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6 | Enid Baseball Q&A Enid baseball players Kolton Felix and Gavin Chambers talk with VYPE about life as an Enid Plainsman.
22 | Alva Girls Basketball Recap Relive the Lady Bugs’ third straight state championship run.
25 | Seiling, Lomega, Fairview VYPE editor Kyle Kendrick breaks down the special title runs of all three of these NWOK schools.
28 | Woodward Wins 5A The Boomers shocked the Class 5A world and won their ninth state title in school history.
VypeNWOK.com Polling Recent NWOK Poll Results Best Place to Eat in NWOK on Gameday 1. Eischen’s Chicken (Okarche) – 55 total votes 2. Polly Anna Café (Woodward) – 48 total votes 3. Champs (Alva) – 35 total votes 4. Café Bahnhof (Waynoka) – 34 total votes 5. The Sheds (Ringwood) – 13 total votes 6. El Charro (Canton) – 11 total votes 7. The Flamigo (Enid) – 9 total votes 8. Rooster’s Chicken (Hennessey) – 8 total votes
Which NWOK Football Player Will Make the Biggest Impact This Season 1. Jesus Fraire – Woodward – 7,504 total votes 2. Ethan Harzman – Alva – 7,256 total votes 3. Connor Pasby – Chisholm – 701 total votes 4. Darian Goins – Enid – 61 total votes 5. Ross Shawnee – Geary – 55 total votes 6. Matt Harman – Cashion – 53 total votes 7. Jaestin Nelson – Seiling – 17 total votes 8. Chase Foley – Kingfisher – 7 total votes We got 40 write in votes on this poll as well. The two top write in vote getters were Alva’s Chase Jones (17) and Woodward’s Logan Long (8).
Never Too Early For Football
Jasetin Nelson Fans all over this state know that it’s never too soon to talk football. Here are a few points to remember 1. Mark Cox takes over as the head coach at Okeene – Mark Cox has been an assistant at Hennessey for a long time and has been the offensive coordinator for the Eagles in each of the last four years. Now he moves just 26 minutes down Highway 51 to lead the Whippets. He will be Okeene’s third coach in the last three years. 2. Matt Harman has a great chance to break Oklahoma’s all-time passing record this year – Last year Mason Fine and Keats Calhoon broke L.T. Pfaff’s long standing record and Fine is now the current record holder. He may not be for long though. If he stays healthy and puts up the same type of numbers he has in his first three years of high school Cashion quarterback Matt Harman could easily be the new state record holder at the end of the year. He is currently 3,790 yards away but with the right luck and success Harman could get there. He’s thrown for over 3,200 4
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yards in each of the last two years so it’s not that big of a stretch. 3. Three names to get to know – Fans in Northwest Oklahoma need to know the following names: Ross Shawnee, Jaestin Nelson and Darian Goins. Nelson plays at Seiling and nearly cracked 3,000 yards rushing last year so you can understand why his name is a big one to know. Shawnee meanwhile plays at Geary and ran for around 1,500 yards last year and Goins cemented himself as the starting quarterback at Enid with solid numbers while splitting snaps. No doubt these three are players to get to know. NWOK WEBSITE AND POLL RESULTS For those that don’t know VYPE has launched brand new regional websites. You can get to all of them through the main VYPE site at www. vypeok.com or you can go straight to the NWOK site at www.vype. com/nwoklahoma. There you will find weekly polls, a link to our brand new VYPE forum boards and fresh
web-exclusive content. Make sure to come check out the new editions that are going to help continue to make VYPE the leader in high school sports coverage. Listed below is this month’s post of the month from our forum boards. Make sure you log in and join the conversation and maybe you will see your post featured in the magazine next month. ON THE TOPIC OF TASHA DIESSELHORST BEING HIRED AS THE NWOSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH @dgoodno - this hire reminds a lot of the Stephanie Shaw hire in 2011. Successful college player in the league NW was in, who turned coach. Look how that worked out. Diesselhorst can be very successful at Northwestern Oklahoma State being that she knows the area and probably has some understanding how this program works. Northwestern also needs this hire to work out because the last two coaches brought in have been flops. If she can keep the better players in the area to stick around, she and that program will be successful. It’s just a very tough place to recruit too and I know that one first hand.
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The chase for ‘the big gold ball’ begins with high school football teams in Three Rivers chasing the playoffs and giving fans plenty to cheer about. Here’s how we rank the VYPE Top 10 high school football teams…
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Pitchers
Ashton Carman – Leedey Matt Harman – Cashion Johnny Chavez – Enid Kyle Pfaff – Okarche Noah Edwards – Calumet Matt Hopkins – Kingfisher
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Cody Coontz – Cimarron Brody Shook – Leedey Chris Faw Faw – Pioneer Clay Teel – Hammon
Infielders
Cole Bergdall – Cimarron Nick Stegeman – Chisholm
Cadan Calaway – Leedey Dylan King – Drummond Alex Thain – Hammon Kobe Kennedy – Calumet
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Felix: Tanner Lingenfelter. We have known each other forever.
