An emotional Grace Yochum walked through a tunnel of hovering teammates. Teammates— both new and old— who have been by her side since July of this year when the team reported back to campus for preseason training.
As the smoke guns sounded off
but still a com petition. The OSU homecom ing court travels campus and ranks each display.
Ben Hutchens Assistant Sports Editor
ing festivities aren’t limited to fraternity and sorority houses the Thursday of campus’ busiest week.
Thursday night, some OSU dormito ries participated in the “Orange Reflection” tradi tion, using tissue paper, lights and balloons to turn the campus orange. The event is lighthearted,
I walked around Thursday night and picked some designs to review.
The Com mons: 4/10 People bustle around the commons, one of the busiest hubs on campus. Whether students are going to eat at North Dining or walking to the Colvin, they are able to view the display in the courtyard of the commons.
in the student section, orange haze flowed through the air, hovering over all 12 seniors being honored post-match. Yochum reached the end of the tunnel of her teammates, tears visibly rolled down her red, rosy cheeks. She was no longer able to hold back the emotions that came with Senior Day.
Of course she had already expe rienced the senior day ceremony last season in a home win over bitter rival Oklahoma— both her and Ally Jackson had. However, this time, it was official. Yochum, along with the 11 other seniors
and Roschon Johnson led a first-half rushing attack that went for 161 yards, at a mark of 9.5 yards per carry.
Big plays were much to blame for 31 Texas first-half points. The Longhorns had five plays of over 30 yards — two run, three pass — and three went for over 40.
After halftime, those types of plays went kaput.
defense held up.
A 27-yard reception from receiv er Xavier Worthy was the longest UT play in the second half. The rushing attack that dominates OSU early, was stifled late, only gaining 43 yards at an average of 2.8 yards per carry.
The entire Texas offense had just 172 yards in the second half.
In a classic Big 12 shootout, it was defense that made the difference.
The Cowboys’ corralling of the Texas offense in the second half allowed OSU to overcome a 10-point deficit in the third quarter of its 41-34 Homecoming win.
In the second quarter, Texas took a 31-17 lead over the Cowboys.
The Longhorn offense was clicking, and running backs Bijan Robinson
When the Cowboys were trying to catch up and erase a seven-point lead, field position kept the OSU of fense down.
The Cowboys’ five third-quarter drives had an average starting position of their own 16-yard line. This contin ued setting Texas up in favorable field position.
That might have been a problem for the defense had that been in the first half. But in the second half, the
After OSU took the lead with 3:09 left in the game, thanks to Bryson Green’s tackle-breaking touchdown catch, the defense kept its foot down.
Safeties Kendal Daniels and Jason Taylor II each picked off Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers in the final two drives to seal the win.
The Cowboys (6-1,3-1) are on the road at Kansas State Saturday.
Sam Hutchens Staff Reporter
It was loud again at Homecoming and Hoops. After OSU’s annual event moved outdoors for the first time in 2021, it was brought back to Gallagh er-Iba Arena. The Greek houses were loud from the moment fraternity and sorority members were allowed in. All three seating sections were relatively full.
The Waka Flocka Flame concert headlining the event got underway at about 10 p.m. Students crowded the court to be close to the stage. There was a 15-minute intermission to allow families with small children to leave. Many fans left before or during the concert, but it was packed at the foot of the stage.
Mike Gundy was nowhere to be seen, but offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn did a solid job in his absence. Dunn took the microphone at center court and promised that he would not take his shirt off — ala Gundy a few years ago — and that OSU football players would play their asses off against Texas. Quarterback Spencer Sanders, kicker Tanner Brown, defen sive lineman Tyler Lacy and safety Jason Taylor also spoke briefly.
The major detractor was, well, the lack of hoops. There were no bas ketball goals set up in Gallagher-Iba Arena. In the past, players have gotten a chance to electrify the crowd with dunks and 3-point shooting.
The on-stage introductions al lowed for some Cowboys and Cowgirls to show their character. Senior Cowgirl Kassidy De Lapp drove onto the floor in a toy car which was an amusing sight. Junior Cowboy Weston Church broke out aviator sunglasses and a leather flight jacket while “Danger Zone” played over the speakers in an ode to “Top Gun.” Senior Chris Harris Jr. hit the griddy, showcasing arguably the best dance moves.
Cowboy Basketball coach Mike Boynton also flexed his shoe collec tion, tossing his size 11.5 Travis Scott Air Jordans into the crowd as a one-ofa-kind souvenir.
present, just played their last home match at Neal Patterson Stadium.
