VYPE Tulsa Area September 2011

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TULSA-AREA SMALL SCHOOLS LOOK TO SHAKE UP 4A, 3A, AND 2A. TEAMS: CASCIA HALL, LINCOLN CHRISTIAN, BERRYHILL, CATOOSA

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Bixby mom Nora Martinez is completely devoted to her three children. oldest is a senior at Bixby andthree a Bixby Her mom Noradaughter MartinezSabrina is completely devoted to her fantastic softball player for the Bixby Lady Spartans. Her son children. Her oldest daughter Sabrina is a senior at Bixby and a A.J. is in eighth grade and plays football for the Spartans. Her fantastic softball player for the Bixby Lady Spartans. Her son younger daughter Felicia is in seventh grade and plays softball A.J. is in eighth grade and plays football for the Spartans. Her in a competitive league and for Bixby School. younger daughter Felicia is in seventh grade and plays softball in a competitive league and for Bixby School.

In 2002, Nora was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). After a round of chemotherapy, she is now In 2002, Nora was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous able to control the cancer with medication. Occasionally, she (CML).

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A letter from Brad Heath

10 | Picture This The best photos VYPE Oklahoma has to offer can be found right here in Picture this. Also be sure to check out the On This Day banner that runs at the bottom of all the Picture This pages.

16 | Triple Pay Lily Swab is a fantastic field hockey player for Holland Hall.

We are going to find out who knows her best, her mother, or her coach.

22 | Small Schools Big Stature Catoosa, Cascia Hall, Berryhill, and Lincoln Christian are looking to crash the party in the small school Classes. All four teams are senior-led with a prime opportunity to dominate in 2011.

26 | Media Day Mayhem Over 60 Fall sports teams showed up at the VYPE Oklahoma Media Day at Midwest Sporting Goods in late August.

We put them all in the magazine and breakdown their seasons.

Inside Look At What We do Every Week

The football season has kicked off and we find ourselves in the busiest time of year. Allow me to breakdown what we do every week in bringing you the best in high school sports coverage.

1. Every Tuesday on 1430 The Buzz, you can hear VYPE Publisher Austin Chadwick from 2-4pm with Chris Plank and Jeremie Poplin on The Big Show. Austin breaks down high school and college football.

2. Every Wednesday Bill Huddleston sits down with 97.1 FM The Sports Animal at 10:30am to bring listeners the VYPE Audio Magazine. Interviews, news, analysis and upcoming events.

3. Myself and Rod Coulter host the Prep Road Show at 5:306:30pm every week at Ron’s hamburgers at 81st and Harvard. Join us as they give you the best in live streaming remotes. Also be sure to catch Bill on VYPEOK.com for the live stream of the Muskogee Coaches Show at 8pm.

4. Every Friday night, the VYPE team is all over. Bill does the playby-play for the Roughers on VYPEOK.com while I am the sideline reporter for the Jenks Trojans on 1430 The Buzz. Austin and Rod can be found everywhere, live streaming games and keeping the VYPE social network updated. Austin can then be seen as the football analyst on the Fox 23 High School Football Tonight show at 10:30pm.

5. Last but not least, we bring you the VYPE Saturday Gameplan every Saturday at 9-11am on 1430 The Buzz. All the action from last night’s games and interviews with players and coaches alike.

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Crossed Up VYPE needs to come up with a cross country/ track ranking system.

I think knowing who the top long distance runners are and knowing who the top track athletes are would be very helpful to coaches, athletes and fans. Think about, it’s never been done and you guys are known for being innovators.

Craig D. Tulsa

Backyard Bust When will the hype behind the Jenks vs. Union game end? I mean look at the games from the last couple of years. Both teams have realized this is just a meaningless game for them.

It’s not like it was several years ago.

Maybe you should consider doing something other than a Jenks vs.

Union cover and do something on Oologah vs. Claremore or Coweta vs.

Wagoner. The mystique is gone, time to move on.

Jerry S. Owasso

Editor’s Note: Thanks Craig. Well it sounds like a task that might be better suited for OKrankings.com, but you know us, we may just decide to jump in with both feet and give it a shot. Thanks for the email.

VYPE & iHigh How exactly do schools get their own page with VYPE and iHigh? I noticed certain schools have pages, but others are just part of your VYPE site. Any information you can give is greatly appreciated.

Kris L. McAlester

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if you’re looking to live stream some games and provide some content for the school, then you should email me at brad. heath@vype.com and I’ll help you through the process. It’s simple, and free for the schools to use. Just look at what some of the schools that have pages are doing. It’s a game changer.

Hot Topic Will VYPE be covering the hot topic of transfers? With the recent transfer from Sapulpa and the ruling, I think the OSSAA is finally growing a backbone.

Paul W. Tulsa

Editor’s Note: Thanks Paul. You know we’ve covered this issue many times on many different media outlets. Our opinion is let the process take care of these situations. The OSSAA understands this process and we trust they can make decisions that are fair and unbiased.

As for parents and players, our stance is don’t say anything in public that you wouldn’t say to their face. These things usually work out in the end.

Texas Football Texas football doesn’t have anything on Oklahoma! Broken Arrow kicked Odessa out of the stadium and claimed it for Oklahoma. Look out 6A the Tigers are coming!

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The Olympic games in Munich, Germany were interrupted when eleven athletes from Israel were killed by Palestinian terrorists who broke into the Olympic Village and took the athletes hostage.

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High School Sports the Magazine released their second cover feature Chase Beeler from Jenks and Chase Nelson from Union. During the game the two players helmets were stuck together at the facemask, similar to the picture on the cover.

Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City Athletics became the first player in baseball history to play all nine positions in one game. He played one inning at each position and only gave up one run as the pitcher in the eighth inning.

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Rosenthal Photo: Rip Stell 07 Cascia hall run-on Photo: brett rojo 08 Berryhill’s Justin Tomlinson Photo: Kevin Bishop 09 Mclain’s chris gibson Photo: brett rojo 10 Chelsea lady dragon’s cheerleaders Photo: brett rojo

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Racehorse Which One took the Belmont Futurity at Belmont Park in New York, winning a purse of $105,730. The win made Which One the first racehorse to win more than $100,000 in a race.

Joe W. Kittinger of Orlando, Florida became the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a hot-air balloon. He flew 3,535 miles from Caribou, Maine to Savona, Italy. The balloon was named Rosie O’Grady’s Balloon of Peace.

For the first time, NFL football players walk off the job and strike until November 17th. The season was cut back from 16 games to 9.

It was billed as the battle of the decade in football. NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles faced the Cleveland Browns in the rival AllAmerican Conference.

Everyone expected the Eagles to win, but the Browns pulled off a major upset by defeating the Eagles, 35-10.

Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won the 100-meter race at the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea with a time of 9.79 seconds. Two days later Johnson was stripped of his medal when he tested positive for steroids. The gold went to Carl Lewis of the U.S.

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The Atlanta Chiefs beat the San Diego Toros, 3-0 to win the first North American Soccer League championship.

New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly hit his sixth grand slam of the season against Boston Red Sox pitcher Bruce Hurst. The shot set a new major league record for grand slams in a single season.

Sept. 30th, 1978 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) was formed with franchises in six different cities.

Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, New York City, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh all had teams that played indoor soccer in basketball or hockey arenas.

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SEPTEMBER 2011 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: • Each month, VYPE will take nominations for an Athlete of the Month and a boy and girl will be elected the Mazzio’s Athlete of the Month. This will be a chance for boys and girls of all sports to be recognized for their performances.

• Nominees can be mailed to scholarship. easternoklahoma@VYPE.com. Give the nominee’s name, school, sport and reasons you believe the athlete should be awarded the scholarship.

• The nominees will need to be seniors this season but keep in mind that their accomplishments as juniors will be taken into consideration as well.

• Each monthly recipient will be a candidate for the scholarship that will be awarded in June.

• All sports will be eligible to have a nomination.

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Cole Scheulen Catoosa

Cole Scheulen started off this season where he left off last year when he rushed for 1,562 yards and 12 touchdowns. After two games in 2011 he has 381 yards on 31 carries and 5 touchdowns to lead the Indians to a 2-0 start.

Lincoln Christian

Kara Gleason is a senior at Lincoln Christian High School. She is a middle blocker for Coach Zac Briscoe. She has 108 kills and 32 blocks early in the season helping lead her team to an 18-5 record. Kara is also an accomplished basketball player for the Lady Bulldogs. Playing forward, Kara averaged nearly 12 points a game while bringing down 8 rebounds in the 2010-2011 season. Off the court, she carries a 4.0 GPA whle taking multiple AP classes.

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l o c k e r ta l k Lily Swab is a senior captain for the Holland Hall field hockey team. She has had a great start to the season scoring both her team’s goals in a tournament in St. Louis and had three goals the following weekend. According to her coach she is a great team leader, giving 100 percent in all she does on and off the field. She has a positive attitude and motivates her teammates.

She has played field hockey for four years and is the Center Forward this season.

With the busy fall upon us, VYPE decided they better track down Lily Swab before SPC games started or we may never catch her. After asking a series of questions to Lily, we hit up Lily’s Mom, Maricarolyn Swab and tracked down her field hockey coach, Leah Scott and asked them the same questions. We compared answers to see who knows Lily best? Read on the find out.

Lily Swab

Leah Scott

Maricarolyn

Holland Hall Field Hockey

Holland Hall Coach

Lily’s Mom

Favorite subject in school?

English

Photography

Science

Favorite pregame or post game meal?

Jamba Juice

Pasta

Energy Bar

One thing you can’t live without?

Yolatti’s

Ice Cream

Her Keyboard

If a Hollywood movie was made about you, who would play the role?

Kristin Wiig

Tina Fey

Tina Fey

Sammi’s room: disaster area, controlled chaos or neat and clean?

Disaster

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Dream date?

Poo Ching

Ryan Reynolds

Poo Ching

Favorite Activity?

Music/Piano

Music/Drums-Piano

Soccer

Cell? Text? Or Facebook?

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Hope Solo

Hope Solo

Mia Hamm

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3 Correct Nice Try, Coach!

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Cascia Hall

Commandos Cross Country On Track

In early competition the Commandos cross country team has performed very well, and as the season presses forward their times are falling. Senior Steven Ory has led the way for the boys. Ory has two 2nd place finishes this season. The first came at the Lincoln Christian meet then six days later at the Metro Christian meet. On September 9th Ory placed 4th at the Tulsa Edison meet. Sophomore Alex Torkleson recorded a 1st place finish in the sophomore division at the Lincoln Christian meet in August. Torkleson ran the 2-mile race with a time of 12:43.55. For the girls seniors Caytlin Nichols and Catherine Pringle finished third and fourth at the Lincoln Christian meet in the girls 1-mile race. Overall the team is improving and should perform very well at Holland Hall and Owasso. Regionals are set for October 22nd with the state tournament planned for the 29th of October at Mitch Park in Edmond.

