond Memorial 4:00.67. 2, Jenks 4:00.67. 3, Lawton Ike 4:05.10.

Discus: 1, Caleigh Donaghe, Norman 128-09. 2, Savannah Waters, Owasso 126-11. 3, Sierra Sheen, Edmond Memorial 121-11.

Pole Vault: 1, Christina Lookout, Broken Arrow 11-00. 2, Lauren Pitts, Edmond Memorial 10-06. 3, Adrienne Viviani, Edmond Memorial 10-00.

Shot Put: 1, Paige Houston, Midwest City 42-01. 2, Taylor Jones, Broken Arrow 40-07. 3, Jacye Grimm, Ponca City 40-03.

Long Jump: 1, Schuyler Wood, Putnam City 19-03. 2, Abbie Woods, Stillwater 18-07.25. 3, Esther Udoumoh, Union 18-03.25.

BOYS Anchored by multiple individual event winners Warren Leak and Bo Farrow, Broken Arrow captured its first-ever track championship.

Leak sprinted to the 100 (10.50) and 200 (21.43) meter dashes while Farrow successfully defended his discus (185-07) and shot put (61-11) titles from a year ago. In fact, the Tigers swept the shot put category. Alex Bradley finished second (53-05) and Matt Looney was third (53-00).

“Right before my last throw we knew we were going to go 1-2-3,” Farrow told the Tulsa World. “Literally, I was too excited to throw.”

Cre Moore also picked up a pair of gold medals, winning

the 400 run (49.01) and as a member of the 1,600 relay along with Gabe Johnson, Ryan Alger and Antonio Escoe.

Broken Arrow seniors go out state champions after finishing second a year. This Tiger group also exits as three-time regional champs.

“They came out with a mission to finish thing right,” Broken Arrow coach Scott Morgan told the Tulsa World. “I couldn't be more proud of a group of guys and a group of seniors, who are leaders for our track program.”

Team Standings: 1, Broken Arrow 125. 2, Edmond Memorial 110. 3, Jenks 74. 4, Union 56. 5, (tie) Yukon, Norman 43. 7, Norman North 42. 8, Edmond Santa Fe 31. 9, Stillwater 28. 10, Lawton 27. 11, Enid 22. 12, Westmoore 17. 13, (tie) Midwest City, Kelley 11. 15, Southmoore 4.5. 16, (tie) Choctaw, Edmond North 2. 18, Bartlesville 15. 19, Hale 1.

100 Meters: 1, Warren Leak, Broken Arrow 10.50. 2, Bryce Starks, Union 10.69. 3, Robert Charlton, Edmond Memorial 10.83.

110 Hurdles: 1, Demetrius Jones, Edmond Santa Fe 14.61. 2, Jesse Cossey, Edmond Memorial 14.64. 3, Donovan Nunley, Edmond Memorial 14.81.

200 Meters: 1, Warren Leak, Broken Arrow 21.43. 2, A.J. West, Yukon 21.80. 3, Ty Smith, Stillwater 21.89.

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400 Meters: 1, Cre Moore, Broken Arrow 49.01. 2, Alex Lofton, Enid 49.06. 3, Seth Handley, Enid 49.71.

800 Meters: 1, Grey Howard, Edmond Memorial 1:56.80. 2, Ryan Nielson, Edmond Memorial 1:56.97. 3, Alex Shook, Edmond Memorial 1:57.16.

1,600 Meters: 1, Sam Stephan, Kelley 4:25.17. 2, Mark Middleton, Union 4:27.25. 3 Kyle Broaddrick, Broken Arrow 4:27.60.

3,200 Metes: 1, Kyle Broaddrick, Broken Arrow 9:37.79. 2, Noah Gade, Stillwater 9:38.27. 3, Chris Staub, Jenks 9:39.53.

400 Relay: 1, Norman North 42.25. 2, Edmond Memorial 42.40. 3, Union 42.65.

800 Relay: 1, Jenks 1:28.54. 2, Yukon 1:28.93. 3, Broken Arrow 1:29.42.

1,600 Relay: 1, Broken Arrow 3:24.17. 2, Yukon 3:24.55. 3, Jenks 3:25.01.

