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6 | All-VYPE Spring sports have crowned their champions, now it’s time to name the All-VYPE teams for baseball, soccer, golf, tennis, track and slow-pitch softball.
10 | Stillwater Review Check out this look back at a great year in sports for the Pioneers. Rex Holt looks back at the Top 10 moments of the 2013-14 season.
15 | Kolby Mendenhall Perry track star Kolby Mendenhall brought home the gold in the 100 and 200 meters at the state track meet.
19 | Newkirk Soccer VYPE editor Kyle Kendrick breaks down the girls soccer season and looks back at their season to remember.
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Athlete of the Year Bank SNB has teamed up to grant a $1,000 Scholarship 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 or girl will be elected the Bank SNB 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 Oklahoma@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. • The male and female athletes who are chosen each month will have a pictured bio, highlighting their accomplishments, placed on this page. Nominees will be profiled in VYPE magazine, but it is not necessary to be profiled in order to win the scholarship.
Bank SNB Scholar Athlete of the Year Maggie Ireton Stillwater High School
Maggie Ireton is the Bank SNB Scholar Athlete of the Year. A recent graduate of Stillwater High School, Maggie Ireton was a previous nominee in the VYPE North Oklahoma magazine for October 2013. “The Bank SNB Scholarship means so much to me. I’ve worked hard to keep straight A’s in high school and even harder to be a good athlete. I love all the different sports I’ve participated in. After moving to Stillwater, the game of volleyball became my life. I’ve learned so much from my coach Jason Webber at Stillwater. He believed in me and taught me to believe in myself.” Maggie has accepted an offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State University where she will play volleyball for the Rangers. “I’ve been blessed beyond measure, that all my teachers and administrators at Stillwater High School care enough about their students and athletes to expect great things from us in the classrooms and on the courts. To have someone outside the school recognize my accomplishments with this scholarship from Bank SNB and is just so amazing, I am very honored and so appreciative. I am looking forward to my years at Northwestern Oklahoma State University and to beginning Pre-Vet Med classes and playing volleyball for coach Gene Krieger. This scholarship is a big help in my new beginning of college life,” said Ireton.
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Infield Jacey Bales – Morrison Raylee Conner – Woodland Neleigh Herring – Chandler Marissa Goodman – Frontier
Coach of the Year: Joe Gilbert - Barnsdall
Coach of the Year: Jimmy Harris – Stillwater
Brooks Zimmerman – Stillwater Tanner Bergman – Newkirk Zalin Edwards – Pawhuska Drew Wilson – Cushing
Outfield Kalie Vernon – Morrison Alexis Mashburn – Woodland McKaylan McCabe – Barnsdall Jayden Solberg – Chandler
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Brooks Zimmerman Stillwater
Chase Kurtz – Ponca City Jon Littell – Stillwater Jordan Quinata – Morrison
Pitcher Chastyn Spruill – Chandler
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Brandon Purdy – Tonkawa Chandler Salinas - Ripley Pitchers
Catcher Michaela Allison - Barnsdall
Carson Teel – Stillwater Sam Kraybill – Stillwater Tyler Culver – Pawhuska Austin French – Shidler Houston Twoguns - Ripley
Utility Tayler Williams – Morrison Michaelanne Nelson – Frontier Ciara McCabe – Barnsdall Honorable Mention Jamie Lovely – Morrison Paige Weber – Chandler Faith Ashford – Blackwell LaKeesha LeFlore – Barnsdall Brittanee Knepper - Blackwell
Utility
Wesley O’Neil – Ponca City Ben Hook – Tonkawa Josh Hite – Morrison Trevor Watts - Ripley Honorable Mention
Blake Shepard – Ponca City Coby Hutson – Newkirk Jaren Green - Chandler Justin O’Laughlin - Chandler Ty Lazenby – Glencoe Ty Stout – Morrison Carson Cook – Shidler Sam Schuermann - Blackwell
Blake Shepard Ponca City
McKayla McCabe Barnsdall
