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All-Centennial Conference boys basketball postseason honors March 31, 2011 | Comment on this article

Here is the All-Centennial Conference team as selected by the coaches from the conference members, Lawton, Lawton Eisenhower, Enid, Stillwater and Ponca City. Read More

OCA Girls All-State basketball rosters March 31, 2011 OCA Girls All-State basketball Here are the rosters for the Oklahoma Coaches Association girls basketball game. The games are July 27 at Oral Roberts’ Mabee Center. Large West Elizabeth Donohoe, Edmond North; Mariah Turner, Norman North; Honor Duvall, Cache; Kimmi Sawatzky, Weatherford; Dilan Webster,... Read More

Former Southeast star Ben Smith in NIT finals tonight

March 31, 2011 Southeast boys basketball coach Walt Brewer will make sure all of his players are watching the NIT championship game tonight to see former Spartan Ben Smith in action for Wichita State. The Shockers will take on Alabama at 6 p.m. tonight on ESPN (Cox 29). Smith graduated from Southeast in 2008, where he was an... Read More

High school baseball at the Brick expanding March 31, 2011 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com The last two years, the Mayor’s Cup between the three Edmond and three Moore high schools has been a regular event at the ballpark now known as RedHawks Field at Bricktown. This season the schedule of games at the park expands with 17 high school and one college game scheduled... Read More

Heritage Hall's Barry J. Sanders No. 10 on Lemming's list March 30, 2011 Back again for another edition of some news and notes on some of the top high school recruits for the 2012 or 2013 class. Heritage Hall junior running back Barry J. Sanders isn’t any closer to making a commitment, but he did earn another honor. Sanders was named the 10th best recruit for the class of 2012 by... Read More

Irish hire Justin Jones as football coach March 30, 2011 Former Bishop McGuinness football coach Kenny Young has set the bar pretty high for Irish success, but Justin Jones is ready for the challenge. The former Woodward coach was named the head coach of the Irish on Wednesday. “This is one of the most elite schools in Oklahoma,” Jones said. “I’ve competed... Read More

Putnam North's Chris Haworth ousted in USTA event March 30, 2011 Still waiting to hear back from Putnam North’s Chris Haworth so I can’t really comment on the third set. After winning the first set, Haworth lost the next two in losing to Nikoloz Basilashvili of the country of Georgia. The two met in the first round of the USTA/Jackie Cooper BMW Oklahoma Open at the OKC... Read More

NewsOK.com Players of the Year update

March 29, 2011 Voting ends Friday at 11:59 p.m. for the NewsOK.com Boys and Girls Basketball Player of the Year. So if you haven’t voted for your candidate enough, well, you got four more days to get to it. As of 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, here are the numbers: Girls Sharane Campbell, Star Spencer – 583 votes, 30.9 percent... Read More

Obi Emegano, DeVonte Smith, Ryan Spangler highlight OCA All-State selections March 29, 2011 Several players from state finalist basketball teams were honored Tuesday with their selection to the Oklahoma Coaches Association boys basketball All-State team. The Large West squad includes Edmond Memorial’s Obi Emegano and Douglass’ DeVonte Smith, who each won a state championship. Bridge Creek’s Ryan... Read More

OCA Boys Basketball All-Region teams March 29, 2011 In addition to its All-State boys basketball teams, the Oklahoma Coaches Association also released its All-Region boys teams. Here they are: All-Region teams Large West Region 1 Seth Heckart, Woodward; Devante Moore, El Reno; David Glidden, Mustang; Keith Vick, Piedmont; Ben Berry, Mustang; Kentrell... Read More

Bridge Creek's Ryan Spangler named Parade All-American

March 28, 2011 He’s already been named the state’s Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year and there are surely more honors to come for Bridge Creek star Ryan Spangler. Now, he’s an All-American, too. Spangler has been named to the Parade Magazine All-America team for boys basketball, which will be published... Read More

Deer Creek's Michael Fulmer shuts down Carl Albert bats March 28, 2011 Deer Creek’s Michael Fulmer was a good pitcher last year. No question about it. But this year? Well, I might have to go that step further and say he’s a great pitcher. He absolutely understands how to pitch right now. What I mean by that is he is able to think his way out of jams and think himself into... Read More

Tennis rankings for week of March 28 March 28, 2011 Tennis is one of the few sports without OKRankings.com listings, but the coaches do have their own rankings. Here they are as we head into a big tennis week: 6A Boys 1. Edmond North 2. Tulsa Union 3. Jenks 4. Edmond Memorial 5. Broken Arrow 6. Enid 7. Putnam City North 8. Norman North 9. Mustang 10.... Read More

OGBCA All-State rosters March 27, 2011 Here are the rosters for the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association’s all-state games that will be played in the summer Large East Jordan Schultz, Claremore; Nichole Tate, Sand Springs; Emma Gade, Stillwater; Ashley Jones, Tulsa Rogers; Larrielle Giles, Tulsa Union; Lauren Vetters, Ponca City; Rani... Read More

Edmond Memorial boys basketball celebration video March 26, 2011 Some schools play up championship celebrations in a big way. Others choose a more casual approach. For Edmond Memorial, it’s the casual touch. The reason? ‘No state championship means more than any of the others.’ Memorial has notched two this school year. Volleyball took home the gold in the fall and the... Read More

Edmond Santa Fe girls basketball celebration video March 26, 2011 Walking into the Edmond Santa Fe gym just after 1 p.m., knew it was going to be a special scene. The Wolves were about to have some fun recognizing their stars. Sometimes I forget just how big Santa Fe is. Right before the pep rally started, I took some video of how jam-packed that gym was. The more people there... Read More

Super 30: 2013 stars showcasing skills March 25, 2011 Alright, time for another recruiting update so let’s get to it. Before we begin talk of 2012 kids, a note on a couple of 2013 football stars: Guthrie star Kentrell Brothers completed one of the more intriguing recruiting stories in the last year. The Bluejays star, who has signed with Missouri to play football,... Read More

Edmond Memorial's Micha Hancock to Penn State

March 24, 2011 A little late on this so apologize about that. Anything that occurred smack dab in the middle of state basketball tournaments was incredibly tough to keep tabs on. However, this is a biggie. After originally signing with Tulsa in November, Edmond Memorial star volleyball player Micha Hancock was granted a release... Read More

Mid-State Conference awards for boys basketball March 24, 2011 Mid-State Conference Boys Basketball Honors: Player of the Year: Obi Emegano (Edmond Memorial) Defensive Player of the Year: Trez Colbert (Midwest City) Offensive Player of the Year: Tilford Thornton (Southmoore) Newcomer of the Year: Jordan Woodard (Edmond Memorial) Coach of the... Read More

Centennial coach Scott Raper ready for his 'haircut' March 23, 2011 Last year, Scott Raper promised his Centennial boys basketball players that they could shave his head if they made it to the state tournament. They fell short, but after qualifying for state this year, they asked if the offer still stood. “I told them, ‘No, you’re a little better this year. You’ll have... 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.