Chambers: I would want Tanner Lingenfelter with me because he’s easy to get along with.
VYPE: You guys have a new coach this year. What has been VYPE: Funniest thing you have one of the bigger changes coach heard on the field? Gore has made with the team? Felix: Somebody referring to Felix: Gore has made us our left fielder Gavin Chambers much more of a “team” and as “neck because of his our defense and pitching has abnormally long neck. improved tremendously from all Chambers: Funniest thing is the drills we do and how hard he probably Tanner complaining makes it and expects us to work has made our team a lot tougher about balls and strikes from the outfield. and makes us not have a loser attitude if things don’t go perfect VYPE: You guys have some big in a game. wins this year. You beat Owasso and Union already. Do you feel Chambers: Coach Gore has made so many changes, but the like those wins have helped most important thing is he made people realize that Enid baseball isn’t a team to sleep on? us really believe in ourselves and know we are a good team.
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Felix: Absolutely. I think every team realizes now that we can beat anybody in the state. Chambers: I fell like beating those teams showed people
we can play with anyone and we are here to make the state tournament. VYPE: Who is the funniest guy on the team? Felix: Tanner Lingenfelter. Chambers: I’d say the funniest guy is Kolton Felix. He’s always saying something random. VYPE: Who is the most superstitious guy on the team? Felix: Kros Bay. He’s always doing something like that. Chambers: Jonny Chavez by far. He’s always being superstitious. VYPE: Best thing about playing baseball at Enid is? Felix: playing at David Allen and the coaching staff. Chambers: Best thing about playing at Enid is we are all really close and pull for one another and I wouldn’t want to play under any other coach besides coach Gore.
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SPRING has Sprung Jay Hoberecht - Sports Director Williams Broadcasting KGWA and KOFM With the outstanding late winter and spring weather we have enjoyed in northwest Oklahoma, spring sports have been able to get outside and begin practicing sooner than later. Here is a quick look at some things to keep your eyes on this spring. Better yet, get out and enjoy some high school sports and support your favorite team. ENID HIGH SCHOOL The Enid High tennis program, the most decorated sport at Enid High School, is under second year head coach Carl Gaebler. The Pacers, the Class 6A State Runner-ups last year, will have senior Savannah Blasi playing with sophomore Grace Dillingham at No. 1 doubles. Junior Abby Gwinn will play No. 1 singles and Mia Gulart No. 2 singles. Elizabeth Dillingham and Avery Player will play No. 2 doubles. A young Plainsmen team will be led by junior Ryan Leap at No. 1 singles. Look for the Pacers to compete for a state championship. The Enid High baseball team under new head coach Brad Gore will need to bring some younger players along and find some offense to go along with a pitching staff that will have senior Johnny Chavez as their ace but without senior lefthander Tanner Lingenfelter who hurt his shoulder. Lingenfelter is still in the lineup however and starting in the Enid outfield. The Enid High soccer programs could be really good under new head coach Matthew 8
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Loafman. Coach Craig Liddell left for Northwestern Oklahoma State University but left the program in great shape and both teams could make the playoffs. Plainsmen football coach Steve Hayes is looking forward to spring practices in May. Younger players who are getting bigger and stronger make the outlook good for the Plainsmen. CHISHOLM HIGH SCHOOL The Longhorns are excited about returning the Class 3A State Tennis Doubles Champions in doubles partners, seniors Tyler Harmon and Jack Snodgrass. They finished runner up as sophomores and champions last year. Can they repeat? The Longhorns finished second in the state in Class 3A Track. The boys have good returners and the girls have three good hurdlers and the two-mile champion in senior Falon Robinett. The Chisholm Longhorn baseball team, under Cody Tutwiller, looks to go deep in the playoffs this year with good experience and speed returning. The Longhorn golf program looks for Kaylee Petersen and Brock Elmore to qualify and play well in the Class 3A State Golf Tournament. Petersen tied for sixth last year at State. PIONEER HIGH SCHOOL The Mustang baseball team, under head coach David Riesen, has been to the last two Class A State Baseball Championships and five of the last six championships. Pioneer, 40-2 last year, graduated seven
players. Don’t count the Mustangs out with players like Kade Kronkhite, Stephen Rich, J.D. Valtr and Chris FawFaw returning. Good pitching, solid defense and timely hitting is the formula that gets Pioneer deep in the playoffs every year. The Pioneer girl’s golf team placed fourth last year at the Class 2A State Golf Tournament. Coach Norton has solid returning players like Andi Simunek and Bailey Koontz returning. Both of those girls have signed at Southwest Christian to play basketball and golf. Add in players like Kyla Stone, Zoey Lagan, Emily Anderson and Katelyn Stone and you have team looking to compete for a state championship. OKLAHOMA BIBLE ACADEMY The OBA Trojans track program has Defending Class 3A high jumper Dean White returning. Senior Baylor Boyd, a three time AllConference player, will anchor the baseball team at shortstop and be the closer. The OBA tennis program will have solid doubles teams in Elizabeth Price and Savannah Price plus Molly Cannon and Bethany Schafer. Senior Logan Orr will look to return to the state tennis tournament. It will be a great spring watching all the athletes competing. It is the busiest time of the year. The real fun is seeing who comes out of nowhere and wins a team or individual state championship!