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Girls Carly Stallard – Cleveland Alyssa Hall – Perry Kayla Woods – Perry Ally Reese – Perry Trini Bui – Stillwater Kristen Zacherius – Stillwater Boys Chase Wheatley – Perry Blake Langston – Ponca City Austin Reed – Stillwater
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Girls Coach of the Year: Giovanie Soliano – Pawhuska Rian Watters – Newkirk Lauren Parker – Stillwater Hailey Selmon – Stillwater Morgan Waddle – Pawhuska Carlie Culver – Pawhuska Katie Strait – Ponca City Brianne Cherry – Ponca City Boys Coach of the Year: Seth Condley – Stillwater Oscor Ochoa – Ponca City Andrew Lesnick – Ponca City Jackson Bowker – Ponca City Bryson Reed – Stillwater Luis Rute – Stillwater Jackson Murphy – Stillwater Kevin McBrayer – Cushing Ian Jones – Cushing
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Girls Jordan Patterson – Chandler Taylor Fowble – Chandler Taylor Smith – Cushing Madison Peresko – Ponca City Sam Dennison – Stillwater Mackenzie Enmeier – Stillwater Sarah Carpenter – Stillwater
Boys Brennan Montgomery – Bristow Blake Weaver – Perry Austin Hamilton – Stroud
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Girls Tyra Aska – Coyle Jenny Bakes – Glencoe Sarah Phillippi – Pawhuska Jacye Grimm – Ponca City Omega Reese – Tonkawa Kadey Scharnhorst – Woodland Raylee Conner – Woodland Boys Anthony McLeod – Coyle Hunter Boykin – Cushing Darrin Shuttleworth – Mannford Ty Smith – Stillwater Zach Porterfield – Stillwater Brandon Prather – Stillwater Tristan Rogers – Woodland
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round, falling 3-2 to the eventual Class 4A state champions. “The seniors rallied us all year,” Yates told the Stillwater News Press. Senior Drew Wilson told the News Press it was Yates’ constant encouragement that helped the team. “He told us we had a lot of talent and could achieve great things. We started believing. RIPLEY BASEBALL
Barnsdall Slow-Pitch Softball North teams were well represented this spring across the board. Here is a look at some of those teams and how they finished. BARNSDALL SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL The sixth-ranked Lady Panthers finished the year 26-12 and runners-up in Class 3A this spring. Barnsdall opened the year winning 8 of its first 9 games. The team suffered a four-game losing skid in midApril but regrouped to cruise through district and regional competition to punch their ticket back to state. But a repeat wasn’t in the cards for head coach Joe Gilbert’s team, which fell to Hinton 6-4 in the championship game. Seniors LaKeesha LeFlore, Brandi Gay, Courtney Swift, McKaylan McCabe led the Lady Panthers back to the 2A state finals FRONTIER SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL
The Frontier Lady Mustangs team finished the season 16-6 and ranked No. 11 in 2A. Reached state with an 8-5 win over VICI and a 17-10 win over Pond CreekHunter. Fell in the opening game of the 2A tournament to top-ranked Stonewall 5-3. BASEBALL
The Mustangs found tough sledding in baseball this spring, but coach Mike Allen’s team was young and will improve. TRACK
Thristan Young finished 11 in the high jump, covering 4-8 and teammate Shannon Wet was 14th in the shot put with a throw of 39-8. GLENCOE BASEBALL
The 11th ranked Panthers concluded a 30-12 season with back-to-back losses to Preston and Amber-Pocasset in regionals. The team captured the Coyle Tournament title with victories over John Marshall, Destine Christian and Morrison.
The future looks good for the Warriors in baseball. Seventh-ranked Ripley reached the Class A state tournament before bowing out to eventual state champion Binger-Oney 6-2 in a quarterfinal game. The Warriors ended the season 24-12. PERRY TRACK
Kolby Mendenhall won both the 100 and 200 meter dashes in Class 3A at the state meet in Moore. His time of 21.92 in the 200 was a personal best. Just a freshman, Mendenhall posted a time of 10.89 to take the gold in the 100 meter dash. COYLE TRACK
The Lady Bluejackets took third in the Class A meet, scoring 59 points. Tyra Aska ran a 12.34 to capture gold in the 100-meter dash. She finished second in the 200 with a time of 27.34. Anika Smalley took sixth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.83 while both the 400 and 800 meter relay events. In boys action, Anthony McLeod finished second in the 400 meter with a time of 51.07.
