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6 | All-VYPE Spring Sports The time has come. Check out who made the All-VYPE teams for baseball, slowpitch, track, tennis, golf and soccer.
8 | Enid Area Editor’s Choice Awards Who did Editor Kyle Kendrick pick as the best of the best in he Enid Area? Find out here.
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30 | Kingfisher Track The Yellowjackets were young but they accomplished some big things this spring.
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Best Place in Northwest Oklahoma to Play a High School Football Game? Boomer Stadium – Woodward = 616 votes Ranger Field – Alva = 132 votes Dr. Bruce Selby Stadium – Enid = 15 votes Yellowjacket Field – Kingfisher = 12 votes Cherokee Chief Stadium – Cherokee = 10 votes
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What is the Best Rivalry in Northwest Oklahoma? Pioneer vs. Waukomis = 49 votes Woodward vs. Elk City = 44 votes Alva vs. Fairview = 41 votes Enid vs. Ponca City = 22 votes Kingfisher vs. Hennessey = 16 votes
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What School in Northwest Oklahoma Has the Best Football Coach? Crescent – JL Fisher = 7,258 votes Hennessey – Rick Luetjen = 6,283 votes Woodward – Craig Hixon = 162 votes Chisholm – Joey Reinart = 76 votes Cashion – Lynn Shackelford = 72 votes Pond Creek-Hunter – David Kerr = 51 votes Geary – Steven Wilson = 40 votes Laverne – Chris Cayot = 35 votes Kingfisher – Jeff Myers = 25 votes Cherokee – Bryce Schanbacher = 19 votes Alva – Taylor Schwerdtfeger = 18 votes Mooreland – Frank Howard = 17 votes
What School in Northwest Oklahoma Has the Best Football Tradition? Shattuck = 151 votes Laverne = 29 votes Thomas = 25 votes Woodward = 23 votes Pioneer = 8 votes Hennessey = 7 votes Kingfisher = 7 votes Cashion = 6 votes 4
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Best Forum Posts From Oklahomaforum.vype. com ON THE TOPIC OF THE NEW SPLIT CLASS PROPOSAL VYPE Editor Kyle Kendrick: Honestly I think it has its positives...but that’s not the only thing it has. I have more questions and I think there are things that still need to be addressed. If the biggest benefit is that it allows 16 more teams (8 boys teams and 8 girls teams) to have success then I think we can do without. Did making the 6A-2 class for football make Bixby any better? No, they still get rolled by Jenks every year, it just gave them something they can win. So this split would be the same way. It won’t make anyone better, it will only open a trophy up for someone to win. Now one of the things I haven’t been able to have answered is if this will eventually save the small schools money with travel expenses or anything else. If it does save the schools a significant amount then I would be all for it due to the current economic status of the state. Another thing to consider is what this does as far as state tournament weekend. With another class you would presumably play Class C on opening weekend with Classes A and B. That’s possible because you play three classes week two but it may create problems with the Big House contract, maybe it wouldn’t but I don’t know the specifics of that deal, and you would definitely need more satellite sites.
I’m all for considering ways to improve the current system but I guess I still have more questions than answers. Which is probably what the OSSAA thought when they voted to have more info gathered and presented to them. TKSooner: To try and answer some of your questions. 1) I see nothing in the proposal that will affect the cost of travel either negatively of positively. One thing to consider is the playoff reimbursement that schools receive will generally always cover fuel expense and this will not change. 2) This would not have any affect on the Big House contract and you are correct that it would require two more sites for the first weekend. This was discussed at the meeting. 3) As far as gathering information, there is a clear understanding of the proposal and what it means for small school basketball. The gathering of information will first consist of a survey sent to member schools to gauge the interest in the proposal. If through the survey there is substantial support then the proposal will soon come to a vote of membership, if there are mixed reviews then it will go to area meetings in the fall and proceed from there. The schools that signed the petition and the people in favor of this proposal simply want the membership to have a voice and be able to vote on the proposal. We believe in the democratic process and will be satisfied with whatever the member schools vote to do with the proposal. VYPE Editor Kyle Kendrick: I see the draw and I understand why some schools, especially the smaller schools, would see this as a positive. Just as an outsider I’m still on the fence. Now if you want to improve the postseason I think I have a good idea for that. I would propose that since every school is allowed to go to the postseason, and since we probably aren’t going to change that, I would vote to restructure the playoffs and do away with the district tournament. Nearly every school gets to advance past districts anyway so I would just say let’s have a bigger regional tournament. It cuts down on a travel weekend plus you would need fewer officials. The postseason can still be double elimination. This way we just cut out what has always seemed to me to be a redundant step.
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FANS CHOICE VS. EDITOR’S CHOICE ®
Taylor Cell
Peyton Wayland
Way back toward the end of April we had a poll up on the VYPE Northwest Oklahoma website for fans to vote on who they felt like was the Athlete of the Year from Northwest Oklahoma. Taylor Cell from Fairview won the poll and the entire results went as follows
Editor’s Pick Now I know I said that I had to give it up to the fans for picking Cell. That doesn’t mean I agree with you. Don’t get me wrong, Cell was great, and in most years she would’ve been a hands down winner of this honor. This wasn’t most years though. This year Northwest Oklahoma had one of the best softball players in the state, if not the best. I’m talking about none other than Arnett’s Peyton Wayland.
