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12 | Picture This The VYPE photographers captured some great action shots this month. Check it out.

19 | Charge On The Memorial Chargers could be the favorites to win Class 5A.

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Emily Ashford

Skiatook High School How long have you been involved with FCA? I have been involved in FCA since it first started, which was the beginning of my junior year. We never had it at Skiatook until this year when we got a new teacher/ football coach (Coach Factor). He really makes it a great experience for all of us athletes and I'm so happy I joined it.

Who influenced you to join? Coach Factor really influenced me in class every day to join and I'm glad I did. My mom and dad along with my friends were the ones who really encouraged me about it.

How has FCA made an impact in your life on and off the field? FCA has made a huge impact in my life on and off the field. During school and practice God gives me the strength to give everything 100% and finish to the best of my abilities. God has also really provided me with a good support system. During cross country, my teammates and best friends Lily Cummings and Onneke Holland really showed me what it's like to be the best Christian whether it be at school, church or even at home. How have your beliefs helped you as an athlete? My beliefs have helped me tremendously as a athlete. During practice or even during a race just saying a little prayer gives me enough faith to do it to the best of my abilities and I thank him for that. I also thank him for giving me the ability to run and be the athlete I am today, as many people are incapable to do so, he chose me and I am gracious for the opportunity.

What is your favorite Bible verse and why? My favorite Bible verse is, 1 Peter 2:21 and it says, "To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps." This is my favorite verse because it really shows you that you have a purpose no matter what it be, to follow in his steps and just be the person Christ is calling you to be, because he suffered for you to give you this opportunity to help other people become just like him. 10

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Top 100 We started with the VYPE Top 100, 50 boys and 50 girls, and this was our original list of eligible players for the Shelter Insurance Mr. and Mrs. Basketball 2014 Awards. As explained, the top 10 vote-getters from the original list of 100 receive automatic bids to the semifinals. Following that we chose 10 more semifinalists from our list by comparing notes and talking to various media members and coaches around the state. We have also added three boys and Faith Ihim Memorial Chargers Sr. 5-9 Guard Quote: “Together we rise!” College: Faith is being recruited by Pittsburg State, Drury, NSU and MidAmerican Nazarene University. Did you know: Faith has an impressive list of achievements including an All-VYPE selection, Green Country All-Conference and a KTUL Channel 8 Elite 8 selection.

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three girls to the semifinalist lists who were not on the original list of 100 names but have been turning heads all over the state with their play on the floor.

From the Eastern Oklahoma Region Broken Arrow’s Toree Thompson and Memorial’s Faith Ihim both advanced through to the semifinals from the original list. Meanwhile Kiefer’s Maddie Miller and Ketchum’s Miranda Griffin were added to the list as wildcards. Mitchell Solomon Bixby Spartans Sr. 6-9 Power Forward Quote: “Work hard in silence, let success make the noise.” College: Mitchell has signed to play basketball with Oklahoma State University. Did you know: Mitchell said the major influences on his playing career are his parent, Jeff Fox, Shawn Williams, Rod Thompson and the Bixby coaching staff.

Shawn Olden Union Redskins Sr. 6-4 Point/Shooting Guard @ShawnTH22 Quote: “There is an “I” in team, it’s in the team as a whole.” College: Shawn is being recruited by several schools including Lehigh University and Loyola University. Did you know: Shawn is a talented web designer and made the All-Tournament tam twice.

Toree Thompson Broken Arrow Tigers Sr. 5-9 Point/Shooting Guard @iWant_VicTOREE Quote: “Be better than yesterday.” College: Toree has signed to play basketball in the SEC at Ole Miss. Did you know: Toree is a rapper and a boxer. Toree carries a 3.5 GPA and takes AP Literature.

Chris Crawford Victory Christian Conquerors Jr. 6-3 Point Guard @HDMD_1 Quote: “We have a team full of bucket getters.” College: Chris has interest from Oklahoma, Oral Roberts, Tulsa, Creighton, and Florida International. Did you know: Older brother Robert Crawford is a former VYPE Elite 8 player. Chris carries a 3.9 GPA and loves photography.

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Charging Ahead

Experience A Factor in Chargers’ Success Allison said.

A.J. Cockrell and Devante Kemp bring size to the frontcourt at 6-foot8 and 6-5. Cockrell, a tenacious rebounder, is in his first year as a starter. The junior power forward is getting a lot of D-1 looks. Kemp is a versatile four spot player and gives the Chargers another top-notch rebounder.

Jalen Smith is the another talented guard who, like Deane, brings energy and unselfish play. Six-foot-three Alex Voskuhl-Staab, younger brother of 2008 Charger great Rusty Staab, gives Memorial a longer defender on the perimeter.

Bobby Allison Backcourt mates Demari Edwards and R.J. Diggs have a combined 150-plus starts for defending 5A state champion Memorial. The pair is just two among seven players with varsity experience first year Memorial coach and former Charger player Bobby Allison has at his disposal.

With so many players with varsity experience, sharing the wealth is not a problem. “We can go anywhere from eight to nine players deep,” Allison said. “Most of our experience is in guys playing a lot of minutes over a lot of years. The kids have gotten lost in the team aspect of it all. “They concentrate on the score not the individual statistics. They trust the system. They know the more wins we get the more the accolades follow the winning team.”

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season.

“Nothing rattles Demari and D.J.,” Allison said. “They’ve been in every type of game possible in their career.”

Edwards was closing in on the career starts record at Memorial. “It’s a heck of an honors given some of the players we have had,” Allison said. “Demari is a four-year starter. Some of the older guys only played varsity for three years.” MikeQuan Deane, a starter on last year’s championship team, has adjusted to coming off the bench. After a slow start offensively, Deane put together a five-game string in which he scored in double figures. “MikeQuan brings energy off the bench,”

Allison, a 2002 Memorial graduate has a pair of former Chargers on his staff in Nathan West (2005 graduate) and Draper Sturdivant (2010).

