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The annual All-VYPE teams for basketball, swimming and wrestling are announced in this issue.

17 | Oklahoma Attack The Oklahoma Attack basketball team is traveling the country playing AAU ball with players from Tulsa, OKC, Edmond, Stroud, Norman and Lawton.

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With their sights set on bringing home the gold, the Yukon Miller shot and discus athletes have emerged as early on favorites.

30 | PC North Baseball

Head coach Dale Pearson has the Panthers baseball team inching towards 20 wins as the senior laden team turns their focus to state.

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OKC Area

WinterSports Basketball

Boys Player of the Year: Jakolby Long - Mustang Coach of the Year: Terry Long – Mustang

Hayden Howell Carl Albert

First Team Tyson Jolly – Putnam City West Hayden Howell – Carl Albert Trae Young – Norman North Curran Scott – Edmond Memorial Daquan Jefferies – Edmond Santa Fe Grason Wright – Putnam City Second Team Kristian Dolittle – Edmond Memorial Curtis Haywood – Mustang Chris Hamilton – Heritage Hall Tre Evans – Putnam City West Cooper Clark – Norman Josh McMinn – Southwest Covenant Honorable Mention Daron Mims – Edmond Santa Fe Carlos Coppage – Harding Charter Prep Conner Avants – Deer Creek Austin Meyer – Mustang

Katie Mayo Newcastle

Girls Player of the Year: Taylor Roberts – Classen SAS Coach of the Year: Totsy Manning – Deer Creek

Taylor Roberts Classen SAS

First Team Dakota Vann – Deer Creek Ana Llanusa – Choctaw Serithia Hawkins – Southmoore Jo’Nah Johnson – Edmond Santa Fe Hayden Priddy – Piedmont Katie Mayo – Newcastle Second Team Asia Davis – Midwest City Jessi Murcer – Westmoore Andee Decker – Edmond Memorial Areanna Combs – Putnam City West Adrienne Berry – Mount St. Mary Claire Chastain – Dale

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Honorable Mention Makayla Foy – Yukon Morgan Meacham – Heritage Hall Sydney Manning – Deer Creek Taylor Hooks – John Marshall

Wrestling

1st Team 106 Canon Randall – Westmoore 113 Grant Sorensen – Heritage Hall 120 Kaden Gfeller – Heritage Hall 126 Jaxen Gilmore – Yukon 132 Cy Trindle – Edmond North 138 Boo Lewallen – Yukon 145 Zachary Moore – Putnam City 152 Aryion Young – Heritage Hall 160 Jacob Schimmels – Deer Creek 170 Hayden Hansen – Norman North 182 Trevor Long – Noble 195 Evan Hudson – Putnam City North 220 Murdoch Marcum – El Reno 285 Korey Walker – Midwest City

2nd Team 106 Jakob Houston – Norman North 113 Tanner Cole – Deer Creek 120 Dalton Duffield – Westmoore 126 Dayton West – Deer Creek 132 Colby Moates – Moore 138 DJ Henderickson – Western Heights 145 Jake Thornton – Norman North 152 Joseph Messer – Norman North 160 Deven Brewer – Westmoore 170 Zach Davis – Yukon 182 Ryan Stone – Harrah 195 Daevon Newton – Westmoore 220 Garrett Sanner – Moore 285 Tyler Stilwell – Yukon

Canon Randall Westmoore

Boo Lewallen Yukon

Swimming

Girls Rylee Linhardt – Edmond North Ally Robertson – Edmond North Julia Kirby – Edmond North Ryann James – Edmond North Sarah Helton – Edmond North Alexa Acuna – Edmond North Katie Callahan – Edmond Memorial Kelsey Kersgieter – Edmond Memorial Micheala Seely – Edmond Memorial Sydney Parker – Edmond Memorial Kellie Fischer – Edmond Memorial Natalie Vorel – Edmond Memorial Tiffany Wu – Norman North Claire Liu – Norman North Emily Vittitow – Norman North Angela Yang – Norman North Mallory Jones – Norman North Madie Sarantakos – Norman North Angela Zhu – Norman North Kayleigh Hughes – Norman Avery Niemann – Heritage Hall

Alan Tran Edmond North

Ashton Niemann – Heritage Hall Milly Bock – Heritage Hall Paige Miles – Heritage Hall Jennifer Litchfield – Carl Albert Rachel Cook – Carl Albert Allison Azzano – Carl Albert Lyric Cabral – Carl Albert Katie Symes – Carl Albert Paige Nall – Deer Creek Amberly White – Deer Creek Taylar Dilbeck – Harrah Andrea Trotter – Harrah Reagan Hill – Harrah Kennedi Pickard – Harrah Girls Coach of the Year Steve Riggs – Edmond Boys Francisco Ochoa – Edmond Memorial Jonathan Ye – Edmond Memorial Solomon Harrison – Edmond Memorial Braden Davis – Edmond Memorial Kyle Ashmun – Edmond North

Avery Niemann Heritage Hall

Corbin Hulsewe – Edmond North Alan Tran – Edmond North Joe Short – Edmond North Kade Knoch – Edmond Santa Fe Anthony Dack – Moore Jacob Barber – Southmoore Danny Bays – Norman Jesse Gibson – Norman Erik Campbell – Norman Justin Wu – Norman North Alex McMillen – Norman North Ethan Broyles – Norman North James Dyer – Norman North Nic Newton – Norman North Alex Lawrence – Carl Albert Ryan Wade – Carl Albert Brandon Putman – Carl Albert Steven Azzano – Carl Albert Justin Dennison – Midwest City Dustin Bielich – Bethany Boys Coach of the Year Kent Nicholson – Norman North

Francisco Ochoa Edmond Memorial

Kellie Fischer Edmond Memorial

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Mr./Ms. Basketball Presented By: Oklahoma

Locust Grove star Rylie Torrey and Owasso committed to play for legendary coach Larry Brown sensation Shake Milton win Shelter Insurance and SMU next year.