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Ketchum baseball finished 29-8, ranked no. 8 in 2a. Coach Mark Knoten’s squad reached the 2A state tournament, falling to eventual state champion Dale 11-1 in the first round. CUSHING BASEBALL
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The Tigers finished 23-16 under firstyear head coach Jon Yates. The Tigers eliminated defending state champion Berryhill in the regional finals 6-2 to reach the state tournament. The Tigers ran into Tuttle in the opening
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did win gold.
6. ON THE RIGHT TRACK – At the Class 6A State Track and Field Championships at Yukon. Ty Smith spurred the SHS to a sixth-place team finish by winning the state title in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.74. Smith also finished fifth in the 100. Meanwhile Brandon Prather was third in the long jump. Stillwater’s 400- and 800-meter relay teams both finished in fourth place at state.
Stillwater Class 6A State Champions By Rex Holt
To come up with a Top 10 list of the best moments of the 2013-14 Stillwater High School athletic year was a bit of a conundrum. In a year of unprecedented success for the Pioneers and Lady Pioneers there were more than enough sports achievements to qualify for inclusion. The problem was with so many special moments, including an incredible three state championships, where do you begin and in what order do rate them. It all begins with a three-way tie for first, of course.
1. WATER WARRIORS – In February, under 25th-year head coach Kurt Goebel,
SHS captured its first boys state swimming crown since 1974 at the new Edmond Schools Aquatic Center Pool. Leading SHS to the Class 5A title were Charles Clark, Ben Cowles,
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7. TWO TO STATE – Both Stillwater soccer teams reached the state playoffs. The boys of coach Seth Condley closed out a solid 7-7 year with a 2-0 first-round loss to Broken Arrow. The Lady Pioneers, coached by Joey Parker, also qualified for state for the first time since 2003 and bowed to BA in round one.
Mathew Tree, Trey Cushing and Nate Carmen. Stillwater finished with 263 points to edge Altus 8. NET RESULTS – Spurred by seniors (258). Carley Geer, Sarah Carpenter, Maggie Ireton 1. MAT KINGS – Stillwater wrestlers took the and Morgan Wheatley the Lady Pioneer Class 6A State Wrestling Championships in volleyball fought its way to the Class 6A State Oklahoma City, the school’s ninth mat title Championships at Bixby. Coach Jason Webber’s and its first since 1970. Doug Chesbro’s squad crew also fought eventual state champ Edmond scored 143 points, 21 more than Edmond Santa Fe in the first round before bowing out. North, and crowned five champions in Andrew 9. PERFECT SHOT – Sophomore Sam Dennison Nieman (106 pounds), Kaid Brock (132), scored a hole-in-one at the Class 6A State Golf Tristan Moran (138), Joe Smith (145) and Championships at the Ponca City Country Chandler Rogers (170). Club. Dennison aced the 107-yard, par-3, 1. DIAMOND DOMINATION – Behind a group 14th hole with a pitching wedge, and led her of 17 seniors the Pioneer baseball team walked team to an eighth-place finish with McKenzie away with the Class 6A State Championship in Enmeier, Sarah Carpenter, Reid Green and Mara Norman. Led by first-year head coach Jimmy Hunziker. Harris, SHS beat Edmond North (7-2), Jenks 10. ETC., ETC. – Individual efforts that (3-2 in eight innings) and Bishop Kelley (6-0) need to be cited here, include Troy Fort en route to the school’s first hardball title since qualifying individually for the 6A Boys Golf 1957. Stillwater closed with a sparkling 32-4 Championships at Stillwater’s Karsten Creek, record. Becca Worthy pole vaulting 11-feet to place 4. AND SMART TOO – Not only did SHS add third at the 6A track and field meet, Austin Reed three to its 20 total state crowns, it also earned going 3-2 at No. 1-singles to place seventh at Class 6A Academic State Championships from the 6A State Tennis Championships in OKC and the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Kate Zacherius and Trini Bui qualifying for state Association in baseball, girls track and field, at No. 2-doubles. boys basketball and boys soccer, while boys swimming was tops in Class 5A. Sarah Erlich’s SHS Pom squad was also recognized this year as an academic state champ. 5. MAKING WAVES – The SHS girl swimmers posted a runner-up showing at the Class 5A State Championships in Edmond. The Lady Pioneers, with only one senior, finished the meet just 40.5 points behind four-time titlist Fort Gibson. Stillwater’s 400-meter freestyle relay team of Isabelle Smith, Kayla Dunn, Alexx Thomas and Brooke Njaa