With an all-Charger alum staff, comes added expectations – something Allison does not shy away from. “It’s not added pressure,” he said. “It was a great opportunity to come back. Having Robert Sprague (who Allison played for) as the athletic director and two former Chargers on my staff. We know the Charger way.”

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Broken Arrow Alexander’s Career Comes Full Circle

David Alexander By Lynn Jacobsen David Alexander’s football dreams started at Broken Arrow High School. “It’s been an amazing turn of events,” said Alexander, who played for the Tigers in 1980-82). “To be honest I was a kid having a good time back then. I really didn’t think about playing NFL or even college football until my high school years. It just turned out that I was good at (football).”

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So good, in fact, that he earned a full ride scholarship at Tulsa and then spent 10 years in the NFL, eight with the Philadelphia Eagles and two with the New York Jets.

Alexander was introduced as Broken Arrow’s head coach football coach at a press conference earlier this month. Alexander, who coached on Allan Trimble’s staff at Jenks and was the head coach of the Tulsa Talons Arena team, said the time was right to pursue a head coaching position. “I came to Broken Arrow last year,” he said. “I wanted to get the perspective of coaching under another coach, another community. When the opportunity arose here I went for it. “I’ve coached under two guys who probably have a combined 20 state titles in Allan at Jenks and Spav (Steve Spavital) at Union. Between them they have probably 30 or more years of coaching experience. Plus, I couldn’t have worked under two better people.” Alexander sat down with wife Kathy and got input from sons Jake

and Kyle and daughter Cassity to discuss the possibility of becoming a head coach. “We just thought it was time,” Alexander said. Alexander downplays the pro athlete turned head coach theory. “I don’t think of it in that context,” Alexander said. “I know it gives me immediate credibility with kids. They all have iPhones, Galaxy 4’s or whatever with internet on their phones to Google and find out whatever they want. “I’m proud of what I did and yes, it has given me a wealth of knowledge that not many people who coach high school football have but it boils down to relationships. That is what builds successful programs.” Alexander said he takes pride in not being a “big ego guy.” “I can get down to (the high school athlete’s) level and relate to them,” he said. “That’s why I enjoy teaching so much, I can relate to the kids. Kids today are into Twitter, Facebook. It’s instant gratification. They have to understand that you care about them. “You have to be able to get your point across but in a way they understand and know that you care about them. Kids today would not respond to my NFL coach (Buddy Ryan).” Alexander will bring some of the lessons he learned under Ryan, a former Army sergeant. “He really didn’t have very many nice things to say about anyone,” Alexander said. “But that’s who he was. He grew up in Frederick, Okla., and I grew up here so I think that was the common denominator

David with son Jake at TU Senior Day 2013 for us. He never called anyone by his name. If you were in good standing with Buddy, he had a nickname for you. If you were not in good standing, he called you by your number. He called me ‘Broken Stick.’ “There were no hugs, pats on the back when you played for Buddy. One of the only times he ever said anything good to me was after the (1988) Fog Bowl against the Chicago Bears. He said you did a pretty good job against Hamp (Dan Hampton). That was it.” With today’s athletes, Alexander knows that won’t work. “Look at the NFL, the teams that are successful have the gregarious coaches – guys like Pete Carroll, the Harbaugh brothers (John and Jim). You have be personal with them.” As the running backs coach last season, his group would often call Thursday story time, asking Alexander to relay his playing adventures. “We’ll probably carry that on with the whole team,” Alexander said, who teaches intermediate algebra. “I love teaching. For me,

it’s easy. It’s just like coaching.” Like Alexander, the Broken Arrow football program has come a long way from when Alexander wore the black and gold. “When I played here we didn’t lift weights hardly at all,” he said. “We played our games at Kirkland Field which back then seemed huge. Today it seems so small. We certainly didn’t have facilities like we have now.” The door is open for Alexander’s son Jake to join the BA staff, but dad admits Jake, who graduates

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in June, has had several job offers. “Jake has had several job offers in football and one in the private sector,” said David. “It would be more special for me than it would be for him. He’s already raided my closet, taken four or five Broken Arrow shirts that he’s wearing at TU. He’s so proud of me as is the rest of the family. But yes, I’m saving him a spot on the staff if he wants to come coach.” Looking back, Alexander has fond memories of his high school playing days. “I figured out my sophomore year I was pretty good,” Alexander said. “In high school I played both ways but once I got to college, I was an offensive lineman. As Alexander and Broken Arrow mesh the past with the present and future, Alexander said he has no regrets. “I’m pretty happy with the way things turned out,” he said. “I had a great career. I wouldn’t change a thing.”

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Jordan Doyle – Basketball This 5-foot-8 senior guard is having a career in the month of February. Doyle, who has signed to play basketball at Oral Roberts, flirted with a doubledouble throughout the month of February. The versatile athlete is capable of playing a number of positions for head coach Mike Hughes.

“We play her anywhere from point guard to forward,” Hughes said.

Doyle, a 3.0 student, joins the Lady Tigers after transferring from Rogers High School. She is familiar with the Broken Arrow’s VYPE Top 100 players Toree Thompson and Amari Dennis, having played with each previously.

“I was on the same eighth grade team as Toree at Edison and Amari and I played on the same AAU summer team,” Doyle said. “It’s taken a little bit of time to adjust to a new team and coaching staff, but now that I have adjusted, I’m doing my part for the team.” In addition to basketball, Doyle is active in church activities at Mohawk First Baptist and volunteers at the local library, reading to children. Doyle, the mother of 1-year old daughter Jayden, plans to study physical therapy at ORU.

“It’s always been my dream to become a physical therapist. I love working with people,” Doyle said.

Tyler Ferguson – Basketball Don’t let the fact that Tyler Ferguson comes off the bench fool you, this Broken Arrow Tiger senior guard is logging a ton of minutes for first-year BA coach and alum Beau Wallace. Wallace said.

“Tyler sometimes plays more minutes than the starters,”

A high energy guy, Ferguson comes off the bench to give the Tigers instant energy. He pointed to the Memorial game in which he scored quick baskets to ignite the Tigers to victory. “As long as we win, I’m fine with my role,” he said. “I don’t really care whether or not I start. As long as it is the best option for the team, I’m all about it.”