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Taylor Cell – Fairview = 17,880 votes McKenzi Lamer – Lomega = 11,156 votes Justus Crites – Waukomis = 3,954 votes Cooper Savage – Chisholm = 3,482 votes Jaestin Nelson – Seiling = 1,552 votes Tabor Johns – Hennessey = 1,392 votes Isai Rodriguez – Ringwood = 1,060 votes Hillary Hurst – Woodward = 395 votes Jaden Hobbs – Alva = 253 votes Marybel Garcia – Enid = 196 votes Peyton Wayland – Arnett = 75 votes Matt Harman – Cashion = 63 votes Triston Cortez – Kingfisher = 24 votes
I gotta give it up to the fans here. Absoloutly great pick in going with Cell. She was an AllVYPE player for fastpitch and helped Fairview to a 21-12 record. Then during basketball season she was a fantastic leader, playing great defense and leading her team from the point guard spot. It would be impossible to measure Cell’s true value to her team, it was certainly more than her average of 11.5 points per game. Watching her play multiple times this year I always walked away thinking “that girl is a competitor. She can really play.” And she proved me right when she led Fairview to a state title, when nobody, including myself, thought they could do it. Finally in the slowpitch season Cell helped lead her team to the state tournament as the starting shortstop for the Lady Yellowjackets. She was selected to the slowpitch All-VYPE team as well after hitting .507 on the season with 14 RBI and 28 runs scored.
VYPE doesn’t have a Miss Softball Award like we do for basketball but if we did Wayland would’ve been in the running to win it. As Arnett’s workhorse in the circle Wayland went 23-4 and helped Arnett to the state semifinals during the fastpitch season. She recorded a 1.28 ERA and racked up a whopping 201 strikeouts. During basketball season Wayland was playing a major part on the Lady Wildcat’s hoops team but a torn ACL cut her season short and kept her out of the slowpitch season as well. I could make a case for any of the kids listed in those poll results, but in the end, after I considered all the stats and considered the sheer dominance of Wayland’s numbers I just couldn’t pick anyone else. Peyton Wayland was the best athlete from Northwest Oklahoma this year. M AY- J U N E 2 0 1 6
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NWOK All-VYPE Baseball
FIRST TEAM P: Noah Edwards – Calumet, Clay Teel – Hammon, Jonny Chavez – Enid, Brandon Goldston – Leedey, Eli Voth – Kremlin-Hillsdale, Matt Hopkins – Kingfisher C: Kyler Hensley – Mooreland, Cody Coontz – Cimarron, Brody Shook – Leedey
INF: Braxton Bruce – Shattuck, Cole Bergdall – Cimarron, Bucko Gray – Pioneer, Dalton Gore – Seiling OF: Jaestin Nelson – Seiling, Tyler Havener – Calumet, Stephen Rich – Pioneer
UTL: Robert Ernsting – Okarche, Justus Crites – Waukomis, Jo’an Alvarez – Woodward, Dylan King – Drummond, Rafferty Brown – Alva, Sam Walter – Kingfisher SECOND TEAM P: Blake Murray – Mooreland, Cade Corff – Hammon, Ashton Carman – Leedey, Parker Betchan – Garber, Fernando Roman – Hennessey, Derek Halcomb – Pond Creek-Hunter C: Weston Carter – Okarche, Josiah Lovett – Crescent
INF: Kade Cronkhite – Pioneer, Kyle Pfaff – Okarche, Cadan Calaway – Leedey, Hunter Miller – Mooreland
OF: Tanner Lingenfelter – Enid, Bryan Ramey – Cimarron, Kade Marlatt – Woodward UTL: Ryan Harrel – Cashion, Riley Williams – Waukomis, Cole Swart – Garber, Buzz Emery – Crescent, Drew Dodd – Drummond, Bailey Cross – Chisholm, TW Beiswanger – Alva 6
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HONORABLE MENTION Jevan Overton – Pond Creek-Hunter Zach Goodwin – Kingfisher Josh Hampton – Cashion Nick Stegeman – Chisholm Luke Ball – Chisholm Tabor Johns – Hennessey Bailey Sanchez – Shattuck Alex Thain – Hammon
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P: Molly Landers – Arnett, Taylor Sharp – Fairview, Taylor Detrick – Ringwood, Jin Yu Burnham – Pond Creek-Hunter C: Taleea McClain – Crescent
INF: Kaitlyn Phillips – Mooreland, Tristen Flanagan – Arnett, Taylor Cell – Fairview, Haley Castle – Leedey OF: Chezni Farrand – Ringwood, Hannah Shoaf – Arnett, Karley Boyer – Fairview, Chassidy Ray – Leedey
UTL: Justyce Barnett – Mooreland, Hanna Kvasnicka – Chisholm, Taylor Stoll – Arnett, Katelyn Randolph – Ringwood, Hunter Row – CovingtonDouglas, Rachael Diercks – Woodward, Kameron Pope – Woodward, Carli Bullard – Shattuck, Jenna Castor – Shattuck HONORABLE MENTION Haylee Sanderson – Crescent Denise Cronister – Crescent Hunter Drinnon – Leedey Kaitlyn Bowling – Covington-Douglas Bailey White – Pond Creek-Hunter Kasey Hayes – Woodward Alaina West – Chisholm Makenzie Jones – Chisholm Maddie Wofford – Okarche Kenzie Nielson – Shattuck