Mr. and Miss Basketball awards.

Miss Basketball – Rylie Torrey: Locust Grove It started with the Top 100. Oklahoma’s top 50 boys After helping take Weatherford to the Class 4A state and top 50 girls basketball players. Throughout tournament last season Torrey moved to Locust Grove the season, that list was narrowed down to the 20 this year when her father, Dusty, became the head semifinalists and then the 12 finalists for VYPE’s boys coach for the Pirates. Torrey again led her team Shelter Insurance Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards. into the Class 4A state tournament this season but After tabulating votes from fans online, media wouldn’t settle for anything less than a gold ball. In members, coaches, and administrators across the state the semifinals she helped spearhead a second half two players finally emerged as the award winners in comeback and upset defending champ Ft. Gibson. In both awards’ closest race of all-time. the finals Torrey put on a show and scored 28 points to push the Lady Pirates past Anadarko. Overall Torrey Mr. Basketball – Shake Milton: Owasso averaged 20 points, four rebounds, three assists and Shake Milton has been a force his entire career in a three steals per game. Rylie is signed to play at ORU Rams jersey and this year was no different as he led the next season. state in scoring averaging 30 points per game. Shake also improved his game in other areas this year and averaged six rebounds and three assists a night guiding the Rams to a state tournament appearance. Shake is

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VYPE photographers capture the shining moments from State Wrestling.

Canon Randall - Westmoore

Tanner Cole - Deer Creek

Garrett Chappell Carl Albert

Zachery Bibb - Capitol Hill

Evan Hudson - PC North

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AJ Hawkins:

Elite Skills Trainer & Basketball Coach

Youth basketball training expert AJ Hawkins is a former professional basketball player who has played around the world and has been trained and developed by many talented coaches around the country in both the collegiate and professional arena. He founded AJ Hawkins Basketball for youth basketball players to increase their basketball skills and abilities. As a trainer he specializes in individual, group and team basketball training for players in 3rd -12th grade and at all skill levels. He focuses on the individual development required for each player to achieve his or her specific goals.

His training regimen is tailored to each individual's needs and executed to improve their overall game. He is also a trainer and coach for the Oklahoma Swarm Basketball Club.

Some of the athletes that Hawkins has worked with are Jaden Hobbs who plays for state champion Alva. She was 2013-2014 3A Player of the Year and an OSU commit. Paige 10

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Serup of Edmond Memorial, who is getting recruited by Louisiana Lafayette, ORU, and Tulsa. Others local athletes that have been working with coach Hawkins is Abbie Winchester, a 6'1” post player from Heritage Hall, Jakree Holmes who attends Edmond North and Dylan Fix, Stillwater’s leading scorer.

Coach Hawkins said, “Basketball has greatly impacted who I am today and the values that I hold myself accountable to were greatly shaped by the discipline and dedication that basketball requires.

For that reason, I am passionate

to train and work with today’s youth. I want to help them not only to become better athletes but better individuals. My goal is for them to be successful at anything they do, and hopefully

get the rewards that I was able to receive through basketball and maximize every opportunity that comes their way.�

He has individual, group and team training available.

Individual training consists of tailored workouts to meet your individual needs. Privates are a great way to increase your level of play and to get a step ahead of the competition.

AHB team basketball training program is designed to give coaches an advantage over the competition. AHB regimen includes team drills and intense training to create a powerful and cohesive team.

Team training is customized to suit the needs of each team and coach.

For more information go to

ajhawkinsbasketball.com

Youth basketball training expert AJ Hawkins is a former professional basketball player who has played around the world and has been trained and developed by many talentd coaches around the country in both the collegiate and proffesional arena. He founded AJ Hawkins Basketball, LLC for youth basketball players to increase their basketball skills and abilities. As a trainer he specializes in individual, group and team basketball training for players in 3rd -12th grade and at all skill levels, with a focus on the individual development required for each player to acheive his or her specific goals. His training regimen is tailored to each individual's needs and executed to improve their overall game. He is also a trainer and coach for the Oklahoma swarm basketball club.

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Edmond Memorial Soccer Lady Bulldogs Look to Return to Title Game

has gone along. Coach Bohuslavicky has made sure his offensive attack is diverse, and keeps opponents on their heels.

“We have really stressed a strong defensive presence and offensively moving the ball and connecting to utilize the multiple players we have in our attack,” coach Bohuslavicky said. “Not being one dimensional has spread the field and allowed more players to be involved in the attack.”

When the 2014 season came to a close, the Edmond Memorial Lady Bulldogs were one win away from their ultimate goal: the state championship. The Lady Bulldogs lost in the state finals to Norman North, leaving them hungry for an opportunity to return to the title game this season. Coach Randy Bohuslavicky expects that out of his team each season. He has helped build a winning tradition at Edmond Memorial.

“We always have high expectations and we set the bar at being a championship contender each year,” coach Bohuslavicky said. “We may not reach that level every year but we want our girls to compete at the highest level they are capable of achieving.”

The Lady Bulldogs have eight starters returning to the lineup this year, along with a handful of girls who played significant minutes last season. Coach Bohuslavicky credits the competition that is created as a result of his team’s depth as a major factor in his team’s success this season. So far this season, the Lady Bulldogs are 10-2, and have scored 60 goals while only allowing 10.

One of their two losses came against the team that defeated them in the 12

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state championship last year: Norman North. Since losing to Norman North on April 7, the Lady Bulldogs are 5-0.

During this winning streak, coach Bohuslavicky’s team has outscored opponents 34-1.

The Lady Bulldogs are relentless on the defensive end of the field. This is just one part of the game they have been working on improving as the season

Bohuslavicky’s philosophy has paid off in a major way. His girls are scoring the soccer ball at a tremendous rate. Six of his players have scored multiple goals.