Basketball Classifications

The OSSAA released the classifications for the 2011-12 basketball season and the Cascia Hall Commandos will compete in Class 4A. Other local schools in Class 4A include Berryhill, Glenpool, Ft. Gibson, Claremore Sequoyah, Oologah, Wagoner, Webster, McLain, Sallisaw, Catoosa and Inola.

Volleyball Ready for Tourney

The Lady Commandos are off to a great season and looking forward to finishing the month of September strong as they head into regional play. With big tournaments at Jenks (Sept. 16-17) and Bishop Kelley (Sept. 24), the Lady Commandos have their work cut out for them, but they know this will only help them prepare for the state tournament.

The state tournament is set for October 7-8th at Shawnee High School.

Blue Swarm Looks Strong

The Commandos Blue Swarm defense is known for keeping opponents out of the endzone and forcing turnovers. The Blue Swarm has only given up 14 points in their first two games and a lot of that has been without University of Tulsa commit Conner Sherwood. Sherwood has nursed an ankle injury, but is expected to be at 100 percent soon. Look for the defense that features several playmakers to be a big reason the Commandos have an Bryce Carterfor and Parker title ANeal opportunity to compete a district and possibly make a run in the state playoffs.

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The boys and girls cross country teams competed at the TU Hurricane Festival September 3rd. The athletes competed by age group as the boys ran a two mile and the girls ran a 1 mile race.

Senior Mitch Hill led the boys with a time of 11:32 and an 11th place finish for seniors. Junior Nathan Stewart finished in 11:59 for an 8th place finish in his division. Sophomore Daniel Cruickshank finished 6th with a time of 11:46, followed by Aaron Bickert at 11:56 and an 11th place finish in their division. The girls cross country team was led by Freshman Allene Michaels who finished the mile in 5:42 and a second place finish. Senior Cindy Saliba ran a personal best, 5:57 and finished fifth in her age group, followed by senior Beth Cruickshank who finished 11th with a time of 6:32. Junior Maggie Johnson finished 11th with a time of 6:38.

Field hockey

The field hockey team finished 1-1-1 at the St. Louis Gateway Classic over Labor Day Weekend. The Dutch fell in their opener to Lakes Community, IL 2-0. In the second game, the Dutch battled back for a 2-0 win over Clayton, MO. Senior Lily Swab scored both goals for the Dutch. In the final game on Sunday, the Dutch tied Rosati Kain, MO 0-0. Both the JV and Varsity will be competing in six matches against various SPC and other Texas schools.

Volleyball

The volleyball team lost a heart breaker to #1 3A Cascia Hall last Thursday. The Dutch played some of their best volleyball in the first two games and took a 2-0 lead. The Commandos came back to take games 3 and 4 and squeezed out a win in game 5, 15-13. It was an exciting match and some tremendous play by both teams. Outsider hitters senior Ashlyn Terrell and freshman Anna Bezhan hit some nice kills shots, set up by junior setter Erika Celoni. In the middle, seniors Claire Hicks and Sophie Jefferson had some outstanding blocks and nice hits to control the middle and junior libero, Jaime Rice, held strong in the back. Sophomores Natalie Warren and Kelsey Arnold continue to come on strong for the Dutch and played their best match of the year. This is definitely a team to follow over the next several weeks as they prepare themselves for SPC.

Holland hall Cheerleading

Yuna Ha, TJ Givens, Kristen Graybill, Carly Chalmers, Zoe Warden,

Kathlyn Farmer, Brittany Dieterlen

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F E AT U R E

By Austin Chadwick Photos and cover photo by Brett Rojo

Eastern Oklahoma is filled with small school talent.

Catoosa, Cascia Hall, Berryhill, and Lincoln will be leading the charge in Classes 4A, 3A, and 2A. Berryhill and Cascia are district rivals as Catoosa has a long road to go in 4A. Lincoln looks to get back to state championship ways from 2009.

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Stature

Catoosa The Indians are loaded with talent in Class 4A. With a senior led group that has already gotten off to a fast start, the Indians are primed for a Class 4A run.

“We have got a good team,” said coach Aaron Meier. “These kids got alot of experience last year and they are hungry to get better weekin and week-out.”

Small school football in Oklahoma is a big deal. What do you think? ”It’s extremely underrated because it seems all people want to talk about are the big school.” - Cole Scheulen

What is the best facet of your team?

“Our unity. We play together and win together. It allows us to hold each other accountable.” - Jacob Space

Who is an unsung player from your team that does not get the recognition?

“Demontre Wallace. Unbelievably hard worker and brings it every day. He has an amazing attitude and keeps us all positive.” - Levi Browning

Give us your thoughts on the season.

“So far we have done a nice job of meeting expectations, but we want to exceed expectations throughout the year and into the postseason.” - Montana Poorboy SEPTEMBER 2011

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Cascia Hall Cascia Hall is ready to get back to the appex of Class 3A. After winning back-to-back state titles in 3A in 2008 and 2009, the Commandos have Rocco Driscoll, Phillip Choquette, and Jake Stump to help lead them in 2011. Couple those seniors with Thomas Rousch, Conner Sherwood, and Patrick Bass and the Commandos are already hitting their stride.

“We have a good group of young men,” said coach Joe Medina. “It is really good to watch our team develop in all phases of the game.

We will need to continue to do that if we want to have a chance in the playoffs.”

The Chiefs come into the 2011 season with something to prove.