All-VYPE NWOK Track GIRLS Annalynn Kirkhart – Turpin Addison Munch – Boise City Brooke Rayner – Pond Creek-Hunter Keidy Diaz – Boise City Courtney Williams – Goodwell Harlie Schmeling – Sharon-Mutual Randi Yates – Texhoma Tyra Peck – Pond Creek-Hunter Annie Mills – Balko Taylor Brannen – Garber Kamber LeForce – Timberlake Rebecca Wasson – Kremlin-Hillsdale Macy Swart – Garber Lexy Maroney – Cashion Presley Payahsape – Cashion Aimee McFarland – Hooker Jeanna Baker – Laverne Falon Robinett – Chisholm Rachael Shewey – Chisholm Lucy Raynor – Chisholm Kaylee Hurst – Woodward Devre Newby – Woodward Caylee Kline – Woodward Misha Claytor – Enid Tia Jackson – Enid BOYS Trevor Mote – Turpin Dylan Tillery – Beaver Blake Rayner – Pond Creek-Hunter Avery Bagenstos – Cherokee Isai Rodriguez – Ringwood Christian Arbuthno – Goodwell Colten Brown – Boise City Oscar Diaz – Boise City Axel Jones – Turpin Jordan Buhr – Okeene Jaedon Whitfield – Boise City Cole Swart – Garber Rodney Phelps – Garber Quentin Frankhouser – Goodwell Garrett Ools – Ringwood Isaiah Norwood – Kremlin-Hillsdale Kristopher Robinson – Aline-Cleo Preston Yates – Beaver
Jaycee Routon Trenton Mannering – Thomas Cade Haliburton – Goodwell Justin Custar – Sharon-Mutual Hunter Jordan – Cherokee Jacob Johnson – Hooker Evan Bruner – Watonga Jose Amador – Hooker Bladamir Mesta – Hooker Nash Walker – Crescent Hunter Riehm – Fairview Bailey Hill – Chisholm Tommy Grebe – Chisholm Ryan Tom – Chisholm Dean White – Oklahoma Bible Academy Bryce Mendenhall – Oklahoma Bible Academy Jake Curless – Chisholm Samuel Driskill – Hennessey Jaeshaun Sears – Enid Gavin Lack – Enid Will Phillps – Enid
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GIRLS Abby Gwin – Enid Mia Goulart – Enid Savannah Blasi – Enid Elizabeth Dillingham – Enid Grace Dillingham – Enid Avery Player – Enid Sarah Reilly – Oklahoma Bible Academy Taryn Roberts – Oklahoma Bible Academy Molly Cannon – Oklahoma Bible Academy Bethany Schafer – Oklahoma Bible Academy Allex Looper – Beaver
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Paige Hixon – Woodward Emily Giacomo – Woodward BOYS Ryan Leap – Enid Brandon Kang – Enid Drew Callant – Enid Bradley Rann – Enid Logan Orr – OBA Alex Turley – OBA Colby Nelson – OBA Cadyn Brice – OBA Andy Eaton – OBA William Price – OBA Kolby McDonald – Beaver Caleb Todd – Chisholm Jack Snodgrass – Chisholm Tyler Harmon – Chisholm Zeb Halbert – Chisholm Lance Kokojan – Chisholm
All-VYPE NWOK Soccer BOYS Forwards: Jorge Crespo – Woodward, Cameron Gordan – Alva, Tanner Rieger – Alva Midfielders: Cole Meritt – Woodward, Mauro Rojas – Woodward, Jackson Shirkey – Woodward, Pedro Braga – Enid Defenders: Javier Lopez – Woodward, Justin Meyer – Alva, Jackson Slayter – Enid, Brock King – Enid
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GIRLS Forwards: Gracen Williamson – Woodward, Megan Maharry – Alva, Jill
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Midfielders: Jaycee Routon – Woodward, Kayla Brooks – Enid, Janet Moreno – Enid, Marlin Carbahal – Guymon
Defenders: Jordan Ogden – Woodward, Hannah O’Neil – Alva, Marleen Kotter – Guymon Goalkeepers: Nicole Houston – Enid
All-VYPE NWOK Golf GIRLS McKenna Rose – Goodwell Rylee Higgins – Texhoma J. Gomez – Mooreland Kaylee Peterson – Chisholm Andi Simunek – Pioneer Kyla Stone – Pioneer Bailey Koontz – Pioneer Sheridan Schroeder – Texhoma Faih Burling – Mooreland BOYS Zac Owens – Mooreland Blake Murray – Mooreland Jake Bay – Shattuck Colten Person – Laverne Hunter Person – Laverne Lane Fanning – Laverne Kyler Hensley – Mooreland Mason Overstreet – Kingfisher Brady Liles – Kingfisher Brock Elmore – Chisholm Conner Kauffman – Guymon Grayson Wallace – Guymon Chandler Evans – Guymon
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VYPE Northwest OK Editor MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR There were five guys I considered when thinking about this award. Enid baseball player Johnny Chavez was first to come to mind. He was the ace of Enid’s staff this year and went 6-1 on the mound with a 1.62 ERA and threw a total of 60 innings. Then I thought about Enid running back Devin Pratt who ran for 960 yards in Class 6A-II. From OBA Logan Orr would’ve been a good choice. He finished second at No. 1 singles at the Class 4A state tennis tournament. Out at Chisholm, Longhorns’ quarterback Bailey Cross had a monster year. He led his team to the state semifinals and threw for over 2,000 yards and had 23 touchdowns through the air. WINNER: TOMMY GREBE – CHISHOLM Grebe finished second overall at the Class 3A cross country meet to help Chisholm to a second place finish as a team. Then during track season he took second in the 1600-meter run and third in the 3200. He also ran on Chisholm’s 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams who both took home gold at the state meet. Those accomplishments on the track helped the Longhorns to an overall team title. FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Plenty of names to choose from here. 8
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Enid softball star Marybel Garcia would’ve been a solid choice, she was the leader of the Pacers squad on the diamond this year. Savannah Blasi averaged over 14 points per game on the basketball floor then was part of the fourth place No. 1 doubles team at the Class 6A meet. From Chisholm, cross country and track star Falon Robinett immediately jumps off a page of frontrunners, she finished 10th at state cross country then was third in the 1600 and second in the 3200 at state track.
