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Ron Smith takes over a loaded Victory Christian football program.

Ron Smith has been around successful programs his entire career. He was an assistant at Midwest City for 17 years where the Bombers won four state titles. Then he became the head coach at Deer Creek in Edmond where he won a Class 3A state title in 2000. After Deer Creek, Smith then became the head coach at Owasso and helped to put the Rams program on the map with the help of his son Paul Smith playing quarterback. Smith’s last head coaching job came at Bartlesville, taking over in 2006 and resigning in 2010. After stepping down at Bartlesville, Smith came to Victory Christian as an assistant to help out head coach Brent Marley, who he had coached in the late 90’s. Smith had stayed in that role for the past four years, but when Marley left to become the head coach at Rejoice Christian, Victory turned to Smith to run the program.

“I never had any plans to be a head coach again when I came here to help coach Marley and when they came to me after he left I told them to hire a young guy and I think they brought a few in but when they came back and offered me the job it was something I thought I could do and was excited to do,” Smith said. “The great Dick Evans, who I coached with at Midwest City, told me in 1980 that when you stop being excited to come to practice then it’s time to give it up, but I’m sitting here at 60 and still excited for practice. I still love it, I love Friday nights.”

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next year but Smith who has a reputation for coaching big time quarterbacks like Mike Gundy, Cale Gundy, Andy Collier, Paul Smith, Kirby Schoenthaler and many others, believes Calhoon is a Division I quarterback.

“I believe Keats Calhoon has a chance to be a DI quarterback and so does Paul. The first thing a Division I quarterback has to have is arm strength and there is no doubt Keats has that. I also think he has the type of quick feet you need to play quarterback at that level but the Ron Smith guys that are successful are guys who can read a defense quickly and find the open man. I think Keats has that ability too and he has shown it over the past three years,” Smith said. Terry meanwhile is already committed to play at the University of Oklahoma after catching 50 passes for 645 yards and five touchdowns last season. Calhoon and Terry may be the most recognizable names but Smith has much more to work with. Up front Smith will build around four-year starting center Noah Tedesucci. Smith, who has also coached several DI lineman believes that Tedesucci could play at that level as well. Working behind the line led by Tedesucci will be running back Miguel Adesokan. Adesoka looms big at 6-2 and

225 pounds but is extremely fast and runs a true 4.5 40-yard dash according to Smith.

With a team full of big-time talent who has helped Victory to a 30-5 overall record over the past three years expect Smith to continue the trend this season as he takes over the head coaching duties. Smith’s ultimate goal though won’t be about wins or gold balls according to the veteran skipper. “I hope I have more to offer than just the athletics side of things. I have always been very transparent about my faith and upbringing and I hope those things can help me influence our players in a positive way and help them to become not only great football players but great people as well,” Smith said.

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VYPE photographers capture the shining moments during TULSA AREA SPORTS action.

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Union 6A Girls Soccer State Champions

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Winter Sports All-VYPE Basketball BOYS All-VYPE Basketball Girls

Boys Girls Player of the Year: Shake Milton – Owasso Player of the Year: Brice Calip – Sapulpa Coach of the Year: Eli Brown – Central Coach of the Year: Mike Hughes – Broken Arrow First Team Lense Ramey – Kiefer Elijah Landrum – Central TJ Washington – Jenks AJ Cockrell – Memorial Chris Crawford – Victory Christian Keondre Jones – McLain

First Team Alexis Gaulden – Broken Arrow Maddie Miller – Kiefer Mikayla Shulanberger – Skiatook Eva Lewis – Rogers Chelsea Dungee – Sapulpa Lauren Billie – East Central

Honorable Mention Parker Jennings – Bixby Ross Smith – Glenpool Stefone Richardson – Edison Zequan Randles – Nathan Hale Chris Miller – Booker T. Washington

Honorable Mention Kennedy Cox – Cascia Hall Gabbie Miller – Kiefer Addison Richards – Bixby Shayla Dobbins – Edison

Second Team Ethan Chargois– Union Dedric Cherry – Rogers Caleb Norris – Coweta Peyton Pratt – Sperry Josh Limes – Bishop Kelley Josh Holliday – Broken Arrow

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Second Team Sharayla Brown – East Central Amiri Durant – Memorial Sydney Stout – Bixby Sydney Pennington – Sand Springs Kara Speer – Metro Christian LaRanda Thomas – Victory Christian

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Boys Patrick Callan – Bishop Kelley Colin Frazee – Bishop Kelley Joseph Williams – Booker T. Washington Evan Barton – Booker T. Washington Logan Wagner – Bixby Bryan Lee – Bixby Ryker Hess – Metro Christian Euan Williams – Metro Christian Josh Yoo – Metro Christian Benjamin Johnsons – Metro Christian Jerod Dyke – Owasso Aaron Keesling – Owasso

