Varsity High School Sports

Don Willis is returning to Oklahoma City after eight years in Texas. The former Millwood coach has been chosen as Centennial’s new head coach. He was at Millwood for 22 years, including nine as the head coach, leading the Falcons to three consecutive Class 2A titles from 2000-02. He won at...

John Jensen’s tenure as Putnam City West’s football coach ended this week after five seasons. Jensen said will stay on as the school’s athletic director going forward. Jensen’s teams went 3-47, though the program routinely grew in numbers and support over his five years. But...

To celebrate their repeat as Class 3A boys basketball champions, the Centennial players didn’t want to simply repeat the embarrassment of coach Scott Raper that they enjoyed last year. They wanted to surpass it. So rather than shaving their coach’s head, like they did to celebrate last...

Most Valuable Player: Ashley Clark, Midwest City Offensive Player of the Year: Alie Decker, Edmond Memorial Defensive Player of the Year: Toni Smith, Del City Super Sophomore: Bri Kuestersteffen, Norman North Newcomer of the Year: Serithia Hawkins, Southmoore Coach of the Year: Derek...

BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com No player in the state has racked up offers over the last month like Edmond Santa Fe’s Khari Harding. Tuesday, the defensive back added another when Indiana extended Harding an offer. Wednesday morning, he added Houston to his ever-growing list. Harding now...

BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Monday, it was Gavin LaValley coming up big for Carl Albert against Chickasha. Tuesday, it was Taylor Hawkins’ turn. The Oklahoma signee was 4 for 4 with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs in the Titans’ 16-0 win. Alex Polston, an Oklahoma State signee, added a...

Blanchard girls basketball coach Kevin Kelly and superintendent Jim Beckham agree: Kelly hasn’t been fired and hasn’t resigned. But Kelly told The Oklahoman on Monday that the Blanchard administration has opened his position up for applications. The Lions were 23-4 in 2011-12, Kelly’s...

BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Carl Albert’s Gavin LaValley had a big day at the plate Monday. The sophomore homered three times in a 15-4 win over Chickasha, then belted another in his first at bat against Shawnee in the nightcap. The Titans dropped the second game 3-1. LaValley had five...

Thursday at Broken Arrow Tulsa Memorial vs. Moore, 1:30 p.m. Tulsa Memorial vs. Edmond Memorial, 4 p.m. Broken Arrow vs. Edmond Memorial, 6:30 p.m. at Jenks Tulsa Kelley vs. Edmond Santa Fe, 1:30 p.m. Tulsa Kelley vs. Deer Creek, 4 p.m. Jenks vs. Deer Creek, 6:30 p.m. Friday at...

Player of the Year: James Woodard, Edmond Memorial Defensive Players of the Year: Jordan Thomas, Edmond Memorial, and Cornell Neal, Midwest City Offensive Players of the Year: Jordan Woodard, Edmond Memorial, and Rico Hogan, Norman Coach of the Year: Shane Cowherd, Edmond Memorial...

BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Douglass’ Stephen Clark’s game morphed this season when he was asked to take on more of the scoring load instead of distributing the ball as much. Clark’s game flourished, helping the Trojans to a third consecutive Class 4A title. Thursday, Clark was...

BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Anadarko’s Tanner Dearman has already signed with Howard College, one of the top junior college baseball programs in the country, but he received a big-time Division I offer earlier this week when Wichita State came through. Dearman hit .489 with 25 stolen...

Flights to Germany aren’t cheap, and an Oklahoma City church has stepped up to help Douglass basketball player Stephen Clark’s family with the costs for his trip to take part in the Albert Schweitzer Tournament. Clark will be playing for a US junior team that will compete in Mannheim,...

BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Edmond Santa Fe senior right-hander Ty Hensley started the team’s Spring Break trip to Arizona off with a bang Monday night. Hensley threw five no-hit innings, striking out 13 as the Wolves beat Apollo (Ariz.) 11-0. With spring training also going in in...

BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Casady’s Casey Roberts was named first-team All-Southwest Preparatory Conference while two teammates were also honored. Jason Shelley also made the All-SPC team while Graham Bennett earned honorable mention honors. Roberts averaged 11.0 points, 4.1 rebounds,...

Edmond Memorial senior James Woodard isn’t currently planning to seek a release from his letter of intent with the Tulsa basketball program. But he’s keeping an eye on things with the Golden Hurricane. TU fired head coach Doug Wojcik on March 11, and the replacement process is ongoing....

Edmond North boys top poll With much of its team returning from last season’s state championship squad, Edmond North’s boys are once again at the top of the Class 6A rankings in the Oklahoma Tennis Coaches poll released Tuesday. The Huskies, with No. 1 singles runner-up Nate Roper and No....

OGBCA ANNOUNCES ALL-STATE TEAMS The Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association announced its six All-State teams Friday after a week of tryouts. The three OGBCA All-State games, which are scheduled for Saturday, June 2 at Weatherford High School, will feature small, middle and large...

Know another conference’s All-Conference team? E-mail to Ryan Aber at raber@opubco.com. A few more will be posted later today.

Edmond Santa Fe’s girls have been No. 1 in Oklahoma all season. Now, they are a top-10 team nationally. USA Today has the Wolves at No. 10 in their latest girls basketball Super 25 rankings. Santa Fe finished the 2011-12 season with a 28-0 record and a second straight Class 6A state...