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Could they?? No, really?? April 20, 2008 | Comment on this article

By Robert Przybylo Bprzybylo@Oklahoman.com Hey, apologize for the lack of bloggings (is that a word?) lately. Had my hands full with the paint horse, Got Country Grip. Too bad he was denied that 17th straight win. Remington Park was absolutely deflated after he lost. But what a success with more than 12,000... Read More

Some people never grow up... April 10, 2008 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com You ever have that dream of going to some big event without tickets and just waiting it out until you did? I have and plenty of times I’ve given up on it before seeing it through. But not Jeff Tompkins, the new Edmond North boys basketball coach. Tompkins made... Read More

Round 3 to West April 08, 2008 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com Didn’t take too long for that third outing between tennis stars Eric West of Tulsa Union and Jenks’ Omar Aly. Not too long at all. West beat the sophomore for the third time this year, 6-4, 6-1, in the finals of the Ada Tournament on Saturday. But there is... Read More

Irish eyes smiling... March 30, 2008 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com After watching the McGuinness girls tennis team Friday at the Heritage Hall Tournament of Champions, would it be wrong to crown them the champs now? Well, yeah, but this is one dynamic squad. There’s no letdown from No. 1 singles to No. 2 doubles, it’s insane.... Read More

Anxiously awaiting the next installment March 30, 2008 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com Being based in OKC has its advantages and disadvantages. One of the biggest downers for me is the lack of opportunities to see kids from the Tulsa powers, Union, Jenks, etc. So The Boneman made it his No. 1 priority to be at Heritage Hall all weekend for the Tournament... Read More

Ready for spring... March 23, 2008 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com With spring break officially over, it’s time for the stretch run of the school year. As for The Boneman, you can find me on the tennis courts. Our first of many big offerings is this weekend with the Heritage Hall Tournament of Champions. You might as well just call... Read More

Roof steps down as Weatherford football coach March 20, 2008 By Zach West zwest@oklahoman.com After one year back on the sidelines, Woody Roof has resigned as Weatherford’s head football coach to concentrate solely on being the school’s athletic director. Roof announced the resignation late last week, and immediately turned over head coaching duties to assistant... Read More

"No, really, we won it" March 18, 2008 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com We’re about two-thirds of the way done with the high school sports season. Read More

So, how's your bracket March 18, 2008 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com Less than an hour away from the Coppin State and Mt. St. Mary’s game, just wondering what our high school readers are thinking for March Madness. Remember, you can’t have a perfect bracket if you don’t win this play-in game. For the record, I have Coppin State.... Read More

Some things are more important than the gold ball March 11, 2008 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com Saturday was a crazy day of basketball, to say the least. If you read The Oklahoman Monday, I hope you’re convinced it was the best day of high school basketball ever in this state. So I waited for the smoke to clear to write about this. It’s something that stuck out to... Read More

Mayberry is new sheriff in town March 09, 2008 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com If you get that Andy Griffith pun, then you’re as bad and hokey as me. After a great opening session at State Fair, it was off to the Ford Center for some 5A girls basketball. Booker T. Washington vs. Coweta, 5A girls: I was impressed with the Hornets’ Taleya... Read More

Hangover from The Big House March 09, 2008 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com That’s all I can really say to try to describe what transpired Saturday and the way I felt today. There are a few times when you know you’re witnessing history. Saturday was one of those days. I won’t dwell too much into games I didn’t see, but here’s what I... Read More

5A girls semifinals definitely worth your time March 07, 2008 By Zach West zwest@oklahoman.com Four games, four double-digit victories. That pretty much summarizes my day covering the 5A girls quarterfinals. (That is, unless you count the 30 minutes I spent frantically trying to figure out if people were just goofing off or if Putnam... Read More

Can anyone stop the Indians? March 07, 2008 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com I have spent a day and a half at State Fair Arena watching the 3A boys, and I know one thing for sure: If anyone other than Sequoyah Tahlequah is going to win this thing, they have to stop Mike Soap and Bucky Ross. It’s a tall order, and I’m not so sure any can get it... Read More

This week, Sequoyah has home-court advantage March 06, 2008 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com Not many teams draw a large fan base at 2 p.m. on a Thursday. But the Sequoyah-Tahlequah Indian fans were hoopin’ and hollerin’ more than an hour before tipoff at State Fair Arena. . A Sequoyah fan told me they expect to fill up one side of the big house if the Indians... Read More

An upset in the making March 06, 2008 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com It’s halftime here at State Fair Arena, where No. 5 John Marshall leads Morris 23-21. in a 3A boys high school basketball quarterfinal. Morris led most of the first half, but John Marshall staged an 8-2 run to close the half. UPDATE: JM escaped 63-52. Keep checking... Read More

First game at the Big House is a good one March 06, 2008 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com It’s halftime here at State Fair Arena, and Sequoyah-Tahlequah leads Plainview 39-29 in a boys 3A quarterfinal game. It’s already shaping up to be one of the most exciting games I have seen this season. It’s fast-paced. Players are making big big shots, many coming... Read More

Revenge on their minds March 03, 2008 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com The Dale girls high school basketball teams’ goal for the upcoming state tournament is clear: get to the finals, and avenge a regular season, triple-overtime loss to top-ranked Konawa. Dale senior Tarra Kania said she can’t get the loss out of her mind. “That is what... Read More

No last-second bummer this time March 02, 2008 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com Man, I hate to take away anything from the Howe girls, but the thing that stood out to me was how impressive Autumn Klugh was for Fort Cobb-Broxton. I gave them a slim to none shot of knocking off Preston. And trailing 30-16 in the third quarter against Howe, it was... Read More

Next stop: Pullman March 02, 2008 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com I know a lot of fans in Class B will be glad to see Stringtown’s James Watson head out to Pac-10 country at Washington State. Some because he was a thorn in the side of opposing teams. While others probably felt Watson got away with just about everything as a Tiger.... Read More

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Ryan Aber

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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.