A 3.8 student, Ferguson plans to attend Oklahoma State next fall and possibly study biology. As a senior, he takes his leadership responsibilities seriously. “I like to lead by actions mostly,” he said. “I try to show the guys the right way to do things in practice.” His attitude is why Ferguson earned Male Athlete of the Month.

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Character is a combination of qualities that distinguishes one person or group from another. VYPE celebrates achievements of local high school athletes by presenting the monthly “Character Counts Award.”

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Broken Arrow cheerleader Drake DeWitt is the Broken Arrow Male Character Counts Athlete of the Month. Along with being a member of the Broken Arrow cheer squad DeWitt is also a star in the classroom carrying a 4.0 unweighted grade point average and a 4.9 weighted GPA.

Outside of cheer and his work in the classroom DeWitt s involved in National Honor Broken Arrow Cheer Society, the student advisory committee and the athletic leadership council. Even with keeping himself busy with so many clubs and activities at Broken Arrow High School, DeWitt is also involved in rock climbing. After high school DeWitt plans to attend college and then go on to become the Chief Financial Officer at a major engineering corporation.

Broken Arrow Lady Tigers guard Tori Letney is the Broken Arrow Female Character Counts Athlete of the Month. Letney has helped her team to a 16-0 record and a No. 1 ranking in Class 6A this season. (As of Feb. 6).

Off the floor though Letney is very involved in various clubs and activities. Working as a volunteer for her church, Tori Letney Letney helps out at the GYC summer camps and is also Broken Arrow Basketball involved in “The Nightmare” which is another event her church puts on to help lead people to Christ. Keeping up with her faithbased activities, Letney is also involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Broken Arrow.

After high school Letney plans to play basketball at a small college but if that doesn’t happen Letney hopes to go to the University of Oklahoma and major in Sports Medicine.

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Victorious Vision

Conquerors Staking Their Claim to Class 4A traveled to the Port City Classic in Catoosa. Victory Christian won their first two games in the tournament easily to set up a championship game against 3A No. 4 Verdigris. In yet another close game the Conquerors again managed to come out on top beating Verdigris 55-51 to claim the tournament title.

Ryan Wakely The Victory Christian boys basketball team came into this season with high expectations. The Conquerors have more than lived up to those expectations, going 16-2 (as of Feb. 10) despite having one of the toughest schedules in the state.

After opening the year with five-straight wins Victory Christian competed in the historic Tournament of Champions. After winning their opening round game against Class A No. 3 ranked Weleetka, the Conquerors fell to

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6A No. 1 Union in the semifinals setting up a game against defending 5A state champion Memorial for third place in the tournament. The game against the Chargers went down to the wire but Victory Christian managed to pull out the win by a 58-55 final score to bring home the third place hardware. After losing a rematch to Memorial in the BOK Classic on Jan. 18 the Conquerors bounced back in a big way. After beating Holland Hall on Jan. 21 the team

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After winning the Port City title Victory Christian has reeled off wins against 4A No. 18 Webster, Cascia Hall, Metro Christian and Summit Christian.

Overall the Conquerors are averaging 58.6 points per game and playing a suffocating brand of defense allowing just 44.9 points a game. Those stats should be a huge asset for the Conquerors as postseason play approaches starting with a district matchup with Catoosa, who is currently 8-11 overall.

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Heart & Desire Lady Chieftains push for a 6A run in 2014.

Sapulpa head coach Darlean Calip has prepared her girls for the tough challenge of getting to the state tournament. How far they go is up to them.

Entering the 2013-14 season coach Darlean Calip was confident she had a group of girl’s capable of something special this season. And they still are. The Lady Chieftains are road tested after playing an extremely tough schedule. Big wins over Owasso, Sand Springs, Jenks, Union and Bixby highlight what was one of the toughest roads coach Calip has experienced in recent memory. “We have played a very challenging schedule and as result, it has prepared us for a rigorous playoff run. At this point, it’s a matter of ” WANT TO, HEART and DESIRE,” coach Calip said.

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quite young as a team,” Calip said. Isabella Bacon, Jennifer Lowe, Rachel Dobrinski and Taylor Henderson are contributing off the bench.

That youth has been a factor in a couple of the games that Sapulpa lost this season. An overtime game against No.1 ranked Broken Arrow is a good example, but the team has shown the resolve to fix problems they experienced early on in the season. In the Tournament of Champions the East Central Cardinals grabbed a 54-44 win, but the Lady Chieftains avenged that game in the JenksUnion Tournament with a, 47-36 win against the now ranked No.2 team in Class 5A. “The team has progressed quite well considering we are still quite young as a team. As a coach, you would like to have a few of those games back that you loss. However, those losses can be used as teaching tools and learning experiences and we have grown as individuals and as a team. As of late we have started to move in the right direction heading into playoff season, which is what you want,” Calip said.

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Oklahoma State University

Cowboys Sign Large Class

Mike Gundy stayed a bit quiet about this year’s signing class. After graduating 27 seniors from last year, the Cowboys signed a massive class. A very deep class with many defensive standouts, look for Broken Arrow product Gyasi Akem to lead a great group of 15 defensive players.