Pat Harper’s playmakers are big, physical, and talented. Playing well as a team, the Chiefs can really do a nice job of smothering offenses while putting up plenty of points. Justin Tomlinson leads a strong team on the defensive side of the ball and the Dolan brother (Adam and Aaron) provide playmaking ability all over. Up front, Aaron David provides a lot activity and Derek Canady is a dagger for defenses to defend, Small school football in Oklahoma is a big deal. What do you think? ”It is necessary for players in small schools to play both ways and we have a lot of guys doing that. It works out well being a small school because we are all so close and everyone knows everyone so well.” - Adam Dolan 24

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Small school football in Oklahoma is a big deal. What do you think? ”Small in size. Big in Stature.” - Jake Stump

What is the best facet of your team?

“We have a lot of seniors who have been together for a long time.

The chemistry is awesome.” - Phillip Choquette

Who is an unsung player from your team that does not get the recognition?

“Parker Aneal and Abrm McQuarters. They are both solid and need more attention.” - Rocco Driscoll

Give us your thoughts on the season.

“We have started off well with some big victories. We only expect to see more of the same results.” - Jake Stump

Berryhill What is the best facet of your team?

“Our team chemistry is great. We have all been playing football together since the 3rd grade.” - Derek Canady

Who is an unsung player from your team that does not get the recognition?

“Jeremy Smith. He has stepped into a big role for us in the passing game and he is playing well on defense.” - Justin Tomlinson Give us your thoughts on the season.

“Things are going extremely well for us so far. If we keep up our intensity we should go far.” - Aaron David

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The Lincoln Christian Bulldogs have made it a habit of developing a winning season and they are looking good once again in 2011. After taking their lumps with a young team last year, the Bulldogs are now primed and ready to go.

Zack Simmons leads the way at running back and will be the workhorse all season for Lincoln. Hudson Baab is a monster up front and creates a paramount problem for opposing teams.

“We have continued to develop and our boys are doing a nice job,” said coach Darren Melton.

“The kids work extremely hard and they have the experience and the ability to continue to develop and make a run,”

Lincoln faces a tough Class 2A road to win the state title. It will take 15 games, but the Bulldogs have been there before and will be one of the favorites in 2A.

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VYPE Oklahoma invited all area spring sports teams, coaches and athletes to take part in the Fall Sports Media Day August 21st at Midwest Sporting Goods in Tulsa, OK. Photos by Rip Stell and Brett Rojo

VYPE

has completed the second of three installments of VYPE Media Days.

The 2011 Fall Sports Media Day was an absolute success with more than 650 athletes coming to celebrate the upcoming season.

Each school in the Eastern Oklahoma were invited to

bring any and all fall sports teams to get interviewed for the magazine, have a photo shoot done, and to conduct TV and radio interviews. All teams from sports like football, cheer, volleyball, softball, and cross country were present and each team was treated like the superstars they are.

“This is a really neat event for all the athletes to get exposure,” said East Central football coach Travis Hill. “Our kids are having a great time and we love to highlight them.”

Coaches from all over attended with a handful of players and were able to take part during the busy time at Midwest Sporting Goods. All athletes participated in one-on-one interviews, radio and TV interviews, and high-quality photo shoots. Each athlete was allowed to tour the museum and Hall of Fame as well.

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“This is such a cool event,” said Bishop Kelley football player Alex Maguire. “We got a chance to talk about our team, get photos and get on TV.”

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In partnership with TTCU The Credit Union and Excel Physical Therapy, VYPE Oklahoma was able to conduct the first-class event on August 21st. Interviews from the event will be used for future publications. Athles also got a chance to nominate themselves and others for monthly sponsored awards for VYPE High School Sports Magazine. “This was such a great event for us to get involved with because working with high school athletes is something that we do every day,” said Jennifer Poole of Excel. “We have been working with athletes on injury rehabilitation and this event allows us to come and meet athletes, coaches and parents from all the areas we cover.

John Lassiter and Zac Lassiter have always done a fantastic job of running the Midwest Sporting Goods store and they treat so many of the coaches, athletes, schools, and teams with so much attention. We thank the guys at Midwest for their help in being the home of the VYPE Oklahoma Media Days.

VYPE Oklahoma will be conducting the third media day in 2011 for the Winter Sports Media Day. To RSVP your school or team, send your requests to Oklahoma@VYPE.com. •

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Amy Howe - Coach Kelsy Mosburg Hally Pembrook Bryce Haddaway Sarah Roberts

Broken Arrow Cross Country Audre Kendall Trent Stephen Victoria Treadway Kyle Koessel Kyle Broaddrick

The BA Cheer Squad is primed for the state tournament in 2011. The cheer squad has never won a state championship, but will look to end that in 2011.

Broken Arrow Cheer

Broken Arrow Cross Country won the 2009 state championship and looks to work towards that goal again in 2011.

With a strong team, the Tigers are primed for a run in late October.

Broken Arrow Football

Zack Mills Zac Veatch Michael Walker Levi Copelin Ezell”Quad” Ware

Broken Arrow Volleyball Jodie Blackim Abby Cachero Kristin Seeman Katelyn Cast Sarah Mangan

Senior Jodie Blackim leads a young group that is gaining momentum with recent wins.

The Tigers are rockin’ in 2011 with a strong start to the season. Zack Mills has done a wonderful job in taking over at quarterback and running back Cameron Wrenn has already surpassed 1,000 yards rushing.

Frankie Arndt Jack Fischer Alex Maguire Donavan Walton Hunter Martin Austin Morris Zachary Washington The Comets have gotten off to decent start to the season as Alex Maguire and his seniors look to get back to the success the Comets had in 2009.

The Comets only lost to a strong McGuinness team so far this season and will be a factor in a competitive 5A.