WINNER: NICOLE MIDDLETON – CHISHOLM Middleton was an All-State player in both volleyball and basketball this year. She was truly dominant in both sports and helped the Lady Longhorns get to the state semifinals in volleyball and finish 19-7 on the hardwood. BREAKOUT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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Brad Gore, Carl Gaebler, Jim Coleman and Mike Karnes were all names I considered for this. Coleman and Karnes led their track teams at Chisholm to state titles. Gaebler and Gore manned the helm of Enid tennis and baseball teams putting together very successful seasons. WINNER: JOEY REINART – CHISHOLM Reinart is the coach responsible for one of the most impressive turnarounds for any football program in the state. In 2010 the Longhorns went 0-10. This year they were in the state semifinals. When you think about it like that it’s easy to see why Reinart was my choice.
This award was possibly a little easier to pick for me because three athletes separated themselves above the fray. Izzy Plunkett emerged as a knockdown shooter and playmaker for the Enid Pacers basketball team. Connor Pasby broke onto he scene as a star running back at Chisholm and rushed for just under 1,000 yards. WINNER: DARIAN GOINS – ENID Goins split time at quarterback this year but still threw for over 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns. He completed nearly 60 percent of his
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Enid’s Big Blue Band sporting two new trucks courtesy of Jumbo Foods and other generous donors After a short hiatus the Enid High School’s Big Blue Band Booster Club returned this year and immediately went the extra mile for the Big Blue Band. Booster club president Thom Buschman said the group was challenged by Enid Band director Robert Anderson to get the band a new truck to transport equipment to and from events within the next two years. The current truck had been in use for nearly 30 years and had certainly seen better days. Buschman, didn’t want to
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With the help of several key donors Buschman was able to get the ball rolling quickly on his goal. One of the first donors was Integris Bass Baptist Hospital who came through with a big donation but another business who jumped on board very early was Jumbo Foods. With the help of early contributions like the one Jumbo Foods made Buschman was able to go to other businesses and raise enough money for not one but two new trucks. Overall nine businesses made contributions and have advertising on the trucks. Those businesses are Jumbo Foods, Integris Bass Baptist Hospital, Central National Bank, Park Avenue Thrift, Northcutt Chevrolet, Ricks Pharmacy,
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Oakwood Mall Athlete of the Month Falon Robinett - Chisholm Track Robinett was a major reason why the Lady One of the most decorated Longhorns were able to earn the female track athletes in the title this year. As an individual history of Chisholm High School, she competed in the 1600 and Falon Robinett did what no other Lady Longhorns track and 3200-meter runs. In the 3200 she placed second with a time field athlete had done before. of 12:21.19 and in the 1600 She led her team to a state she placed third with a time of championship. 5:30.75. The Lady Longhorns finished Robinett also ran on at the top of the team standings Chisholm’s 4x800-meter relay with 88 total team poins, just team who won a gold medal at edging out Spiro by two points. the state meet with a time of Defending state champion Millwood finished in third with 47 9:48.91. points. Overall, Robinett had a hand
in 34 of Chisholm’s total team points, 14 of those coming as an individual. Her accomplishments at the state meet came just a week after she earned a regional championship in the 3200 and a third place regional finish in the 1600 to help the Lady Longhorns win the regional title as well. For her accomplishments on the track and her leadership abilities Falon Robinett is the Oakwood Mall Athlete of the Month.