3,200 Relay: 1, Edmond Memorial 7:55.88. 2, Jenks 8:01.83. 3, Union 8:02.81.

High Jump: 1, Josiah Hunter, Edmond Santa Fe 6-08. 2, Michael Piper, Norman 6-06. 3, Marquise Fletcher, Union 6-06.

Discus: 1, Bo Farrow, Broken Arrow 185-07. 2, David G. Smith, Edmond Memorial 162-10. 3, Terrion Owens, Lawton 155-02.

Shot Put: 1, Bo Farrow, Broken Arrow 61-11. 2, Alex Bradley, Broken Arrow 53-05. 3, Matt Looney, Broken Arrow 53-00.

Long Jump: 1, Brandon Parker, Stillwater 23-05. 2, Daryl Patterson, Lawton 23-05. 3, Josiah Hunter, Edmond Santa Fe 22-07.

Pole Vault: 1, Colin Pasque, Norman 15-6. 2, Tommy Dial, Jenks 15-06. 3, Heath Stacy, Norman North 14-06.

Class 5a GIRLS After finishing runner-up a year ago, Edmond Deer Creek took home the team title this year. The Lady Antlers won four events, including the 400 relay for a 5.5 point margin. Shawnee was second with 96 points and Booker T. Washington finished third with 60. Rounding out the top five was Grove, fourth with 51 points and Glenpool, fifth with 43.

Kirsten Burnett won both the 100 and 200 meter dashes with times of 12.15 and 24.79, respectively.

Team Standings: 1, Edmond Deer Creek 101.5. 2, Shawnee 96. 3, B.T. Washington 60. 4, Altus 52. 5, Grove 51. 6, Glenpool 43. 7, Ardmore 33. 8, (tie) Poteau, Tahlequah 26. 10, Miami 24. 11, Piedmont 16. 12, (tie) Duncan, McAlester, OKC McGuinness 14. 15, Guthrie 12. 16, Duran 11.5. 17, Del City 11. 18, Lawton Mac 10. 19, Skiatook 7. 20, (tie) Claremore, Guymon, El Reno 6. 21, (tie) Pryor, Coweta 4. 15, Carl Albert 3.

Top Individuals

100 Meters: 1, Kirsten Burnett, Edmond Deer Creek 12.15. 2, Jade Orange, Edmond Deer Creek 12.28. 3, Cameron Hilliard, Glenpool 12.45.

100 Hurdles: 1, Asia Johnson, Guthrie 15.27. 2, Jasmine Robinson, Shawnee 15.33. 3, Ashely Hughes, Altus 15.92.

200 Meters: 1, Kirsten Burnett, Edmond Deer Creek 24.79. 2, Vetta McCaskill, Altus 25.31. 3, Yoshika Thomas, Lawton MacArthur 25.53.

300 Hurdles: 1, Jasmine Robinson, Shawnee 45.01. 2, Casey Jones, McAlester 46.41. 3, Shattee Robinson, McAlester 46.75.

400 Meters: 1, Sydney Scott, B.T. Washington 57.38. 2, Alyssa Hammons, Miami 58.35. 3, Kelsey Simmons, Shawnee 54.38.

800 Meters: 1, Paige Hughes, Shawnee 2:21.13. 2, Destinee Howell, Ardmore 2:21.32. 3, Zoe Booker, Ardmore 2:24.11.

1,600 Meters: 1, Michaela Werner, Grove 5:21.42. 2, Paige Hughes, Shawnee 5:30.93. 3, Mary McCann, El Reno 5:32.20.

3,200 Meters: 1,Michaela Werner, Grove 11:16.76. 2, Jessica Hembree, Tahlequah 11:52.61. 3, Deven Bond, Poteau 12:12.04.

400 Relay: 1, Edmond Deer Creek 49.09. 2, B.T. Washington 49:26. 3, Altus 49.66.

800 Relay: 1, Glenpool 1:43.46. 2, B.T. Washington 1:43.77. 3, Edmond Deer Creek 1:43.77.

1,600 Relay: 1, Shawnee 3:59.86. 2, Edmond Deer Creek 4:03.51. 3, B.T. Washington 4:03.92.