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Stillwater Pioneers tennis player Austin Reed is the Stillwater Character Counts Male Athlete of the Month. Just a sophomore, Reed just capped off a spectacular season last month by finishing in seventh place in the Class 6A No. 1 Singles state tournament. Off the tennis court Reed was also involved in several extra-curricular activities including the Stillwater High School Marching Band. Excelling in bad as well as tennis Reed earned a superior rating at the state level for his trumpet solo. Looking toward next year Reed said that he hopes for more success on the team level most of all. “Next season I want the whole team to get better and have more of them go to state,” Reed said.
A senior at Stillwater this past year, Sarah Carpenter competed at the highest level on three teams, including the Lady Pioneers volleyball, swimming and golf teams. The Lady Pioneers swim team and Lady Pioneers golf team this year. On the volleyball court this year Carpenter played outside hitter and helped the Lady Pioneers to a very successful season in which Stillwater made it all the way to the Class 6A state tournament. The senior was also very involved in extra-curricular activities including student council, FCA, FCCLA, and helping with various church activities. As the StuCo vice president, she co-directed SMAC (Stillwater Makes A Change) which is a school wide fundraiser. This year-long effort benefitted Turning Point Ranch, a Therapeutic Riding Center for kids with special needs. Their goal was $30,000 and they raised over $48,000, doubling last year’s efforts. As another part of her selfless volunteer work Carpenter is spending June in Honduras as a missionary intern at a small Christian elementary school in a low-income, out lying village. In the fall, Carpenter will be attending Oklahoma State University where she plans on majoring in Mathematics with a Secondary Teacher Certification and minoring in Spanish.
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Stillwater High School senior James Brower is a varsity wrestler where he was one of the top wrestlers in the state and wrestled for one of the top teams in the state. Brower graduated this May and is looking forward to working toward becoming a
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master welder. During his senior year at Stillwater Brower attended Meridian Technology Center taking courses in Precision Metal Fabrication, following in his Grandfather’s footsteps as a welder. “I love working outdoors
and with my hands,” said Brower. In March Brower opened his own company and began working on a fencing project. He also completed projects with Meridian Technology Center that included a smoker, a toolbox and an oxygen rack for his car. James Brower is a great example of a student athlete focused on giving his all to the team, making good grades in class and working towards his future by enrolling at Meridian Technology Center. Congratulations to James Brower for being named this month’s Meridian Technology Center Athlete of the Month.
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Cleveland Track Cleveland distance runner Wyatt Woodrell finished his senior season as one of the top five distance runner in Class 4A.
Class 4A was loaded with good long distance runners this year. The 3200 meters featured Tristan Owens from Oologah, who many considered the favorite, alongside sophomore Zack Black of Sallisaw and Devin Whitewolf of Anadarko. But Cleveland Tiger runner Wyatt Woodrell set a new personal record and placed fifth in the 3200 meters giving Cleveland a spot on the podium.
Wyatt Woodrell
“Running the 3200 is probably my favorite event and I’m glad I got to compete in it the last few years. It seems to get tougher every year especially with the young guys that have came up and really shown everyone who’s boss. This years run I knew was my last and I had to treat it extra special. I started off ranked in 7th place and I knew that wasn’t good enough being that I placed 6th in last years meet. So after the gun went off I just tried to stay in the front pack as best I could for the first mile and create some separation from of the other runners. My plan worked
and I was able to maintain the 5th spot for the remainder of the run running a 10:21, a new PR,” Woodrell said.