“I wasn’t always supposed to go here so it was definitely a God thing, the reason I’m here,” Yochum said. “(My time at OSU) has truly been the best experience of my life. I’ve loved every minute of it, and I feel like I just got here. I can’t believe I’m here on (Senior day). It’s been nothing short of amazing.”
While there was certainly a bitter taste left in the coaches’ and players’ mouths after OSU’s (10-3-4, 3-2-3) narrow 2-1 loss to No. 23 Texas (12-14, 6-0-2), the sentimental value out
weighed any feelings a loss provided.
“It’s just crazy that this is my last time playing (at Neal Patterson Stadium,” Jackson said. “You know, I’ve been playing with Grace (Yochum) here for like five years now and it’s all coming to an end… My last (senior day ceremony) didn’t really feel real because we both knew we were coming back, but this year it’s like we definite ly know (it’s over).”
A back-and-forth contest for or the majority of the first shifted in the Longhorns’ direction when Jilly Shimkin scored in the 30th minute.
The Longhorn midfielder megged OSU wingback Blythe Beldner to fit a wellplaced ball through the hands of star goalkeeper Jordy Nytes.
After Texas’ dominant first half, OSU coach Colin Carmichael placed emphasis on a more aggressive ap
proach in the second half.
“I told our girls they were go ing to break,” Carmichael said. “I told them to just go out, be aggressive in the second half, and see what happens.”
The increase in aggressiveness showed, as OSU recorded four shots on goal within the first three minutes in the second half. None were a goal. OSU had its fair share of good looks, winning the time of possession battle in the second half of Sunday’s match. Yet, the inability to convert on the most golden of opportunities plagued the Cowgirls as it had all season.
Texas added another in the second half. OSU’s goal from Xcaret Pineda in the 78th minute from outside of penalty box seemed like a footnote in the match.
The result didn’t seem real to the players, the seniors, the coaches who
had spent the past four to five seasons alongside them or even the fans in the stands at Neal Patterson Stadium. The Long horns clinched the Big 12 regular season title, eliminating any shot at OSU at clinching one for the first time since 2019.
Sunday’s loss will serve as a bittersweet memory in the minds of OSU’s seniors.
“I love these girls (and) I love these coaches,” Yochum said. “You know, it’s a testament to this program and the culture here. They really have something special. Of course, we came up a bit short today but you know, it’s truly an amazing place. Everyone that comes here has these new stories of how they (come out) a better person, and I just hope I’ve left my mark here.”
Adam Engel Co-Editor-in-Chief
Before college, Tolliver scooped all sorts of animal poop on his fam ily ranch in Ringling. Those years of training led to Saturday morning.
He earned a call up to the big show — OSU’s Sea of Orange Home coming parade. For more than half a mile, thousands of spectators lined the sidewalks along South Main Street in Stillwater. The parade included fancy cars, politicians campaigning from the top of trailer beds, marching bands and lots of horses.
Oh…. And horse poop. Someone needs to scoop it. That’s what Tolliver and Paul Oakes did while they trailed the Clydesdale horses. With a wide scoop shovel in one hand, and another pulling a large rolling trash can, the boys scooped. And scooped some more.
“It’s all in the wrists,” Tolliver said. “You just scoop that crap up. If it’s spread out a little bit, you do a little raking of the poop.”
The scoopers received praise from many spectators, including Reid Engelman.
“When I first them, I thought they lost a bet or something,” he said. “But everyone should be really thank ful for them.”
Engelman said it would take that for him to scoop poop in a parade.
Fittingly, the Homecoming theme celebrated Cowboy heroes.
Enter the poop scoopers.
“How are the real heroes doing?” a spectator said.
It’s a dirty but necessary job.
I saw something that needed to be done and just decided to do it,”
Oakes, a freshman from Guymon, said.
“This is my college. It’s given me a whole lot. I want to give back in any
way I can. If in my meager skillset I can scoop some poop, then so be it.”
At the end of the route, a crowd of flies hovered around the poop. Toll iver estimated they scooped at least 50 pounds of poop in more than half a
“ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be stead fast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
(1 Co.15:58 NKJ)
Just about everything in this life is tempo rary. Yet, most people work very hard to have a pleasant few years in their lifetime. I would like to remind the true Christians that God is offering us an eternity of bless ing as we serve him and his purposes now.
In 1 Co.15 the Apostle Paul is reminding these believers of Christ’s resurrection and how true and real it was. He continues by emphasizing the sure promise of God that we are going to share in that resurrec tion one day. We will have a new, eternal body like Jesus has now. As we help in the work of God, furthering his kingdom;
demonstrating the love of God in blessing and serving others; as you and I get involved with helping missionary work, even going to help in short term mission trips or providing finances for others to go, we are laying up treasure in heaven “where moths cannot corrupt and thieves cannot steal.”