3,200 Relay: 1, Shawnee 9:44.64. 2, Ardmore 9:48.05. 3, Poteau 9:56.08.

Discus: 1, Ashlyn Waltz, Miami 129-06. 2, Kaitlyn Holder, Durant 126-10. 3, Bre Davis, Piedmont 126-06.

Shot Put: 1, Tisay Woodhouse, Altus 41-01. 2, Bre Davis, Piedmont 39-08. 3, Erin Bledsoe, Guymon 37-06.

Long Jump: 1, Adrieene Sheets, Del City 17-08.75. 2, Alexis Allen, Edmond Deer Creek 16-10. 3, Taylor Patton, Skiatook 16-08.50.

High Jump: 1, Emilee Iverson, Grove 5-06. 2, Jordan Roach, Tahlequah 5-02. 3, Alyssa Hammons, Miami 5-00.

Pole Vault: 1, Braleigh Bechtel, Grove 11-00. 2, Abigail Stanley, Edmond Deer Creek 10-06. 3, Maddie Rutherford, Shawnee 10-00.

BOYS The Antlers completed the sweep in 5A, winning the boys championship by a whopping 104 points. Edmond Deer Creek won 10 events en route to 175 points. Duncan finished a distant second at 71 points followed by Booker T. Washington third at 58. Claremore and Carl Albert finished out the top five.

Otugo Ananaba won both the 100 and 200 meter dashes with times of 10.52 and 21.31. Kale Jackson and Bryce Balenseifen also picked up gold medals. Jackson won the 110 hurdle crown with a time of 14.74 while Balenseifen won the 1,600 in 4:27.82. and the 3,200 in 9:59.76.

Team Standings: 1, Edmond Deer Creek 175. 2, Duncan 71. 3, B.T. Washington 58. 4, Claremore 48. 5, Carl Albert 26. 6, (tie) Lawton MacArthur, Guthrie 25. 8, (tie) Tahlequah, Glenpool 22. 10, (tie) Coweta, Grove 20. 12 Memorial 19. 13, East Central 15. 14, (tie) Collinsville, McAlester 14. 16, Catoosa 12.5. 17, (tie) Wagoner, Edison 9. 19, (tie) Ada, Skiatook 8. 21, (tie) Western Heights, Ardmore 6. 23, Del City 5. 24, (tie) Chickasha, OKC McGuinness 4. 26, (tie) Piedmont, Poteau 2. 28, Pryor 1.5.

Top Individuals:

100 Meters: 1, Otugo Ananaba, Edmond Deer Creek 10.52. 2, Andre Seymore, Glenpool 10.56. 3, Tyler Jackson, Claremore 10.73.

110 Hurdles: 1, Kale Jackson, Edmond Deer Creek 14.74. 2, Landon Huslig, Edmond Deer Creek 14.81. 3, Anthony Ray, Western Heights 15.19.

200 Meters: 1, Otugo Ananaba, Edmond Deer Creek 21.31. 2, Tyler Jackson, Claremore 21.58. 3, Trey Bruner, Carl Albert 22.51.

300 Hurdles: 1, Landon Huslig, Edmond Deer Creek 38.55. 2, Anthony Wolfe, Claremore 40.19. 3, Kale Jackson, Edmond Deer Creek 40.23.

400 Meters: Tyler Jackson, Claremore 47.87. 2, Ryan Wheatley, Grove 49.21. 3, Chance Galloway, Memorial 49.46.

800 Meters: Ryan Wheatley, Grove 1:55.98. 2, Walker Clampitt, Duncan 1:56.99. 3, David Morrow, Edison 1:59.14.

1,600 Meters: 1, Bryce Balenseifen, Edmond Deer Creek 4:27.82. 2, Walker Clampitt, Duncan 4:33.44. 3, Mason Bivens, Duncan 4:33.45.

3,200 Meters: 1, Bryce Balenseifen, Edmond Deer Creek 9:59.76. 2, Mason Bivens, Duncan 10:06.16. 3,Zc Mullins, Skiatook 10:07.29.

