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North's Barrier, Norman's Satterthwaite shine at state and set up great future battles October 31, 2009 | Comment on this article

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Norman North’s Dustin Barrier picked a perfect time to have the race of his life. And Tanner Satterthwaite capped one of the best late-season surges anyone will ever see in cross country. Barrier, a Norman North junior, became the T-Wolves first All-Stater with his third-place finish at Saturday’s Class 6A... Read More

Illness deprives Norman's Johnson a likely state championship October 31, 2009 Some horrible luck cost Megan Johnson a probable state championship Saturday. The Norman cross country star, who dominated Class 6A this year, fell ill early last week, had to miss several days of school and still had a fever just two days ago. When she took off at the start of the 6A state championship at Mitch... Read More

Westmoore nets runner-up trifecta at 6A state meet October 31, 2009 With the other favorites all falling back, Taylor Painter was at her best. Illness made it impossible for Toby Bothwell to be his best, but he was still ever so close to being the state’s best. As it was, the Westmoore teammates each garnered second-place finishes at the Class 6A cross country state... Read More

SMQ: Anadarko vs. Tuttle October 31, 2009 So even without Ethan Biddy, one of their best offensive linemen and several other starters missing from the lineup Tuttle still had no problems winning their district in convincing fashion with a 31-0 rout of Anadarko. Tuttle What went right: Just about everything. The most amazing thing to come out of this... Read More

Rankings preview: Nov. 1 October 31, 2009 Here’s the weekly preview for the rankings. Class 6A 1. Jenks (1)#9-0 2. Tulsa Union (2)#8-1 3. Broken Arrow (3)#7-2 4. Southmoore (4)#8-1 5. Midwest City (6)#7-2 6. Bartlesville (7)#8-1 7. Mustang (9)#7-2 8. Del City (5)#7-2 9. Lawton (10)#7-2 10. Edmond Memorial (NR)#6-3 The main shift here... Read More

Upon further review: Norman North October 31, 2009 People have said it’s amazing the way the season turned around in Norman in regards to the two high schools. With Norman North out of the playoffs — thanks to a 24-7 loss to Edmond Santa Fe Friday — and Norman having a good chance to make the postseason, playing a 3-win Lawton Ike... Read More

SMQ: Edlam (North vs. Memorial)... October 31, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com I’ve talked to Jordan Marczewski, Blake Umberham, Adrian Shoecraft and Nelson Medeiros. They’re all in agreement. That was the best defensive performance they’ve ever been a part of. Alright, well maybe that was just the heat of the moment. So I called head coach... Read More

Upon further review: Norman October 31, 2009 Rotten timing for Norman to travel to Midwest City. The Tigers were feeling good, on a roll and confidence had reached a new high. Then they lose 63-7 to the Bombers. Now, in reality, the loss doesn’t mean beans. Because if Norman beats Lawton Eisenhower this week in the regular-season finale, it will be headed... Read More

Edlam: Kaden Guerra video... October 30, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com As I’m sure you all know by now that Friday Night Lights teaser was all about Edmond North senior Kaden Guerra. Guerra is in Chicago today and is fighting the good fight against paralysis. With his positive attitude and the support of family, friends and basically the... Read More

Edlam: North vs. Memorial - Game Blog... October 30, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com MEMORIAL 10, NORTH 0 – FINAL Wow. Wow. Wow. It deserves three of them. What a defensive outing by Memorial. Wow, OK, a fourth. Nelson Medeiros clinches the game with a 49-yard INT return for a touchdown with 2:21 left in the game. That defense is a bad man, I... Read More

Durant at Carl Albert Capsule October 30, 2009 By Ryan Aber raber@opubco.com When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Titans Stadium, Midwest City Durant (L, McAlester; L, Ada; W, Hugo; L, Guthrie; W, Noble; L, Shawnee; W, Capitol Hill; W, Ardmore) Why the Lions can win: Because they’ve got one of the state’s best players in Daryn Alves, who primarily plays... Read More

Edlam: North vs. Memorial Capsule... October 30, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com North (7-1, 4-1) vs. Memorial (5-3, 4-1) When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: UCO’s Wantland Stadium (I’ll be there) North (W, Santa Fe; W, Mustang; W, Yukon; W, Lawton Eisenhower; W, Norman; W, Putnam City; L, Midwest City; W, PCWest) Why the Huskies can win: The... Read More

Altus vs. Deer Creek Capsule... October 30, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Altus (3-5, 2-3) vs. Deer Creek (4-4, 3-2) When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Deer Creek HS Altus Why the Bulldogs can win: Because you talk about a team that has had its share of hard-luck losses, that definitely describes Altus. Altus needs to play with a sense of... Read More

Game capsule: Southmoore at Moore October 30, 2009 Southmoore (7-1, 4-1 6A-1) at Moore (0-8, 0-5 6A-1) When: 7:30 p.m. tonight Where: Moore Stadium Southmoore Why the SaberCats can win: Southmoore has scored 217 more points, or 27.1 points per game, than Moore this season. Moore Why the Lions could win: The Lions won this game last year.... Read More

Casady vs. Holland Hall Capsule... October 30, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Casady (7-2, 3-2) vs. Holland Hall (4-4, 3-2) When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Holland Hall Casady (W, FWAll Saints; W, Heritage Hall; W, Crooked Oak; W, Houston Kinkaid; W, Tulsa NOAH; W, Dallas Greenhill; W, Dallas St. Marks; L, Houston St. Johns; L, Houston Episcopal)... Read More

Del City at Mustang Capsule October 30, 2009 By Ryan Aber and Scott Wright raber@opubco.com; swright@opubco.com Del City (7-1, 4-1) at Mustang (6-2, 4-1) When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Bronco Stadium, Mustang Del City (W, Midwest City; W, Norman; W, Edmond Memorial; L, Southmoore; W, Edmond Santa Fe; W, Lawton; W, Norman North; W, Moore)... Read More

Douglass at Woodward Capsule October 30, 2009 By Ryan Aber raber@opubco.com When:7:30 p.m. Friday Where:Boomer Stadium, Woodward: Douglass (W, Capitol Hill; L, Millwood; W, Star Spencer; W, Elk City; W, Southeast; W, Guymon; L, McGuinness; L, Weatherford) Why the Trojans can win: Because they finally are done with a tough two-game stretch that included... Read More

Centennial at Millwood Capsule October 30, 2009 By Ryan Aber raber@opubco.com When: 7:30 p.m. tonight Where: Leodies Robinson Field, Millwood Centennial (W, Empire, L, John Marshall; W, Northwest; L, Bethel; W, SeeWorth; L, Meeker; L, Jones; L, Little Axe) Why the Bison can win: It’ll be tough. But this was a team with high expectations going into the... Read More

The Stooges: Week 9... October 30, 2009 Fellow sports stooge Chris Evans of Guthrie was a perfect 15-0 last week. Evans runs a fantastic Guthrie sports site at guthriesportspage.com. With your NewsOK stooges, Ryan continues to prove he knows what he’s talking about with a 13-2 record and is back in second place overall. Several big games across the... Read More

Yukon at Owasso preview capsule October 30, 2009 Yukon (4-4, 3-2) at Owasso (5-3, 4-1) When: 7:30 tonight Where: Owasso High School Why Yukon could win: The Millers’ defense gives them a chance every week. The offense has slowly been getting it back together and could be due for a big week. But defense will be the key. If the defense can create some... 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.