Lem Galea’i, 6-5, 330 OT – Euless, TX Matthew Mucha, 6-6, 255 OT – Houston, TX Jordan Frazier, 6-6, 247 TE – Springfield, MO Keenen Brown, 6-3, 205 WR – Houston, TX Chris Lacy, 6-3, 191 WR – DeSoto, TX James Washington, 6-0, 193 WR – Stamford, TX Devon Thomas, 5-11, 210 RB – Broken Arrow, OK Mason Rudolph, 6-4, 217 QB – Rock Hill, SC Tyreek Hill, 5-9, 185 ATH – Garden City, KS Sione Palelei, 5-10, 196 ATH – Gonzales, LA Zach Sinor, 5-11, 190 K – Castroville, TX Joyan Williams, 6-3, 265 DT – New Orleans, LA Jordan Brailford, 6-3, 225 DE – Tulsa, OK Trey Carter, 6-4, 250 DE – Dallas, TX Jarrell Owens, 6-3, 240 DE – Palestine, TX Cole Walterscheid, 6-6, 205 DE – Muenster, TX Gyasi Akem, 6-1, 210 OLB – Broken Arrow, OK D’Nerious Antoine, 6-0, 215 LB – Athens, TX Devante Averette, 6-0, 230 ILB – Iowa Falls, IA Josh Mabin, 6-2, 227 ILB – Spring, TX Justin Phillips, 6-0, 215 ILB – Pearland, TX Chris Hardeman, 5-9, 178 CB – Houston, TX Juwan Offray, 5-11, 180 CB – New Orleans, LA Dylan Harding, 6-2, 190 S – Jenks, OK Trevion Roberts, 6-2, 202 S – Aldine, TX Ramon Richards, 6-0, 180 S – San Antonio, TX Kirk Tucker, 6-2, 190 S – Tucker, GA 26

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Sooners load up on toughness The Sooners are continuing to see progress in the caliber athlete and overall player on the defensive side of the ball. Mike Stoops brings in another strong class that continues to get tougher with hardnosed kids. Running back Joe Mixon highlights the class as the 5-star California native will contribute immediately.

Jonathan Alvarez, 6-3, 301 OG – Mesquite, TX Orlando Brown Jr., 6-8, 340 OT – Duluth, GA Natrell Curtis, 6-3, 325 OG – Phoenix, AZ Alex Dalton, 6-4, 280 OG – Troy, OH Kenyon Frison, 6-6, 285 OT – West Valley City, UT Joseph Paul, 6-4, 325 OT – New Orleans, LA Isaac Ijalana, 6-5,250 TE – Woodland Hills, CA Carson Meier, 6-6, 235 TE – Tulsa, OK Mark Andrews, 6-6, 220 WR – Scottsdale, AR Jeffery Mead, 6-6, 190 WR – Tulsa, OK Michiah Quick, 6-0, 170 WR – Fresno, CA Dallis Todd, 6-5, 210 WR – La Mirada, CA Dimitri Flowers, 6-2, 219 RB – San Antonio, TX Samaje Perine, 5-11, 238 RB – Pflugerville, TX Justice Hansen, 6-4, 215 QB – Edmond, OK Joe Mixon, 6-2, 216 ATH – Oakley, CA Courtney Garnett, 6-2, 280 DT – New Orleans, LA Dwayne Orso, 6-6, 275 DE – Homewood, AL Curtis Bolton, 6-2, 215 OLB – Murrieta, CA Devante Bond, 6-3, 240 OLB – Roseville, CA Tay Evans, 6-2, 200 OLB – Allen, TX Marcus Green, 6-1, 180 CB – Cedar Hill, TX Tito Windham, 5-9, 174 CB – Gulfport, MS Vontre McQuinnie, 6-1, 204 S – Desoto, TX Steven Parker, 6-2, 185 S – Jenks, OK Jordan Thomas, 6-1, 180 S – Klein, TX

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Tulsa’s 2014 football recruiting class is heavy on speed and athleticism. Head Coach Bill Blankenship and his staff did a fine job of accumulating regional talent that met needs on both sides of the ball, especially at running back, receiver and in the trenches at offensive and defensive line.

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Destiny Climpson Union High School Desitny Climpson is a senior at Union High School where she plays varsity basketball. Climpson has been on a hot streak for the Lady Redskins. Recently she had 13 points against Muskogee and 13 against Owasso. The threepoint shooter has hit crucial shots in big games this season. Climpson and the Lady Redskins are on a five-game winning streak with Bixby, Sapulpa, Owasso, Sand Springs and Broken Arrow on the schedule. For her performance on the court and her dedication to the Lady Redskins, Destiny Climpson is the Mazzios Female Athlete of the Month

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Girl’s Basketball Jasauen Beard, Midwest City – ORU Kaely Bond, Mount St. Mary – American University Dru Clark, Sand Springs – Missouri Southern Jordan Doyle, Broken Arrow – ORU Jordan Gilbert, Carl Albert – ORU Taylor Estep, OCA – Southwestern Christian Miranda Griffin, Ketchum – NSU Mariah Knox, Bixby – John Brown Baileigh O’Dell, Verdigris – Lamar University Jayden Oliver, Putnam City – ORU Chandler Roof, Weatherford – Missouri-Kansas City Toree Thompson, Broken Arrow – Mississippi Erika Wakefield, Heritage Hall – Tulsa LaNesia Williams, Northeast – Oklahoma

Fastpitch Softball McKenzie Adams, Broken Arrow – Wichita State Bailey Applegate, Berryhill – Northern Kelsey Arnold, Holland Hall – Oklahoma Callie Barnes, Oktaha – Connors State Katie Bell, Bixby – Des Moines Emily Bevan, Owasso – UMKC Taylor Bolden, Glenpool – Neosho Jessica Boone, Berryhill – NSU Madison Bright, Claremore – Iowa State Rachel Brock, Berryhill – Connors State Kasey Jo Burgess, Sand Springs – OBU Brittany Cagle, Yukon – Shorter University Payton Calhoun, Holland Hall – Northern Makenzie Carpenter, Jenks – Connors State Jordan Chimento, Bishop Kelley – Boston College Rebekah Clinton, Ponca City – Mississippi Valley State Skyler Compton, Owasso – NEO Brook Curtis, Owasso – South Dakota Tori Danielson, Berryhill – NSU Mykala Forbes, Bixby – Connors State Kelsey Goodwin, Union – UMKC Corynne Hagins, Coweta – NEO Macey Hatfield, Lindsay – Oklahoma McKayla Hendrix, Jenks – Seminole Morgan Hildebrant, Lincoln Christian – Central Christian Kaleigh Hinkle, Dewey – NSU Bryn Houlton, Savanna – Kansas Bailey Hulet, Broken Arrow – Connors State Kourtney Linicome, Skiatook – NEO Destinie Lookout, Westmoore – Oklahoma Mikelynn Mantich, East Central – Cowley CC Madison McGraw, Union – Northwestern State Abby Meador, Carl Albert – Oklahoma City Kate Myers, Jenks – Tulsa Creston Nuckolls, Berryhill – Des Moines Randee O'Donnell, Tahlequah - Oklahoma State Shaylee Rowland, Muskogee – Northern Taylor Rumery, Skiatook – Coffeyville Hannah Smith, Broken Arrow – Connors State Kenzie Stevens, Owasso – Ottawa Shala Sutter, Bixby – Carl Albert Katy Taylor, Owasso – Labette Toree Tillman, Bixby – Cowley CC Rachael Trapp, Broken Arrow – Coffeyville Madison VanBurkleo, Union – NEO

