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District 6A-3 All-District Coach of the Year: Shelli Brown, Sand Springs Player of the Year: Macklin Hitz, Jenks Co-Pitchers of the Year: Haley Squier, Edmond Memorial; Mallory Collins, Sand Springs Freshman of the Year: Kennedy Salyers, Sand Springs First team P: McKayla Hendrix, Jenks; Brittney... Read More

Douglass DB Terry Harris verbally commits to Morgan State

October 31, 2012 Douglass defensive back Terry Harris verbally committed to Morgan State, an FCS program in Baltimore. Harris received an offer from the school about a month ago and gave his commitment Wednesday. Harris, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound safety, has long been a soft-spoken leader for the Trojans, playing a key role in the... Read More

Edmond football playoff situation decided October 31, 2012 With both the Edmond Santa Fe and Edmond North football teams earning first-round home playoff games next week, the Edmond school district found itself with a decision to make, since all home games are played at Central Oklahoma’s Wantland Stadium. Mike Nunley, the Edmond district athletic director, said Edmond... Read More

Fastpitch Softball All-State Team October 31, 2012 Oklahoma High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association All-State LARGE EAST P: Whitney Whitehorn, Owasso C: Nicole Nease, Owasso 1B: Macklin Hitz, Jenks 2B: Sam Reiss, Broken Arrow 3B: Paige Luellen, Jenks SS: Madison Vaughan, Coweta OF: Hannah Stirton, Owasso; Britney Johnson, Tahlequah; Samantha... Read More

Toby Keith's son among Eastbay Youth All-Americans October 31, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Norman North sophomore defensive lineman Stelen Covel, the son of country music star Toby Keith, was one of four state players selected for the 2013 Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl. The fifth-annual game will be played Jan. 6 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The other... Read More

Elgin forfeit give Piedmont a new life October 30, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com After Elgin beat Piedmont 38-35 last week, Piedmont was seemingly eliminated from playoff contention. Now, the Wildcats have a second chance, after Elgin was forced to forfeit the game. The forfeit is due to a violation of the Oklahoma Secondary Association’s Rule 5, which... Read More

District title on the line when Ada visits Douglass Friday October 29, 2012 When the schedules were released, it was easy to pinpoint Friday’s Ada at Douglass game as a potential district title matchup in the final week of the regular season, and that’s exactly what we’ve got. Since losing its first two games, Douglass has slowly regained momentum during its seven-game win streak,... Read More

Fan Poll: Vote for the OKC-area Football Player of the Week October 27, 2012 Week 9 of the high school football season was full of big performances in big games, making it difficult to narrow the choices for the Oklahoma City-area Player of the Week fan poll. Pick one of the five selections from the poll below, or write in your own candidate in the comments section, where you can tell us... Read More

Picks: Week 9 October 26, 2012 Everybody had a good week last week. This week, I’ve got one pick that deviates from the picks I had in the paper after this morning’s decision allowing Sequoyah-Tahlequah’s players to play in tonight’s game against Hilldale. Jacob: 8-2 (59-21, 6-2) Ryan: 8-2 (59-21, 5-2) Scott: 8-2 (57-23, 7-1) Jason:... Read More

Patriots' Wes Welker to visit OKC for opening of Welker Fields

October 24, 2012 Wes Welker will be in Oklahoma City early next month for the opening of Welker Fields at Jefferson Middle School. The Wes Welker Foundation, along with the Fields and Futures organization, worked to rebuild the football, soccer and softball fields at Jefferson and contributed $24,000 to provide all the necessary... Read More

Connecticut coach suspended for 51-0 win October 24, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Here’s a story out of Norwich, Conn., where the coach of Norwich Free Academy was suspended after his team beat Stamford 51-0 last week. Connecticut has a rule that automatically has a Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference panel review any win by 50 points or more. The... Read More

Eight Sequoyah-Tahlequah football players ruled ineligible October 23, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Eight Sequoyah-Tahlequah football players and head coach Brent Scott were ruled ineligible Monday night by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association. The ruling stems from the OSSAA rules governing summer camp and clinics. The players were not named in a... Read More

Softball Region 1 All-Region team October 23, 2012 Here’s the high school softball Region I All-Region team. Know of another softball all-star team? Send it to raber@opubco.com. Region 1 All-Region Teams Class 6A-5A P: Maddy L. Ellis, Yukon C: Stormi Miller, Mustang 1B: McKale Hopfer, Guthrie 2B: Lacey Hudson, Enid 3B: Madi P. Ellis, Yukon OF: Courtney... Read More

Yukon nearing fourth straight playoff berth

October 23, 2012 Yukon coach Todd Wilson has always desired to build the Millers into a regular playoff team. Heading into Friday’s home game against U.S. Grant, Yukon needs just one win to lock up a postseason berth for the fourth straight year under Wilson — a significant achievement for the program. Yukon went to the... Read More

Edmond Memorial forward Shaquille Morris to announce college decision live on NewsOK.com at 5 today

October 22, 2012 Edmond Memorial basketball player Shaquille Morris will announce his college decision live on NewsOK Varsity at 5 p.m. Monday. The 6-foot-8 senior power forward will decide between Wichita State, Oral Roberts, Lamar and Florida Gulf Coast. Morris was a key player for Edmond Santa Fe the last two seasons, but... Read More

Edmond Memorial's Shaquille Morris commits to Wichita State basketball program October 22, 2012 Shaquille Morris brought a grueling recruiting process to an end Monday evening when the Edmond Memorial power forward verbally committed to Wichita State. Morris, a 6-foot-8, 262-pound senior, chose the Shockers over Oral Roberts, Lamar and Florida Gulf Coast, announcing his decision live via webcast on... Read More

Fan Poll: Vote for the OKC-area High School Football Player of the Week October 20, 2012 The football season is winding down and the performances keep getting better. Here are five of the best from Week 8, and fans can vote on who deserves the Oklahoma City-area Player of the Week honor here on our weekly fan poll. Pick one of the five selections from the poll below, or write in your own candidate... Read More

About last night: Deer Creek at Guthrie October 19, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com So in the cloud of what was a wild finish in a 42-35 Guthrie overtime win over Deer Creek at home, there was plenty I couldn’t fit into my game story. So here’s some additional notes and other tidbits. The last drive in regulation I have to say it wasn’t until after I’d... Read More

Picks: Week 8 October 18, 2012 Last week was a so-so week for all of us, with Ryan coming back to tie Jacob for the top spot. Scott and Jason are hanging around though. Jacob: 6-4 (51-19, 6-1) Ryan: 7-3 (51-19, 4-2) Scott: 7-3 (49-21, 6-1) Jason: 6-4 (46-24, 4-2) Jacob Guthrie 24, Deer Creek 21 Cascia Hall 21, Fort Gibson 18... Read More

Edmond North's Hayden Wood, Jenks' Brendon Jelley named All-Americans

October 16, 2012 Edmond North junior Hayden Wood and Jenks senior Brendon Jelley have been named an honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American by the American Junior Golf Association. Wood had two top-five finishes, finishing second at the Under Armour/Hunter Mahan Championship, and tied for fifth at the Western Junior... 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.