Coach of the Year: Adina Norman – Booker T. Washington Girls Beth Grundy – Bishop Kelley Danielle Moy-Jatko – Bishop Kelley Grace Arnold – Bishop Kelley Emma Latta – Booker T. Washington Anders Broussard – Booker T. Washington Juliet Basden – Union Breonna Barker – Broken Arrow Nicole Molina – Jenks Camryn Hudgins – Jenks Tatum Vann – Jenks Hannah Ledford – Jenks Bayleigh Serage – Metro Christian Bailey Clark – Metro Christian

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1st Team 106 Vincent Eremita – Catoosa 113 Tanner Ward – Berryhill 120 Daton Fix – Sand Springs 126 Markus Simmons – Broken Arrow 132 Aaron O’Brien – Edison 138 Davion Jeffries – Broken Arrow 145 Elijah Tanner – Collinsville 152 Paden Bailey – Broken Arrow 160 Christian Kaser – Broken Arrow 170 Tanner Borror – Coweta 182 Skylar Haynes – Broken Arrow 195 Steven Allen – Broken Arrow 220 Chance Wenglewski – Union 285 Que Overton – Jenks 2nd Team 106 Mason Naifeh – Union 113 Bennett Moudy – Coweta 120 Tanner Skidgel – Cascia Hall 126 Nate Keim – Collinsville 132 Scout Skidgel – Cascia Hall 138 Dakota Emarthla – Edison 145 Justin Dunn – Berryhill 152 Wyatt Jordan – Collinsville 160 Ryan Haymaker – Collinsville 170 Isaiah Page – Broken Arrow 182 Sam Dawes – Coweta 195 Roc Robbins – Collinsville 220 Luke Smith – Cascia Hall 285 Griffin Qualls – Coweta

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Four top track and field athletes from the Tulsa area chat about music movies and competition with VYPE. through before you compete? Dial: I always go thru about a 30 minute warm up listening to music and getting my head right and just getting all around focused and in the zone. Miller: I pace back and fourth.

Watson: Rinse. Lather. Repeat.

Tommy Dial Tommy Dial – Jenks (Pole Vault)

Gabbie Miller – Kiefer (Sprinter)

Taylor Watson – Broken Arrow (Shot put and Discus)

Hayden Ashley – Bishop Kelley (High Jump)

VYPE: What event do you not compete in that you would like to? Dial: None. I love the whole sport but pole vaulting if you ask me is a sport like no other in the world it's an amazing rush and super fun time.

Miller: Pole vault, it looks like it would be a lot of fun.

Watson: I would love to compete in Pole Vault but I'm pretty sure I'd have to use a telephone pole to support all this muscle HAHAHAHA. Ashley: Outside of school track I compete in the Decathlon, which consists of ten events in two days, so I am already in most of the events but if I could pick one I would do the Triple Jump. VYPE: Do you have a certain routine you go

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Ashley: The night before a track meet I usually take a 12-minute ice bath and a warm shower so my body can feel 100 percent for the meet. I also pray because without God we would not be able to do what we love. Before the competition I foam roll, do a dynamic stretching series, and then do an active stretching series. VYPE: Track meets mean you have a lot of down time. What do you like to do in between events or before your event starts?

Dial: I like to have fun and enjoy everything I do so I'm usually joking around with my family and friends but at the same time relaxing and resting up.

Miller: I'm usually in the tent off my feet and out of the sun preparing for my next run. Watson: I listen to music to get in the right mindset for my events, Metallica and Enya are all within the realm of possibility. Also I visualize myself competing. I visualize myself winning. Ashley: In between events I usually foam roll, eat a power bar or fruits to prepare me for the next event and just rest and mentally prepare for the next event.

VYPE: If you could have one superpower what power would you want to have and why?

Gabbie Miller

Dial: I'm gonna be completely honest I have mixed emotions about this. I think I would want

to have super strength cause why not right? But at the same time if I could turn myself invisible that would be crazy... I think I have to go with the super strength. Miller: I would want to fly, because, walking is for the birds.

Watson: A green thumb. I'd love to be able to grow trees and plants in a split second. I'd love to plant things that provide more oxygen mainly because I like to breath but they're pretty too! Ashley: If I could have one superpower I would have to choose being able to fly because this Tulsa traffic is to slow and I could save time.