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Enid Pacers soccer player Tristan Kerker excelling in the Medical Assisting program Enid fans may know Tristan Kerker as a soccer player for the Pacers. A senior leader for Enid, Kerker plays outside defense and currently has her team on pace to make the playoffs. Kerker doesn’t play any other sports at Enid saying that “soccer has her heart.” Soccer is a sport that requires a lot of dedication, especially in the offseason and Kerker said for her that means a lot of workouts. “During the offseason we put in about 1-2 hours a day,” Kerker said when asked how much time she spends working out to stay in shape during the offseason. That dedication also spills over to how long most players have played the sport and for Kerker it’s no different. The Enid senior has been playing the game she loves for roughly 12 years, a major portion of her life. At Autry, Tristan shows that same dedication to her work in the Medical Assisting program. Autry defines the Medical Assisting program as preparing individuals to enter the health care industry as competent health care providers. Students learn all the basics to be a successful medical assistant. Training includes patient care techniques, specialty exam preparation, medication administration, venipuncture, medical billing and more. The course prepares students to assist with laboratory testing and 10
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office surgeries. Kerker has been enrolled in the program at Autry for two years and says she plans on using the skills she has learned in her career. “Oh most definitely! I will be using the skills I’ve learned in the classroom every day in the actual field,” Kerker said. Asked why she chose Autry, Kerker had a simple answer. “I knew I wanted to go into the medical field, so I said to myself why not get a head start? And I haven’t looked back since.” DID YOU KNOW • Kerker said her favorite opponent to play is Ponca City because of the rivalry. • If she could go anywhere in the world for vacation Kerker said she would like to go to Germany so she could see where her ancestors came from. • Kerker said she has a lot of people she would like to thank. That list starts with her parents for everything they do and continues with all her teachers that have dealt with her soccer schedule and all the coaches that have dedicated themselves to her and her teammates.
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Rachael Shewey – Chisholm High School Finally, on April 1 Shewey and the Lady Longhorns traveled to Cherokee for the Cherokee meet and Shewey took home first place honors in both hurdling events. Her efforts at the meet were good enough to help the Lady Longhorns to a first place team finish, beating second place finisher Watonga by over 100 points. For her efforts on the track this spring Rachael Shewey is the Enid Area Female Athlete of the Month.
An excellent hurdler, Rachael Shewey has fans of Chisholm track excited about this season and what it could hold for the Lady Longhorns. Last year Chisholm took home fourth place as a team and have even bigger goals for this year. With Shewey and plenty of other talented athletes those goals are very attainable. Shewey sat out last season after transferring to the school but this year is making a major name for herself. At the Marlow meet in early March, Shewey won the 300-meter hurdles and took second in the 100-meter hurdles event. Later on in March at the Stroud meet Shewey pulled off the same feat and took home gold in the 300 hurdles and silver in the 100 hurdles.
VYPE's Northern Oklahoma College Spotlight: Tristan Black (TJ)
He’s a switch hitter who’s got an unshakeable presence at the plate and quickness to read every play. Tristan (TJ) Black, Northern Oklahoma College Enid’s key second baseman, gains the respect of his team while his quiet demeanor intimidates his opponents. “You can tell just by the way he carries himself off the field that he will do great things on the field. He doesn’t say much but commands the respect of his teammates,” Raydon Leaton, head baseball coach, said. A short prayer and a nod from his father gives him the concentration he needs to prepare his mind and quiet his nerves. “I get totally locked in before the game, and I try not to talk to other people to help me focus on the upcoming game,” Black said. Before signing for Northern, the Stillwater High School graduate was known by recruiters for an interesting attribute. “The baseball team decided to grow our hair out my sophomore year. Everyone knew me by my hair, which honestly helped coaches to remember me,” Black said. His ability to predict where the batter is going to hit the ball from what pitch is being throw is what makes him a desirable second baseman. “TJ is an above average fielder 14
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with great hands and range. I’ve always seen him at second base and I think he will leave here as one of the best second baseman we have had since the start of our program,” Leaton said. As the season is underway, the team looks ahead to the collegiate
World Series. “We always prepare to make a run at the World Series and have the expectation to get there,” Leaton said. After college, Black would like to become a chiropractor.
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Anna Arterberry – Pioneer High School job and has a wonderful rapport with all of her students,” Betchan said.
Arterberry began her teaching career at Pioneer this year after graduating from Oklahoma State University in May of 2015. A native of Perry Oklahoma, Arterberry still lives in Perry and makes the drive to Pioneer everyday to teach. Currently Arterberry teaches English at the seventh grade, ninth grade and 11th grade levels. Arterberry said she became interested in teaching because of a family member she admired.
