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OCA Baseball All-State rosters announced May 20, 2013 | Comment on this article

BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com The Oklahoma Coaches Association released its All-State baseball rosters Monday. Read More

Under the (car) lights, Purcell's Katy Whitekiller wins pole vault title

May 15, 2013 Purcell senior Katy Whitekiller had pole vaulted over 12 feet before. But never in the dark. So, considering she had already sealed up the gold medal at the Meet of Champions with an earlier vault of 11 feet, Whitekiller wasn’t too disappointed that she missed all three attempts at 12 feet, 1/2 inch,... Read More

OCABCA Baseball All-Star Rosters May 15, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com The Oklahoma City Area Baseball Coaches Association will play its annual all-star game at 6 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Field at Dolese Park. An all-star team made up from these two rosters will play a Tulsa-area all-star team in a doubleheader at noon Saturday at Bishop McGuinness.... Read More

OCA All-State tennis teams announced May 14, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com The Oklahoma Coaches Association announced its All-State tennis teams Tuesday. The OCA All-State tennis event will be held July 30 at Tulsa Union. BOYS EAST Jayden Black, Henryetta Josh Ellis, Ada Chase Gordon, Jenks Levi Kerr, Grove Andreas Kutt, Tulsa Union Cameron... Read More

Sources: Jeremy Dombek leaving Edmond North to be new Mustang football coach

May 13, 2013 Edmond North’s Jeremy Dombek will leave to become the new head football coach at Mustang High School, pending the approval of the Mustang school board at its meeting Monday night, sources have told The Oklahoman. The Mustang school board is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Monday. Dombek will replace Ty Prestidge,... Read More

Varryl Franklin's son, Darwin, named Millwood football coach May 08, 2013 Millwood superintendent Dr. Gloria Griffin didn’t have to look far for references on her school’s new football coach. Darwin Franklin, the son of Millwood’s Hall of Fame boys basketball coach Varryl Franklin, was hired to lead the football team, a move that became official Monday night. “As a former... Read More

Anadarko girls basketball coach Jeff Zinn takes Cushing job May 08, 2013 Anadarko girls basketball coach Jeff Zinn is looking forward to a new challenge. Zinn said on Wednesday that he has been named the girls basketball coach at Cushing, leaving one of the top programs in Class 4A looking for its third coach since 2009. “I’m kind of anxious,” Zinn said. “I’m ready to go... Read More

State baseball tournament brackets released May 06, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association released the state tournament brackets Monday and Tuesday. CLASS 6A At Shawnee Thursday Tulsa Kelley at Norman North, 11 a.m. Jenks vs. Yukon, 1:30 p.m. Edmond Santa Fe vs. Owasso, 4 p.m. Edmond North vs. Broken Arrow,... Read More

Ty Prestidge leaving Mustang to join Todd Dilbeck at Choctaw May 03, 2013 When he signed on to be the head football coach at Choctaw last week, Todd Dilbeck compared the Yellowjackets’ situation to what he walked into as the Mustang coach 10 years ago. On Friday, Dilbeck took one more step down that path, hiring Mustang head coach Ty Prestidge — previously Dilbeck’s assistant... Read More

Edmond Memorial product Taylor Moore named SEC Freshman Golfer of the Year

May 01, 2013 Edmond Memorial product and two-time Class 6A state champion Taylor Moore made the quick jump to success at the next level. The Arkansas golfer was named the Southeastern Conference’s Freshman of the Year on Wednesday. Moore had four top-25 finishes in six tournaments and finished under par in two events. He... Read More

Kurtenbach named Weatherford football coach May 01, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Edmond Memorial assistant coach Dan Kurtenbach was named the head coach at Weatherford earlier this week. Kurtenbach has been an assistant coach for the Bulldogs for the last four seasons. He was the head coach at Casady in 2007 and 2008. Before that, he held assistant coaching... Read More

Enid golfer Scott Phillips out of hospital after being bitten by copperhead May 01, 2013 Enid golfer Scott Phillips was released from the hospital Wednesday, two days after being bitten by a copperhead snake during a golf tournament. Phillips was bitten twice on the calf during the second round of the Class 6A east regional tournament Monday at Emerald Falls in Broken Arrow. “When it bit him the... Read More

Nikki McCann's promotion leaves Mustang seeking girls basketball coach April 30, 2013 Pending school board approval, Mustang girls basketball coach Nikki McCann will be promoted into an administrative role as an athletic facilitator, leaving the school to search for a new girls basketball coach. McCann coached the team the last two seasons, winning 28 total games during that span after coming over... Read More