VYPE: Best movie you have seen in the past 6 months? Dial: Well I'm a big Sylvester Stallone guy so I watch the Rambo and rocky movies just about every single day of my life. Those are legendary. I mean Joe Dirt is a sweet movie to though. "Life's a garden dig it." Miller: Lilo and Stitch

Watson: It's honestly a toss up between Avengers Age of Ultron and Lucy. Ashley: The best movie I have seen in the past 6 months is, "When the Game Stands Tall" because it shows a football team that overcame the adversity before them and how they came together as a brotherhood and as a unity. VYPE: How much time do you spend training for your event(s)?

Dial: I spend at least 1-2 hours a day training for my event during season I would say. But in the offseason it's about a 3-4 hour things depending on the day and workouts. I love it. Miller: I practice 5 days a week.

Watson: 5 days a week for about 4 hours a day, starting in the morning and ending at about 8pm.

competing in track. Coach Ashley: I recently comStumbo saw me one day peted in a Decathlon and asked if I had ever in Arcadia, California thought about throwing, I so I have been training had no idea what he was all winter and spring talking about and said to prepare me in all 10 "Throwing what?"... And events. I would wake up the rest is history at 4:50 every Wednesday morning and practice Ashley: I started competing hurdles and lift or do in track and field in the 3rd Taylor Watson some lactic work. Coach grade because my parents Eric Hudgens and I also couldn't keep me under practice Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday control and I loved to run. I have been in the evening and any spare moment competing in track and field for 9 years between basketball and soccer. and have loved everything about it. VYPE: When did you start competing in track? What made you want to start?

Dial: When I was in diapers I could pole vault my dad thought me to way back then and the reason I started is because I have always wanted to be like my dad. He's a legend and I want people to say the same about me. Miller: 3rd grade. I like to run and I just like to compete Watson: 7th grade is when I started

VYPE: What is the best concert you have ever been to?

Dial: The one the only Garth brooks. That guy is the best concert I've been to by a long shot. Gosh I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk the next day I was singing so hard. Love that guy Miller: Ariana Grande

Watson: Five Finger death Punch.

Ashley: The best concert I have ever been to is the Imagine Dragons concert

because it was fun to listen to them and to be with my friends. VYPE: Do you plan to continue your track career after high school? Why or why not?

Dial: Yes I had many scholarship offers all around the country but I am going to attend Oral Roberts University and compete for my dad for the next four years and pursue my Olympic dream and professional career.

Miller: I wouldn't mind doing track after high school, but I already signed to play basketball. Watson: Absolutely, I couldn't imagine my life without the rush of competition and the joy it brings to my life. Ashley: Yes, after High School I plan to continue track and field and play football. I have not yet decided where I will go but that will happen when it happens as for now I'm just working hard and staying on top of my grades.

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Jenks Girls Golf Jenks’ Regan McQuaid Places Top 3 at State. Heading into the Class 6A girls golf tournament the field consisted of six or seven golfers capable of putting together a couple of rounds that could land them at the top of the leader board.

Regan McQuaid Jenks golf has a storied history at the state tournament. Regan McQuaid has added her name to that long list of great golfers.

For Jenks golfer Regan McQuaid, it was an opportunity to prove she belonged in that conversation.

After the first day McQuaid was four shots out of first place behind leader Trudy Allen from Union. Allen’s round of 74 was the low score of the day. Going into day two, McQuaid was focused and knew she needed a better

round if she was going to compete for a top five finish.

Despite some tough conditions due to weather, The Club at Indian Springs was in good shape and McQuaid took advantage on day two shooting a 75. Her round of 75 gave her a two-day score of 153 leaving her tied for third place with Broken Arrow’s Taylor Dobson. McQuaid knocked three strokes off her score on the second day giving her a one stroke lead over fourth place finisher J.T. Neuzil from Bixby. Second place finisher Kaitlin Milligan shot an outstanding 71, low round of day two, to finish behind Allen at the top of the leaderboard.

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Photos from the Jenks Lacrosse team this year.

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USAO, Francis nab Jenks recruit the two go back way back.

Back to Francis’ college ball days.

“We played and traveled together and are still good friends. We graduated together as well,” Francis said of Hunter Peterson. “I remember the family traveled everywhere, to every game. Every time Hutch could come, he would. He was just a little guy who was around the team.

Hutch Peterson signs at Jenks High School in April. (Photo provided by Chris Francis) CHICKASHA – Not long after Chris Francis stepped in as a head coach at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, he signed his first 6A high school recruit – Hutch Peterson out of Jenks.

“I’ve been recruiting Hutch for his whole senior year … He really liked me and trusted me, so he felt like this would be the right place for him,” Francis said. “Getting to sign him as my first high school recruit is a pretty big deal. I look forward to coaching him and having a great four years with him.” A first signee is a crucial moment for every first-time head coach, but Peterson as Francis’ first signee is even more special because

Francis was one of the first recruits to sign with the Rogers State Hillcat men’s basketball program in 2007. One of the first recruits for the RSU women’s basketball team was Hunter Peterson, Hutch’s big sister.