“I had always looked up to my aunt, who was a teacher and administrator, and saw the impact that she had on so many kids. So as I grew older, and saw how many kids didn’t have anybody in their corner, I knew I wanted to spend my life showing kids their potential,” Arterberry said. When asked what she hopes her students walk away with after having her as a teacher Arterberry echoed that sentiment. Anytime you are in your first year of doing a job things can be difficult. Challenges arise, it’s just natural. That’s why it is that much more impressive that Pioneer-Pleasant Vale principal Tom Betchan nominated first-year teacher Anna Arterberry to be the Enid Area Teacher of the Month.
“Mrs. Arterberry is a first year teacher, but does an amazing
“I hope that each of my kids leave class knowing that with hard work and perseverance they can succeed in anything, however, success is nothing without humility and kindness,” Arterberry said.
For her amazing effort to lead her students and be a person anyone can look up to Anna Arterberry is the Enid Area Teacher of the Month.
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A Tradition Rooted in Success
Cherokee Track has a history everyone should be familiar with The Cherokee Chiefs boys track program is one of the most decorated in the state. Overall the team has 10 state championships. That number is bested only by Idabel, who has 17 overall titles. Cherokee has also finished as the state runner-up six different times.
The first five state titles the program won cam under the leadership of longtime coach Buddy Murrell. After finishing as state runner-ups in 1967, Murrell won his first state championship in 1968 leading Cherokee to the Class C state title. The Chiefs won with 45 team points, beating out Marietta who finished with 40 and Weleetka who finished with 31. Murrell then went on to lead Cherokee to state titles in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1982. The three-peat of titles from 71-73 came in Class A with Wetumka coming in second in ‘71 and Thomas finishing in second in both ‘72 and ‘73. Murrell’s last title came in 1982
when he led Cherokee to the Class B title, just edging out Medford. Murrell also led the Chiefs to a Class B runner-up finish in 1984 coming in just behind Pernell and just ahead of Deer Creek-Lamont.
After the Murrell era ended the Steve Hickman era began. Hickman, the current head coach of the Chiefs, led Cherokee to a runner-up finish in 1997 when the Chiefs tied with Covington-Douglas with 54 total team points. Hydro won the Class B title that year with 73 total points. Just three years later though Hickman earned his first title when he led the Chiefs to the Class B crown and 109 team points, crushing second place Boise City by over 30 points. Hickman won another Class B title in 2002 when Obie Herron led the Chiefs with a dominant performance in the discus. It was Herron’s third state title in the event and at the state tournament Herron set the state meet record with a throw of 167 feet. The Chiefs next championship came in 2006 when Hickman pushed all the right
buttons on the way to the Class A crown. The Chiefs battled a tough Maysville squad that year, scoring 68 team points to the Warriors’ 63. The difference that year came in the 4x400 meter relay which Cherokee won, earning 20 points and Maysville didn’t place. Finally, Hickman has led Cherokee to each of the last two Class A titles with the 2014 team winning by a wide margin and last season’s team edging Turpin by eight points. All of the tradition and winning was made even more special when coach Murrell and coach Hickman were both honored when Cherokee opened their new track facility this year for the Buddy Murrell Invitational. Cherokee earned 121 points at the meet and finished in second place with only 3A Chisholm able to best the Chiefs. With finishes like that it’s easy to envision Cherokee winning yet another state title this year and add to their already rich history.
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already dedicating himself to 4-H and making a name for himself in that arena, fans in another got to know Williams for something else entirely. That arena was the State Fair Arena where a 13-year-old Williams played a brilliant rendition of the National Anthem on his violin back in March. Williams also plays football and runs track at Cherokee proving that he is a wellrounded student-athlete. For his efforts in 4-H, on the football field, on the track, in his music and with his academics Drake Williams is the FFA Student of the Month.