Laramie Hall is benefitting the most, and she has become an extremely efficient scorer. As of April 21, she scored 14 goals on only 24 shots.

With stingy defense and dynamic offense, the Lady Bulldogs look to take the Class 6A playoffs by storm. One game remains in the regular season before district play begins, and the Lady Bulldogs look to be in top form.

Keep an eye out for them as the soccer season nears an end.

Eagles’ roll continues as 2015 postseason nears.

Conference. Dillon Endecott, Kelby Reneau and Hunter Raley have shined as weekend starters while Brennan Walker and Jared Price both have starred on the mound in midweek games.

Kolton Brown If anyone thought Oklahoma Christian would face a significant dropoff this baseball season after losing 15 seniors off a squad that won a school-record 38 games in 2014, they weren’t familiar with OC coach Lonny Cobble’s body of work.

As the longtime head coach at Edmond Santa Fe High School, Cobble continually turned out quality teams year after year, and he’s done the same for the Eagles during his three seasons. This year’s bunch of Eagles were 24-14 through mid-April and riding a five-game winning streak – making a second straight 30-win season a distinct possibility.

OC’s strength this season has been its starting pitching, as the Eagles have one of the deepest staffs in the NCAA Division II Heartland

Endecott, a senior from McLoud, was an ace closer in 2014, setting a school record with 13 saves. He’s made a seamless transition to No. 1 starter and has a solid 2.39 ERA (seventh in the Heartland Conference) with 52 strikeouts in 49 innings. Earlier this season he earned both the conference and Division II South Central Region pitcher of the week awards.

Reneau, a senior from Edmond, is sixth in the conference with a 2.18 ERA, while Raley – a transfer from Murray State College – has a 3.46 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 39 innings. As for the midweek starters, Walker (a Putnam City North product) has a 3.55 ERA while Price, a freshman out of Carl Albert High School, has a 2.96 ERA.

continues to show improvement.

Kolton Brown, a sophomore from Yukon who once starred for Southwest Covenant, earned Heartland and National Christian College Athletic Association playerof-the-week honors after a fourhome run week and the team is hitting a solid .291.

OC has an impressive 11-3 record this season against in-state competition, which includes the Eagles’ second season sweep of crosstown rival Oklahoma City University in as many years – after not having accomplished that feat for 40 years.

During the final weeks of the season, the Eagles will battle for a top-four spot in the Heartland standings and hope to eventually make a third straight trip to the NCCAA World Series in Mason, Ohio, in May. OC is a two-time defending NCCAA Central Region champion.

Kelby Reneau

The Eagles’ hitting

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Edmond Santa Fe Baseball

Wolves are packed with talent and are looking to make noise in May. County Community College. Zack Bycko signed and will play at West Point Academy. Ryan Huber signed to play at Point Park University.

Edmond Santa Fe baseball coach Ryan Phillips has a deep senior class leading his squad this season. He has eight seniors who have the ability to play baseball at the next level, five of who have already signed. Tanner Kliewer signed to play at Princeton. Kliewer scored a 33 on the ACT and has a 4.0 GPA. KJ Orr signed to play at North Central Junior College in Gainesville, TX. Mike Jones will play at Barton

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These seniors have helped the Wolves jump out to a 21-4 record, and become one of the top baseball teams in the state of Oklahoma. Their four losses have come by a combined total of eight runs. Their 6-3 loss to Bixby on April 3 is their largest loss of the season.

The Wolves have been competitive in every game they have played. The Wolves play well against whomever they are matched up against, but they have played exceptionally well against district opponents this season. While they still have six games (two against U.S. Grant, Yukon and Choctaw) against district opponents, the Wolves have demolished district opponents so far.

They went 2-0 against Lawton, Moore,

Mustang and Southmoore. Their only district loss so far came against Choctaw on April 25, where the Wolves lost 2-0. Coach Phillips looks to lead the Wolves to a strong finish. When the playoffs roll around at the beginning of May, Edmond Santa Fe will be a Class 6A title favorite. Expect these seniors to be playing their best baseball of the season during this time.

Three-Peat: Deer Creek The Lady Antlers capped an impressive basketball season with a state championship victory in March tournament we really saw three different types of teams and had to be versatile and able to adapt our defense accordingly, it was really a testament to our team.”

Overall the Lady Antlers Since 2013 one name has been finished the season 25-4 and synonymous with the Class 5A closed the year on a 12-game win girls basketball title. That name; the Deer Creek Lady Antlers. This streak. year Deer Creek claimed its third “You have to peak at the right straight state championship with time. A lot of little things have to a 42-33 win over East Central.

go right if you are going to win a state title and we set that goal as a team at the beginning of the year,” Manning said. “We knew it wouldn’t be easy because we would get everyone’s best effort, that’s why repeating is so tough and wining it three times in a row is nearly impossible but we just tried to take it a game at a time and knew if we stayed healthy we would have a chance to play on Saturday.”

Holding East Central to such a low point total was no surprise to fans of the Lady Antlers who saw their team allow opponents an average of just 36.7 points per game. Defense has been the key in each of Deer Creek’s titles in the past three years and had to be again this year at the state tournament according to Deer Creek head coach Totsy Manning.

“It was absolutely the key. We have to really rely on our defense because we aren’t a team that is going to average 70 points a game so we have to get stops and use our defense to help our offense,” Manning said. At the state

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A Road Well Traveled Southern Nazarene University graduate assistant, and Texas native, Kelsie Dutton has found a home in Bethany.

Growing up in Texas as the daughter of a coach Kelsie Duttton says she always knew she wanted to be a coach.

“My dad is a high school boys basketball coach. I guess coaching is in my blood. When I was young, after school I would walk over to the gym everyday and watch my dad run practice. I always wanted to be like him,” Dutton said.

That longing to follow in her father’s footstep manifested early on according to Dutton.