“It was neat that he got to come to every one of my games when I was a studentathlete and now I get to coach him.”

Francis also established a relationship with Hutch’s father, Greg Peterson, who offered him a job right out of college when Francis was deciding which direction his career should take him. “I had to choose between working for a company like that or try to step out on a limb and maybe build my career as a bas-

ketball coach,” the young coach said. “Now, I get the opportunity coach his son.” Francis said Hutch is the type of studentathlete he is looking for as the center of the program. “First off, he is a great person. He’s just a good kid all around. He’s really smart in the classroom,” Francis said. “He’s going to have a real chance to contribute next year as a freshman. I think I’m going to build my program around a kid like Hutch.”

In addition to his history with Francis, USAO appealed to Hutch for a handful of other reasons, Francis said. “He’s excited to be able to get a degree from USAO, one of the top liberal arts schools,” he said. “He liked the campus and how he can have a one-on-one relationship with the teacher. He liked the way the school was laid out with the small town and the community.” The Drover men’s basketball team will start practice in early fall and the season will begin in November. USAO plays in the Sooner Athletic Conference, one of the toughest small college conferences in the nation.

CURIOUS MINDS challenge the world Being from a big town and coming here is like a break from all the locomotion of Tulsa. Chickasha’s old blood Oklahoma atmosphere gives a more small town, home-like welcome. The peaceful atmosphere gives me a home away from home and another beautiful family here on campus.

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Broken Arrow slow pitch uses high-powered offense to earn a state championship.

Going 26-4 in the regular season the Broken Arrow Lady Tigers slow pitch team was ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 all spring and they did it all behind an offense that would put the 1927 Yankees to shame. Overall the Lady Tigers averaged 14.1 runs per game during the regular season and only scored in single digits four times. The Lady Tigers began the year with eight straight wins and beat five top ten teams during that span, including an 11-2 win over then No. 1 Southmoore. Just two weeks following the win over Southmoore the Lady Tigers suffered their first loss of the season as the Sabercats extracted their revenge in the Big Cat Classic with a 15-12 win. The Lady Tigers didn’t skip a beat after the loss and quickly went on another eight-game win streak to improve their record to 16-1. After two losses to Muskogee and a loss to Moore in the span of three days left the Lady Tigers with a 17-4 record, Broken Arrow showed just why they are a favorite to win 18

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a state title by winning their final nine games of the regular season. In that final stretch was another win over Southmoore and wins over 3A No. 1 Tushka and 5A No. 1 Sequoyah Tahlequah.

Following the regular season the Lady Tigers hosted a regional tournament and finished a perfect 3-0 by beating Nathan Hale in the first round and then picking up two wins over Tahlequah. In the regional tournament Broken Arrow’s offense was even better than it had been in the regular season as the Lady Tigers averaged 16.6 runs per game in the tournament. After winning the regional tournament the Lady Tigers kept their hot bats going in the state tournament. In the first round, Broken Arrow took down Tecumseh by a score of 15-5 then knocked out Moore with a 19-9 win in the semifinals. Finally in the state title game the Lady Tigers squared off against Southmoore one more time. The game wasn’t even close as Broken Arrow jumped out

to a big early lead and never looked back as they snagged a 14-1 win and a state championship. Broken Arrow Slow Pitch Roster Mary Collins

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Hannah Heinrichs Aleigha Brown

Maegan Rollow Kinzy Mathis

Kayla McElroy

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Marcella McKinney McKenzie Carney Brooklyn Reeves

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Lady Tigers Finish Strong

Five tennis players from the Broken Arrow Lady Tigers tennis team qualified for the Class 6A state tournament. Senior Shaylee Smith leads the pack, and she is the only singles player that qualified. The Lady Tigers had two doubles teams qualify. Mykena Miller and Kamryn Gavlik qualified as the No. 1 doubles team, while Hadyn Krausr and Madison Reeder qualified as the No. 2 doubles team. Last season,

Smith said she wasn’t quite as focused as she would’ve like to have been, and this season she entered the state tournament with a top five finish on her mind. Unfortunately, Smith came up just short of her goal, but not by much. She defeated Tori Dibb of OKC Bishop McGuinness by a score of 6-4, 6-2. This victory earned Smith a seventh place finish at the state tournament. While this isn’t the finish she had hoped for, she battled hard and put herself in a position to help her team. The doubles team of Krause and Reeder lost in the Consolation Quarterfinals to Covell and Perez-Gonzalez from Bartlesville. Bartlesville finished third overall as a team, and the duo of Covell and Perez-Gonzalez finished in sixth place. Overall, the Lady Tigers finished in eleventh place out of 12 teams. Class 6A is loaded with quality tennis players, and the Lady Tigers will look to get back into

the mix next season. Without Smith, their best player, it will be a challenge. However, coach Stephanie Smith has high expectations for her girls each season, regardless of who is on the roster. When 2016 rolls around, the Lady Tigers will aim to be prepared to make another run at state.