Despite finishing out of the top 20, the track team is young and growing, which could mean more success in the future for the Tigers.
“This season we were really young and I believe that led to some struggles in the meets, but one individual that stands about 5-foot really impressed me with his 100 and 200 times, Parker Edwards (FR) ran with an injured back all season and still was one of our top sprinters. I think that our relay teams will also improve and have much success next track season with their age and work ethic. Also I want to give a shout-out to my younger brother Jasper. I hope that he works hard this offseason and makes a state appearance in his time at CHS.” Other juniors making it to state include Maverick Keeler in the discus, Bailey Roe in the pole vault and Hannah Hardin in the discus.
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sophomore season? Mendenhall: For my sophomore year I just need to keep a cool head and stay smart to keep continuing my accomplishments. There aren’t really any more “goals” after winning the Meet of Champions and now being the fastest in Oklahoma. VYPE: Who were some of the biggest influences in your success this year as a Kolby Mendenhall freshman? Mendenhall: The VYPE sat down with Perry’s two biggest influences through my freshman phenom Kolby years of training and competing Mendenhall to talk about his have to be my brother, Kaleb outstanding freshman season Mendenhall for teaching me mostly that he capped with two state everything I know and Natalie championships. Williams for supporting me and VYPE: What were your feelings being on my side through the year! after winning the 100 and 200 at VYPE: Ok time for a fun question: state? If you could have one superpower Mendenhall: After winning state in what power the 100 and 200 I felt the years of would you training and summer track meets choose to have had finally come together to a very and why? satisfying success. Mendenhall: VYPE: Going into the state meet Well I already were you confident you could win have to ability both events? to fly so probably being Mendenhall: Going into my first invincible state meet I had my worries that because who I wouldn’t have a start or drive wouldn’t want powerful enough to come out on to be? top, but the lifting and workouts got me there after all. VYPE: Being only a freshman, what are some of your goals for your
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Madison Peresko - Softball, Golf, Basketball Junior three-sport star Madison Peresko takes the same approach to athletics as she does in the classroom. A 4.08 student, Peresko takes AP Pre-Calculus, Pre AP Trigonometry, accelerated English and AP Environmental Science. Her course load is offset with her busy athletic schedule. As the No. 1 bag for the girls golf team, Peresko averaged 88.5 strokes. In softball, she plays third base, centerfield and pitcher. In basketball, she is a post-forward combo.
Her busy schedule doesn’t leave much time for other activities, although she does enjoy working out. Madison even finds time to work a part-time job at Dixie Dog Drive-In. Madison is planning on attending the University of Oklahoma where she wants to study to be an ER nurse.
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Phillips 66 is a proud sponsor of the Ponca City Area Character Counts Award. Golf and fast-pitch softball are just two activities of which Kaylee Gillespie excels as a junior at Ponca City. She boasts a 4.15 grade point average in AP Pre-Calculus as well as accelerated Kaylee Gillespie courses in English and Choral. Kaylee Ponca City High School plays leftfield and first base in softball and carries the No. 2 bag in golf. In her spare time, Kaylee said she enjoys playing volleyball and singing her band at Life Church. She also participates in the First Presbyterian Church youth group. The group’s activities include monthly Friendship Feasts, yard work and working the Herb Festival. Kaylee’s interests lie in science and math. She hopes to study astronomy or architecture although she is uncertain of where she will attend.
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Recently graduated from Ponca City, Matt Vaughan plans to attend NOC-Tonkawa in the fall. A distance runner, Vaughan ran the open 400 and the mile relay for the Wildcats Matt Vaughan this spring. He placed 14th in Ponca City High School the 400 (52.32) and anchored the Wildcats’ 4x400 relay team. A 3.75 student, Matt is active in FCA and NHS. This year took an AP course in Environmental Science. An Eagle Scout, Matt plans to follow in the footsteps of older brother Chris and become a state trooper. To that end, he was serving as a junior staffer at Highway Patrol cadet camp. “I’ve wanted to be in law enforcement since I was little,” he said. “I enjoy helping people.” In his spare time, Matt enjoys running and also involved in his church, First Lutheran in Ponca City. The head lifeguard at Sun and Fun, he also interns at House FM, a Christian radio station. One of five children, Matt is the son of Steve and Diana Vaughan. He has two sisters, Ashley and Amber and a brother Steven.