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All-VYPE NWOK Basketball Girls
Player of the Year: Jaden Hobbs – Alva Coach of the Year: Mike Barton – Fairview First Team Hillary Hurst – Woodward McKenzie Lamer – Lomega Taylor Hedrick – Seiling Sarah Garvie – Burlington Taylor Cell – Fairview Tiarra Davis – Pond Creek-Hunter Bailey Brown – Chisholm Karly Gore – Seiling Second Team Destiny Alston – Fairview Taber Beer – Leedey Bailey Vogt – Okarche Karson Maple – Cashion Andi Pierce – Garber Whitney Randall – Alva Presley Payahsape – Cashion Kinsey Neiderer – Okarche
Honorable Mention Maci Mendell – Lomega Tanara Combs – Fairview Nicole Middleton – Chisholm Bailey Koontz – Pioneer Kenedie Walker – Hammon Devre Newby – Woodward Savannah Blasi – Enid Ashli Richardson – Calumet
Jett Sternberger – Kingfisher Hank Harrell – Leedey Mason Overstreet – Kingfisher
Second Team Marques Chequano – Kingfisher Blake Murray – Mooreland Baylee Trench – Hammon Caden Calaway – Leedey Hudson Hedges – Pioneer Deion Smith – Enid Brevin Nyberg – Seiling
Honorable Mention Kade Tracy – Pond Creek-Hunter TJ Johnson – Enid Jake Banfield – Okarche Carlos Rojo – Hennessey Bailey Cross – Chisholm Aaron Hernandez – Fairview Hunter Lovell – Waukomis
All-VYPE NWOK Wrestling
106 – Triston Cortez – Kingfisher 113 – Ben Gray – Kingfisher 120 – Mitchell Lance – Piedmont 126 – Bradley Appleton – Piedmont 132 – Kade Sparks – Piedmont
138 – Kendell Johnson – Geary/ Watonga 145 – Haden Glasgow – Geary/ Watonga 152 – Ross Shawnee – Geary/Watonga 160 – Anthony Gonzalez – Enid 170 – Justice Yates – Geary/Watonga 182 – Dylan Meador – Piedmont 195 – Dion Brown – Geary/Watonga 220 – Kolton Mueggenborg – Kingfisher 285 – Gavin Richmond – Enid Honorable Mention DJ Hendrickson – Piedmont Austin Neal – Kingfisher Logan Chappell – Piedmont Henry Brown – Geary/Watonga Gabe Rednose – Kingfisher Aria Mazroy – Piedmont Tito Martinez – Woodward Alex Cardenas – Piedmont Wyatt Lewis – Piedmont Michael Brown – Piedmont Tyler Banks – Piedmont Austin Loza – Enid
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Player of the Year: Cole Jones – Pond Creek-Hunter Coach of the Year: Brandon Nyberg – Seiling First Team Bowan Nyberg – Seiling Jeremiah Bozeman – Alva Garrett Owen – Woodward Vaughn Raney – Cashion Jaedon Whitfield – Boise City 20
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2016 Shelter Insurance Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards An incredibly talented group started out the season as the VYPE Top 50 girls in the state. They were paired with the Top 50 boys in the state to make up the prestigious VYPE Top 100. During the season those lists were trimmed down until we eventually were left with 14 girls finalists and 14 boys finalists. On the girls side those finalists were Jo’Nah Johnson of Edmond Santa Fe, My Bhinhar of Owasso, Jaden Hobbs of Alva, Jessi Murcer of Westmoore, Taylor Roberts of Classen SAS, Kelsey Johnson of Washington, Aaliyah Wilson of Muskogee, Taylor Hedrick of Seiling, Alexis Gaulden of Broken Arrow, Grace Garrison of Oologah, Mallory Vaughn of Collinsville, Chelsea Dungee of Sapulpa, Ana Llanusa of Choctaw and Brice Calip of Sapulpa. On the boys side of things the finalists were Elijah Landrum of Tulsa Central, Caleb Nero of Memorial, TJ Washington of Jenks, Kristian Doolittle of Edmond Memorial, Brady Manek of Harrah, Trae Young of Norman North, Jakolby Long of Mustang, Tre Evans of Edmond North, Gideon Gardner of Pawnee, Todd Dawkins of McAlester, Brandon Shumway of Chickasha, Carlos Coppage of Ardmore, Champ Bridges of Chouteau-Maizie and Maverick Ball of Cleveland. Votes from members of print, radio and television media as well as athletic directors and former Mr. and Miss Basketball award winners were counted and the winner of the 2016 Miss Basketball Award is…… 2016 Shelter Insurance Miss Basketball: Jaden Hobbs – Alva As the starting point guard for the Alva Lady Bugs Hobbs led her team to their third straight gold ball this season. This year Hobbs averaged 17.1 points, 8.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game. Once in the state tournament
Hobbs averaged 19.3 points per game and in the process broke the all-time 5-on-5 state tournament scoring record. Hobbs was also selected as the state tournament MVP by the Daily Oklahoman. 2016 Shelter Insurance RunnerUp: Aaliyah Wilson – Muskogee A do-it-all player Wilson did just that this year for the Lady Roughers as she led her team to the state semifinals. She averaged over 17 points per game this year and pulled down over eight boards per contest as well. Ana Llanusa – Choctaw The Choctaw standout averaged 21 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals per game. Llanusa is the only player out of the top 5 girls vote getters that will be back next year. Chelsea Dungee – Sapulpa The future Oklahoma Sooners star was amazing this season for the Lady Chieftains. She averaged 18.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. Brice Calip – Sapulpa Calip is headed to Missouri State University next year but in her last season at Sapulpa she averaged 16.4 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game. 2016 Shelter Insurance Mr. Basketball: Trae Young – Norman North
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rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Shelter Life Insur Policy Form #’s L-096.4 in CO, IA, KS, KY, MS, M The most coveted recruit in the state, Young has offers from every major college basketball program in the country. 2016 Shelter Insurance Mr. Basketball Runner-Up: Tre Evans – Edmond North Evans led Edmond North to an unbeaten regular season and a spot in the state semifinals by averaging 19.6 points, 7.0 assists and 5.4 rebounds per contest. Jakolby Long – Mustang Long is committed to play at Iowa State next season and this year he took his team to the state semifinals. Long is a player who can give you everything you want and this year averaged 22 points, 9.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. Elijah Landrum – Tulsa Central Landrum is a dynamic playmaker and averaged 28.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game this year for the Braves. Gideon Gardner – Pawnee A silky smooth shooting guard that is the definition of efficiency Gardner averaged 18 points, 7.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game this year.