Bishop Kelley Football Philip West - Coach Angel Cabrera Matt Walsh Edgar Lopez-Matuk Aaron McNelley

Berryhill Football Justin Tomlinson The Chiefs are geared up Derek Canady for a run in 2011. Featured on the cover of this Adam Dolan magazine, Berryhill has a Aaron Dolan Aaron David slew of seniors who will be leading a talented group Zach Jackson for coach Pat Harper.

Bishop Kelley Cross Country

The Comet cross country team has already gotten off to a good start in 2011.

Strong competition in 5A will make it a bit difficult. BA boys finished 3rd in 2010 and the girls 6th.

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Stan Irvine - Coach Rachel Lake Sibrina Martinez Elizabeth Morgan Allie Alvstad

Bixby Football Layne Kuplec Daniel Murray T.J. Eckert

The Spartans faced a few tough opponents at the beginning of 2011, but Eckert and the Bixby offense are starting to roll. If Bixby can battle hard against the likes of Enid and Bartlesville, then they should make a playoff spot in 6A.

De’ontay Fields Mike Evans James Caligone Carsie Jones Dominique Alexander

The Lady Spartans are battling in 6A this year, but have been able to win a good amount of games and are developing a wonderful foundation under coach Stan Irvine.

Bixby Softball

The Hornets got off to a tough start with losses to Carl Albert and Abilene, TX. After a 2010 campaign that saw the Hornets graduate a good amount of talent, Durrell Hall has his squad improving every week for a playoff run with a young and developing team.

Cascia Hall Volleyball Jenny Duncan - Coach Rachel Deal Aryn Dixon Eilese Dixon Allie Murphy Carly Newell Liesl Spoerl Jaime Rahilly

Booker T. Washington Football

Duncan’s team ranks in the top 5 in Class 5A (#1 at times) and has serious talent to go with a deep team.

Cascia Hall will be one of the favorites in the state tournament come October.

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Central Football Kejuan Daniels Davion Parker Milton Harper William Walker Tyron Garth

Danny Phillips’ team is looking good in 2011 with early season wins over Memorial and Western Heights. The Braves have a chance to make the playoffs in Class 5A and will have a successful campaign.

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Chelsea Softball Destany Wooten Shelby Bowen Darian Marone Maddie Boyd Bethyne Lewis

Seniors Destany Wooten and Shelby Bowen lead the Lady Dragons in 2011.

With 15 wins already this season, the Lady Dragons have a chance to make some noise in Class 3A. Rodney Bowen - Coach Lizzy Hughes Aubrey Sutterfield Krysi Cearley Katie Kelley Maison Vaughan Ranked #2 overall in Class 5A, the Lady Tigers will be heavy favorites in the state tournament. With an unbelievable offense, Coweta also possesses great pitching and defense.

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East Central Softball Tasha Beatz - Coach Stephanie Payden Maria Arellano KC Jennings Jessica Mitchell Gloria Dees

Levi Green Michael Radley Trevor Bickford Sammie Kelsey Wade Arthur Zach Shomaker Dylan Kimblern

Bouncing back from a 2010 campaign that left the Eagles disappointed, Jody Iams and company have started strong in 2011 with Levi Green leading the way.

Marissa Turnbow - Coach Lauryn Moreton Melanie Sanchez The Dance Team at East Central is a special one.

Always performing at the highest level, the Dance Team provides great entertainment and excites the crowds for Cardinal sporting events.

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East Central Football

The Lady Cardinals have had a bit of a rocky year, but are having a blast competing in 2011. A few good breaks here and there and it is a completely different season.

Doug Simon - Coach Hanna Bunch Brianna Schreiner Christina McGuire Porsche Jennings Cori Henderson

Edison Softball

Claremore Seq. Football

The Lady Eagles have been very competitive this season and are developing a good foundation to grow the program under coach Doug Simon.

Travis Hill - Coach Derrick Crawford Damian Gibson John McDavid Jevonte’ Cross Stanvon Taylor Kimmie Carson

The Cardinals are loaded this season with the outstanding play of Cross and Gibson. After a runner-up season last year, East Central is VYPE Oklahoma’s pick to win Class 5A in 2011.

Bialey Leigltr Abbey Mcartor Kayla Reather Amanda Craft Always entertaining for the Eagles’ fans in all sports, the Edison Cheer Squad is there to ignite the excitement.

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F E AT U R E Tanner Stevens Hunter Green Matt Lafitte Conner Ferrell Alton Adkins Austin Wills Cody Marshall Trent Cleveland

Glenpool Football

Glenpool Softball

The Warriors have gotten off to a rocky start in 2011 without Alton Adkins.

The running back was not available for the first three games and will have to prove himself when he returns.

Conner Ferrell has been moved around at quarterback and receiver and will need to play well for the Warriors to get back to the playoffs.

Grove Football

Kyle Summerfield With an early season win over Jay, Grove will Adam Steffenson be there to compete in a stacked Class 5A. The Cameron Smith district is as competitive as ever, but Grove and their senior leaders are up for the challenge Benny Steffenson Chase Manicom and have a chance to go deep into the playoffs.

Kyra Driscoll Julana Shrum Jessica Killer Taylor Bolden Jessica Watkins Baleigh Fallin

The Lady Warriors have been ranked in the top 10 of Class 4A and will be a factor in the 2011 playoffs.

Hale Softball

Courtney Dudley With good senior leaders, the Hale Stephanie Weisberg softball team has had a tough go Jessica Johnson of it this season. They look to finish the season strong in October.

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Inola Football

Holland Hall Football The Dutch have reloaded after a Arda Bulak William Secrist campaign that saw them all the way to the Stephen Brooks SPC championship in 2010. A young team led by Secrist and company, the Dutch Will Wright Cameron Cooper will look to rack up some wins in the SPC.