400 Relay: 1, Edmond Deer Creek 42.30. 2, B.T. Washington 42.30. 3, Glenpool 42.93.

800 Relay: 1, B.T. Washington 1:28.92. 2, Guthrie 1:30.64. 3, Edmond Deer Creek 1:30.81.

1,600 Relay:1, Edmond Deer Creek 3:21.88. 2, Lawton MacArthur 3:24.43. 3, Claremore 3:24.61.

3,200 Relay: 1, Edmond Deer Creek 8:10.64. 2, Coweta 8:18.78. 3, Memorial 8:20.38.

Discus: 1, Kevin Roddy, Duncan 172-02. 2, Lateze Clayton, Wagoner 152-05. 3, Sylas Sloan, Tahequah 152-04.

Shot Put: 1, Derek McKnight, Duncan 57-09.

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2, Kevin Roddy, Duncan 56-06. 3, Daylen Baker, Ardmore 50-04.

Long Jump: 1, Arlando Johnson, B.T. Wasington 23-08.25. 2, Devanta Johnson, East Central 22-09. 3, Kaleb Presley, Catoosa 22-02.

High Jump: 1, Zach Skimbo, McAlester 6-06. 2, Brandon Conrad, Tahlequah 6-06. 3, Kendal Curtis, Collinsville 6-5.

Pole Vault: 1, Cole Verble, Edmond Deer Creek 14-6. 2, (tie) Dylan Mettler, Duncan; Jake Woodson, Edmond Deer Creek 14-6.

Class 4a GIRLS Vinita took top spots in three of the four relays to win its second team title and first since 1980. The Lady Hornets were led by freshman Carsyn Spurgeon, Megan Woodward and Hannah McKeen all of whom picked up medals. Spurgeon won the 100 meter dash in 12.01. Woodward finished second in the 100 hurdles (16.06) and McKeen took third in the 400 run (1:01.63).

“This was our year,” Vinita coach Scott Reed told the Tulsa World. “The girls kept believing and we kept churning out event after event … To come out and be number one in three different relays is just unreal.”

Metro Christian’s Kelsey McKee won both the 800 meter run for the fourth time and the 1,600 meter run for the third time.

Academic Champion: Elgin

BOYS Bristow picked up a pair of gold medals and a silver to eke out a victory over OKC Douglass for the team title. The Purple Pirates were led individually by Josh Crockett, who won the 200 meter dash (22.18 seconds) and E.J. Parker, who finished second in the 110 hurdles (15.33). Bristow captured the 1,600 meter relays (3:25.82).

Douglass picked up three gold medals. Anthony Williams won the 110 hurdles (15.15) and Anthonio Humphrey won the 800 meter run (1:56.35). The Trojans also won the 400 relay (43.43).

Cushing junior Hunter Boykin sprinted to the 100-meter dash title with a time of 10.75.

Cleveland’s Baylor Harvey took home a pair of gold medals in the 3,200 and 1,600 meter runs.

Academic Champion: Tuttle

Class 3a GIRLS Regan Ward capped off a spectacular high school career winning three distance events, including her fourth consecutive 1,600-meter run. Ward won the 800 in

5:12.79 and the 1,600. In the process, she led Beggs to its first state title.

The meet featured the father-son coaching duo of Gerard Alexander for Beggs and Gerron Alexander for Millwood.

“In 2010, we had a similar scenario, but Millwood finished second and we were third,” said the Beggs coach. “It was a tough feeling that it didn’t happen that year, but we got it done today. It’s just a dream to have your son up there (on the podium) with you, 1 and 2, and we’re really grateful for it.”

Academic Champion: (tie) Lincoln Christian and Sulphur.

BOYS Anthony Wilkinson won the 200 meter dash (22.37) and finished second in the 100 (10.91) and teammate Jordan Masterson recorded a pair of second place finishes to catapult Lincoln Christian to its third consecutive state title.

The 4 x 400 relay team of Anthony Wilkinson, Charles Augusta, Nathan Simple and Jordan Masterson knew they needed to finish at least third to have a chance to win the state meet.

“All the kids really battled,” Lincoln Christian coach Brad Ballard said. “We scored 30 points in the final three events (200 meter, mile run and the 400 relay) to win the meet. The kids did the work all year and when it was time to compete, they competed the best. That’s just a fun thing to see as a coach.”