Sara Villalobos, Skiatook – North Platte Jessica Watkins, Glenpool – Rose State Kelcee Welch, Miami – SW Baptist Bailee Wolfe, Coweta – NEO Whitney Wright, Tahlequah - NEO Haley Young, Bixby – Mississippi Valley

Football Jalen Adams, Southmoore – North Texas Gyasi Akem, Broken Arrow – Oklahoma State Tristan Anderson, Union – Evangel Ashton Antwine, Edmond Memorial – NEO Isaac Armstead, Broken Arrow – South Dakota John Ashcraft, Southmoore – NEO Fre’Darian Ashley, Northwest – NEO Kejuante Austin, Memorial – Langston Keaton Baggs, Broken Arrow – Louisiana-Monroe Trenton Ball, Carl Albert – Emporia State Jeremy Barnes, Central – Bacone Malaki Barnett, Edison – Southwestern KS Tyler Base, Oologah – Missouri Western Cameron Batson, Millwood – Texas Tech Ty Beasley, Muskogee – NWOSU Kevin Bell, Lawton – NSU Tre Betts, Sand Springs – Missouri State Britton Bishop, Oologah – Fort Hays State Sam Blankenship, Union – Harding Trevor Blassingame, Guthrie – Central Oklahoma Dominic Blue, Muldrow – SWOSU Samuel Bond, Madill – Central Oklahoma Cameron Booty, Jenks – NEO Ty Bowling, Yukon – Tulsa Pierce Brady, Holland Hall – Kenyon Jordan Brailford, Booker T. Washington – Oklahoma State D’Angelo Brewer, Central – Tulsa Justin Brown, El Reno – Emporia State Anthony Bryant, Southeast – Southern Nazarene Trey Buckner, Kingfisher – OBU Madison Bunch, Roland – Southern Nazarene Thor Burnside, Oologah – NEO Darrius Burris, Piedmont – NEO Tristan Butcher, Coweta – Central Oklahoma Kai Callins, Guthrie – Emporia State Patrick Cantrell, Beggs – NWOSU Cody Carnes, Alex – NWOSU Nigel Carter, McLain – Tulsa Camden Cecchini, Casca Hall – Coast Guard D.C. Chance, Commerce – NEO Adim Chukwurah, Norman North – Central Oklahoma

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Dallas Jackson, Meeker – NWOSU Mack Jensen, Casady – OBU Tazden Jevons, Dibble – NSU Louden Johnson, Wayne – East Central Trey Johnson, Hugo – NEO Zaccaues Johnson, Memorial – Langston Brandon Jones, Midwest City – NSU Jake Jones, Verdigris – Ottawa Johnny Jones, Douglass – Central Oklahoma Wyatt Jones, Sulphur – East Central Taber Jordan, Plainview – OBU Drew Kaiser, Broken Arrow – Evangel Blake Kalman, Bethany – Central Oklahoma Micah Kee, Woodward – NWOSU Ryland Ketchum, Alex – NWOSU Coleman Key, Broken Arrow – Colorado State Connor Kinsey, Midwest City – Southwestern KS Josh Kinzer, Owasso – Southeast Missouri State Chris Klick, Cherokee – SWOSU Javone Knox, Putnam City – Southern Nazarene Cameron Large, Ada – East Central Grant Lee, Clinton – NWOSU Andrew Lesnick, Ponca City – NWOSU Wiley Lester, Putnam City – NEO Alex Lewis, Broken Arrow – OBU Jacob Lewis, McGuinness – Princeton Colton Lindsey, Christian Heritage – Central Oklahoma Tyler Lindsey, Owasso – South Dakota State Austin Link, Tuttle – NEO Matt Looney, Broken Arrow – Evangel Sammy Loos, Owasso – Cornell IA Bishop Louie, McLain – Tulsa Noble Lybrand, Bethany – East Central Austin Mack, Edmond Santa Fe – NEO Austin Madison, Oologah – Southern Nazarene Balley McKay, Sequoyah Claremore – SWOSU Cornelius McKiver, Centennial – NEO Gary McKnight Jr., MacArthur – NEO Devin McLelland, Midwest City – Southwestern KS Ace McMahan, Ringling – SWOSU Alfonzo McMillian, Millwood – Sam Houston State Jacob McMullen, Choctaw – NEO John McQueen, Claremore – NEO Jeffery Mead, Union – Oklahoma Seth Mead, Woodward – NWOSU Carson Meier, Union – Oklahoma

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Gabe Meisinger, Claremore – OBU Chandler Miller, Bixby – Tulsa Mason Million, Berryhill – Ottawa Nick Mills, Tuttle – NEO Jordan Mitchell, Owasso – Tulsa Trevon Mitchem, Spiro – NEO Michael Moana, Eisenhower – Houston Daniel Moniz, Sequoyah Claremore – NEO Mildren Montgomery, Douglass – Tulsa Khalil Moore, John Marshall – NEO Trevor Moore, Edmond North – North Texas Zach Moore, Kingfisher – SWOSU Cameron Mortazavi, Sapulpa – Evangel Gerrell Murry, Putnam City – SWOSU Quentin Nails, McLain – NEO Landon Nault, Kingfisher – Emporia State Slade Nordic, Bartlesville – Pittsburg State Jose Ochoa, Alex – NWOSU Cameron Oliver, Owasso – UT-San Antonio Brendan O’Steen, Seminole – NEO Jacob Overton, Minco – OBU Zak Owen, Blanchard – NEO Steven Parker, Jenks – Oklahoma Logan Parks, Yukon – NEO Wyatt Pennington, Catoosa – Sam Houston State Cade Pfleider, Alva – NWOSU Jace Pitchford, Poteau – Arkansas Tech Caden Pratt, McAlester – Southeastern State Christian Preston, Savanna – SEOSU Stephen Price, Empire – Southern Nazarene Payton Prince, Norman North – Tulsa Ryan Rackley, Sulphur – East Central