New Era Dawns In Newkirk The Newkirk Lady Tigers Began Playing Soccer This Spring, And Turned A Lot of Heads in the Process
Photos Provided by the Newkirk Herald-Journal The original plan was that Newkirk would start a girls soccer program in the spring of 2015, but as the old saying goes plans change. After an unforeseen opening came up in 4A-4 the OSSAA called Newkirk and asked if they would be willing to begin the program a year ahead of schedule. Newkirk jumped at the chance and even on short notice with little practice time the Lady Tigers made a big splash in the world of high school soccer. Newkirk finished the year with an overall 5-4 record with a 3-4 mark in district play, an extremely impressive mark for a team in their first year of high school competition. In fact the Lady Tigers record was so good this year that they just missed the playoffs by one goal. The performance of the Lady Tigers also far exceeded the expectations of coach Gary Watters. “They definitely met and exceeded any expectations I had for them. Only one girls out of the 18 we had out had played any competitive soccer, the others hadn’t played since they were six
or seven years old,” Watters said. “I am just very excited with the way the girls played. One great thing about it was that I was able to see improvement in the girls every day.” Senior Rian Watters led the team this year scoring 22 total goals and assisting on four more. Those numbers become even more impressive when you realize that Newkirk scored 28 total goals all year, meaning that only two of those goals didn’t involve the senior in some way. For her efforts on the pitch this year Watters was selected to the North region All-VYPE soccer team and was also an All-State selection. Other key players for the Lady Tigers this year were seniors Kyndal Pulley and Courtney Cline. Kyndal’s younger sister McKenna also played a vital role this year according to coach Watters. A dynamic athlete who is also the starting point guard on the Lady Tigers basketball team McKenna will be a key figure next spring
when the Lady Tigers try to build on the success from this year and hopefully make it into the Class 4A playoffs according to coach Watters. “We had a very successful year this season, winning four games and only losing to a playoff team like Classen SAS by one goal. Next year our goal is to build on all of that and make it into the playoffs and be able to give good teams a run for their money,” Watters said.
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Kristina Cnossen - Ponca City High School our Christmas tree lighting, and restaurant openings. We have also danced for the elderly in nursing homes at Christmas time.”
When she’s not on the floor or field cheering you can find Kristina in one of her many clubs she has stayed involved in over the years. “I have been involved in the Girl Scouts for 13 years and am currently working on my Gold Award of constructing a fish pond and education material at Camp McFadden,” Kristina said.
Kristina Cnossen is a senior and a four-year varsity cheerleader at Ponca City High School. “As a varsity cheerleader I’ve cheered for football, wrestling and baseball as well as competing for Ponca City on the competitive team for four years competing at the regional, state and national levels. I have done dance and tumbling at Fran’s Dance & Tumbling for 14 years,” Kristina said. “At Fran's Dance & Tumbling Studio I have danced at many town events such as Oktoberfest, Goblins on Grand,
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Melanie Gartside was a great team captain and will be cheering at Kansas State. Sarah Johnston and Ashtin Graham are incredible jumpers/tumblers and both were named to the 6A All-State Cheer Team. I really love to base Lexi Smith who has become an awesome flyer. Both Ashtin and Lexi will be cheering at Northern Oklahoma College next year. Finally, Hannah Porter who has worked so hard recovering from injury was named as an OSU cheerleader. I truly love each of these girls to death.”