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Tia Jackson – Pacers Track and Field left her off the medal stand. At the Yukon meet on March 15 Jackson again jumped 4-06 and again missed out on a medal. Jackson didn’t give up though and two weeks after the Yukon meet she jumped 4-10 to finish tied for fifth at the Big 10 Conference meet, and earn her first medal of the year. A week later at the regional meet in Claremore Jackson logged another jump of 4-10 and finished in a tie for fourth place. Her regional finish was good enough to get Jackson to state. Her hard work had paid off and she headed to Moore to compete with the state’s best. She finished in 11th place at the state meet and missed a medal but more importantly Jackson showed us once again that sports are about hard work. Something Jackson embraced whole-heartedly and that’s why she is the Enid Female Athlete of the month. You hear all the stories. Every day it seems like there is a story about a prodigy in one sport or another. Someone who had never held a baseball bat and then one day did and low and behold he has a swing that rivals Ken. Griffey Jr. The basketball player who before he was 16 had never stepped foot on a floor. The star football player recruited out of the hallway by a coach who saw potential where nobody else did. Those are great stories, we love them because they are amazing, most people can’t truly comprehend what it would be like to be that person so we want to know all about them. What’s that one thing that they have that they can just do any athletic endeavor they want to and be successful? Most times though sports aren’t like that. 99 percent of the time they are about the kid who spent the summer in the weight room getting bigger. The kid who put everything aside to get up 1,000 jumpers every day. The kid who through sheer will and determination made themselves into a star. Enid Pacers’ track and field athlete Tia Jackson is one of those kids. Only a sophomore, Jackson competed in the high jump this year, but it wasn’t immediate success that she saw. Instead, Jackson started the year off with a 4-02 jump at the Tiger Track Classic in Broken Arrow. Two weeks later Jackson improved her season best to 4-04 at the Carl Albert Invitational but still didn’t place. Four days later at the Jerry Runyan Relays in Ponca City, Jackson again improved her best and jumped 4-06, but that still
Halie Schovanec – Garber But Schovanec isn’t just getting it done when it comes to athletics. Outside of sports she is the huddle leader for the Garber chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She is Vice President of the student council, a member of the Pep Club and a member of the National Honor Society. That’s not all though. One of Schovanec’s true passions is FFA. She is Vice President of Garber’s FFA chapter as well and involved in showing goats, public speaking and has an SAE that involves raising Australian Shepherds. Schovanec has involved with FFA A jack-of-all-trades. A five-tool since she was in eighth grade and player. However you want to describe said it was her family who first got it Halie Schovanec fits the definition. her interested in the organization. A junior at Garber High School, “It first started when I was about Schovanec plays fastpitch softball in six years old and my older brother the fall, basketball in the winter and started showing cattle and goats. then runs track in the spring for the Growing up watching my brother Lady Wolverines.
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show, I couldn’t wait until I was nine and could start showing as well,” Schovanec said. “I started off showing cattle and then I got into showing goats. My family lives on a farm north of Garber so we have always been surrounded by agriculture. As a 4-H’er I couldn’t wait until the day I got to wear the blue and gold jacket. I still remember the first time I got to put it on, that’s a day I will never forget.” Schovanec added that FFA has helped her improve her skills in other areas as well. “It has definitely made me a better leader whether it’s on the basketball or any other team sport I play. It has helped me be able to speak on the phone or in public fluently and without getting nervous. I will be forever grateful for the life lessons and skills that the FFA has taught me.”
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Teacher of the Month Damon McKinney – Enid High School one in particular,” McKinney said. “Mr. Coulson was my math teacher, and he always had profound insights into life. He also let us figure out things a lot on our own, which made me a better person and leader.”
Making the move to teaching, McKinney began his career at Stephens high school in Arkansas. Stephens was a poverty stricken school with 99 percent of their students on a free or reduced lunch program. After teaching at Stephens, McKinney made his way back to Northwest Oklahoma and came to teach at Enid High school where he currently teaches Pre-AP English II.
Damon McKinney has a reputation for caring about his students. That reputation is why McKinney was an easy choice to be the Enid Teacher of the Month.
Born in Pekin, Ill. McKinney eventually graduated from Seiling High School and then attended Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Ark. After earning his degree McKinney went to work in the retail industry and as a big part of his job was required to train new employees. That aspect of his job is what eventually led McKinney to teaching.
“This led me to remembering all the amazing teachers and
When asked if there was one thing he would want his students to know when they left his class though, McKinney said it has nothing to do with English, but instead has to do with life in general. “I would want students to know that as long as they are willing to work hard and continue believing in themselves, then there is nothing that they cannot achieve,” McKinney said.
With that type of thinking it’s no wonder McKinney has the amazing reputation that he does and it’s no surprise that he is the Enid Area Teacher of the Month.
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r o f d e s Primcces Su Drafting and Designing a Bright Future
Kremlin-Hillsdale senior Connor Snap has used Autry Tech as a major springboard to the future. Fans of the Kremlin-Hillsdale Broncs know Connor Snap as a member of the football and baseball teams. On the gridiron he played in the trenches on the offensive and defensive lines while on the baseball field he played first base and also spent some time at the designated hitter spot. Snap is also a member of the Kremlin-Hillsdale marching band. What those fans may not see is the tireless work that Snap puts in at Autry Technology Center. Snap is enrolled in the Drafting and Design program at Autry, a program that prepares individuals to enter the industry in the fields of architectural, mechanical, pipe and civil drafting and design. Students learn drafting and design basics and beyond. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical and practical approach to engineering drawing, with instruction covering basic techniques 18
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such as architectural drafting, illustration and Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CAD). Snap said he became interested in Autry because of a close family member who also attended Autry. “My sister, Rebekah, attended Autry and took Drafting, that got me interested enough to tour the class and I loved it,” Snap said. Snap went on to say he would highly recommend Autry to other high school students. “It’s a great place to learn a trade, no matter what it may be. You can go to college and continue your education, or go straight into the workforce. Either way, you’ll be prepared for what lies ahead,” Snap said. “The staff and atmosphere at Autry is great too. Everyone genuinely cares about you and what you want to accomplish.” Now that his high school career and time at Autry is over Snap said he plans to continue his education at NOC-Enid where he will attend school on a band scholarship and major in Drafting and Design to pursue a career as an architect.