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May 2015 Mazzio’s Corporation and VYPE have teamed up to grant a $2,000 Scholarship for one boy and one girl to be presented in the June issue of VYPE. Here is how it will work: • Each month, VYPE will take nominations for an Athlete of the Month and a boy and girl will be elected the Mazzio’s Athlete of the Month. This will be a chance for boys and girls of all sports to be recognized for their performances. • Nominees can be mailed to scholarship. Oklahoma@VYPE.com. Give the nominee’s name, school, sport and reasons you believe the athlete should be awarded the scholarship. • The nominees will need to be seniors this season but keep in mind that their accomplishments as juniors will be taken into consideration as well. • Each monthly recipient will be a candidate for the scholarship that will be awarded in June. • All sports will be eligible to have a nomination. • The male and female athletes who are chosen each month will have a pictured bio, highlighting their accomplishments, placed on this page.

Alex Harris Jenks High School Senior Alex Harris is a soccer player at Jenks who recently finished his senior season as a Trojan. Next season, Harris will lace up his cleats as a member of the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles soccer team. This season, he was one of the leading goal scorers for coach John Timmons. The Trojans made it to the state final game, but were upset by Norman North in overtime. Although the end result wasn’t ideal, Harris still had a tremendous senior season. He scored 16 goals on the season, and was a key component of their title game run. Harris said his most memorable game of the season came against rival Union. That game stood out to him because it was a hard fought game against their hated rivals and they came out with a win. For his contributions to Jenks soccer and all of his hard work, Alex Harris is the Mazzio’s Athlete of the Month.

Camrie Hurst Owasso High School For the second year in a row, Owasso faced Jenks in the second round of the state tournament. Similar to last year, the Lady Rams fell 1-0 to the Lady Trojans. Although the Lady Rams lost that game, senior Camrie Hurst felt it was the most memorable game to her. “The game that really stood out to me was against Jenks (in the state tournament), even though the end result didn't end in our favor, it was one of our best played games. We played like a team and gave it our all and that's all you can ask for from your teammates.” This season, Hurst was one of the leaders for the Lady Rams. She scored five goals and racked up 16 assists. She is one of the all-time leaders in goals scored at Owasso. Now that her senior season is over, Hurst will continue on to UCO in the fall, where she will continue to play soccer and major in dentistry. For all of her contributions to Owasso soccer, and her hard work as a soccer player, Camrie Hurst is the Mazzio’s Athlete of the Month.

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Athlete of the Month

Trudy Allen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Union Golf

In 2014, Trudy Allen finished third individually at the Class 6A state tournament. Coming into the 2015 season, Allen had high expectations for both herself, and her team. At the state tournament in May of 2015, Allen shot a 74 on day one and a 73 on day two. At the end of the tournament, Trudy Allen was the individual state champion in Class 6A, and she led Union to a first place finish as a team. Allen sat down with VYPE to answer a few questions about golf. VYPE: Which club did you focus on improving throughout the season? Allen: My driver.

VYPE: What were your thoughts when you found out you not only won the individual title, but the team title as well? Allen: I was incredibly ecstatic. It was exciting.

VYPE: With such a young team, how confident are you guys heading into next season? Allen: We are just going to see what happens and take one shot and one tournament at a time.

VYPE: What was going through your head when you found out you were at the top of the leaderboard

after day one? Allen: I knew I still had a long way to go. I had another round to play. VYPE: What is your favorite course to play? Allen: Forest Ridge.

VYPE: Which club do you feel the most confidence with? Why? Allen: I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a favorite club, I like them all!

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Rams Win Title Once Again

The Owasso baseball team wins yet another state title.

Led by a balanced lineup and dominant pitching the Owasso Rams finished the regular season 22-5 and then promptly won three straight games in the regional tournament to advance to state with a 25-5 overall record. The Rams run in the state tournament was dramatic to say the least. In the first round Owasso took down Edmond

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Santa Fe by a score of 10-0 to set up a semifinal showdown with fellow Tulsa area school Bishop Kelley. The semifinal game was close but the Rams managed to edge the Comets 5-3 to advance to the finals against Westmoore. In the title tilt the Rams fell behind early and trailed 8-6 headed to the seventh and final inning. With their backs against the wall, the Rams rallied and scored three runs in the final frame to earn a 9-8 win and a state championship.