Alex James won the 300 hurdles (40.43) and was second in the 110 hurdles (15.11) to lead Beggs to an 11th place finish.

Chandler’s Chris Lowery picked up gold medals in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs (2:00.86, 4:39.80 and 10:00.24). Jordan Masterson of Lincoln Christian finished second to Lowery in all three events (2:02.68,4:40.14 and 10:00.32).

Dalton Daubenspeck of Marlow easily won the discus with a toss of 143-06. Okemah’s Dean Lee took the 110 hurdle title with a time of 15.06 and was second in the 300 hurdles (40.47).

Academic Champion: Marlow

Class 2a

GIRLS Hennessey captured its third consecutive 2A title in lopsided fashion. The Eagles outscored second-place Tonkawa 119-72.

Tonkawa’s Omega Reese dominated the 400 and 800 meter events with winning times of 59.64 and 2:22.09, respectively.

Commerce runners Delaney Ballard, Hannah Barker, Ashley BigEagle and Haley Barker combined to win the 400 and 800 relay events for the second consecutive year.

Academic Champions: Tonkawa

BOYS Hennessey completed the sweep, joining the girls team as state champions.

Tristan Hill won the 800 meter run (2:00.78) and finished second and third in the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs. The Eagles also won the 3,200 Relay. Clay Moery took third place in the 800 meter run.

Haworth’s Timothy Posey swept the 110 and 300 hurdles (14.65 and 41.03). Oklahoma Bible’s Blaine Whitson took top honors in the 1,500 and 3,200 runs (4:41.50 and 10:29.77).

Colcord won the 800 and 1,600 relays with times of 1:33.89 and 3:34.33.

Academic Champions: Plainview

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Class 6a GIRLS Bishop Kelley junior Madison Westby appears well on her way to a four-peat. The Westby picked up her second 6A No. 1 singles title with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Owasso’s Lauren Pickens in a rematch of 2012. Westby already has a 5A title before the Lady Comets moved up to the 6A level.

“You never get sick of winning,” Westby, who has verbally committed to USC, told The Tulsa World following her championship match. Westby’s title helped the Lady Comets finish second behind Jenks in team standings.

The Lady Trojans picked up victories at No. 2 singles and both the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to finish with 32 team points.

Jenny Bond defeated Enid’s Gabriel Dick 6-0, 6-2 for the No. 2 singles championship.

Jenks’ McKinleigh Lair and Piper Huey defeated Kathryn Dillingham and Alexandra Dick of Enid 7-6, 6-3 in No. 1 doubles while the team of Shannon Decker and Alix Williams beat Katie Liszewski and Rylee Tucker of Edmond North 6-4, 7-6.

Team Standings: 1, Jenks 32. 2, Bishop Kelley 24. 3, Enid 23. 4, Edmond North 17. 5, OKC McGuinness 13. 6, Edmond Memorial 10. 7, Broken Arrow 9. 8, Owasso 7. 9, Southmoore 6. 10, Union 4. 11, Mustang 2. 12, Choctaw 1.

BOYS Edmond North captured its fourth consecutive 6A title at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center. The Huskies won all four events, including No. 1 singles title from Nate Roper, who finished 34-0, to finish with 26 points. Jenks was second with 22. Edmond Memorial finished third with 13 followed by Ponca City with 12. Union and Westmoore tied for fifth with 10 points apiece.

Roper defeated Jenks’ Chase Gordon in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 to capture the No. 1 singles title.

David Hager won the No. 2 singles crown with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Ponca City’s David Langston.

The Huskies won the No. 1 and 2 doubles as well. Bryan Lilley and Pierce Bryant defeated Andreas Kutt and Mitchell Mathias of Union 6-3, 6-2 while the No. 2 doubles team of Tanner Chambers and Chase Haddican defeated McCann Bell and Preston Choi of Edmond Memorial 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Roper will walk-on at Oklahoma State next year.

“He has improved so much each year in his game,” Edmond North coach Dee Ann Waller told The Oklahoman.

