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Former Lawton standout Craig Foster named NABC DII All-American March 27, 2013 | Comment on this article

BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Former Lawton High standout Craig Foster was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Division II All-America team Wednesday. Foster, a 5-foot-11 junior, led Cameron with 16.6 points and 5.7 assists per game. He helped the Aggies to an 18-9 overall record,... Read More

Kansas' Angel Goodrich headlines Oklahoma prep alums in the first two rounds of the NCAA Women's Tournament

March 27, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Unfortunately all of the former state standouts were beat out in the first two rounds of the NCAA Men’s Tournament, with Butler’s Rotnei Clarke (Verdigris) and Iowa State’s Tyrus McGee (Stringtown) coming closest to advancing to the Sweet 16. On the women’s side, though,... Read More

Verdigris' Rotnei Clarke named to NABC All-District team

March 27, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Former Verdigris star Rotnei Clarke, the leading scorer in state history, was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ District 4 All-District team earlier this week. Clarke, now at Butler, was joined on the first team by Temple’s Khaliif Wyatt, LaSalle’s... Read More

Florida Gulf Coast coach's supermodel wife is from Mustang

March 21, 2013 You can bet there will be some people in Mustang closely watching the NCAA Tournament action in Philadelphia on Friday. And we’re not talking about OU fans. No. 15-seed Florida Gulf Coast will have a pocket of fans in Mustang — where the wife of the team’s head coach, Andy Enfield, was born and... Read More

Former Edmond Santa Fe standout Maddie Martin named ACC Pitcher of the Week

March 20, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Former Edmond Santa Fe standout Maddie Martin, The Oklahoman‘s Big All-City Player of the Year in 2011, was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Pitcher of the Week earlier this week. Martin, a freshman at Maryland, threw four complete games in the week, helping the Terrapins... Read More

Stringtown's Tyrus McGee, Verdigris' Rotnei Clarke lead locals in NCAA Tournament March 20, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Last night, I blogged about the Oklahoma high school alums that were playing in the NCAA Women’s Tournament. There aren’t as many for the men–primarily because Tulsa and ORU aren’t in this field. But the state still has plenty of representation. The headliners of the... Read More

Former Deer Creek standouts Anderson, Hellbusch helping Arkansas win games March 19, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com A pair of former Deer Creek standouts had big games last week for Arkansas in the Razorbacks’ final games before SEC play began. In the first of two games against AlabamaAnderson A&M, freshman Isaac Hellbusch hit his first collegiate home run, a two-run shot that broke a 1-1... Read More

Capitol Hill's Juan Varela throws no-hitter March 19, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Capitol Hill’s Juan Varela struck out 15 and held Douglass without a hit in the Redskins’ 6-4 win over the Trojans on Monday in the opening round of the All-City Tournament. The Redskins came back to beat Classen, 2-1, on Tuesday behind another sterling performance on the... Read More

Mid-Del, Shawnee among districts with multiple alums in NCAA Women's Tournament

March 19, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Five former Mid-Del standouts will be playing in the NCAA Women’s Tournament, which begins Saturday. Midwest City is the only team in the state with three alums whose teams are playing in the tournament—Ashley Clark (Tulsa), Richa Jackson (Duke) and Kaylon Williams (Oklahoma).... Read More

Okarche's Rae Grellner to play national anthem for Thunder game

March 15, 2013 Rae Grellner has been a big hit at the Big House the last two years, not just with her basketball skills. The Okarche basketball player has twice played the national anthem on the violin before an Okarche game at the State Fair Arena — a huge hit with the crowd each time. And now she’ll get to play an even... Read More

Carl Albert's Gioya Carter named Suburban Conference MVP

March 14, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Carl Albert’s Gioya Carter was named the Suburban Conference’s Most Valuable Player. Carter, an Oklahoma signee, helped the Titans reach the semifinals of the Class 5A state tournament before losing to fellow Suburban Conference member Shawnee. El Reno sophomore Sheridan... Read More

Anadarko's Lakota Beatty named Gatorade state player of the year

March 14, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Anadarko’s Lakota Beatty was selected as the Gatorade Oklahoma Girls Basketball Player of the Year, it was announced Thursday. Beatty, an Oklahoma State signee, averaged 20.1 points, 5.6 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game for the Lady Warriors. Anadarko made it to the... Read More

Deer Creek sprinter Kirsten Burnett commits to Oral Roberts

March 14, 2013 Deer Creek sprinter Kirsten Burnett has decided on her college future, verbally committing to the Oral Roberts track program on Wednesday. Burnett won four gold medals at the Class 5A state track meet last season, including individual victories in the 100 and 200 meters. She was named The Oklahoman’s Big... Read More

OBU women's lacrosse signs Edmond pair March 14, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Edmond Memorial’s Chloe Webber and Edmond North’s Hannah Dowell signed to play lacrosse at Oklahoma Baptist University. Webber is an attacker and Dowell is a midfielder. “I am excited to add more girls to next year’s roster who are local so that we can continue to grow... Read More

Future of Class 6A football up to vote of schools March 13, 2013 The future of of Class 6A football is up to a vote of the 32 OSSAA schools in the class. On Wednesday, the OSSAA board of directors approved the ballots that will be sent to the schools for the vote. Though the actual ballots are far more lengthy, and full of legal language, here’s a basic breakdown of the two... Read More

Midwest City, Okemah win state powerlifting titles March 12, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Midwest City and Okemah won state powerlifting state titles last weekend at the Oklahoma Football Coaches Association’s state powerlifting meet at McLoud High School. McAlester’s Caden Pratt earned the large class’ lightweight squatter, lightweight deadlifter and lightweight... Read More

The Hugo-Millwood shot, and the photographer who captured it

March 08, 2013 We asked Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman’s photographer who was shooting the now-famous Hugo-Millwood 3A boys basketball game, to tell us about capturing the final seconds of the matchup. Hugo guard Trey Johnson scored the winning basket — only it wasn’t for his team. See the rest of the game photos here. ... Read More

Video of Mount St. Mary's win over Heritage Hall March 05, 2013 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Last night, Mount St. Mary’s girls clinched a spot in the Class 4A state tournament with a win over Heritage Hall. You can read about that here. Read More

Class 2A, 3A and 4A state tournament pairings March 03, 2013 Class 2A Girls At Westmoore Thursday Fairview vs. Thomas, 2 p.m. Tonkawa vs. Dale, 3:30 p.m. Northeast vs. Preston, 7 p.m. Colbert vs. Alva, 8:30 p.m. 2A girls at State Fair Friday and Saturday Boys At Oklahoma City University Thursday Latta vs. Talihina, 2 p.m. Ketchum vs. Chouteau, 3:30 p.m.... Read More

Class A basketball state tournament brackets released February 25, 2013 The Class A boys and girls state tournament brackets were released Monday morning by the OSSAA. Here are the schedules: Class A Boys At Southern Nazarene Thursday Fort Cobb-Broxton vs. Velma-Alma, 2 p.m. Cheyenne-Reydon vs. Glencoe, 3:30 p.m. Wright City vs. Sterling, 7 p.m. Weleetka vs. Laverne, 8:30 p.m.... 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.