“I knew from a very young age that I was going to be a coach. While most kids were coloring in coloring books, I was coming up with plays on my dad's marker board,” Dutton said. “I always had a high basketball IQ and that came from being able to talk to my dad about the game and truly learning it

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from a coaches perspective.

I often saw former players come up to my dad and tell him about his influence on their lives and that really solidified for me that I wanted to become a coach. I wanted to impact the lives of my players.”

Dutton was also a standout player at Anton High School in Anton Texas where she grew up. As a high school senior Dutton averaged 14.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Dutton then went on to play two years at Hill College in Hillsboro Texas and was selected as an all-conference honorable mention player in both years along with becoming an academic All-American.

After her time at Hill College Dutton transferred to Mid-American Christian University in Oklahoma City. At MACU, Dutton continued to excel in academics as she became a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete and a NCCAA Scholar Athlete. Dutton graduated with a degree in Business Administration and English from MACU then came to Southern

Nazarene University as a graduate assistant and enrolled in the school’s Sports Management masters degree program.

When asked what attracted her to SNU Dutton said it was a multitude of factors.

“I had just spent the previous two years in OKC playing at Mid-America Christian University and I fell in love with the area. I made some great friends that are still around and I was more than happy to stay in the area for another couple of years,” Dutton said. “I also just came from a Christian institution and that was a big draw for me with SNU. The reputation of the women's program and its championship culture was also a very big draw.”

Looking ahead Dutton said she hopes to continue coaching and is excited about the opportunities her masters degree will provide her.

“I would love to stay in coaching after I earn my masters. Having my masters will also be a great benefit for me if I choose to become an athletic director later on in my life. I just know that whatever I do, I want it to be centered around sports.”

Oklahoma Attack

Oklahoma Attack has been around for almost 10 years. They are a local AAU boys basketball team that exists for the sole purpose of helping young men achieve their goals of playing college basketball. Oklahoma Attack is a 503c Non-Profit Organization. The team is based out of Edmond. They travel in the spring and summer and go to tournaments all over the country including: Las Vegas, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Little Rock, and Houston. Robert Gibson, Vice President of Luckinbill

Inc., is the head coach. He’s has had two sons in the program.

Jonathan graduated in 2013 and attended Elev8 Prep School in Florida. Jeremiah is currently a junior at Oklahoma Christian School.

Oklahoma Attack is a sponsored team. “What separates us from many teams here in Oklahoma is that we have a lot of support from local companies here in OKC for funding.” The athletes pay a minimum fee for the summer and get a lot of basketball recruiting exposure for it.

We have had great success over the years. Most athletes that have played with our program have had the opportunity to play at the next level.

It’s truly a blessing for me to pour my

life into these young men. Life is more than basketball, and some of the traits I try to instill in these kids are a hard work ethic, being on time, honesty, respect for authority, being encouraging to others, and learning to be a team player. As a Christian, I also try to have a Godly influence by my words and actions on my players. Oklahoma Attack is making an impact in player’s lives, and it’s so much fun!

This year’s team is comprised of players all over the state from Norman, Lawton, Tulsa, OKC, Edmond & Stroud.

Please go to our website www.oklahomaattack.com and check out our program.

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A Star is Born

Casady’s Elizabeth Freeman is someone all golf fans should, and will know about SPC Championship was 141, with a 68 on day one and a 73 in day two. That score is even more impressive when you realize it was also 10 strokes above the second place finisher at the tournament.

Prior to this spring the Casady Lady Cyclones had won the last two Southwest Prepatory Conference titles. Make it three in a row now with the Lady Cyclones completing the three-peat in late April.

A big part of that success has been senior Elizabeth Freeman. Already committed to play at Oklahoma Christian University next season, Freeman won every tournament she has played in this season, including the SPC Championship, something that was a goal of hers from day one.

“I made that a goal earlier this season. I told myself I wanted to win every tournament and I have done that, but the best thing has been that my scores have gone down each tournament so it shows I’m continuing to improve my game every time out,” Freeman said.

Freeman’s final score in the two-day

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Becoming a great high school golfer wasn’t something that happened overnight for Freeman though. Freeman spends seven days a week on the course, weather permitting and spends at least two hours each of those days working on drills that help her perfect what she wants to do on the course. When she isn’t on the course Freeman is working out, making sure she is in good shape to be able to perform at the high level she wants to.

“My big thing is that perfect practice makes perfect. So I work really hard on my game as much as I can,” Freeman said.

Freeman’s coach Marc Gonzaga said that Freeman’s practice and work ethic is something that he feels like most people outside of the sport wouldn’t expect.

“I think most people, especially those outside of the sport don’t understand how much time it really takes to play at that level in high school. It’s not just about going to the course for practice, that’s only part of it, you have to put in a lot of work on your own.”

Add onto those practice hours that for the last three summers Freeman has played an extensive amount of golf, teeing it up nearly every weekend in a different tournament.

“There have been weeks where I played seven days in a row. It’s crazy but it’s awesome at the same time,” Freeman said.

With a work ethic rivaled by none and a load of talent to go with it, it’s clear to see why Elizabeth Freeman is a name to remember and get acquainted with.

Congratulations and good luck to all Casady student athletes.

Colleges and universities interested in the class of 2015 crop of Cyclone student-athletes include Colorado School Of Mines, Emporia State University, Iowa State University, Lamar University, Missouri Baptist University, Oklahoma Christian University, UCLA, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Washington University in St. Louis.

This is CASADY. Casady School is a college-preparatory Episcopal day school.

Casady School admits students of any race, color, creed and national or ethnic origin.

9500 North Pennsylvania Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405.749.3185 www.casady.org

Choctaw: ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS Co-Curricular Activities Go Hand in Hand at Choctaw High School Sponsored By Chancey and Joel Anderson and State Runnerup Sierra Sikes and Kalyn Glover.