Team Standings: 1, Edmond North 36. 2, Jenks 22. 3, Edmond Memorial 13. 4, Ponca City 12. 5, (tie) Union, Westmoore 10. 7, (tie) Yukon, Broken Arrow, Muskogee, OKC McGuinness, Edmond Santa Fe 7. 12, Bishop Kelley 6. 13, Norman North 2. 14, Norman 1.

Class 5a GIRLS Peyton Jennings and Hayden Siegfried picked up victories at No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively to lead Cascia Hall to a second place finish. Duncan took both the No. 1 and 2 doubles crowns as the Lady Demons to their fifth title and first since 1992. Samantha Cassidy and Britton Scott defeated Bixby’s Lexi Lucas and Easton Parker in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 to take the No. 1 doubles title. In No. 2 doubles, Duncan’s

Carly Kirkland and Marissa Moore also won in three sets, beating Bixby’s Peyton Roberson and Micah Taylor, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

“Everybody stepped up,” Duncan coach Phil Barnes told The Oklahoman. “We could have won them all or easily lost them all. We were supposed to win our doubles matches, but we did.”

Team Standings: 1, Duncan 32. 2, Cascia Hall 28. 3, OKC Heritage Hall 21. 4, Bixby 14. 5, (tie) Ardmore, Ada 13. 7, (tie) Durant, B.T. Washington 5. 9, (tie) Edmond Deer Creek, Carl Albert. 11, (tie) Shawnee, Claremore,

Tahlequah 2. 14, (tie) Piedmont, McAlester, Guthrie 1.

BOYS Sophomore Austin Hoose’s straight set win over Heritage Hall’s Nick Harvey 6-0, 6-4 catapulted Cascia Hall to its first team title since 2010.

The title was won well before Hoose’s match though. Marko Tardio picked up a third place win in No. 2 singles to seal the championship. The Commandos finished with 23 points. Heritage Hall was next with 20 points followed by Metro Christian with 19, Oklahoma Christian with 18 and a tie for fifth between McAlester and B.T. Washington.

“I love the individual fight in this sport,” Hoose told the Tulsa World.

Team Standings: 1, Cascia Hall 23. 2, OKC Heritage Hall 20. 3, Metro Christian 19. 4, Oklahoma Christian 18. 5, (tie) McAlester, B.T. Washington 15. 7, Carl Albert 12. 8, Durant 6. 9, Grove 5. 10, (tie) Edison, Bixby, Claremore 4. 13, Duncan 3.

Class 4a GIRLS Metro Christian captured its third consecutive title behind senior Olivia Charvt, the defending No. 2 singles champion who moved up to No. 1 with the same results – another individual title. The Patriots finished with 25 points. Perry finished second with 23 points.

Charvat told the Tulsa World she prepared for her move to No. 1 singles over the summer.

“I practiced my shots and my serves, played more tournaments and got more powerful and consistent,” she said.

Little Axe’s Kayla Ciulla defeated Elk City’s Brooklyn Reed 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Metro’s No. 1 doubles team of Reynolds Chew and Becca Robison defeated Anadarko’s Lacie Unah and Hayley Wright 6-0, 6-1.

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In No. 2 doubles, Byng’s Kaitlyn Atkeson and Lanie McGaha needed three sets to beat Metro’s Jacqueline Charvat and Lauren Hjelm 1-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Team Standings: 1, Metro Christian 25. 2, Perry 23. 3, (tie) Byng, Oklahoma Christian 13. 5, (tie) Anadarko, Elk City 11. 7, Henryetta 10. 8, Little Axe 9. 9, (tie) OKC Classen, Pauls Valley 6. 11, Weatherford 5. 12, (tie) Harrah, Clinton, Oklahoma Bible, Tecumseh 3. 16, (tie) OKC St. Mary 2, Crossings Christian 2.

BOYS Freshman Zeke Clark posted a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Okmulgee’s Russell Gehring to win his first individual state title. The only blemish on his state tournament weekend was one game which Gehring won in the opening set.

The No. 1 singles match drew a big crowd at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center, which was just fine with the Riverfield Country Day freshman.