Wyatt Rathjen, Miami – NEO Raymond Ratliff, Booker T. Washington – Evangel Austin Reed, Broken Arrow – Henderson State Kale Reed, Comanche – Southern Nazarene Shaliamere Rentie, Beggs – NEO Cole Ridgway, Norman – NSU Avery Rigney, Ft. Gibson – Southwestern College KS Korie Robinson, MacArthur – NEO Sinue Rodriguez, Sallisaw – NEO Miguel Rosendo, Cascia Hall – Colorado School of Mines Tyquae Russell, Midwest City – NEO John Sasser, Perkins-Tryon – SEOSU David Seagle, Cascia Hall – Central Oklahoma Dallas Sealey, Lawton – Abilene Christian Myykhail Shaw, Lawton – NEO Tyler Sipe, Norman North – Central Oklahoma Dillon Smith, Meeker – SEOSU

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Darian Abram, Bobby Cox - Booker T. Washington - Baseball Jalen Smith, Memorial – NEO Janson Smith, Union – NEO Jarome Smith, McAlester – SEOSU Jeremy Smith, Berryhill – Tulsa Marguess Smith, Southeast – NEO Myles Smith, Broken Arrow – Southern Nazarene Nathan Sosa, Christian Heritage – OBU Jacob Spady, Hinton – Southern Nazarene Pierce Spead, Southmoore – NEO Jordan Stafford, Hugo – Central Oklahoma Ross Stovall, Booker T. Washington – NEO Braden Stringer, Blanchard – Arkansas Tech Carter Swanson, Ardmore – Garden City Myles Tease, Booker T. Washington – Central Oklahoma Braylon Terrell, Broken Arrow – Wisconsin Eau-Claire Justin Tharp, Thomas – SWOSU Devon Thomas, Broken Arrow – Oklahoma State Luke Thompson, Jenks – Pittsburg State Stevie Thompson, Carl Albert – Pittsburg State

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Devin Thornburg, Alex – NWOSU Trey Tully, Plainview – OBU Brett Tye, Jenks – Pittsburg State Houston Tyler, Southmoore – Citadel Rowdy Votaw, Madill – NEO Jaelon Walker, Moore – Central Oklahoma Cody Ward, Hartshorne – SWOSU Khalil Warren, Del City – NEO Michael Warren, Lawton – Iowa State Bewley Wales, Metro Christian – Columbia Malik Walker, Spiro – NEO Travior Walker, Memorial – Langston Ty Watkins, Westmoore – NEO Caleb Webster, Claremore – NWOSU Eric Weed, Putnam City – Southern Nazarene Jordan Weltzheimer, Edmond Memorial – Air Force Cameron Westbrook, Edmond Santa Fe – NEO Austin White, East Central – Tabor Papi White, Seminole – Ohio Kelby Wickline, Stillwater – UT-San Antonio Terrell Williams, Lawton – NEO Jonathan Willis, Booker T. Washington – Oregon State DoLee Wolf, Beggs – NEO Conner Wood, Owasso – NEO Skyler Wood, Nowata – Central Oklahoma Chantz Woodberry, Carl Albert – SWOSU Ryan Woolman, Locust Grove – NSU Trey Wormington, Norman North – Central Oklahoma Colton Wright, Tahlequah – SWOSU Dakota Young, Eisenhower – NWOSU Ty Yeates, Jenks – William Penn

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Boy’s Golf Daniel Echevarris, Cascia Hall – Washburn Alexander Hughes, Edison – Central Oklahoma Casey Paul, Owasso – Tulsa

Girl’s Golf Emma Allen, Broken Arrow – Oklahoma City Lexi Armon, Owasso – NSU Kailey Collier, Broken Arrow – Houston Marla Souvannasing, Union – Central Oklahoma Hannah Ward, Poteau – Arkansas-Little Rock Ariel Wixson, Jenks – Rogers State Gymnastics Hailey Warner, Owasso – Wisconsin-LaCrosse

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Elle Stover, Catoosa – Central Oklahoma Katelin Teter, Claremore – NSU Kalyn Thorp, Verdigris – East Central Amber Tiger, Bixby – East Central Peyton VanLandingham, Owasso – East Central Summer Witt, Verdigris – East Central Girl’s Swimming Kasey Rein, Piedmont – Evansville

Boy’s Tennis Chris Lane, Bixby – Southwestern KS

Jake Jones, Ryan Skalnik, Kalyn Thorp, Summer Witt, Caitlyn Hanslovan - Verdigris Lacrosse Sam Heaton, Edmond North – Lindenwood Jake Hobbs, Edmond North – Lindenwood Rowing Rachel Parks, Classen – Tulsa Cody Shafer, Union – Oklahoma City Madison Wilfong, Washington – UCO

Boy’s Soccer Bradley Amos, Union – Central Arkansas Truman Berghall, Jenks – OBU Ryan Cass, Jenks – Colorado State-Pueblo Tinashe Chigede, Jenks – Ouachita Baptist Durham Chilcoat, Jenks – OBU Michael Mitrik, Jenks – Tulsa Nathan Osborn, Jenks – OBU Tyler Ridener, Jenks – Central Arkansas William Thompson, Regent Prep – Oklahoma Wesleyan