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Lynn Cutshaw - Coach Jerry Jones Zack Santos Michael Lambert Josh Feemster Chase Holbrook Justin Foster

The Longhorns have racked up a couple of wins early this season and will look to compete hard for a playoff spot in 2011.

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Alex Bradley

Broken Arrow High School

Alex Bradley, a north intermediate sophomore became an FCA member as an eighth grader with the urging of friend Drew Kaiser, but took God’s advice and stepped it up big time as a freshman and is now NIH FCA president. He feels as if his belief gives him an outlet to apply physical warfare on the field with his spiritual warfare.

Alex keeps busy on the field as a middle linebacker for the Tiger Football team as well throwing the shot and discus for the track team.

Not only is Alex involved in FCA but also in Rachel’s Challenge, which is a student group that works to create a safe learning environment for all students by re-establishing civility and delivering proactive antidotes to school violence and bullying. This is a national organization started in honor of Rachel Scott who was the first person killed at Columbine.

Alex has been influenced on and off the field by his brother Archie, his pastor at The Church at Battle Creek, Alex Himaya and his mother Pam, who he said is a very strong woman.

A verse that means a lot to Alex right now is Psalm 139: 23-24 because of the intimacy with God that David is showing in the psalm and Alex loves the intimacy growing each day with God and his drive to be closer and to look more like the Christ we serve.

“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

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April Polk Ashley McKillip Karly Judkins Karlee Bradberry Juliana Siegler Taylor Montgomery Briana McGuire The Jenks Cheer Squad is as competitive as ever.

After winning the state championship in 2011, Jenks will look to repeat with a stellar group returning.

Jenks Cheer

The Pom Squad at Jenks is always a good one. With routines and dances that excite the crowds at Trojan football games, the Pom Squad is always a mainstay and special part of Jenks sporting events.

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Lincoln Football

Jenks Softball

Jeff Owens - Coach Cheyanne Stone Erin Miller Paige Luellen Dre McKee Darcy Taylor Gaby Cepecta Kaitlin Allen

Katie Carter Julie Ferrell Nicole McGuire Erica Engelby Taylor Warta Madison Reichest Natalie Miller

Consistently ranked in the top two or three in Class 6A, the Lady Trojans are destined for a run in the 2011 state tournament.

Also featured in the cover story this month, the Hudson Baab Max Simmons Bulldogs are primed for another run in 2011. After Brennen Evans their 2009 state championship, Lincoln reloaded Zack Simmons last year and now has the ability to win in 2011.

Lincoln Softball Sara Whaley - Coach The Lady Bulldogs are looking good in Class 3A. Even though Aston Berido they are playing a competitive Emily Williams Brittnee Brooks schedule, Lincoln is holding their own behind coach Sara Whaley.

Lincoln Volleyball Zac Briscoe - Coach Francie Johnson Courtney Johnson Evette Allen Kara Gleason Emmalee Cook

The Lady Bulldogs are ranked #2 in Class 4A and have a real shot of winning the state championship.

Look for a magical October as Lincoln will be there in the end.

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Gavin Fox Sergio Natividad Kolton Evans Forrest Woolman Trenton Hooker Cotton Witt

Locust Grove Football

Muskogee Football Victor Williams The Roughers have a new look this season and though a couple of early season losses to Sand Springs and Aaron Fowler Owasso are tough to swallow, they are developing Cody Heaton nicely under new coach Josh Blankenship.

Dillon Rice

Mike Considine - Coach Christian Considine Joe Carrick Recce Ritter Zekke Stump Dillon Eichelberger Austin Brooner

The Pirates are developing a good foundation in 2011 and will be competing for wins in district. With a good-looking offense, the Pirates will be able to put points on the board.

Metro Christian Football

Troy Jenson Solomon Prince Drew Hillenburg Andrew Hearon

Led by Andrew Hearon, Coach McCoyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Patriots are looking the part in 2011. Class 3A will be extremely competitive but after a semifinal birth last year, the Patriots will be there in the end again this year.

The Tigers have gotten off to a decent start in 2011 and will look to compete in district for a playoff spot. Look for good offense from the Tigers as they will have to outscore some teams in 2011.

Pryor Football Summit Christian Volleyball

Skiatook Volleyball Stacey Tracy - Coach Jamie Staires Taylor Lorentz Arinee Thompson Kendra Beyer Angel Burdette Jessi Womble

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James Isaacs - Coach Ashley Bavaso Joslynn Lawler Caroline Baxer Sarah Higginbotham

The Lady Eagles are flying high this year with quality wins over schools much larger. James Isaacs has done a wonderful job in developing his girls into a competitive team.

Union Football The Redskins started off red hot Kyle Crutchmer this year with wins against Evangel Matthew Hermann Christian (LA) and Jenks in the Backyard Sterling Thomas Bowl. The Skins are in good position to Ryan Mischler repeat for the fourth time in Class 6A. Blace Walser

Union Softball Jerry Pease - Coach Briana Evans Emily Evans Alexis Riley Lindsey Wofford Ally Dziadula Courtney Dobson Nicole Brady Amy Gunnells Ashley Saxton Lauren Reeves

The Lady Skins are ranked #1 and will be the favorites heading into the state tournament. With the like of Jenks, Westmoore, and Mustang, it will be tough competition but Union will be ready.

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Verdigris Football

Rhonda Willis - Coach Chelsea Crenshaw Shelby Prather Rachel Simmons Sydney Nyman Brittany Neal

Christian Hitchcock Garrett Barbee Matthew Ceyielski Dakota Brasher Tanner Smith Dalton Inman Leonard Brockup J.D.Hanslauan

Exciting the crowd is the name for the game for the Verdigris Cheer Squad.