:I like it,” Clark told the Tulsa World. “”ive been all around the country, but there’s nothing like this. Being able to win a state championship for my school is a great feeling.:”

Ada took the team tittle with 29 points. John Stout led the Cougars to their xxxx championship. Stout defeated OKC St. Mary’s Blake Crawford for third place in No. 1 singles. Riverfield Country Day and Byng tied for second with 20 points apiece followed by Anadarko, fourth with 13 points and Henryetta, fifth with 12 points.

Byng’s Caleb Shaw defeated Riverfield’s Jon Kelley 6-1, 6-0.

Ada swept the No. 1 and 2 doubles titles. Josh Ellis and Andrew Leach defeated Henryetta’s Hayden Black and Jacob Day 6-4, 6-2 in No. 1 doubles while Charlie Hansen and Jack Whelchel defeated Elk City’s Sam Albert and Jeremy Atkinson 6-0, 0-6, 6-4.

Team Standings: 1, Ada 29. 2, (tie) Riverfield, Byng 20. 4, Anadarko 13. 5, Henryetta 12. 6, Elk City 12. 7, OKC St. M. 8, Okmuglee 7. 9, OKC Classen 6. 9, Crossings Christian 4. 10, (tie) Kingfisher, Edison 3. 12, (tie) OKC Harding Prep, Chisholm, Oologah, Perry 2. 16, (tie) Beggs, Sallisaw, Victory Christian 1. austin hoose -

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SAyInG GoodBye: Coach Sparky Grober who finished off his 33 year career of coaching boys golf at Holland Hall in great fashion. Coach Grober has led the Dutch to four SPC titles in boys golf in 1981, 2003, 2004 and 2005.Fred Utter, Assistant Athletic Director is retiring after 32 years at Holland Hall and 11 years as a coach at Will Rogers High School. “Being involved in athletics in the Tulsa area for 43 years has been very

rewarding.” Coach Utter has coached countless athletes in those years including former TU football coach David Radar and current Holland Hall football coach Tag Gross. He spent five years working with Coach Henry Iba at OSU prior coming to Tulsa. Congratulations and thanks to both Coach Grober and Coach Utter.

BoyS Golf: The Dutch Boys golf team had its highest finish at SPC since a 2005 SPC championship with a fourth place finish. After day one on Monday they were in seventh place, but the boys came out firing on Tuesday to finish fourth and only two strokes out of third. The boys shot a team score of 617 and were led by Sophomore Arjun Reddy who finished sixth overall with a score of 146 for two days. Arjun shot one under par on Tuesday, tying for the second lowest round of the day. Sophomore Sajan Patel followed with a 156, Freshman Jake Van Hooser shot a 157 and Junior Peter Boylan shot 158 for two rounds. The Dutch are young team with an exciting

future. For the girls golf team Sophomore Marcella Pierre led the girls golf team with a final round of 78 to finish 8th place at the SPC Golf Championship at SPC. She was joined by teammates Sarah Barron, Bailey Tulloch, Jamie Newman and Rachel Emmons.

BASeBAll: The baseball ended the season with a sweep at SPC. The Dutch run ruled Greenhill in the first game 14-4. Junior Cooper Gross pitched a complete game for the Dutch and sophomore Jackson Goddard and senior Yuta Daughters hit a home run. In the second game, Jackson Goddard tossed a one hitter with 16 strikeouts as Holland Hall beat Cistercian, 9-1. In the final game on Saturday, junior Kyle Pumphrey went the distance for the Dutch on the mound and the Dutch defeated St. Stephen's, 10-2 in the Division II final. The baseball team finished the season 19-8.

BoyS TennIS: The boys tennis team finished 5th place overall at SPC. After falling to Kinkaid in the first round, the Dutch defeated both St. Andrews and St. Mary's Hall in the final two rounds. Seniors Sam Gray, David Graybill and Josh Parrack led the way for the Dutch with convincing wins to end the season. The fifth place finish is the highest finish in boys tennis for the boys in the last four years.

GIrlS TennIS: The girls tennis team defeated Oakridge, 5-0 to start the tournament. In the second round match vs. FW Country they had the lead going into the second set, but could not hang on and lost. In their final match on Saturday vs. Trinity Valley, the girls won, 4-1. This is a young, talented group with no seniors that has its best days in tennis down the road.

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