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Team of the Month Alva Baseball In 2015 the Alva baseball team finished the year with a lackluster 8-12 record. This year the Goldbugs were determined to improve that record and get back to the winning ways that made them a program that nobody across the state took lightly. The Goldbugs got off to a great start to achieving those goals this year when they started the season by winning five of their first seven games on the year. Alva hit a small bump in the road after that though and lost three of the next five, allowing its record to slip to 7-5. The team wouldn’t be denied however and quickly ran off five wins in the next six games to improve to 12-6 on the season. From there on out Alva played 5-8 ball to finish out the regular season with a 17-14 regular season record. In the district tournament Alva played host to Newkirk and quickly dispensed of the Tigers with back-toback wins of 10-0 and 11-0. Following the district tournament, the Goldbugs traveled to Lincoln Christian in Tulsa for the regional tournament. In game one at regionals Alva fell to No. 6 ranked Lincoln Christian by a score of 13-1. Then in game two Alva took on regional rival Chisholm, but lost a hard-fought game to the Longhorns by a score of 7-5. Offensive team team leaders for the Goldbugs this season were Brayden Gragg, TW Beiswanger, Cameron Gaisford and Blake Garnett. Gragg hit .406 on the year with two home runs and 20 RBI. Beiswanger meanwhile hit .402 on the season, driving in 25 runs and swiping 18 bags. Gaisford and Garnett added solid averages of .330 and .315 respectively and each drove in over 20 runs on the year. 20
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Pitching wise the team was led by Rafferty Brown, Noah Place and Stanton Earnest. Brown went 7-1 on the mound with a 2.86 ERA and 44 innings pitched. Place meanwhile was a solid 4-2 on the year with a
3.85 ERA. Finally, Stanton provided solid relief outings and threw 28 total innings and recorded an ERA of 1.00.
Athlete of the Month Alva Baseball
Sometimes you just have a pitcher who makes everyone comfortable and relaxed behind them. Teams play loose because they know one or two runs can be enough to win a game when that guy is on the mound. For the Alva Goldbugs that
guy was Rafferty Brown. A left-handed ace, Brown was simply dominant this year. He threw a total of 44 innings this year for Alva and only gave up 37 hits and walked only 28 hitters this year. Brown also struck out 45 hitters and posted a 2.86 ERA to go along with his 7-1 record on the bump. Overall Brown led Alva in
wins, and was tied for the team lead in strikeouts. He was also second on the team in innings pitched and second in ERA. Those numbers helped Alva to a 19-16 overall record, a district title and a spot in the regional tournament. For his effort on the mound and his leadership qualities in the clubhouse, Rafferty Brown is the Alva Athlete of the Month.
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VYPE YEAR-END EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARDS
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By Kyle Kendrick
VYPE Northwest OK Editor
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Wow this was tough to pick for me. You could’ve gone with Jeremiah Bozeman from Alva or Garrett Owen from Woodward. Both were Top 100 basketball players and both had fantastic seasons this year then signed to play at the collegiate level. You could’ve picked Waynoka basketball star Trey Green, he dominated on the hardwood and led Waynoka to one of its best years
in some time. Blake Murray from Mooreland starred on the football field, baseball diamond and golf course this year. WINNER: JAESTIN NELSON – SEILING
Sure the guys mentioned above were great but when I really examined what Nelson did I felt obligated to pick him as my Male Athlete of the Year. During football he ran for 2,619 total yards and 34 touchdowns. Then during the baseball season Nelson helped his
team make the state tournament by hitting for a .412 average with 10 doubles and 40 stolen bases. Complete dominance in two sports was just too much to pick against. FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Just when I thought the Male Athlete of the Year was tough to pick, this one came along. Names like Hillary Hurst from Woodward, Jaden Hobbs at Alva, Taylor Hedrick at Seiling immediately jumped to the front of my mind. All three players were standouts on
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the hardwood and led their team to state titles. Hurst also qualified for state golf in the spring to add to her list of accomplishments. Hobbs won the VYPE Shelter Insurance Miss Basketball Award as the state’s best girls basketball player.