Choctaw High School Located 14300 NE 10th (Eastern Oklahoma County) Choctaw, Oklahoma Classification:

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Dr. Jim McCharen David Reid

District Athletic Director: Todd Dilbeck

Dr. Jim McCharen, Superintendent of Schools, has been in the Choctaw-Nicoma Park School system for the past thirty two years. His vision for education and athletics is to function as co-curricular activities in order to be the best in the state of Oklahoma.

David Reid, High School Principal, has grown up as a Choctaw Yellowjacket. He was a teacher and middle school principal before he was hired at Choctaw High School, his alma mater, three years ago. His vision for this site is to make Choctaw High School a safe, fun and exciting place for high school students to get an education and develop lifetime memories.

This year, Choctaw received an “A” on the State Report Card, was named a High-Performing Reward School (for receiving an A on the report card and scoring in the top 10% on EOI’s for three consecutive years) and won the High Schools That Work Platinum Award.

Choctaw also received Academic State Championships in football, cheer and boys basketball.

Boys and girl’s tennis have both been Academic State Champions for three consecutive years.

The Achievement Award was also granted to girl’s softball, boy’s and girl’s x-country, volleyball and girl’s basketball.

The Academic Team placed 4th in class 6A, coached by Paula Sendall.

Drama won their 10th Class 6A One Act Play under the direction of Mary Burton. Mary Burton was awarded the NFHS Outstanding Speech, Debate and Theatre Award.

2015 State Champion Dramatic Duet are Hope 20

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Marching Band is under the direction of Ray Eary since 1987. The 160+ Pride of Choctaw Marching band finished Silver Medalist in 6A Division II. The Band has earned superior ratings at the OSSAA Regional Marching Band competition for the past 14 years.

Jazz Ensembles is under the direction of Mr. Cameron Burton, for the past three years. They received Superior Rating at the OSSAA State Jazz Band competition in 2014. This spring the Jazz band will appear at the OBU Festival and the OSSAA State Jazz at the end of April.

Percussion Ensembles is directed by district coordinator Josh Turner. His Percussion Ensembles have been guest performers at the Oklahoma Percussive Arts Society Day of Percussion. His groups have earned numerous OSSAA District and State Superior Ratings.

Color Guard/Winter Guard under the direction of Susan Wessell has 80 students involved in this program district wide. The Varsity Winter Guard is a Scholastic Open Winter Guard and participates in WGI events across the country.

Concert Bands and Ensembles are conducted

by Ray Eary of the Wind Ensemble and Stephanie Stratman is the Symphonic Band. CHS Concerts bands are the foundation of our band program. Many Students have been selected to All District and All Region Bands this year including two students, Nick McGee (Tuba) and Andrew Easley (percussion), who were selected Oklahoma All State.

Choir is under the direction of Mr. Dan Lucas.

This year, four students, seniors, Joel Anderson, Austin Herrin, and Aimee Jones; sophomore, Dakota Huffman and freshman, Jillian Walker.

JROTC is directed by Colonel Jones and Chief Kula. They have a squad of 117 cadets. What Headquarters inspection said, “Good looking Corps of Cadets…Cadet leaders were particularly impressive; extensive community service program with over 2,000 hours this year. Drill competition finishes this year 1-4th place, 4-3rd place and 2-2nd place finishes. 50 of the 117 cadets carry a 3.0 GPA. They also performed Honor Guard at two OKC Thunder Games.

Vo-Ag is directed by Charlie O’Donnell. He has directed the department for the past five years.

Awards received this year: Ryan Ellered, State Degree; Morgan Smith, State Degree; Kaleb Wood, Aged; Robby Johnson, American FFA Degree Winner (3rd ever winner from Choctaw).

Athletic teams and individuals athletes have

made great strides this year.

Fall Sports:

• Girl’s softball, under the direction of new head coach, Lindsay Mudgett, was Regional Champions and qualified for the State Tournament.

Coach Mudgett was a two-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma.

• Boy’s X-Country, coached by Jay Reaves, was Big 10 Conference Champions.

• Volleyball had an outstanding year going 21-9 under 1st year coach, Nicole Baughman.

• Jacket football Coached by Todd Dilbeck made the playoffs for the first time since 1984.

• Power Lifting were Regional Champions Large School and 6A Regional Champions Coached By Mark Ryan Winter Sports:

• Girl’s basketball, coached by Ryan Maloney, were Regional and Area Champions and State Semi-finalists for the second year in a row.

• Boy’s basketball, coached by Brian Beale, had more wins this season than they have since 2008.

• Wrestling coached by Benny Coleman had another great year finishing 8th in the state, with one State Champion Garrett Rowe at 113 lbs.

Spring sports (under way at this time):

• Baseball, coached by first year coach Shane Hawk, is having a great year and is focused on returning to the state tournament.

• Boy’s soccer, under veteran coach Scott Olgesby, teams are making great strides this season • Girl’s soccer coach, under first year coach, Quan Tran had definitely made an impact this season.

• Boy’s tennis, coached by Pat Burton, have qualified state contenders the past three years • Girl’s tennis, under first year coach, Nicole

Baughman, Big 10 Conference runner-up and Midwest City runner-up. #1 singles, Mackinsey Archer, has defeated two #1 ranked players this season.

Player of the Year

• Boy’s golf, coached by Dal Nichols, has finished as Big 10 Conference runner-up.

o Heather Pruitt-Big 10 All Conference

• Girl’s golf, coached by Brian Spradlin are excited about qualifying for the state tournament • Track, coached by Jay Reaves, has the top ranked 400 meter runner in the state: defending champion Kurt Yandell. Girl’s track high jumpers, Ana Llanusa and Bailey Golden are ranked 1st and 2nd in the state respectively.