Getting the Cardinal faithful pumped up is an automatic as the cheer squad is one of the best in the area.

The Cardinals have a good team this year and that is evident in their early season success. Hitchcock will be putting up mammoth numbers in 2011 and will lead Verdigris deep into the playoffs.

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Victory Crhistian Volleyball

John-Michael Hill Gio Trinidad Ray Ihim Kevin Jackson Matthew Tedescucci Daniel King Jose Gallardo

The Lady Conquerors are primed for a run in 2011. Playing stiff competition in Class 5A, Caroline Arnould and company will be there to compete for the coveted state title.

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Westville Football Dustin Throckmorton - Coach Landon Scott Trinton McDonald Justin Self Chip Collins Hershell Gifford

The Yellow Jackets have a chance to win some ball games in district play after a tough start to the season.

Webster Golf

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Under coach Brent Marley, the Conquerors have started the season strong and look to get back to the kind of domination that once saw them atop Class 3A in the mid-2000â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

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Brawl at the Backyard Bowl The Eighth Annual Backyard Bowl

By Austin Chadwick Photos by Rip Stell Another classic was anticipated and for the first three quarters of the MidFirst Backyard Bowl, that is what we got. Then Union broke the game open with opportunistic defense and effecient offense.

It was business as usual for the three-time defending state champions as Union cruised to the 41-19 win. The score in the second quarter was 20-13 after two scores by Kendall Holmes and one by quarterback Hunter Atyia for Union and an 85-yard gallop by Alex Ross and another score by Treyvonne Barr’e for the Trojans. At that time, Jenks was driving down for a another score to tie the game with under a minute left and on the goalline, Kyle Alexander threw an interception that was returned 100 yards by Union stalwart linebacker Kyle Cretchmer. The Redskins took the 14-point lead in at halftime and never looked back.

“This was a game that we have always looked forward to,” said Union Linebacker Blace Walser. “We got big plays and that is what typically happens in this game. Sure there are always the guys people know who are the stars, but it is the guys people may not know about yet who become the

heroes in this rivalry.”

Over the last 15 years, the two south-Tulsa juggernauts have dictated the Class 6A title, but after squaring off eleven of those 15 years against each other, only twice has a team swept the regular season and the championship game in the same year. Union once and Jenks once.

Jenks played with Ross in a limited role after an ankle injuriy and the Skins took advantage. Both teams will be improving throughout the season and Jenks will have to look to find a solidified quarterback after an injury Alexander. The junior may be back, but will have to continue and develop.

Rest assured that both teams are still the heavy favorites in 6A, but with the emergence of cross-town rivals Broken Arrow, this might be the year that Jenks and Union are tested by a new contender in Broken Arrow.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Congratualtions to the Union Redskins.

Good luck to both teams in 2011.

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The Chiefs have a strong case to make some noise in 3A this year after coming up short the last couple of seasons. With a good group of seniors, Harper has developed his program as a mainstay and works very hard at effectively raising young men along with football players. “Football is a great game and it allows us as coaches to instill life lessons into these young men men.” Harper has a great track record of managing his team’s conduct and work ethic in a very successful manner.

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Freshmen

The Regent Lady Rams volleyball squad might be

young, but they are talented and that talent has won them some matches. But how good can these girls get? We sat down with Athletic Director and volleyball coach Michael Christie to find out.

Kari Keller

Pictures Include: Alison Ramsey Anna Sahlstrom Emilee Sullivan Kari Keller Kayla Keller Sarah Minnich Paige Panter

By Brad Heath Photos by Kevin Bishop Some of the players on the team are quite young, but that youth hasn’t deterred them from becoming one of the more improved squads in the area. The Lady Rams have girls that can play and coach Christie is getting as much out of them as possible. “We have 10 players on the team with five of them being freshman. All five freshman start (when healthy).

Madeline Drake, (5-11, MB/OH, Frosh), has already received athletic questionnaires from LSU, Duke, Auburn, and Nebraska.

When she is on her game, we are hard to beat,” Christie continues, “Our other freshman who contribute greatly to our team’s success are Kate Hillsman (OH), Sarah Minnich (MB), Alison Ramsey (MB), and Paige Panter (S). Our freshman girls have been playing together since fifth grade, which was also

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the first year of our volleyball program. I think this core group of players has the potential to win multiple state titles over the next four years,” said Christie.

The competition this season is tougher than in years past and the girls have fought through some injuries. Coach Christie feels like the adversity has made them better and has prepared them for the future. “I made a tough schedule this year in order to challenge our team, but it became tougher because we have not had our whole team for many of the matches (ex. Madeline Drake has been out for the last weeks with an ankle injury).

When our team was at full strength, we played great and won our first tournament of the year, which was the Bartlesville 4A Volleyball Invitational with wins over Clinton and Copan in

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bracket play. This past weekend (without Madeline) we finished second in the Cleveland High School Invitational,” said Christie.

Construction on a new home gym is near completion and the Regent faithful will be more than impressed with the facility.

It’s truly one of the top gymnasiums in Eastern Oklahoma. “Our gym is coming along nicely and the first phase should be finished right after Thanksgiving. Our team is excited that starting next year we will be able to practice and play in our own gym,” said Christie.