was a fantastic floor general who averaged 8.7 points per game and then was named to the Daily Oklahoman’s All-Tournament team for her play WINNER: DEVRE NEWBY – in the biggest WOODWARD three games of the year. During the Now before you slam the magazine fastpitch season down in anger I want you to hear Newby started me out. This is about being the as an outfielder best ATHLETE. Hobbs was the for the Boomers best basketball player. I honestly and was an Allbelieve Hurst was 1B on that State selection list and the gap was miniscule. in that sport. Finally during the Both are DI basketball players. track season this spring Newby But I ended up choosing Newby cemented her place at the top of because I felt she was the best this list for me. She won the Class athlete. 5A state championship in both the Newby started as the point guard 100 and 300-meter hurdles and on the girls basketball team and also broke her own school record
Devre Newby in the 100 hurdles by finishing with a time of 15.32. Newby wasn’t done though, she also finished sixth in the high jump and also ran on Woodward’s 4x400-meter relay team that placed sixth at state. Thinking about everything Newby
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Trey Green did this year it was just impossible not to pick her for my Female Athlete of the Year. BREAKOUT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Just when I thought I was due for an easy pick. Nope. Wrong again. My first thought was Kaylee Hurst, younger sister to Hillary Hurst. Kaylee was an integral part of Woodward’s title run and played some amazing basketball at the state tournament, averaging 7.7 points per game at the state tournament and was named to the second team All-Tournament team. Then during track season Kaylee excelled again, placing third in the 400-meter dash. Other players that I considered were Karly Gore from Seiling and Patrick Coffey from Mooreland. Gore was amazing on the basketball floor this year and created mismatches all over the court to help drive Seiling to their state title. Coffey exploded onto the scene this year for Mooreland’s football team and helped the Bearcats to a 12-1 record. WINNER: TREY GREEN – 24
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This super sophomore was one of my finalists for Male Athlete of the Year. He didn’t win that but I couldn’t deny him this one. He helped the Railroaders to a 19-8 record this year and a spot in the area tournament. Only
a freshman, Green averaged 20 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists this year, proving he could fill it up on any given night this year, but more than that proving that he is definitely a player to watch for the years to come. COACH OF THE YEAR Seriously who do you pick for this? Dusty Horn at Alva and Brady Hamar at Seiling both won state titles in girls basketball. Bryan Gore at Seiling took the
Wildcats’ baseball team to the state tournament. Jake Allen at Mooreland won a state title for boys golf. Danny Green at Waynoka did a fabulous job with a team that nobody thought could do what they did. WINNER: KINZIE DIDIER – WOODWARD If I was going to pick against one of the coaches I mentioned above, I knew I better pick one heck of a coach. Didier fits that bill for sure. She led the Woodward girls to a state title but more than that she did it with a team not many people picked to do anything at the state tournament. She took all of that doubt but still got her team to believe that they could beat teams like East Central, Skiatook and Claremore, teams most so-
Kinzie Didier called experts would’ve picked to beat Woodward prior to the state tournament. Factor all that in and
Didier became the obvious choice for Coach of the Year.
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Boomer Track Finishes Spring Strong Woodward girls take fourth place at 5A state meet Led by the trio of Devre Newby, Kaylee Hurst and Caylee Kline the Woodward Boomers girls track team finished in fourth place at the Class 5A state meet. The Boomers scored a total of 40.5 team points, finishing behind only Del City, Ardmore and Shawnee. Newby, the team’s senior leader, was the definition of dominance at the state
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meet. She won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.32; a time that broke the Woodward school record in the event, a record that Newby already held. Newby also won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 45.22. Newby wasn’t done there though. She also tied for sixth in the high jump and ran on the 4x400-meter relay team that placed sixth. Overall, Newby earned 20.5 points for her team as an individual and then was part of a relay team who earned the Boomers two more points. Hurst and Cline meanwhile were super sophomores who made major contributions. With a time of 1:00.19 Hurst placed third in the 400-meter dash and then also ran on the 4x400 relay team. Cline on the other hand placed second in the high jump with a mark of 5-02 and also ran on the 4x400 relay team. Sophomore, Paige Hughes was the other member of the 4x400 meter relay team and she also scored points as an individual. Hughes logged a jump of 16-09.50
in the long jump, taking home fourth place in the event. On the boys side of things Woodward did have two state qualifiers. Sophomore middle distance runner Garrett Collier qualified in the 800-meter run and just missed the medal stand finishing in seventh place with a time of 2:02.99. Fellow sophomore Koda Waldrop qualified in the discus and placed 12th overall with a throw of 133-10. The Boomers also qualified their 4x800 relay team and placed 16th in that event.
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High Plains Tech Athlete of the Month Erick Ramirez Woodward senior Erick Ramirez just finished out his career as a Boomer. This spring he was a valued member of the Woodward track team and a fierce competitor. Ramirez competed as a sprinter for the Boomers this year running the 100-meter dash.
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Outside of sports Ramirez also took classes at High Plains Technology Center. Ramirez was enrolled in High Plains’ Welding program and drew high praise from the staff at High
That hard work and great attitude paid off for Ramirez as he balanced track, his high school studies and studies at High Plains Technology Center and excelled at all of them.
“Erick is a great HPTC student. He is a really polite kid who works extremely hard.”
For his dedication to being a student-athlete at Woodward and his work to become a top notch welder, Erick Ramirez is the High Plains Tech Athlete of the Month.
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Seiling Athlete of the Month Seiling Baseball Junior baseball player Dalton Gore made a big impact on the diamond this year. Gore stared on the infield this year for the Wildcats and was a very solid defensive player. It was at the plate however where Gore had his biggest impact. The junior hit .400 this spring with 12 doubles, two triples and 22 RBI. Those numbers helped Seiling finish he regular season with a 1312 record. More importantly though, they helped propel the Wildcats through the postseason, and along the way win both a district and a regional title. Following six-straight postseason wins the Wildcats made their way to the state tournament. A good portion of that success was due to Gore’s outstanding play. Swinging a hot bat, Gore drove in premium runs in both the district tournament and the regional tournament as Seiling outscored their opponents by a combined 47-5 in those six games. For his dedication to excelling on the baseball field and his leadership on and off the field Dalton Gore is the Seiling Athlete of the Month.
