Scott Wright

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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.
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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.
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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.

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High schools: Terry Long left tradition-rich Douglass so he could coach his son Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 Mustang boys basketball program offers challenges, but Long already sees positive signs at Class 6A school. Read More
High schools: Three athletes selected as Chamberlain Challenge winners Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 Clay Mattox of Yukon and Bethany soccer players Caitlyn Biggers and Angela Clifton promote substance-free living among their teams and classmates. Read More
High schools: Douglass duo of Delondre Williams and Dydrell Post help East win Little All-City basketball game Published: Thu, May 24, 2012 Williams named Outstanding Player for the East after all-around effort; Okarche star Austin Kretchmar wins halftime events Read More
High school notebook: Oklahoma's Best tournament this weekend Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 A pair of Class 6A state champions highlight the field for the third annual Oklahoma's Best High School Classic golf tournament, which will be held Sunday and Monday at John Conrad Golf Club in Midwest City. Class 6A boys champion Max McGreevy of Edmond Santa Fe and girls champ Allison Sell of Edmond North will be... Read More
High school football: New Putnam City West coach Rocky Martin right where he wants to be Published: Sat, May 19, 2012 After a playing career at Colorado State, Rocky Martin started out as a grad assistant at the University of Akron before deciding he wanted to work with younger kids. Read More
High school notebook: Oil Bowl set for June 9 Published: Sat, May 19, 2012 You can bet the Oil Bowl crowd will get a good look at a dangerous rushing attack when the Oklahoma all-stars take on the Texas all-stars in the 75th edition of the annual football game. Among the players listed on the Oklahoma roster are standout running backs James Flanders of Midwest City, Casey Curtis of... Read More
High school notebook: Mount St. Mary hires Andy Fisher as boys basketball coach Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 Longtime McGuinness boys basketball assistant Andy Fisher has accepted the head coaching job at Mount St. Mary. “It's a great situation,” Fisher said. “I'm really excited to get started over there.” Fisher replaces Lenny Hatchett, who led the Rockets to three consecutive state tournaments from 2009-2011... Read More
Edmond Memorial boys clean up at Meet of Champions Published: Tue, May 15, 2012 Just three days after winning the Class 6A team championship, the Edmond Memorial boys showed the rest of the state how they did it at the Oklahoma Track Meet of Champions Tuesday night at Moore. The Bulldogs were strong again in the sprints and intermediate distances, led by Tulsa signee Bryce Robinson. He... Read More
High schools: Terry Long leaving Douglass to become Mustang's new boys basketball coach Published: Mon, May 14, 2012 Long coached his alma mater to three consecutive Class 4A state championships. Read More
High school notebook: Mikee Anthony moves to quarterback for St. Mary Published: Mon, May 14, 2012 Rockets coach Chris Stiles says Anthony's ‘toughness and intelligence' are why the wide receiver is switching positions for 2012 football season. Read More
High school football: Five story lines to watch during spring practice Published: Sun, May 13, 2012 New faces in some places, especially for Anadarko, which must replace 17 starters from state title team Read More
Class 4A state baseball: Anadarko shines in baseball, too Published: Thu, May 10, 2012 Warriors' senior class knows how to win. The football team on a state championship, the basketball team finished runner-up and now the baseball team is in the state semifinals. Read More
High school notebook: Western Heights' Antoinet Webster signs with Tulsa Published: Wed, May 9, 2012 Antoinet Webster averaged 19.2 points as a senior for Western Heights, which missed the Class 5A state tournament for the first time in three seasons. Read More
Class 3A boys golf notebook: Idabel's Nick Stauter holds on Published: Tue, May 8, 2012 Idabel's Stauter holds on Okmulgee's Jackson Hess made a charge, but it wasn't quite enough to overtake Idabel's Nick Stauter for the individual crown. Stauter came into the day with a four-stroke lead and shot 75 to hang on for a one-shot win over Hess. OCS' Rustin Purser was third, five shots back. Purser... Read More
Class 5A boys golf notes: Tulsa Kelley's Will Murphy wins individual title Published: Tue, May 8, 2012 Sparked by an eagle from junior Will Murphy, Tulsa Kelley defeated Shawnee on the first playoff hole to win the 5A team championship. Murphy knocked in a downhill chip shot that broke about five feet for an eagle on the par-5 first hole. “I wish I could tell you I knew it was going in when I hit it,” Murphy... Read More
Class 3A boys golf: OCS wins fourth straight state title Published: Tue, May 8, 2012 ARDMORE — The competition was tougher, but the result was the same for Oklahoma Christian School. After winning the last three Class 2A state titles, the Saints got bumped up to 3A, but still added their fourth straight championship with an eight-shot win over Plainview Tuesday at Dornick Hills. Led by senior... Read More
Class 5A boys golf: Ardmore's Jacob Oaks wins title in playoff Published: Tue, May 8, 2012 KINGSTON — Ardmore senior Jacob Oaks couldn't help but feel that something was missing as he walked off the green, having just won the Class 5A individual state golf championship. In his first three years of high school, Ardmore had won the team championship, but on Tuesday at Chickasaw Pointe Golf Club, Oaks'... Read More
Class 5A boys golf: Deer Creek leads tight team race Published: Mon, May 7, 2012 Tulsa Kelley trails Deer Creek by one stroke heading into Tuesday's final round. Read More
Class 5A boys golf: Logan Gray of El Reno leads Jacob Oaks of Ardmore by 1 shot Published: Mon, May 7, 2012 The team race could be a great finish, too. Deer Creek leads Tulsa Bishop Kelley by one stroke going into Tuesday's final round. Read More
Class 3A boys golf: Oklahoma Christian School charges to the front Published: Mon, May 7, 2012 Saints' depth contributes to 12-shot lead over Plainview. Read More
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