Offensively, Trevor McCutchin has been the big stick for the Rams leading the team in batting average, runs scored, hits, RBI, doubles, triples and home runs. McCutchin hit .389 this season with 27 RBI, five doubles, four triples and five home runs. Other key cogs in the Owasso

offense this year were Parker Dunn and Gabe Neph. Dunn hit .354 this season and was second behind McCutchin in RBI, runs scored and triples. Neph meanwhile hit .345 with 21 RBI and three home runs.

Neph was also the Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top pitcher this year with a 5-0 record, a 1.52 ERA, 52 strikeouts and 41.1 innings pitched. McCutchin also had a big year on the mound with a 4-1 record and 55 strikeouts to go along with his 2.55 ERA. Last but not least Shane Lang was Owassoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third dominant pitcher this year. Lang led the team in wins with a 6-1 record and threw 30.2 total innings and compiled a 1.88 ERA. Other key arms in the Owasso rotation this year were Logan Wesley and Brayden Lloyd, both of whom threw over 23 innings this season.

Marc Kepka - Owasso

The senior golfer from Owasso was an instramental part in the Rams' state championship run this spring. Owasso High School senior Marc Kepka not only competes at a high level on the golf course, in the classroom he pushes himself just as hard.

over Broken Arrow and Edmond North.

This year during the state tournament Kepka shot a three round total of 224 just two strokes out of first place. His runner-up finish helped his team to a Class 6A state title

For his dedication to his education, his team and being the best Owasso Ram he can be, Marc Kepka is the Owasso Academic Athlete of the Month.

The future for Kepka will include playing golf at the next level and continuing his education.

Kepka carries a 3.93 GPA and is a member of the National Honor “I’ve played golf for ten year Society. and will continue to play at the “My favorite subject in school is University of Tulsa. I’ll start history. I’ve always enjoyed any classes this fall and I’m looking subject that focuses on history,” forward to playing for the men’s said Kepka. golf team.”

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Rachel Skalnik Owasso High School

How long have you been involved with FCA? About a year and a half.

Who influenced you to join? My best friend Dani Oliver.

How has FCA made an impact in your life on and off the field? Being surrounded by such great people who love Jesus as much as I do encourages me to perform and use the talents that the Lord has given me on the soccer field. Off the field, being a part of FCA has given me a great opportunity to meet new Jesusfollowers and ultimately, long-term best friends. How have your beliefs helped you as an athlete? I know that when God is on my side I can’t lose.

What is your favorite Bible verse and why? 1 John 2:17. “The world and its desires will pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” I love this verse because it’s reiterating what Jesus was saying all his life. Even if we “lose” here on Earth, it means nothing because this world is going to perish, therefore we should be living and doing the will of God. 24

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Bryce Consedine Metro Christian High School Dylan Simmons Holland Hall Junior Bryce Consedine plays soccer for coach AJ Klerekoper at Metro Christian. Consedine is a part of a strong

Olorepro torio te maio que pro et hit autendis eosant quidus, sunt volorerum sitas eostisto junior class that led the Patriots to a semifinal appearance in the Class 5A state tournament. Next season, Consedine volesequi quama group doluptas molorrunti te to estrum exPatriots excearum eum liquiat estiIn the will help anchor of seniors that willdisciendic do their best lead the back quatus to the state tournament. classroom, Consedine is a leader. provesverita to his volupta teammates that thepliquunt work ethiceos. translates into the classroom. sus, secuptaquo venisqui demHe quatia tempore Olorepro torio te Consedine has aet3.75 and heeosant has taken honors English and math. Next year, hevolesequi plans on taking APdolupStatistics. maio que pro hit GPA, autendis quidus, sunt volorerum sitas eostisto quam Once he is finished with high school, he plans on attending a four-year university to get a degree in business or tas molorrunti disciendic te estrum excearum quatus eum. public relations. He is active in student leadership, and he participates in community service at Marshal Elementary. For his hard work as a student, athlete and person, Bryce Consedine is the TTCU Academic Athlete of the Month.

