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Ed Polly takes over Western Heights football July 31, 2011 | Comment on this article

Western Heights football coach Kevin Ball resigned in mid-July, and defensive coordinator Ed Polly will take over as head coach. “It’s all been kind of a blur,” Polly said. Polly is a former Oklahoma high school football star at U.S. Grant, where he played running back and defensive back. He went on to... Read More

Mustang football will be on radio

July 29, 2011 Radio station KKNG, 97.3 FM, will carry live game broadcasts of Mustang football this season, school athletic director Chuck Bailey said. The station will carry all Mustang football games, along with pregame and postgame shows. Jim Miller and Mike Hall will provide play-by-play and commentary. Miller, a teacher... Read More

Southmoore, Carl Albert to meet in 2012-13 football season openers July 29, 2011 With his two neighborhood rivals always playing each other in the first week of the football season, Southmoore coach Chris Jensen is left trying to find a quality opponent for his season opener. He landed a good one for the 2012-13 seasons. Southmoore will play a home-and-home series with Class 5A power Carl... Read More

Midwest City's Marisha Wallace heading to Northern-Enid

July 27, 2011 Midwest City star forward Marisha Wallace will play in college at Northern Oklahoma College in Enid, she said after Wednesday’s large-school girls All-State basketball game. Wallace had a fantastic high school career that was marred by two major knee injuries. Six games into her junior season at Midwest City,... Read More

Bishop McGuinness to open with Shawnee's JV team

July 26, 2011 When Douglass broke its contract with Bishop McGuinness to play in the Kirk Herbstreit Kickoff Classic at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, it left the Irish in a bind. McGuinness and Douglass were each other’s season openers, but the Trojans opted to play Sept. 5 against DeSoto (Texas) High School in a... Read More

Edmond Santa Fe's Aaron Anderson gets ORU offer July 26, 2011 Edmond Santa Fe has produced several Division I basketball players over the last decade, and the string is continuing. Senior Aaron Anderson, a 6-foot-2 combo guard, received a scholarship offer from Oral Roberts on Monday, according to his AAU team, the Oklahoma Wizards. Anderson also has an offer from... Read More

Proposed football districts for 2012-13 July 26, 2011 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com The Oklahoma Football Coaches Association’s groups met today to make their proposals for football districts for the 2012-13 seasons. Here’s the tentative proposals as we get them: Class 6A District 6A-1 Edmond North Lawton Eisenhower Midwest City Moore Norman North... Read More

Matilda Mossman readjusting to college game

July 26, 2011 Former Norman High girls basketball coach Matilda Mossman, who in March accepted the women’s head coaching job at the University of Tulsa, said this July has been a lot different than the past 10 for her. “It’s July, and that used to be my month off,” Mossman said with a laugh. “This is a big... Read More

Baseball coaching carousel July 25, 2011 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com It’s been a busy offseason for baseball coaches in the city area. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the changes: Ada: Robbie Burch (Bethel) Bethel: Rodney Treat Midwest City: Tommy Cornish (U.S. Read More

Kyle Lewis remembered at All-State golf

July 25, 2011 It was a very real moment seeing Marty and Kelly Lewis sitting in the clubhouse at Cherokee Hills Golf Club Monday afternoon following the All-State golf tournament. I remember quite vividly interviewing Kyle Lewis after last year’s All-State tournament, asking him about his round and his future on the OU golf... Read More

Power Lunch Chat Recap: Ryan Aber July 21, 2011 Power Lunch: Chat with sports writer Ryan Aber 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post judge on Jul 23, 2011 @ 11:03 pm Read More

Del City down to 5A, Tulsa Washington up to 6A in new attendance numbers July 21, 2011 Nick Warehime’s feelings weren’t hurt at all when he saw the tentative Average Daily Membership numbers released by the OSSAA on Thursday afternoon. The Del City High School athletic director and football coach was pleased to see that his school would be moving down from Class 6A to Class 5A for the upcoming... Read More

Power Lunch Chat Recap: Scott Wright July 19, 2011 Power Lunch: Chat with prep writer Scott Wright 2 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Vype is a Joke on Jul 19, 2011 @ 4:06 pm Read More

Recruiting: Where will Beggs' Ramsey Hamilton go to college? July 19, 2011 High school sports writer Scott Wright answered questions from readers in today’s Power Lunch chat and was asked about Beggs quarterback Ramsey Hamilton’s college future. Here’s Scott’s response: Tough to tell, because I think he was on the short list of guys OU was looking hard at when the Gunner Kiel... Read More

Connie Mack state baseball bracket July 18, 2011 Here’s the bracket for the Connie Mack State Tournament, which begins Tuesday at Enid’s David Allen Memorial Ballpark. Tuesday Game 1: Southmoore vs. Woodward CM, noon Game 2: Enid Minors vs. Edmond Stars, 2:30 p.m. Game 3: WW Minors vs. CC Shockers, 5 p.m. Game 4: OKC Broncos vs. Enid Majors, 7:30 p.m.... Read More

Wes Welker Foundation awards grants July 18, 2011 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com The Wes Welker Foundation’s board of directors have approved $29,000 in grant money to four Oklahoma City-area schools, the organization announced Monday. The grants were awarded to Star Spencer’s volleyball and athletic department, U.S. Grant’s football program, Putnam City... Read More

Please allow me to introduce myself July 18, 2011 By Jason Kersey jkersey@opubco.com Hello high school sports fans! I’m happy to be joining The Oklahoman’s Varsity team. I have worked at The Oklahoman since November 2006, serving in various roles. Most recently, I coordinated our coverage of the Oklahoma City Thunder and worked on the copy desk. I also... Read More

Power Lunch Chat Recap: Scott Wright July 15, 2011 Power Lunch: Chat with prep writer Scott Wright 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Sports fan on Jul 17, 2011 @ 11:28 pm Read More

Off to College: The List July 12, 2011 The end of summer is drawing near — in terms of the school year, not the weather, sadly — and we want to make sure we have our athlete signing list as complete as possible by the end of the month. So if you know of an Oklahoma athlete who has signed to play for a college, take a look at the list below, sorted... Read More

Power Lunch Chat Recap: Scott Wright July 08, 2011 Power Lunch: Chat with prep writer Scott Wright 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.