Finding leaders to break in the new gym is more difficult than expected, so coach Christie took an unusual approach to it this season. “I decided not to name captains this year because I wanted all 10 of our girls to be leaders and they have done just that. I am really proud of the way they have stuck together during this tough season. One girl in particular that has stepped up her leadership this season is Maddie Shapleigh, junior. She has always been a quiet person on the court but this year she is being more vocal and encouraging her teammates when our team is faced with

adversity,” said Christie.

As the athletic director Mr. Christie is involved in much more than just the volleyball team. Acceptance into the OSSAA is a priority as well as bringing the other sports up to par.

“I believe we are set in the sports we would like to offer, which are football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, track, tennis, and soccer. The other two we may consider down the road are golf and cross country. Once the school finishes the accreditation process through the Association of Classical and Christian Schools, we would like to apply to join the OSSAA. We are hoping to join for the 2012-13 school year or 2013-14,” explained Christie.

Expectations are being meet both on and off the court for the Lady Rams. “Considering we have not been playing with our whole team throughout the year, I am very pleased with our results.

We continue to battle through adversity, which will only help us come playoff time when hopefully our whole team is present and healthy. Our goal is to win another state championship and believe we are on the right road,” said Christie.

Any team in any sport requires people behind the scenes.

Regent is no different and the volunteers are a big reason this squad is always prepared. “Our parents are a big help when it comes to transportation, reserving gym space for practices, and assisting with our matches when we host. We are blessed at Regent to have such a great group of families who are very encouraging and supportive,” said Christie.

For more information on Regent Preparatory School visit their website at www.rpsok.org.

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onditioning during the season occurs in many ways. Some old school methods still work, but the fact remains that we live in the twentyfirst century and times have changed, athletes have changed, and as our work habits and endurance levels rise, an adjustment on the conditioning aspect of training also needs to change.

Athletes developed off-season speed through their spring and summer workouts. How will it hold up during the season’s demands? Athletes will not endure the same speed and efficiency as they did in the off- season in shirts and shorts and no physical contact. This is why a great sprinter doesn’t necessarily make a good football player. The demands of football and the physical attributes of a season do not coincide with that of a sprinter’s workout. Football requires mental toughness, absorbing bruises, and battling pain constantly. If a sprinter absorbed that kind of abuse, he wouldn’t be very fast. In the off- season, athletes performed speed work with high intensity and longer rest periods. During a football practice, muscle contraction dulls because of workload and fatigue; in addition, the nervous system is not being utilized properly, so the mind and nervous system receive subpar input. The transition from off- season and summer to football season has to be made through the end of an athlete’s summer workouts to get into an in-season conditioning mode.

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and mental fitness of a team. Improper conditioning can cause a number of problems: fatigue, over-training, loss of focus, and training in the wrong energy systems, but more importantly it can promote an environment that will not allow athletes to reach their full potential. When done properly, in-season conditioning can change the physical and mental abilities of athletes throughout this time of year. Conditioning occurs all the time: during practice, in the weight room, during games, and even when the athlete is at home. Because players juggle so many physical and mental tasks, it is essential that the in-season conditioning program be well thought out. When designing a conditioning program, the coach must remember that the efforts of playing football, practicing, and weight training must be factored into the overall plan! I would suggest that all conditioning occur before practices for quality and aerobic development, plus this promotes a great practice environment as athletes focus on the task at hand and not how much running they will be doing when practice is over.

The in-season conditioning program should address the needs of athletes by providing exercises, drills, and movements that are specific with respect to work-torest intervals. As football season begins, athletes should be in very good shape from the pre-season training they have completed. The purpose of in-season conditioning is to maintain fitness levels and, if done correctly, continue to enhance

a player’s attributes. These attributes include:

1. Speed / Acceleration (force, fast contractions.)

Maximal force creates velocity.

2. Short Distances/time – Maximal force to the ground produces maximal velocity in a short time frame.

3. REST (a four letter word that must be part of any training vocabulary).

4. Power = (force x distance) Power is simply the speed at which an athlete applies force.

5. Lifting = Slow Power (strength).

6. Coordination – Position specific drills during the season; teaching the athletes how to move.

7. Agility – Position specific movements during the season.

8. Flexibility – Dynamic warm-up before practices and games, static stretching after workouts/practices.

9. Mental Focus 10. Football Skills – Must be practiced as close to game speed as possible. Quality Reps – more is not better.

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CONFIDENCE. STANDARD ON EVERY LEXUS. “The Best-Retained Value Of Any Luxury Brand.”

— Edmunds.com1

“The Best Overall Value Of Any Brand.”

— IntelliChoice2

“Highest Customer Satisfaction With Dealer Service Among Luxury Brands.”

— J.D. Power and Associates3

There’s a fundamental difference between Lexus and every other luxury brand, and it comes down to this—confidence. Confidence in some of the finest automobiles ever built. And confidence in great value. Perhaps that explains why more people have chosen Lexus over any other luxury brand 11 years in a row.4 This is the luxury of confidence. This is the pursuit of perfection.

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Options shown. 1. Determined as of 4/7/11 based on projected five-year resale values of 2011 models of luxury brands with annual sales over 100,000 vehicles. 2. ©2011 IntelliChoice. IntelliChoice.com.

3. Lexus received the highest numerical score in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Customer Satisfaction with Dealer Service (CSI) Study.SM Results based on responses from 97,315 owners and lessees of 2006 to 2010 model-year vehicles, measuring 33 auto manufacturers and measures satisfaction among vehicle owners who visit a dealer for service during the first three years of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed from October–December 2010. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. 4. Sales leadership based on manufacturers’ sales data calendar years 2000–2010. Lexus reminds you to wear seatbelts, secure children in rear seat, obey all traffic laws and drive responsibly. ©2011 Lexus.

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