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Westmoore's Lakin, Palmer sign with college basketball teams May 26, 2012 | Comment on this article

Westmoore basketball experienced a strong turnaround this season, and Kyle Lakin and Beau Palmer were a big part of that. Now, both of them have solidified their college futures, each signing letters of intent in the last week. Lakin, pictured on the left, will continue his basketball career at... Read More

Douglass news: DE Deondre Clark offered by Texas Tech; MTV show on Trojans to air in June May 23, 2012 Texas Tech offers DE Deondre Clark Texas Tech became the second Big 12 football program to offer Deondre Clark a scholarship, extending an offer on Wednesday, Douglass coach Willis Alexander said. Clark, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive end, will be a junior in the fall. He has been playing significant minutes... Read More

Edmond Santa Fe's Khari Harding makes huge hit during practice Wednesday May 23, 2012 EDMOND — Edmond Santa Fe senior-to-be defensive back Khari Harding made this huge hit on teammate Dale Jefferson during spring practice on Wednesday. Harding has offers from eight NCAA Division I schools (Arkansas, Arkansas State, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Memphis and Wyoming).... Read More

OCA All-State Tennis May 23, 2012 The Oklahoma Coaches Association’s All-State Tennis team: OCA All-State tennis will be played at 5:30 p.m. July 24 at the Michael D. Case Center at the University of Tulsa. Read More

Douglass PG Stephen Clark considering reclassification to graduate early

May 18, 2012 The shock of losing his head coach to another school has shaken Douglass basketball star Stephen Clark to the point that he is considering reclassification to graduate a year early and enter college this fall, his mother told The Oklahoman Friday. Clark’s mother, Dorshell Clark, said her son has checked with... Read More

Fisher named Mt. St. Mary boys coach

May 18, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com A day after officially getting the job as Mount St. Mary head boys basketball coach, Andy Fisher met with his new team. “I can’t wait to get started,” Fisher said. “It’s a great opportunity and Lenny (Hatchett) did a great job here.” Fisher replaces Hatchett, who led... Read More

Football: Tahlequah Sequoyah quarterback Brayden Scott earns offers from Arkansas State, Kansas May 18, 2012 TAHLEQUAH — Tahlequah Sequoyah quarterback Brayden Scott picked up two more NCAA Division I offers — from Arkansas State and Kansas — Friday, when coaches from the schools visited. Scott is No. 2 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list, which ranks the state’s top college football prospects. He has offers from... Read More

OCA Baseball All-State May 18, 2012 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Baseball The game will be played July 24 at Oral Roberts (Small school 4:30 p.m., large school 7 p.m.) Large East Pitchers: Gabe Coldwell (Stilwell), Jacob Evans (Broken Arrow), Alex Hackerott (Sand Springs) First baseman: Derrick Haworth (Durant) Infielders: Donovan... Read More

Douglass joins the list of intriguing boys basketball job openings May 17, 2012 Athletic directors always have something to sell when they pitch a job opening to a candidate. Maybe it’s a program with “a lot of tradition,” or it’s “heading in the right direction.” Rarely does and AD find himself with as much ammunition as those looking to fill some of the high-profile boys... Read More

All-State golf teams announced May 15, 2012 Edmond Memorial’s Taylor Moore, El Reno’s Logan Gray and a pair of girls from Mustang highlighted the All-State golf team announced by the Oklahoma Coaches Association Tuesday. Moore, a two-time state champion, Gray, the Class 5A runner-up last week, and Class 4A champion Trent Mewbourn of Heritage Hall will... Read More

Boys hoops: Terry Long leaving Douglass to become new coach at Mustang May 14, 2012 Terry Long is leaving his alma mater, where he has coached the Douglass Trojans to three straight Class 4A state championships, to become the new boys coach at Mustang, according to athletic director Chuck Bailey. The Mustang Board of Education approved the move at its regular meeting late Monday night. Long... Read More

Girls basketball: Coach Brett Sanders leaving Cache May 09, 2012 Cache girls basketball coach Brett Sanders has resigned and taken the same position in Siloam Springs, Ark., athletic director Lonnie Nunley said. Sanders led Cache to an undefeated season and a Class 4A state championship in 2010, and a runner-up finish in 2011. Last May, Sanders had accepted Choctaw’s open... Read More

Girls basketball: Te'era Williams signs with Texas Southern

May 09, 2012 Douglass girls’ basketball standout Te’era Williams has signed with Texas Southern, her mother said Williams, who was The Oklahoman’s Little All-City Player of the Year after leading the Trojans to their first state tournament in 20 years, had signed with Grambling State, but was granted a release after... Read More

Four state players nominated for U.S. Army All-American Bowl May 08, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Four state players are among the nominees for the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Vian offensive lineman Rob Boyd, Sequoyah Tahlequah quarterback Brayden Scott, Tulsa East Central wide receiver/defensive back Stanvon Taylor and Lawton defensive end D.J.... Read More

Football: Edmond Santa Fe hires Chris Rose as defensive coordinator May 08, 2012 EDMOND — Filling the vacant defensive coordinator position was one of Edmond Santa Fe coach Lance Manning’s most important tasks this offseason. The position has been filled; Manning said Monday he has hired former Midwest City defensive coordinator Chris Rose. Rose was considered a top candidate to replace... Read More

Baseball state tournament pairings May 07, 2012 CLASS 6A At Claremore Thursday Game 1: Moore vs. Broken Arrow, 11 a.m. Game 2: Jenks vs. Yukon, 1:30 p.m. Game 3: Owasso vs. Edmond North, 4 p.m. Game 4: Edmond Santa Fe vs. Stillwater, 6:30 p.m. Friday Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4 p.m. Game 1 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 6:30 p.m. Saturday At Oral... Read More

Girls basketball: Western Heights' Antoinet Webster signs with Tulsa

May 07, 2012 Western Heights guard Antoinet Webster finally found a college basketball home. Webster, whose lack of any NCAA Division I offers was the subject of an Oklahoman story earlier this year, signed with Tulsa, Jets coach Carol Beall said. Webster averaged 19.2 points as a senior for Western Heights, which missed... Read More

Putnam City West promotes Rocky Martin to football coach

May 04, 2012 Putnam City West didn’t look far to find its new head football coach. The school promoted linebackers coach Rocky Martin to head coach on Friday to fill the void of John Jensen, who was removed from the position last month. This will be the first head coaching job for Martin, who has an interesting resume.... Read More

Girls basketball: Oral Roberts news affects Shawnee's Taylor Cooper

April 25, 2012 There’s lots of news coming out about Oral Roberts’ womens basketball program today. First, a source confirmed that coach Jerry Finkbeiner, who has been with the program since 1996, will be introduced as Utah State’s next coach at an 11 a.m. press conference Thursday. Finkbeiner won three straight NAIA... Read More

Boys basketball: Edmond Santa Fe, Edmond North set to hire coaches

April 23, 2012 EDMOND — Edmond Public Schools will recommend the hiring of boys basketball coaches for Edmond Santa Fe and Edmond North to the school board Tuesday morning, district athletic director Mike Nunley said. Edmond Santa Fe is hiring its third-ever boys basketball coach after Shawn Schenk was dismissed in late... Read More

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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.