Actually, this kingdom of God, with forgive ness of all our sins and a new relationship with God as our Father, is offered to all mankind. If you have never opened your heart to Christ, asking for a clean heart and a new life; the door is open wide for you to come. You will not be turned away.
Then you too can begin to live for the eternal: laying up treasure in Heaven. I en courage all to consider these words, no matter your age, and choose the best and most satisfying life. It is a life following Christ as your Lord, and going for God’s best in eternity. It is a great and sure future!
The display earns points for the volume of the project. Both wings of the North Com mons building contain orange tissue paper in the windows
that shows up well in the day and pops at night if the inside lights are on. Christmas lights line the rail leading to the front gates offering a festive touch.
Stinchcomb Hall: 10/10
To take in the full display I had to crane my neck and tilt my camera. The display at Stinchcomb works
well with the vertical nature of the front entry.
Large banners and tissue paper cut in strips whipping in the breeze elevate the display past a normal light reflection. The balloons packed into the top brick arches are a unique touch and fill out the display.
There is very little left to be desired in the Stinchcome
display.
Zink-Allen Hall: 6/10
Two residential hall are bridged by the display between Zink and Allen Hall.
Also in a heavily traf ficked area, the display has a lot of area to cover and does a good job. Christmas lights all over the brick and rail like vines carry the display and
make it stick out in the dark. Multi-colored balloons over the entry way make for a good photo background and students took advantage of the opportunity.
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The new Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailer revealed the newest gym leader.
The trailer released Wednesday morning and was a showcase for Paldea’s Electric-type gym leader, Iono. Iono is a streamer, influencer and is Levincia’s gym leader. We were not told if Levincia is a town or city, but seeing the big personal ity of the newest gym leader, Levincia is most likely one of the larger cities in the Paldea region.
Iono has pink and teal hair with two hair clips that resemble Magnemite. This could be foreshadowing to one of the Pokemon on her team being Magnemite. She also wears a large oversized yellow jacket to resemble her Electric-type Pokemon.
Iono is continuing a great theme amongst Paldean gym leaders. That theme be ing that all the gym leaders have secondary professions. Brassius, the Grass-type gym leader, is an artist and Gru sha, the Ice-type gym leader, is a snowboarder. Now we have Iono the streamer and influencer. Having other professions alongside being a gym leader gives these char acters more personality and helps set these characters apart from their peers.
The main purpose of the trailer, besides introduc ing Iono, is to guess what Iono’s partner Pokemon is. Throughout the trailer, Iono gives hints to what her partner Pokemon is. Iono said her partner Poke mon is “squishy” and not magnemite. She also says, “People think it’s a little sluggish with an easygoin’ vibe.” Iono described how it looks and said, “It’s got two
big ol’ bumps on its noggin that people always mistake for eyes.” It is also confirmed to be an Electric-type and “its body expands and con tracts to generate electricity in its belly.”
With the hints there are a few possibilities to what Pokemon her partner could be. The first and most likely scenario is that it is a new Pokemon that has not been revealed yet. Most of the time, gym leaders’ “ace” Pokemon is one of their type specialty, and is also a new Pokemon introduced in their region.
Her partner Pokemon could also be Pawmi or an evolution of Pawmi. Pawmi is at the moment the only confirmed new Electric-type Pokemon in Paldea. Pawmi itself meets the criteria Iono gave except the expanding and contracting of its body, but we do not know if Pawmi can do this or not. Pawmi’s evolution is also likely, be cause we do not know what level Iono’s Pokemon could be and at that time Pawmi could have already evolved.
The third most likely scenario is also the most unfavorable. With the new terastallize mechanic any Pokemon can become any type. In a previous trailer we saw Brassius, the Grass-type gym leader of Paldea, use a Sudowoodo and terastallize it into a Grass-type. Iono could do a similar thing and use a non Electric-type and terastallize it into an Elec tric-type Pokemon. However, if this becomes a theme amongst the gym leaders new Pokemon will not shine as much as they should. With the information that this Pokemon generates elec tricity it is likely an actual Electric-type Pokemon.
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To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most chal lenging.
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Share and connect. Partnership, nego tiation and compromise come easier now that Saturn is direct. Work together for common passions. You’re on the same wavelength.
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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — An emotional barrier dissolves, with Aquarius Saturn direct. Consider what’s most important. Envision the future as you review the past. Plan and prepare.
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