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Though the football recruiting class of 2012 is still heating up, one prospect for the 2013 class is already starting to make his name. Lawton sophomore defensive end D.J. Ward picked up his first offer as Texas A&M offered Ward earlier this week. Ward was helped out in getting notice with how deep and... Read More

LIVE Blog: Edmond Santa Fe 1, Deer Creek 0 - Final April 30, 2011 Some news and numbers to throw out to you to wrap up the coverage of Santa Fe’s 1-0 win against Deer Creek. Read more in Sunday’s paper and look for a video with Blackburn on NewsOK. * Pitchers Clayton Blackburn (11), Michael Fulmer (11) and Kyle Shaw (3) combined for 25 strikeouts out of a possible 42 outs.... Read More

Brandon Swindall's long wait ends with commitment to Utah State

April 30, 2011 By now, most college football programs are deep into recruiting the class of 2012. But Brandon Swindall is happy Utah State wasn’t finished with 2011 yet. Swindall, the Millwood receiver who earned a spot on the Parade All-America team after a stellar senior season, committed to Utah State on Friday, ending a... Read More

Video: Norman's Donovan Roberts talks about committing to Arkansas April 30, 2011 Part of me was shocked to hear that Norman running back Donovan Roberts committed to Arkansas on Wednesday. The writer in me was thrilled I didn’t have to hound the junior all summer about recruiting updates. But the part that was shocked was because I didn’t think Roberts had reached his ceiling in terms of... Read More

No. 3 Edmond Santa Fe vs. No. 1 Deer Creek, what more do you want?

April 29, 2011 There should be a ‘Boneman’ championship trophy given to the winner of Saturday’s Edmond Santa Fe and Deer Creek baseball game. Somebody get on that and design the trophy. We only have a day to get it done. I haven’t gotten to see Broken Arrow or Owasso this season (and we know how awesome both of those... Read More

Slowpitch softball state pairings April 29, 2011 OSSAA will release 6A and A when all regionals are complete. 4A-6A is Wednesday at ASA, while 3A-A is Tuesday. UPDATE: Here’s everything. Slowpitch Softball At ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Wednesday Class 6A Game 1: Jenks vs. Poteau, 1:45 (Field 1) Game 2: Tulsa Union vs. Moore, 11:15 a.m. (Field 3) Game 3:... Read More

Baseball: Norman North, Broken Arrow regional brackets April 28, 2011 Class 6A Baseball West Wednesday At Norman North Game 1: Norman North vs. Lawton, 1 p.m. Game 2: Choctaw vs. Midwest City, 4 p.m. Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 7 p.m. Thursday Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m. Game 5: Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m. Friday Game 6: Winner... Read More

Baseball: Putnam City North regional bracket April 28, 2011 OK, these are all the ones I have. And if anybody knows any other 5A-6A ones, don’t hesitate to send ‘em along. Class 6A Baseball West At Putnam City North Wednesday Game 1: Putnam North vs. Norman, 1 p.m. Game 2: Putnam City vs. Moore, 4 p.m. Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 7 p.m. Thursday... Read More

Baseball: Carl Albert, Deer Creek, Guthrie regional brackets April 28, 2011 Class 5A Baseball West At Carl Albert Tuesday Game 1: Carl Albert vs. Western Heights, 2 p.m. Game 2: Capitol Hill vs. El Reno, 4 p.m. Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 6 p.m. Wednesday Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m. Game 5: Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 6 p.m. Thursday Game 6:... Read More

Baseball: Yukon, Edmond Santa Fe regional brackets April 28, 2011 Class 6A Baseball West At Edmond Santa Fe Tuesday Game 1: Edmond Santa Fe vs. US Grant, 1 p.m. Game 2: Edmond North vs. Mustang, 4 p.m. Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 7 p.m. Wednesday Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m. Game 5: Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m. Thursday Game 6:... Read More

Soccer: 5A playoff boys, girls brackets April 28, 2011 The OSSAA said the boys bracket will be released later tonight. One game has to be completed for everything to be official. When the boys bracket is released, I will post it below. UPDATE: Now the OSSAA is saying the boys is ready to be released and the girls will be ready later tonight. UPDATE again: Here ya... Read More

Class 6A-5A fastpitch softball district assignments April 28, 2011 Fastpitch Softball Districts As assigned by the OSSAA for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years Class 6A District 1 Southmoore, Edmond North, Mustang, Norman, Putnam City North, Lawton Eisenhower, Norman North, Putnam City District 2 Edmond Santa Fe, Yukon, Moore, Westmoore, Midwest City, US Grant, Del City,... Read More

Class 4A soccer brackets April 27, 2011 Class 4A Boys April 29 Play-in Round Game 1: Madill at Oklahoma Christian School Game 2: Clinton at OKC Dove Science Game 3: Verdigris at Oologah Game 4: Tulsa Webster at Heavener Game 5: Sequoyah-Claremore at Cushing Game 6: Fort Gibson at Miami Game 7: Heritage Hall at Guymon Game 8: Cache at Classen... Read More

Class 6A soccer brackets April 27, 2011 Class 6A Boys First Round May 3 US Grant at Norman Putnam City North at Edmond Memorial Edmond Santa Fe at Jenks Muskogee at Tulsa Union Bixby at Broken Arrow Enid at Owasso Lawton at Norman North Mustang at Edmond North Girls First Round May 3 Edmond Memorial at Edmond North Yukon at Westmoore... Read More

Class 6A, 5A, 2A girls golf tee times April 27, 2011 Class 6A Girls At Meadowbrook Country Club May 4 Tee No. 1 Individuals 9 a.m. – Jessica Blankenship, Putnam City North; Danielle Campbell, Bixby; Taylor Raide, Lawton Eisenhower 9:10 – Shelby Humbyrd, Bixby; Joanne Temple, Putnam City North; Jessi Norton, Bixby Teams 9:20-10 a.m. – Edmond North,... Read More

Norman's Donovan Roberts commits to Arkansas

April 27, 2011 Norman running back Donovan Roberts said he had no preference of when he was going to commit. He said he would know when it’s time. His time came Wednesday as the Tigers star running back committed to Arkansas. “This was a tough decision, but I did a lot of talking with my family and just trying to figure... Read More

Shawn Clark named McGuinness girls basketball coach April 27, 2011 Bishop McGuinness didn’t have to look too far to find its next girls basketball coach. Athletic director Gary Savely said Wednesday that former assistant Shawn Clark will be the head coach. Clark has been a head coach in the past. He was the head coach at St. Mary when former coach Jennifer Burch was attending... Read More

Midwest City's Colbert twins sign with UCO

April 26, 2011 Midwest City guards Cortrez and Cortrael Colbert signed letters of intent this week to play basketball at Central Oklahoma. The 6-foot-2 brothers each averaged better than 15 points per game and were key players in coach Dewayne Bradley’s intense defensive scheme that helped the Bombers to back-to-back... Read More

Max McGreevy, Taylor Moore take conference golf crowns April 26, 2011 The Edmond Santa Fe boys golf team has been working hard to replace several key seniors from last year’s squad and get the program back into contention. Max McGreevy certainly helped the cause on Monday. He fired a two-round total of 136 at Broadmoore Golf Course in Moore to claim the Metro Conference... Read More

Owasso is No. 1 HS baseball team in nation April 26, 2011 In the latest Baseball America rankings of the top 25 high school baseball teams (released Tuesday morning), the Owasso Rams have made the jump to the No. 1 spot. Let that sink in for a moment. Wow, gotta say that’s pretty cool. Owasso, led by uber-star pitcher Dylan Bundy, went from No. 4 in the last rankings... 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.