Todd Dilbeck returning to Oklahoma as Choctaw football coach, athletic director April 29, 2013 After seven seasons, Todd Dilbeck is returning to Oklahoma, where he is expected to be named the football coach and athletic director at Choctaw, pending school board approval. Dilbeck has coached at multiple programs in the state, including Tahlequah and Mustang. He was one of the first high school coaches in... Read More

Class A and B state baseball pairings released April 29, 2013 The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association released the pairings for the Class A and B state baseball tournaments Monday. The tournaments begin Thursday and wrap up Saturday. Class A At Dolese Park Thursday Cashion vs. Binger-Oney, 11 a.m. Rattan vs. Thomas, 1:30 p.m. Roff vs. Glencoe, 4 p.m.... Read More

Garen Wright, Aaron Anderson among those joining UCO basketball team

April 29, 2013 Central Oklahoma men’s basketball coach Terry Evans mined the local ranks for a strong 2013 signing class that includes a couple of players making their return to Oklahoma after some time away. One of those is former Putnam City standout Garen Wright, who hasn’t played basketball since graduating from high... Read More

Slowpitch softball pairings released April 27, 2013 The state slowpitch state tournaments kick off Tuesday with Class 3A-A at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The 6A-4A state tournaments will be played Wednesday. Here are the pairings: At ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Class 6A All games Wednesday, May 1 First Round Westmoore vs. Southmoore, 10 a.m. Tulsa... Read More

Kendal Cudjoe hired as Douglass boys basketball coach

April 26, 2013 The Cudjoe family has a strong tradition at Douglass High School, and now Kendal Cudjoe has the opportunity to build on it. On Thursday, he was named the new boys basketball coach for the Trojans, winners of the last four Class 4A state championships. Kendal’s father, Lawrence Cudjoe, built the basketball... Read More

Brett Sanders to be Newcastle girls basketball coach April 19, 2013 Former Cache girls basketball coach Brett Sanders will be the new coach at Newcastle, he confirmed to The Oklahoman. Sanders, who spent the past season at Siloam Springs, Ark., said he signed the contract Friday afternoon to replace former coach Theresa Johnston, but has yet to meet with next season’s team... Read More

Fan Poll: Vote for your choice as the Girls' Super 5 Player of the Year April 11, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com We’ve had votes for Little All-City Player of the Year (won by Perkins-Tryon’s Jordan Gorham and Big All-City Player of the Year (won by Piedmont’s Sarah Parker. Now, it’s time to vote on the Super 5 player of the year. All five candidates had excellent seasons.... Read More

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The Varsity High School Bloggers

Ryan Aber

Reporter

Ryan Aber has worked for The Oklahoman since 2006, covering high schools, the Oklahoma City RedHawks, the Oklahoma City Barons and OU football recruiting. An Oklahoma City native, Aber graduated from Northeastern State. Before joining The Oklahoman, Aber worked for the Muskogee Phoenix, Southwest Times-Record in Fort Smith, Ark., and the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas.

Jason Kersey

OU Sports Reporter

Jason Kersey became The Oklahoman's OU football beat writer in May 2012 after a year covering high school sports and OSU recruiting. Before joining the newspaper in November 2006 as a part-time results clerk, he covered high school football for the Newcastle Pacer. During his time with The Oklahoman, he has also coordinated Thunder coverage, worked on the copy desk and covered several NFL games, including Super Bowl XLV. A Noble High School and OU graduate, he lives in Norman.

Jacob Unruh

Copy Editor

Jacob Unruh is a graduate of Northeastern State University. He was born in Cherokee and raised near Vera where he attended Caney Valley High School.During his tenure at NSU, Unruh wrote for The Northeastern (NSU's student newspaper), the Tahlequah Daily Press and the Tulsa World. From there, Unruh spent three years at the Lawton Constitution covering prep sports and Oklahoma football before joining The Oklahoman sports staff.

Scott Wright

Reporter

A lifelong resident of the Oklahoma City metro area, Scott Wright has been on The Oklahoman staff since 2005, covering a little bit of everything on the state's sports scene.

He has been a beat writer for football and basketball at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, writing about athletes like Blake Griffin, Sam Bradford, Adrian Peterson, Dez Bryant and Brandon Pettigrew before they moved on to outstanding professional careers.

He also has covered small college athletics, minor league sports and NASCAR. Currently, he specializes in high school sports, football and basketball recruiting, and coverage of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association.