This year she was a member of the Ponca City Chorale and St. Luke’s Church of the Nazarene After high school Kristina plans to attend the University of Central Oklahoma and major in Youth Group. Forensic Science. Kristina’s athletic talents are not limited to cheerleading. “I have played volleyball for five years and was the captain this year. I have also participated in track & field and was a state qualifier for the high jump in 2013 and 2014. I’ve also ran the 4x200 relay and was a member of the high school bowling team.” In volleyball Kristina was named to several AllTournament teams. Kristina has enjoyed her time as a Ponca City student athlete. “I have had as incredible experience with many cheerleaders but I really have to give a shout out to the five other seniors that I have had the pleasure of cheering with for five years at Ponca City.
Alex Roughface Pawnee High School
How long have you been involved with FCA? I’ve been in FCA since I was in the sixth grade.
Who influenced you to join? My friends definitely are a big reason I became involved, and also my youth minister Zac Priest who I have always looked up to.
How has FCA made an impact in your life on and off the field? FCA gives me a feeling of purpose and lifts me up when I feel down. Hearing God’s word through my peers is always inspiring. Also when I’m on the field I know I have my friends to keep me accountable when I get hot headed. How have your beliefs helped you as an athlete? As a believer in God, I have a purpose to play sports other than the love of the game. I work my hardest because that’s what God wants and deserves from me.
What is your favorite Bible verse and why? I would have to say Colossians 3:23 is my favorite verse. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for The Lord, not for human masters.” It is basically what I model my work ethic after. If I don’t feel like going hard of this verse and I realize I’m not doing this for just anybody, I’m doing this for God. June 2014
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Dejah Norris - Ponca City Fran’s Dance and Tumbling Studio in Ponca City.
Dejah has danced and tumbled for 10 years.
When Dejah Norris was asked what her favorite sport was, she couldn’t pick, because she loves them all.
Dejah, who is also an A student, started playing softball at the age of 7 and basketball at the age of 9. She is on the Titanium traveling softball team from Blackwell Oklahoma under coach Justin Sharp.
She started dancing and tumbling as soon as she could walk. She was at the Dance studio everyday with her Granny Fran who owns Miss
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She has trained in Tap, Ballet, Jazz, tumbling and Trampoline. She will be performing in her dance studio’s large dance production studio on June 7th at the Poncan Theatre in Ponca City Oklahoma. She will be attending the Tremaine Dance Convention on June 30th in Dallas, TX. She is also a Jr. Dance Member of the Fran and Company Dancers. Dejah will also be a Cheerleader on the East Jr. High squad next fall when the new school year starts.
As if she is not busy enough, Dejah competed in her first pageant March 2014, with Pure N.R.G. Dejah loves competing in pageants and plans on doing more
pageants in the future. Dejah said that this is definitely a new sport that she loves competing in.
"It's been a pleasure working with Dejah, and the other girls from Miss Fran's Gymnastics and Dance Studio! They brought a level of dedication to the event that made every girl strive for excellenceespecially in the talent division. We congratulate Dejah on her first pageant win and know that will be the first of many. She is winnerfrom the "inside out" "Pure N.R.G. wants to remind everyone that we focus on natural pageantry and our motto is: Inner Beauty never needs MAKE-UP! When it comes to our girls it just comes NATURALLY." - Ca'Trina Rathbun, Pure N.R.G. Pageants
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Award-Winning Healthcare Is Closer Than You Think.
We Are Top Performers on Key Quality Measures TWO YEARS IN A ROW!
It might sound simplistic but it’s true. By focusing on quality care for patients and doing what’s right, we have received national recognition. The Joint Commission recognizes Ponca City Medical Center for achieving excellence in performance on its accountability measures during 2011 for Pneumonia and Surgical Care. So what does our being a top performer in using evidence-based care mean for you? Peace of mind in knowing that our local care is tops in the nation. Find out more at our website: www.poncamedcenter.com
Out of the more than 3,400 eligible accredited hospitals reporting accountability measure data to The Joint Commission, our hospital is one of only 620 hospitals to earn the Top Performer distinction for 2011. This is the second year in a row Ponca City Medical Center has been recognized as a Top Performer. Ponca City Medical Center is one of only 244 hospitals that achieved the distinction two years in a row.
Thank you for your support.
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2011 Pneumonia Surgical Care