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Golf: Jackson Ogle, Jade Staggs cut above the rest... May 31, 2010 | Comment on this article

By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Where have my young legs gone? After walking the John Conrad Golf Course in Midwest City all day Monday, I feel 36, not 26. But I (as well as chum Scott Wright) saw some great golf. I mean THIS is what an All-Star Classic is supposed to be, one big shot after another.... Read More

Santa Fe: Walter Henderson signs with Arkansas...

May 30, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com When am I going to learn I’m not a kid anymore? It wasn’t Sunday as I had a blast covering Edmond Santa Fe track star Walter Henderson signing with Arkansas. Henderson’s journey has been well-chronicled at this point. He went from not having any idea what track and... Read More

Top 15 moments of 2009-10 (Part II)...

May 30, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Looked at moments 15-8 on Saturday, let’s finish the countdown. Like I said before, I had to witness these moments for them to be included. No. 7 – Perry’s Ian Fisher and El Reno’s Cory Dauphin become four-time state champions I always feel like Saturday night... Read More

Top 15 moments of 2009-10 (Part I)...

May 29, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Well, we did it. We’re through another great year of high school sports. A lot of great moments, a lot of special kids, here is just a small sample of some of my favorite memories. Qualifying statement: I had to see these in person. I know I missed a lot of great... Read More

Westmoore's Self signs with Duke May 28, 2010 Brian Self, a four-year wrestling standout for Westmoore, will take his mat talents to the next level. The 189-pounder signed a national letter of intent to wrestle for Duke. “It was between Duke and Stanford,” said Self, who also was a starting fullback and linebacker for the Jaguars’ football squad.... Read More

Fort Gibson's Jamie Orr signs with OBU...

May 27, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Once you hit spring, it’s always that time of year for signings, and we’ve been flooded with them. If you know of any, don’t hesitate to ship them along to any of us. And if you have a photo from the ceremony, go ahead and send it. Here’s one from Fort Gibson as... Read More

Irish: Quinn Shanbour, Camden Tharp in competition (kinda)... May 27, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com When is a competition not really a competition? When it’s Bishop McGuinness football and talking about who will be the starting quarterback between Camden Tharp and Quinn Shanbour. Head coach Kenny Young said he’s not in a real hurry to make a decision. And that the... Read More

All-State soccer rosters... May 26, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Here ya go: The Oklahoma All-State soccer rosters have been released for games that will be played June 10-12 at Sand Springs High School. Class 4A boys and girls will play on Thursday, followed by 5A on Friday and 6A on Saturday. The girls begin at 6 p.m., and the... Read More

Deer Creek: Colten Sander video... May 26, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com The Edmond trip continued Tuesday with stops at Deer Creek and Edmond North. The energy at Deer Creek is palpable right now. That school, community is growing by leaps and bounds and the team was forced to practice on the soccer field because of all the construction... Read More

Edmond North: Travis Townsend, Jared Benway ready to take over... May 26, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com The final stop of my Edmond trip was at North and the Huskies. Got there a little early and was waiting for coach Jeremy Dombek to get in. Looking at his office, saw a nice gesture from the Class of 2010 seniors to Dombek. That was a special group, but it also got me... Read More

Ed Memorial: Look out for a little more offense...

May 25, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Now that we’ve all had a chance to collectively catch our breaths following the spring championships, time to dive right in to the spring football scene. Spent Monday at two of the Edmond spots, Memorial and Santa Fe. Two teams that are about as different as can be at... Read More

Santa Fe: Now accepting leadership applications... May 25, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com It’s still weird to think about last year’s Santa Fe football season. The Wolves were a disappointing 3-7 but were a break or two away from a 6-4 campaign. The talent was there last year as proven by how many of last year’s seniors went on to sign to play college... Read More

Big All-City basketball game rosters announced May 24, 2010 The Class 6A boys basketball state tournament semifinalists account for nine of the 22 players on the rosters for this weekend’s Big-All City basketball game and the girls rosters were just as talented, with 12 players coming from state tournament teams. The Big All-City games, sponsored by the Oklahoma... Read More

MWC's Jackson, Southmoore's Cook invited to national team tryouts May 24, 2010 Jackson, Cook get national team invites Midwest City’s Richa Jackson was one of 26 players invited to compete for 12 roster spots on the U18 national team this week. Jackson, a Duke signee, led the Bombers to the Class 6A state championship as a senior, averaging 17.6 points, nearly six rebounds and three... Read More

West Metro spring football roundup: Yukon

May 24, 2010 Excitement is peaking at Yukon, as the Millers try to capitalize on their first postseason appearance in 11 years. That makes spring workouts a little easier to handle. I made my way out to Miller Pride Stadium to watch Todd Wilson’s crew go through practice Friday, and here are a few things that caught my eye:... Read More

Deer Creek: Finally a healthy bunch... May 23, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com You can look at last year’s Deer Creek football season in a number of ways. Injuries derailed what could have been a promising season as the Antlers missed out on the playoffs. Or you can view it like coach Grant Gower who sees it as all those injuries led to a lot of... Read More

Little Axe: Healing process is underway... May 23, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com I had read about the reports about what had happened to the Little Axe community. I had seen the pictures. But once I was out there myself Thursday morning – that’s when it hit me. I kept thinking ‘well, that looks like a football field, but it doesn’t have... Read More

West Metro spring football roundup: Mustang May 23, 2010 Having finally caught my breath from the wild two weeks of spring sports championships, I took some time to begin making the rounds at the West Metro spring football practices. I made it to Mustang on Thursday, then Putnam City North and Yukon on Friday. I’ll hit Putnam City and PC West in the next couple days... Read More

Duncan: Don't forget about Dylan Laurens... May 21, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Making the rounds in the spring football world and was able to catch up with Duncan coach Jim Holloway. The Demons are making some major noise with talents like Dylan Dismuke and Dominique Petties. However, when I asked about ‘Dylan,’ Holloway took a second and said,... Read More

Lawton: College eyes on all practices... May 21, 2010 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com The spring sports season went a little longer than it was supposed to. But with everything in the books, we can turn our attention toward spring football practice. Some teams (looking at you Millwood, Lawton and Duncan) are absolutely loaded in terms of having some of... 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.