Girl’s Soccer Reagan Ballard, Edmond Memorial – Central Oklahoma Anna Beffer, Union – Oklahoma State Jessica Bollinger, Booker T. Washington – Nebraska-Omaha Kara Borgstrom, Broken Arrow – Central Arkansas Kayla Buster, Broken Arrow – NSU Lexi Carol, Norman North – Central Oklahoma Carlie Cook, Cascia Hall – Tulsa Tana Dake, Sequoyah Claremore – Tulsa Elizabeth DiSalvatore, Westmoore – Central Oklahoma Allie Ertl, Bishop Kelley – Lyon College Courtney Essary, Carl Albert – Central Oklahoma Annaly Ferrell, Cascia Hall – Brown Melissa Giles, Broken Arrow – NSU Caitlyn Hanslovan, Verdigris – Oral Roberts Aunyes Hermantin, Broken Arrow – Wheaton Mykaela Jones, Owasso – Eastern Bri Kuestersteffen, Norman North – UAB Maddie Logsdon, Union – NSU Julia Mathis, Broken Arrow – NSU Madison Morris, Edison – Missouri S&T Bailee Muller, Catoosa – Central Oklahoma Morgan Pritchett, Bixby – Harding Simone Ryan, Westmoore – Central Oklahoma

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Girl’s Tennis Annie Hays, Edmond North – Missouri-St. Louis Peyton Jennings, Cascia Hall – Arkansas Easton Parker, Bixby – NSU Madison Westby, Bishop Kelley – Southern Cal

Boy’s Cross Country/Track Devon Bond, Poteau - UCO Emily Faulkner, Casady - Harding University (Searcy, AR) Tyler Helt, Union – OBU Tyler Jackson, Claremore – Oklahoma State Kevin Roddy, Duncan – Virginia Girl’s Cross Country/Track Maddie Brown, Jenks – Central Oklahoma Ainsley Ibison, Broken Arrow – Oklahoma Christian Abbey Mace, Norman North – Oklahoma Courtney Nelson, Putnam City North – Pittsburg State Omega Reese, Tonkawa – ORU Isabelle Wallace, Norman North – Oklahoma Michaela Werner, Grove – Oklahoma City Chloe Zoellner, Union – Colorado Christian Volleyball Leslie Atherton, Bishop Kelley – Oklahoma McKayla Benner, Norman North – Southern Nazarene Tyreece Buchanan, Union – NEO Dani Chase, Yukon – Southern Nazarene Josie Gandall, Bishop Kelley – Saint Louis McKenzie McMullen, Edmond North – Oklahoma City Holly Randall, Edmond North – Oklahoma City Megan Thomas, Union – Central Oklahoma Wrestling Blake Dauphin, Tuttle – Ouachita Baptist Andrew Dixon, Edmond North – Oklahoma Lance Dixon, Edmond North – Oklahoma Joel Dixon, Edmond North – Oklahoma Michael Hamilton, Bartlesville – Oklahoma Cody Lambert, Cascia Hall – Navy Nathan Marek, Southmoore – Oklahoma Jacobe Smith, Muskogee – Oklahoma State Derek White, Edmond North – Nebraska Cub Yeager, Locust Grove – Wyoming

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Clay Martin isn’t sure which Jenks basketball team is going to show up on any given night. But the veteran head coach admits that’s part of the fun of it.

that after losing 51-38 to Union in mid-January, the Trojans had a chance to win the rematch at the UMAC on a Steven Parker 3-point shot at the buzzer. Union held on for a 65-63 victory.

Booty (5.9) and Michael Williams (5.7). Sophomore Isaac Gilton is coming on as well after notching nine points and 13 rebounds against Union.

Oh, there’s plenty of talent. But through the first two-thirds of the season, the team has lacked consistency on a game-to-game basis. In fact, in seven of the team’s first 16 games, Martin was without players for one reason or another.

While this team may lack a true superstar, the pieces together have the opportunity to make this a unique team. But Martin said it must find its rhythm and quickly.

“It’s a fun group to coach and it has been fun as coaches because it challenges (the staff) to find other ways to be successful,” Martin said. To date, three of the team’s losses have come against Union and Owasso, a pair of top three teams in Class 6A and four losses have been by five points or less. Encouraging to Martin is the fact 40

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“We’re on the cusp,” Martin said. “Are we going to break out or not? We’ve shown we can do it but we haven’t brought it every night. “I can’t fault our effort but for one reason or another we just haven’t made plays when we needed to.”

Sophomore point guard T.J. Washington is the team’s leading scorer at more than 11 points per game. He also is averaging 6.8 assists. Connor Houston is next at 10.8 followed by Steven Parker (9.5), Hutch Peterson (6.8), Shawn Scott (6.6), Cameron

“T.J. has the potential to be one of the greatest ever,” Martin said. “He played as a freshman, played a great role. He’s moved to a starting role this year, sharing the point with Steven. He has all the tools to be a premier player in the state. He’s very, very driven.

“Connor has been our vocal leader,” Martin said. “He’s shooting right at 50 percent from 3-point range. Steven is a phenomenal leader.

“It’s exciting that we have a lot of guys who are capable of scoring. But the flip side is you need someone to bring it and be the guy who can hit the tough shot. This is quite a different team from what we’ve had the last few years. Different isn’t bad. The light switch is starting to flicker. We show spurts every day. We’ve played tough games. We know it’s in there, we just have to learn to bring it every day.”

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Owasso Hoops Owasso creating headaches for opposing teams. This feature brought to you by Bayer Aspirin in the recruiting war when Milton was just a freshman. Wichita State has also taken keen interest in the 6-foot-4 point guard.

John Cole Neph Teams are being forced to pick their poison when it comes to defending Owasso basketball.

Shut down prolific scorer Shake Milton or the rest of the team? It is a dilemma for sure.

Milton poured in 40 points in an 80-77 overtime win over Muskogee earlier in the month after hitting the game-winning shot in the Rams’ victory over Union. He is among the state’s leading scorers, averaging better than 28 points a game, up nearly 10 points from a year ago.

Milton already has offers from TU and OU. Kansas got an early start

“Our coaches have the best seat in the house to watch one of the best players in the state and maybe n the country,” head coach Mark Vancuren said of Milton. “I don’t see how he can’t be a top four All-American. We’ve seen about every gimmick defense there is when it comes to Shake.” Milton is that rare breed of athlete who makes everyone around him better.