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Once, Twice, Three Times a Lady Bug Championship Alva girls basketball team wins its third title in as many years Four years ago Alva only had two girls basketball championships to their
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name. Fast forward just a few years later and only four schools in the state now have more state titles to their credit than the Lady Bugs. After winning Class 3A gold in 2014 and 2A gold in 2015, Alva jumped back to Class 3A this season and won it’s third title in a row. It was the fourth year in a row the Lady Bugs had been to the state finals after
taking home the 2A silver ball in 2013.
said. “I think we all did a great job of knowing our roles and that was a huge key to all our success. There is no better feeling than ending my high school career with a third gold ball.” Alva’s state tournament journey this year started with a first round game against For Kansas. With the upsetAlva star and Oklahoma State minded Lady Comets looking University commit Jaden for a win for the ages, Alva Hobbs the win this year was a delivered an early knockout special one. blow and then cruised to a “The first championship will dominant 43-18 win. always be special to me, and In the semifinals Alva the second one as well. The squared off with a postthird championship meant oriented Comanche team more to me for different led by sophomore sensation reasons. Being the only Misty Dossey. Once again senior, I felt like I needed to Alva wouldn’t be denied as really lead my team,” Hobbs
they led most of the way and eventually walked away with a 53-34 win. Finally, in the championship game Alva would face a familiar foe. The Washington Lady Warriors. In 2014 Alva won a controversial game over Washington in the semifinals and eventually went on to win the gold ball the next day. This season it was another tight game with Alva leading by a small margin for three
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quarters. In the fourth stanza Washington fought back and late in the game took a lead but Hobbs came back the next possession and hit a jumper and the Lady Bugs never trailed again. Following the tournament Hobbs was named as the
state tournament MVP by the Daily Oklahoman after averaging 19.3 points per game in Alva’s three state games. Teammate Whitney Randall was also named to the all-tournament team after averaging 14 points per game at state.
Hobbs also broke the all-time state tournament 5-on-5 scoring record and finished with 299 career state tournament points. Alva finished with a 24-6 record this season, capping off a four-year record of 10713.
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Seiling, Lomega, Fairview All Claim Gold Wildcats, Raiders and Yellowjackets assert Northwest Oklahoma’s hardwood dominance
title in their respective class. The other loss came to a very strong Chisholm team by a score of 44-42.
It’s not really hard to make the statement that the best girls basketball in the state is played in Northwest Oklahoma. In Class B, Lomega dominated the competition and won a title. Equally dominant this year was the Seiling and the Lady Cats claimed Class A gold this year. Finally, in 2A, and a little more surprising than the others, was Fairview.
In the first round at state Fairview squared off against Preston and won easily by a score of 47-29. Then in the semifinals Fairview took on Dale, the odds on favorite to win the title prior to the tournament. The Lady Yellowjackets had other plans though and Barton came out with an excellent gameplan that his team executed perfectly. By slowing the game down and not allowing Dale to get out in transition, Fairview was able to play to its strengths and eventually won the game 31-29.
FAIRVIEW Under the expert leadership of head coach Mike Barton the Fairview Lady Yellowjackets battled a tough schedule this year and entered the state tournament with a very solid 23-4 record. As it turns out three of those defeats had come at the hands of Alva (twice) and Lomega, who also both won a state
wire-to-wire as the No. 1 ranked team in Class B and finished with a 31-1 overall record after winning the gold ball for the second straight year. The one team to beat the Lady Raiders was Class A power Okarche. That loss came in Lomega’s third game of the year; and after that Lomega won 29-straight games all the way to the title. Once they got to the state tournament Lomega took on a fellow NWOK school in Leedey in the first round. Lomega would prove too much for the Lady Bison, winning the game by a score of 70-59. In
In the championship game the Lady Yellowjackets won the title by again slowing things down and playing to their strengths. This time it was Cashion who was grinded to a halt with Fairview’s unrelenting defense and Flex Offense. In the end Fairview took the gold ball with a 2420 victory. LOMEGA This one wasn’t too surprising. Lomega went APRIL 2016
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the semifinal game the Lady Raiders battled the team they beat in the finals in 2015, Coyle. The game was a close one and came down to the wire but Lomega managed to hold on and win 44-42. In the finals Lomega took on another tradition-rich school in Red Oak. The Lady Eagles came in seeming like a team of destiny after winning close games over both Burlington and Erick. In the game against Lomega that destiny would be altered though, the Lady Raiders blitzed Red Oak early and won going away 66-43.
record with its only losses coming to Class 6A power Choctaw in the Tournament of Champions and Class 2A champion Fairview. Overall, 19 of Seiling’s wins came against teams who were ranked at the time the Lady cats played them if you include postseason play.