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Wildcats Get Hot at the Right Time Challenging early schedule pays off in the end for Seiling baseball team Looking at it from an outsider’s point of view and it’s tough to see how a Seiling baseball team who began the year 6-9 could possibly have been the same team who advanced to the Class A state tournament. That’s not the case when you take a closer look at things though. Out of Seiling’s first 15 games, seven were against teams that were ranked in their respective classes, two more were against Class 4A teams in Elk City and Anadarko. Yet another game, came against Shattuck, a team who wasn’t ranked at the time Seiling played them, but eventually finished as the No. 20 team in Class A. That type of scheduling may have made Seiling’s record early on not look that pretty, but it did prepare the team for a strong
stretch run. Seiling won seven of their final 10 regular season games and entered the district tournament brimming with confidence. That confidence paid off as Seiling won three-straight games in the district tournament, beating Thomas, Ringwood and Thomas again by scores of 10-0, 170, and 5-0. After claiming the district title, the Wildcats advanced to the regional tournament and kept their winning streak going by defeating Pioneer 7-2 then picking up back-to-back wins over Mooreland by scores of 4-0 and 4-3 to advance to the state tournament. At state Seiling saw their run end with a 4-0 loss to eventual state runner-up Roff. The team was led by their two All-VYPE players Dalton Gore and Jaestin Nelson. Both players hit over .400 on the year and had double digit totals in doubles.
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Building for the Future and finished in 12th. St. Cyr on the other hand qualified in the 3200 and took home 13th in the event. Junior, and an elder statesman on the Kingfisher team, Cassidy Adams also qualified for state in both the 1600 and 3200. In the 3200 she finished in ninth place overall and in the 1600 was just behind Loosen, taking 13th. Youthful Kingfisher track team lays the foundation for success The Kingfisher track teams may not have finished at the top of the leaderboard at the Class 4A state meet but they did something very important that every successful team has to do. They laid a foundation. The building blocks for future success stories. On the girls side of things freshmen distance runners Madeline Loosen and Maddie St. Cyr both qualified for state. Loosen finished seventh in he 3200-meter race and just missed out on the medal stand. She also ran the 1600-meter race
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It was in the throwing events though that the Kingfisher girls had their most success. Sophomore Rayna Patton earned two medals by finishing in fourth place in the discus and sixth place in the shot put with throws of 124-07 and 3511 respectively. Junior, Phyllisha Patton also earned two medals for the Lady Yellowjackets taking home fifth place in the shot put and sixth place in the discus with throws of 36-08 and 116-00 respectively. On the boys side of things the Yellowjackets had several athletes qualify for state. In the long jump event alone
Kingfisher sent three athletes to state. Kolton York, only a freshman took seventh place in the event and just missed out on a medal. Sophomore, Bryce Carrington was just behind York in the event and took eighth place. Finally, sophomore Ethan Carrington took 13th in the event. Reid Trout, a rare senior on the Kingfisher squad qualified for state in the 100-meter dash but was unable to advance to the finals. Last but not least Kingfisher’s 4x400meter relay team comprised of York, Ethan and Bryce Carrington and senior Dakota Hart qualified for the state meet as well. With the level of young talent clearly on display at Kingfisher there really is no reason to doubt that both of the girls and boys teams will be successful for years to come; especially after laying the foundation to future success and medals at this year’s state meet.
Hennessey Athlete of the Year By Kyle Kendrick VYPE Editor
There were two athletes I really considered for this award. Hennessey track and field star Sam Driskill and Eagles football and baseball star Tabor Johns. The really tough part was I don’t think I could’ve gone wrong with either choice. Driskill finished third this year in the discus at the Class 3A state meet after claiming the state title in the event last year. Over 40 career track meets Driskill placed in the top four 38 times. The only two times he didn’t came in his freshman year. He was a Little AllCity track selection each of his four years of high school and qualified to throw at the Meet of Champions all four years of his high school career.
Driskill’s numbers got him selected to the All-VYPE NWOK track and field team as well. Last but not least Driskill will be continuing his track and field career at Cowley County Community College. Johns on the other hand was a dominant running back and strong safety for the Eagles football team. This year he ran for 1,334 yards and 20 touchdowns on 216 carries and then recorded 75 tackles, one sack and one interception. His career numbers are even more impressive. Overall Johns had 4,551 rushing yards and 66 rushing touchdowns on 715 total carries. He also had 186 tackles, three sacks and five interceptions in his career. Those numbers earned him a spot on the VYPE Top 100 football list in both his junior and senior seasons but more importantly will allow him to continue his football career at Southwestern Oklahoma State
University next year. Johns also was a standout on the Hennessey baseball team and was selected to the All-VYPE NWOK team this spring.
Winner: Tabor Johns Ultimately I went with Johns because he was a two-sport star at Hennessey. In my opinion when you are talking about Athlete of the Year that has to mean something. Editor’s Note: I wish these two athletes nothing but the best in their future endeavors and I hope that they both are successful in whatever they choose to do in life.
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