Ellen Edmonds Kendra PoarchBishop BishopKelley KelleyHigh HighSchool School Junior Ellen Edmonds is a key contributor to the Bishop Kelley Lady Comets soccer team. She helped anchor a team Olorepro pro et hit eosant sunt volorerum sitas that made it to thetorio Classte6Amaio stateque tournament. Theautendis Lady Comets lost quidus, a heartbreaker to Jenks in the firsteostisto round, who eventually went onquam to losedoluptas in the titlemolorrunti game. Edmonds is a partteofestrum a youngex core that should be much improved volesequi disciendic excearum quatus eum liquiat and esti ready to return to state next season. Her work ethic on the field is top notch. In the classroom, she puts up even sus, secuptaquo dem GPA quatia volupta tempore pliquunt eos. Olorepro te more impressive numbers.venisqui Her weighted sits verita at 4.5, while her unweighted GPA is almost flawless at torio 3.98. She maio pro et hitAPautendis sunt volorerum sitas volesequi doluphas taken APque Government, Languageeosant and APquidus, Chemistry already. Next year, as aeostisto senior, she plans on quam taking AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC. She participates with multiple organizations that provide tas molorrunti disciendic te estrum excearum quatus eum liquiat esti sus. service work around the city of Tulsa. After high school, Edmonds is planning on attending KU, Alabama, Georgia or Louisiana State University. She wants to get into the medical field. For all of her hard work as a student and an athlete, Ellen Edmonds is the TTCU Academic Athlete of the Month.

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Lady Spartans Catch Fire Late

The Bixby Lady Spartans slow pitch team, led by coach Joy Marie Galliart, finished the 2015 season with a 22-13 and were the No. 10 team in Class 6A. In a class that is loaded with talented softball teams, it is always impressive to finish in the top 10. What’s even more impressive is finishing in the top 10 with just one senior on the roster, which is exactly what Galliart’s squad did. Karlee

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Mullins was the only senior on a roster that has a ton of young talent. The Lady Spartans were balanced outside of Mullins. They had four juniors, five sophomores and six freshmen.

The Lady Spartans started the season with a 1-4 record, however, those four losses all came against teams that were ranked in the top 10. Once they settled in, they started to get hot, especially in April. After two losses to No. 1 ranked Broken Arrow to start the month of April, the Lady Spartans went 13-2 over their next 15 games. They defeated No. 14 Ft. Gibson twice in the

regional tournament before losing to No. 7 Union twice to end their season. Union ended up coming out of Bixby’s regional and qualified for the state tournament. Although it wasn’t the ending they had hoped for, the Lady Spartans have a ton of confidence heading into next season. They will have a deep roster loaded with players who have valuable playing experience. Galliart’s seniors will aim to lead the Lady Spartans into the state tournament in 2016. Considering how many young players contributed this season, the Lady Spartans should be one of the favorites coming into next season. Considering this is only the fourth season for the Lady Spartans to play slow pitch, they have made impressive progress. 2016 will mark the fifth season for Lady Spartan slow pitch softball, and coach Galliart and her girls hope to make it the most memorable season yet. Keep an eye out for the Lady Spartans in 2016.

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Booker T. Washington Tennis Serves for Hardware Hornets take fourth at state tennis tournament The Booker T. Washington Hornets boys tennis team finished second in their regional tournament, finishing seven points behind the Jenks Trojans. At the state tournament the Hornets proved that they weren’t a team to sneeze at finishing in fourth place overall with 16.5 total points.

Leading the Hornets in points was the No. 1 doubles team of Cole Inhofe and Patrick Wilson. Inhofe and Wilson backed up their regional championship with a first place finish at state. In the semifinals Inhofe and Wilson knocked off the Bishop Kelley team of Russell Holder and Carson Howard in straight sets 6-2, 7-5. Then in the finals the Hornets’ duo defeated Edmond North’s duo of Brett Bormann and Sam Atkinson 6-3-7-6 to claim the title.

Booker T. also got a huge lift at No. 1 singles from Micah Cash. After working his way to the semifinals Cash lost to Bennett Hughes of Jenks 6-4, 6-2 but then came back to win the third place match over Darryl Roman of Bishop Kelley 6-1, 6-0.

Also competing at state for the Hornets was the No. 2 doubles team of Joe Charney and John Cooper. The duo made it to the seventh place match but fell to Owasso’s team of Josh Callaway and John Dalaeli leaving them in eighth place overall.

While the fourth place finish is extremely nice the Hornets will need to begin to build for next season very quickly with all of their state competitors besides Cash leaving due to gradu-

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Stunt is not a “traditional” cheer event where squads perform one at a time. Stunt is head-tohead matches with two teams on the same stage simultaneously performing the same routine in game-like conditions. Stunt competitions include precise compulsory routines, pyramids, jumps and tumbling during the first three quarters and then teams put forward their best of each in the final quarter to determine the winner.

“It’s a great opportunity for the kids that are great athletes to have added avenues at the next level,” said Elliott.

Oklahoma City was host for this year’s National Stunt Championships where Oklahoma State University won it’s second Division I title with a 14-12 win over Delaware for the crown while Oklahoma City University captured a silver medal finish dropping a high-spirited match to Davenport University in the Division II finals.