Athletes that have signed National Letters of Intent: • Jonah Llanusa - Football – Navy

• Heather Pruitt – Volleyball – Southwest Christian Bethany • Brayden Carter – Soccer - Rogers State • Maci Hansen – Basketball – NOC

• Becka Leathers – Wrestling – OCU

o Chenise Delce - District Newcomer of the year, Big 10 All Conference Pitcher of the Year • Volleyball

o Mackinsey Archer-Big 10 All Conference • Football

o 6A-ll All District Football

o Jacob Rapp-WR; Grant Hayes-Center; Christian Guadarrama-LB; Matt McGinley-OL; Jimmy Coughran-DL; Justin Sweet-OL; Kurt Yandell-DB; Kailen Bryant-WR o Most Valuable Player; Jonah Llanusa • BIG 10 All Conference Football

oJacob Rapp-WR; Grant Hayes-Center; Christian Guadarrama-LB; Matt McGinley-OL; Jimmy Coughran-DL; Justin Sweet-OL; Kurt Yandell-DB • Class 6A All-Star Football Team

• Ryan Foust – Baseball - NOC

o Jacob Rapp-WR; Jonah Llanusa- QB; Grant Haynes- Center

• Ashley Reese – Softball – Seminole State

o Prince Dearion 15th 123 lbs

• Chris Hansen – Baseball - NOC

• McKenna Henry – Softball – Arkansas Tech

All State – Big Ten All Conference – All District Teams • Cheerleading

o Emilie Ritz –OCCA Academic All State • Softball

o Ashley Reese - All Big City, All Region, Big 10 All Conference Player of the year, All District

• Powerlifting: State Placers

o Shandon Overstreet State Runner up 145lbs o Kabron Lam 5th 132

o Chase Kendrick 11th 132 o Ryley Bonner 15th 145

o Christian Guadarrama 3rd 181 lbs o Tyrell Bell 19th 198 lbs

o Justin Sweet 20th 220 lbs

o Dustin Broughton 19th 242lbs o Naseen Spencer 16th 275lbs o Sam Emberling 6th HWY • Girls Basketball

o Ana Llanusa – Big 5 Daily Oklahoman, Big All City 1st Ream, Big 10 Conference MVP

o Maci Hanson - OGBCA All State, Big 10 Conference 3rd team o Zahria White - Big 10 Conference 1st Team

o Bailey Golden - Big 10 Conference 3rd Team • Boys Basketball

o Lonnell Burris- All Conference Honorable Mention • Wrestling

o Garrett Rowe, State Champion, Big 10 All Conference 113 lbs,

o Jaryn Curry 3rd Place State, Big 10 All Conference, o Chase King Big 10 All Conference, o Clay Lester Big 10 All Conference

o Andy Schlapher Big 10 All Conference 2nd Team o Tyler Rhoades Big 10 All Conference 2nd Team

o Dylan Waklee Big 10 All Conference 2nd Team o Becka Leathers, 2013 Cadet United States World Team Member, 2014 Junior United States World Team Member, 2X Asics All-American, Junior Free Style National Champion, 4X Folk Style National Champion, Outstanding Wrestler National Tournament

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Moore Norman Tech Athlete of the Month Jordan Nicks - Norman High School “I knew I wanted to pursue engineering,” Nicks said. “But the Moore Norman program really set my decision in.”

Jordan Nicks is a junior at Norman High School. Right before he became a high school student, his middle school counselor told him about the preengineering program at Moore Norman Tech.

Nicks plays basketball and baseball at Norman, while he participates in the preengineering program at Moore Norman Tech. This program helps him prepare for his engineering courses at the college level. Each year since his freshman year, he has taken a new class in the program.

He began in Introduction to Engineering and Design. He learned about the different fields of engineering and how each one is different. Nicks then took Principles of Engineering his sophomore year. This class taught him different engineering principles and how they were applied in different engineering fields.

The first semester of his junior year, the 80 percent free throw shooter took Digital Electronics. This class taught him about circuits and the different components that are used to create digital circuits.

During his second semester of junior year,

he enrolled in Aerospace Engineering.

Here, Nicks learned the physics of flight and how airplanes and rockets work.

During his senior year, he plans on taking Engineering Design and Development. In this class, they will be split up into groups and presented with a real world problem.

They are then given a budget and must go buy the materials to solve the problem.

At the end of the year, Nicks’ group will present their project to engineers from all around and even engineers enrolled in college today. In Nicks’ opinion, the hands on opportunities students are presented with at Moore Norman Tech are the best part. It helps him comprehend and understand what he is learning.

After high school, Nicks plans on attending the University of Oklahoma and pursuing his engineering degree. The field he wants to specialize in is still up for debate. For his hard work as an athlete, student and engineer, Jordan Nicks is the Moore Norman Tech Athlete of the Month.

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Norman Academic Athlete of the Month Blaine Pryor – Norman North

After making it to the state tournament as part of the Norman North Lady Timberwolves’ No. 1 doubles team last year Blaine Pryor has moved to No. 2 singles this year and hopes to make another run at the state tournament and possibly a state title.

Only a sophomore, Pryor worked hard all summer to improve her game, not only physically but mentally.

“Last years season was not very good. I was inconsistent and impatient. Over the summer I practiced everyday for about 4-6 hours and was also in a tournament every weekend. By the end of the summer I was a completely different player and had improved dramatically,” Pryor said. “All first semester was hard to get practice in because of the cold. Without the practice a little bit of my skills went away, for the time being. Those skills being mainly consistency and patience, have worked there way back into my game.”

For her efforts to constantly improve as a player and help her team to achieve its goals Blaine Pryor is the Norman Athlete of the Month.

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Southmoore Softball The Sabercats won last year’s Class 6A slow-pitch title but no program has won two in a row since 2003; Southmoore hopes to change that.

Walking around with a target on their back is nothing new to head coach Jason Lingo and his team though.

Trenity Edwards With a 32-5 overall record the Southmoore slow-pitch team claimed the 6A title in 2014. Now in 2015 the Sabercats are hoping to do something that no program has done in the past decade; repeat as champions. Back in 2003 Westmoore won their third championship in a row, but since then no school has been able to accomplish what Southmoore hopes to do this year.