In the state tournament Seiling blasted Turner in the first round and won in blowout fashion 74-40. Moving into the semifinals Seiling again won big by knocking out Cinderella story Calumet 68-39. In the finals Seiling kept the blowout train going with a Weeks Farms 53-29 win over Pond1/2CPN Creek-Hunter. SEILING 2016 Woodwards Hometown Quarterly-Spring The win in the title game was Seiling’s third over Pond2/16/16 Creek, and The Lady Errol CatsWofford were another team their largest margin of victory over their who dominated start to finish this year. familiar foe. Seiling finished the year with a 28-2
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VYPE Miss Basketball Finalist Taylor Hedrick led Seiling this year averaging 19.2 points per game, including a 17.3 points per game average in the state tournament. For her efforts Hedrick was named the state tournament MVP by the Daily Oklahoman. Hedrick’s teammate Macy Gore was also selected to the Oklahoman’s all-tournament team after averaging 14 points per game in the tournament after averaging 9.4 a game leading up to the tournament. Macy’s twin sister Karly was another key player for Seiling this year and was selected to the All-VYPE team after averaging 14.3 points per game this year.This was Seiling’s third girls state basketball title and first since winning back-to-back gold balls in 1993 and 1994.
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Boomers' Wagon Rolls to Class 5A Title Woodward’s girls basketball team capped off its fantastic season, amazing three days at the state tournament with a gold ball Coming into the state tournament all the talk surrounding the
Class 5A girls division was about all the usual suspects. Teams like East Central and Shawnee were the favorites. Not many of the so called experts were even talking about the Woodward Boomers let alone picking them to win the title. What those experts didn’t know however was that Woodward came to the Mabee Center on a mission. The Boomers rolled into Tulsa not thinking about how happy they were to be at state but feeling as if it would be a disappointment not to win. Woodward senior and eventual state tournament MVP Hillary Hurst said that coming in the team knew that the only people that needed to believe in the Boomers shot to win was the team itself. “We knew from the beginning the
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only people we needed to think we would win was ourselves, and that’s exactly what we did,” Hurst said. That confidence stemmed from a 12-game win streak that Woodward rode into the state tournament. The streak began after a 55-53 loss to eventual Class 4A state champ Newcastle in the first round of the Newcastle Tournament. After that Woodward beat eight ranked
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opponents in the span of a little over a month including Class 3A state champ Alva, Class 4A semifinalist Broken Bow and Class 4A state qualifier Elgin. In the first round at state Woodward squared off with Skiatook and their star player Mikayla Shulanberger. Woodward dispatched Shulanberger and Skiatook fairly easily knocking out the Bulldogs with a 56-41 victory. In the semifinals Woodward ran into many experts pick to click, the East Central Lady Cardinals. Woodward was again just too much to handle with the Boomers walking away with a 57-51 victory to advance to the semifinals. Finally, in the championship game Woodward took on the Claremore Lady Zebras. Through three quarters Claremore built themselves a 34-30 lead, but with the game hanging in the balance, Hurst, who is committed to play at ORU next year, took over. In the fourth quarter 30
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and overtime Hurst went 13-of-16 from the free throw line. It was her basket with 34 seconds to go in the fourth that eventually forced the extra period and in the end finished with 31 points carrying Woodward to a 50-41 win. When asked what it was like to cap off her high school career with a gold ball Hurst said it literally was what dreams are made of. “It was a dream come true. There is not any better feeling because we literally started from the bottom my freshman year and because of our hard work and heart we ended up on top at the end,” Hurst said. I cannot think of a better way to end my career.” Overall Hurst scored 93 total points in her three games at state, good for fourth all-time in 5-on-5 state tournament history. Fittingly the player that previously held the fourth place spot and now occupies fifth was Woodward head coach Kinzie Didier. Didier, then known as Kinzie Glover, was a star at Fairview and
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uniform and getting the gold ball was a dream come true. It’s a feeling unlike anything else…I can’t even find the words to describe it,” Newby said. “I wouldn’t have wanted my basketball career to end with any other team or in any other way. I’m just so thankful that the seven seniors on this team got to finish the way we all wanted to.” This is Woodward’s ninth girls basketball state championship but first since 2004.