“The atmosphere of competition is intense,” said Vickie Elliott, cheer coach at Tahlequah whose Tigers finished in fifth place. “All of the teams that competed were on their game. You could tell that every squad had trained hard for these games.” “Our girls love it,” said Bixby coach Sharla Burgess, who has helped to coordinate the stunt competition the last three years. “There are several opportunities to score points and it feels like a real game, unlike traditional cheerleading competitions.” Following a heart-stopping battle

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Season and Career Highlights

Girls Tennis

Senior Sam Roberts won the discus at the SPC Track and Field Championship last week with a throw of 171’3. Sam broke the school record this year in both the discus, with a throw of 178’0, and the shot put, with a throw of 55’2. Sam also finished runner up at SPC in the shot put. Jackson Goddard broke the school ERA (earned run average) record for a season by allowing only 0.56 runs per game when he is on the mound. Jackson finishes his four year career tied for second with most wins, 21, and is third all time in strikeouts with 202. At this years SPC Golf Championship in The Woodlands, TX, senior Marcella Pierre hit a hole in one on hole #6 during the first day of competition. Marcella finishes her four year career as a three time All SPC golfer with Top 10 finishes. In her four-year career, senior Ann Savage joined the 1000 point club in basketball this year by scoring 1035 points. Ann is a four year letterwinner in basketball and helped the Dutch to 58 wins over the past four years. Ann also served as captain of the girls basketball team her senior year. Senior Slater Springman tied the school record for triples in a season with five. He has finished his four year career in second all time for doubles, 28, RBI’s, 80, and scored runs with 94. He is also third all time in hits with 111. 12 student-athletes out of 85 Holland Hall graduates are committed to play college sports next fall. Anna Bezhan Stetson University Volleyball Matthew Burke Mid American Nazarene Football TJ Cooks University of Dallas Basketball Parker Coons Haskell College Football Jackson Goddard University of Kansas Baseball Avery Gragg University of Tulsa Football Drew Klinghagen University of Tulsa Football Mercedes Pena Colby College Field Hockey Arjun Reddy Drake University Golf Ann Savage Austin College Basketball Slater Springman Oklahoma Christian Baseball Corey Taylor US Air Force Academy Football

After finishing 9th place at SPC in 2014, the girls tennis team quickly got off to a strong start by winning a 5A tournament at Claremore to start the season. The girls stayed strong throughout SPC counter play and played a very high level of tennis at SPC defeating the defending SPC champions, Hockaday in the third place match. The girls tennis team was led by #1 singles player and captain Lindsey Terry. Lindsey finished 5-3 at #1 singles and winning her final SPC match vs. Hockday at SPC. Merich Frizzell and Molley Lohrey were a strong #1 doubles team, losing only one SPC match all year together. Freshman Emily Elmburg came on strong in the end for the Dutch to go 4-0 at the SPC tournament at #3 singles. The Dutch girls tennis team is led by alumnus, Chelsea Orr Tucker, class of 2003.

Boys Golf

The varsity boys golf team finished in the top four at SPC for the third consecutive year. Led by seniors Arjun Reddy and Sajan Patel, the boys kicked their season off with a first place finish at the Ponca City Invitational followed by a second place at the preseason SPC tournament in early April and 2nd place at the Union Cup. Senior Arjun Reddy won in a playoff the individual crown at the Union Cup. Arjun, Sajan and Jake Van Hooser all had a 76 scoring average on the season. The Dutch are coached by Brian Underwood.

Varsity baseball

The varsity baseball team broke the school record for best team batting average of .372. The varsity baseball team has won 58 baseball games over the past three years and its 5th place finish at SPC is the best since 2005. The Dutch finished the season 18 and 5 and were led by five seniors in TJ Cooks, Jackson Goddard, Nick Holm, Brooks Raguse and Slater Springman. The strength of this team was the play making ability of the seniors, whether it was TJ’s bases loaded hit that scored two runs in the 8th inning to beat FW Country Day after playing three games in one day, Jackson controlling his 90+ mile an hour fastball, Nick hitting a team high five home runs, with two on his birthday against Casady, Brooks hitting the game winning hit in the bottom of the 7th inning to score two runs to beat Cascia Hall or finally Slater who could either close it out on the mound or come up with the timely hit to jumpstart the Dutch. The Dutch are coached by Stephen Robison, Roger Adams, Roger Whitaker and Aaron Sams.

All SPC honors

Baseball- Jackson Goddard, Slater Springman Softball - Natalie Miller Boys Tennis - Evan Shrestha Girls Tennis - Lindsey Terry, Emily Elmburg Girls Golf - Marcella Pierre Boys Track and Field - Sam Roberts (shot put and discus) Girls Track and Field - Elizabeth Adelson

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