“Luckily for us we have had some experience with having that bulls eye on our back because we were also the defending fastpitch champs too so we had to go through that in the fall,” Lingo said. I think that has been good for us because there are a lot of really, really good teams in 6A but overall I think we have played really well.”

Really well may be an understatement.

Through completion of the Class 6A regional championship, Southmoore is 253, including, including a 16-game winning streak that lasted from March 12 through April 7 and included a 6-0 record and tournament championship at the Big Cat Classic.

Three players who have really stepped up and played well for the Sabercats this year according to Lingo have been sophomore third baseman Trenity Edwards, freshman right fielder Kari Briggs and freshman pitcher Makenna Burge. Edwards and Briggs are staples in the middle of the Southmoore lineup but with any successful slow-pitch team you need good pitching and defense and that is where Burge comes in.

“She’s really starting to feel comfortable out there and trust that the defense will make plays behind her, which is obviously a huge plus for us,” Lingo said.

Looking ahead Lingo said he feels confident with where his team is at right now.

“We are excited about the progress we have made but we know we still have a lot of improving to do because there are going to be a lot of good teams to go through if we make the state tournament like we expect to,” Lingo said. “The girls have really bought into what we are talking about and if that continues then they will have no reason to hang their heads regardless of whether we are holding that trophy at the end or not.”

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Alora Smith

Moore Softball There is no denying Moore softball player Alora Smith’s Christian values, however her schedule with athletics and academics keeps her from being able to attend FCA meetings regularly.

While Smith said that she would definitely attend the FCA meetings on a regular basis if her schedule allowed it, she added that she won’t let her schedule keep her from sharing her Christian beliefs with her teammates however.

“As an athlete, I personally say a prayer when I step up to the plate. I don’t pray to be the best athlete in the world, I pray that God gives me the strength and the confidence to be the best that I can be with my abilities,” Smith said.

Her strong faith has also helped her as an athlete according to Smith.

“With my faith I know that everything happens for a reason. No matter what happens on the field I know that there is a purpose for the struggles that God has put in front of me,” Smith said.

Smith echoed that sentiment with saying that her favorite Bible verse is Isaiah 41:10. “Fear not, for I am with you I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Smith said that is her favorite verse because of her belief that God will always be there to help her and has a plan for her.

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Canadian Valley Tech Team of the Month Yukon Track: Throwing Their Weight Around The Yukon Millers have a wealth of talented throwers who could all threaten for a spot on the podium in May. Most teams are lucky to have one, maybe two throwers who Noah Gillett have a shot to make the podium at the state meet. The Yukon Millers however have not one, not two, not three, but four.

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Led by senior Noah Gillett, Yukon also boasts talented throwers in senior Shane Block, junior Kaleb Graham and sophomore Colton Duke. All four got off to a great start this season at the Bishop McGuinness meet on March 12. Gillett took first place in the shot put at the meet while Graham placed second and Block took home fourth. In the discus Block took fifth place at the McGuinness meet with Duke placing sixth.

Following the McGuinness meet the Millers competed at the Claremore meet on April 7 with Gillett taking home a second place medal in the shot put and a sixth place medal in the discus.

With Claremore now marked off the schedule Gillett and the Millers really turned it on with big finishes at the Yukon and Carl Albert meets. At Yukon Gillett finished first in both throwing events and at Carl Albert he placed third in the shot put and fifth in the discus.

Graham meanwhile finished second in the shot put at Yukon and sixth in the same event at Carl Albert. Block and Duke also placed at the Yukon meet with Block taking third place in the shot put and Duke placing fourth in the discus.

‘It’s been a solid season and has progressed well. All of our throwers have continued to get better and we’re all looking to finish the season up strong,” Gillett said.

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someday,” Adams said. “The softball program being so close to my family is something that helped me make my final choices with other offers I had.”

The decision ended up being the perfect one for Adams, who crossed the stage in late April to collect her Bachelor of Science degree.

Kayla Adams catches strike three against Kansas Wesleyan at the Friends Tournament earlier this season.

The Drovers are on their best start in decades with a No. 14 ranking in the NAIA Coaches Top 25. (Heather Morphew/USAO Sports Information)

CHICKASHA– Mustang native Kayla Adams has seen success on and off the field with the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma softball team for four seasons, claiming school records and earning her degree.

“I enjoyed the fact that USAO had a great reputation for teachers due to the fact that I want to be a special needs teacher

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As USAO’s starting catcher, Adams was crucial on the Drovers successful softball team. In her final season, she set a new school record for career runs batted in and broke the career home run record on Senior Day, one of her final games at USAO’s Bill Smith Ballpark.

The Drovers are full of young players; Adams is one of four graduating seniors.

“The teams and girls I have played with over the past years have meant more than words can say,” she said. “This group of girls this year is irreplaceable. They are my family, rock and inspiration for the great things I have accomplished. The team aspect is so important, and it means the world to have a group this talented and successful.”

Drover Head Coach Jadyn Wallis, who has been Adams coach since her sophomore season, says she is a leader for the team.

“Leadership, she brings a total of confidence and leadership with the pitchers, and she is the backbone of our pitching staff,” Wallis said. “Kayla conducts the whole field for me and keeps everyone in tune and really leads by her voice.”

One week before the regular season ended, the Drovers were ranked No. 14 in the country and were eager to enter the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament and hopefully the national tournament after that.

The Drovers went on to win the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament, claiming the school¹s first tournament championship. They move on to the NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round for the first time since 2006.

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Both the Mustang boys and girls tennis teams have put together solid seasons this spring and both teams are excited for the postseason.

On the boys side the Broncos have a veteran roster led by three quality seniors in Damon Truong, Jason Psai and Trevor Berg. Truong has been a part of the varsity roster and playing No. 1 singles for three years now while Psai and Berg have been members of the varsity roster for three years and competing as the Bronco’s No. 1 doubles team for that entire span.