“We’re not a one-man team,” Owasso coach Mark Vancuren said. “We have guys who have stepped up big all year.”

John Cole Neph has caught on fire offensively in February. The 6-4 forward joins Michael Anderson in the frontcourt. Anderson has drawn the challenge of guarding Union’s Carson Meier and Bixby’s Mitch Solomon in recent games. “Michael is playing great,” Vancuren said. “He’s making an impact with his defense, his rebounding and some timely scoring as well. John Cole is starting to heat up as well.”

Max Seefluth Max hit a big 3-pointer for us against Union. Kinzer’s injury has allowed us to get some guys more seasoned before the playoffs.” Vancuren said Milton does an excellent job of getting his teammates involved offensively.

“We run an equal opportunity offense,” said the coach. “If you can get the ball to the basket, go score. We don’t care who it is. Shake shares the ball so well. If you are open, he will find you. With defenses keying on him, it puts other players I a position to receive the ball and go score.”

A broken thumb sidelined Kinzer Lambert but the silver lining is it has given Max Seefluth, Blake Hamar and Chase Holderman opportunities to contribute.

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“We hope to get Kinzer back by the playoffs,” Vancuren said. “His injury hurt us but’s also been a blessing. Chase has been real solid with the ball. He had nine assists against Union. Blake and Max have played well also.

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Sandites Are Young But Talented

Lane Lettich It’s not easy getting yourself into the top five of the Class 6A wrestling rankings. It’s even tougher with a young team, but that is exactly what the Charles Page Sandites have done. Led by a solid mix of experienced veterans like Cody Karstetter and Kyler Childers and a group of talented freshmen like John Jimenez and Dalton Fix the Sandites have climbed to No. 4 in the rankings. Head coach Kelly Smith said that he is extremely proud of what his team has been able to accomplish this season. “When you look throughout our lineup and see so many young

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kids and what they have been able to do, and how they have battled through one of the toughest schedules we have ever had you can’t help to be proud as a coach,” Smith said. Going 7-2 in duals this year the Sandites proved they were a force to be reckoned with. The Sandites also won the Jenks Tournament this year, took third at the Perry Tournament of Champions, finished fourth at the Booby Lyons Invitational in Sand Springs and ninth at the Kansas City Stampede. Fix won the 113-pound weight division at all four tournaments this season and was also named Most Outstanding Wrestler at Perry’s tournament. Fellow freshman John Jimenez finished first at

120 pounds at Jenks, second at Perry and second at the Bobby Lyons Invitational. Junior Kyler Childers also won at Jenks in the 225-pound division, then took second at Kansas City, Perry and the team’s home tournament. Karstetter, who is also a junior, finished first at the Bobby Lyons Invitational, first at Jenks and second at Perry. With regionals and state coming up coach Smith said he has the utmost confidence that all of his wrestlers have a chance to bring home some hardware.

“It’s really tough to know until you see what weight everyone will wrestle at but we don’t have a kid on the team that I feel like couldn’t do well at state,” Smith said.

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Booker T. Washington is sending a team to the state meet capable of bringing home some hardware this season. Several members of the girl’s team have first place finishes at several meets including the Booker T. Washington Invitational. Ashley Smith has wins in the 200 freestyle and the 100 freestyle. Anders Broussards is one of the top swimmers in the 400 freestyle, while Addy Sanchez has been impressive in the 200 IM. The 400 freestyle relay team features several of their top swimmers and should compete for a podium spot. McKenzie Wilson has been spectacular in the 100 butterfly.

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The boy’s feature Noah Eagan who recorded victories in the 200 IM, 50 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke. The 200 freestyle relay is another strong event the boy’s could medal in at state. Also look for Joseph Williams in the 100 freestyle. AMADOR, ETHAN DANIELS, WOODY EAGAN, NOAH KINNISON, NOAH ADAMS, DAVID DAVIS, BROOKS FOURNET, DOUGLAS MORRIS, LOWELL WILLIAMS, JOSEPH BARTON, EVAN GOMEZ, EVAN LEBLANC, ELLIS

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Arnold leaves lasting legacy

To say Kelsey Arnold has done it all, and done it all well is truthfully an understatement. If the year plays out as expected, she will have earned 16 varsity letters. Yes, the math is right, she runs track and softball during the same season, as well as volleyball and basketball. All Conference, player of the year, MVP and so on are titles and awards she has received in all sports.. Crystal Lawson, Holland Hall Basketball coach said, “Players like Kelsey don't come along very often, she is a very special athlete. Kelsey has tremendous skill and talent, but what sets her apart is her will and desire. She has that "will to win, never give up mentality". As a coach, you love that because she is your leader on the floor and the others see it and follow. It doesn't matter the score or what point it is during the game, you can be assured that she is giving 100% and she believes in her teammates and that together they will find a way to win.”

Arnold, who carries a 3.5 GPA is going to continue her athletic and academic career at the University of Oklahoma, playing softball and will be pre-med, looking to focus on pediatric medicine. Coach Gasso had this to say about Kelsey’s game and how she plans to use her at OU; “Kelsey Arnold is just a tremendous, all-around athlete in high school. She played about every sport in high school. As a softball athlete, she’s going to be a very versatile for us. She could play a corner position, she could play middle of the field, and she could play the outfield. I’ve seen her play all positions and collegiately she could play any of them, at our level.” Kelsey looks forward to going to Norman and reuniting with old teammates and friends. “I will probably begin in the outfield and work into other positions that need to be filled as they open up due to graduation.” Steve Heldebrand, Athletic Director said, “She is probably the most respected athlete, male or female that has competed at Holland Hall since I have been here. A teammate of hers once said, "Kelsey is obviously a terrific athlete, but she is by far the best teammate one could have."

Kelsey credits her parents, Darin and Tracy Arnold as her biggest supporters and her influences and looks at Chris Paul and Natasha Watley as athletes she looks to as people that she respects as athletes. Someday, don’t be surprised if some young athletes says that they look up to Kelsey Arnold and would like to pattern their game and life after her.

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