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NO. NAME GR HT 2 GRACEN WILLIAMSON 10 5’5 3 MAISON MOSELEY 10 5’4 4 DEVRE NEWBY 12 5’8 5 CAYLEE KLINE 10 5’5 10 SIERRA WHIPPLE 11 5’4 11 KARLIE WHITWORTH 12 5’5 12 BRENNLEY CLOYD 10 5’11 14 KAYLEE HURST 10 5’9 15 KAMERON POPE 12 5’8 20 NATALIE HASKINS 12 6 21 HILLARY HURST 12 6 22 DREW GRUNEWALD 12 5’9 23 ADDISON ROWLEY 11 5’7 25 RACHEL DIERCKS 12 5’8 32 LAUREN MOORE 11 5’7 35 NATALIE SEMMEL 11 5’8 MANAGERS: JORDAN OGDEN, MATTIE DONCARLOS, ASHLEY STEADMAN, JAYMI LUTHI, RILEE HACKER, ASHLYN COOK, HARLEE NEWBY
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Woodward Academic Athlete of the Month
This past fall Kade Marlatt starred as the Woodward Boomers quarterback and strong safety. Now this spring Marlatt is again making noise, this time as a star utility player on the Woodward baseball team. In four years Marlatt has played just about every position on the field and said he is willing to play anywhere his coach needs him but that centerfield, shortstop and second base are his main positions. Through 16 games this spring Marlatt helped Woodward go 6-10, including a five game win streak between March 24 and March 28.
Marlatt is also a standout in the classroom, carrying a 4.0 grade point average. When asked what his favorite class was Marlatt said it would be tough to choose but if he had to pick he would choose History/Government. He was quick to point out however that English is his least favorite. After high school Kade plans to continue his education and his baseball career at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa. For his efforts as an athlete but also his efforts as a student, Kade Marlatt is the Woodward Academic Athlete of the Month.
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Jorge Crespo: A Name to Know Woodward athlete excels on the soccer field and in the classroom Soccer doesn’t always get the most attention so if you aren’t a Woodward Boomers soccer fan you may have never heard the name Jorge Crespo. It’s one you should get to know however. On the pitch Crespo is a striker, and counted on to put the ball in the net anytime he can. That’s something Crespo and his team do very well, in March Woodward went 5-1 and averaged five goals per match. Crespo should be good at what he does on the soccer field; he puts in plenty of work to make sure of it. “I spend most of my time on the soccer field, when I’m not at school or work. Even after practices I’ll go on my own time and get a couple more sprints in just to make sure when the season rolls around I won’t get too tired during games,” Crespo said. Away from soccer Crespo is a standout student and currently enrolled in the Marketing program at High Plains Technology Center. Crespo says he has
always been interested in Marketing and when he found out High Plains had a Marketing program he made sure to enroll in it. Crespo has been in the program for about a year now and says he definitely plans to use the skills he is learning at High Plains in his career. Crespo says that after high school he plans on focusing in on his education and future career.
MORE ABOUT JORGE • Jorge said if he could go anywhere in the world on vacation he would choose Australia just to see all the cool animals that are there.
“I’ve never really thought about playing sports in college. I will probably just concentrate on my schoolwork,” Crespo said.
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No matter what Crespo chooses to do in the future the work ethic he shows on the soccer field and at High Plains Tech will almost certainly make him a success in everything he does.
• Jorge said he would like to give a shoutout to his girlfriend Emilly Giacomo. Who goes to all his soccer games and definitely has to be his number one fan.
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Kingfisher Spring Athletes to Watch THESE YELLOWJACKETS SPRING SPORTS ATHLETES DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION Matt Hopkins – Hopkins is a junior on the Kingfisher baseball team and a major impact player. A live arm on the mound Hopkins racked up 32.2 innings pitched in the team’s first 14 games of the season and had 37 strikeouts in that time. Anytime Hopkins is on the hill he gives Kingfisher a chance to win. Mason Overstreet – Overstreet is a great all-around athlete and was just named to the All-VYPE Northwest Oklahoma basketball team for his efforts on the hardwood this winter. It’s on the golf course though where Overstreet really excels. Last season he was the
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overall champion at the Class 3A state tournament and shot a 135. That was six strokes better than second place finisher Cooper Little of Plainview. With another year of experience under his belt you can bet that Overstreet will be back near the top of the leaderboard at state this year. Rayna Patton – Only a sophomore Patton is already making headlines as a talented track and field athlete. Throwing the shot put and discus Patton placed in both events at the Kingfisher meet, taking first place in the discus and second in the shot put. At the Woodward meet Patton also placed in both events by taking second in the discus and third in the shot. With the way things are headed so far expect Patton to be a mainstay among the
top throwers in the state for multiple years to come. Madeline Loosen – Another “Diaper Dandy” for the Lady Yellowjackets; Loosen is only a freshman but is already making big headlines. At the Woodward meet Loosen placed second in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:17 and then won the 3200-meter run with a time of 13:24. At the Kingfisher meet Loosen again showed well by taking second in both the 1600 and 3200. Nothing is guaranteed but Loosen is already showing the potential to be an athlete that takes home multiple pieces of hardware at the next several state meets.
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