“Right now we are trying to work hard on placing at state. Those guys have qualified several times, but haven’t been able to place, so we are just trying to do a few things a little different to get ready,” Mustang boys head coach Will Allen said.

“I think we are playing really well, competing well and are really focused. No matter what position I have put the guys in this year they have responded.”

For the Mustang girls it has been a bit of a different story with a young but talented group leading the way and helping a few varsity newcomers to some big time success. Led by junior and No. 1 singles player Stevie Josey the Lady Broncos have turned in multiple strong performances.

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that are competitive and make the girls play under pressure. I think that has really helped us in our mental edge more than anything,” head girls coach Taylor Hurst said.

Hurst said that he feels like his team is much improved from the beginning of the season.

“We are a lot stronger now, especially with our doubles teams. They are really starting to click and are really playing more aggressive now,” Hurst said. “It’s just night and day from where we started. I think we felt like our singles players would be strong, and they have been but our doubles teams have really made big strides.”

Overall Hurst said that his team is excited for the state tournament and ready to compete against the best talent in the state.

Broncos ran the table and claimed a Class 6A boys basketball title.

Finishing with an undefeated record is an unbelievable achievement in any classification; to do it at the Class 6A level is nearly otherworldly. The Broncos completed that task and reached those unheard of heights in March by beating Edmond Santa Fe 93-54 in the state championship game.

Mustang head coach Terry Long said that he and his team never set a goal to finish the year undefeated, although he did admit that looking back on things it does make the state title even sweeter.

“I said it over and over, that wasn’t one of our goals, and we never talked about it. The only time we talked about undefeated was being undefeated at the state tournament. But for it to happen, it really is special and something the kids can remember and be proud of for the rest of their life.”

In their 28 games this season Mustang averaged 79.2 points per game and allowed an average of just 57.4 points per game. What made the Mustang offense even scarier was the fact that the Broncos had nine different players lead them in scoring at different times in the year.

“When you have a multitude of guys who can score and do those types of things it makes you tough to game plan for. Honestly it makes my job as a coach a lot easier,” Long said.

What may make things even scarier for the rest of

Class 6A is that Mustang loses just five seniors off of this year’s team and brings back it’s top three scorers in Jakolby Long, Curtis Haywood and Austin Meyer, all of whom were juniors this year.

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The Putnam City North baseball team is hungry for state tournament success. and go deeper this time,” Pearson said.

Another thing that has been a major component of the Panthers’ success has been excellent pitching according to Pearson. Jefferson Harris is the team’s ace and has been a huge asset on the mound in district play as has been Garret Rogers, Bob English and closer Scott Byrom.

Overall Pearson said he feels like his team is playing its best baseball at just the right time.

“I think we are finally comScott Byrom ing together.

We have had our trials and The Putnam City North Panthers tribulations just may not be on a short list of like everyone else perennial Class 6A baseball powerhouses but don’t tell them that. but I think everything is starting to Last season the Panthers made it all the way to the state tourna- click for us now, ment but fell in the first round to which is good because you don’t Bishop Kelley by a score of 8-3.

This season under first year head want to peak too coach Dale Pearson the Panthers early,” Pearson are expecting even bigger things. said.

Led by a roster full of seniors, 14 With a dominant to be exact, Pearson has the Pan- pitching staff and thers sitting at 20-8 through their a roster chalk full first 28 games and 5-5 in district of seniors expect the Putnam City play. Pearson said the seniors North Panthers to have been a crucial part of the make some noise team’s success. down the stretch “It’s helped out a lot. All 14 of and possibly be in them have really stepped up with the mix for a title their leadership. After making it when the state to state last year and getting beat tournament rolls in the first round it has made around in May. them really hungry to get back

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Putnam City North Roster Aaron Urton Clay Lockett Bob English Noah Heinrich Cory Nguyen Chase Kysar Creighton Decker Garett Perez Jacob Jameson Scootie Breshers Garret Rogers Corbin Trenary Josh Matelsky Michael Kimbrough Cleyton Nichols Matt Haggard Daniel Bouchereau Jefferson Harris Keion Lendsey

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The Carl Albert girls track team has used four big stars to make some noise this year.

Camille Burge Madison Hunter The Carl Albert Lady Titans track team has had a very successful season this year led by a very talented foursome of athletes.

That group, made up of senior Camille Burge, junior Olivia Johnson, sophomore Madison Hunter and freshman Madison Gaiski have brought home medals from nearly every meet the Lady Titans have competed in this year.

Burge, who placed second in the high jump last year and finished just off the podium

in the long jump has earned medals in both events at various meets this season. At the Bishop McGuinness meet she placed fifth in both events. A few weeks later Burge placed first in the Long Jump at the Deer Creek meet with a leap of 17’02. Burge also won the long jump event at the Choctaw meet in April with a mark of 15’6 and took second in the high jump at the same meet with a mark of 5’0. Finally on April 24th Burge finished second in the long jump with a mark of 17’06.

Johnson, also has medaled at nearly every meet in the 100 meter dash. At McGuinness she was fifth in the event, at the Norman and Deer Creek meets she took home sixth place, then turned in a silver medal finish at Choctaw backed up by a sixth place finish at Edmond North.

Edmond North she took home second. In between those two meets Hunter placed fifth in the high jump at Norman and third in the event at the Deer Creek meet.

Finally for Gaiski, it’s been all about the distance races. At the Norman meet the freshman took sixth in the 3200-meter run and then took fourth in the same event at the Deer Creek meet. At the Choctaw meet Gaiski took home gold in both the 3200 and 1600-meter runs and finally at Edmond North she took fourth in the 3200 and sixth in the 1600.

Hunter, who took third in the high jump at state last year, has possibly racked up the most impressive season of any of the Lady Titans’ big four. At McGuinness, Hunter won the high jump and at

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