John Helsley

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John Helsley grew up in Del City, reading all the newspapers and sports magazines he could get his hands on. And Saturday afternoons, when the Major League Game of the Week was on, he'd keep a scorecard for the game. So the sports appeal was was deep-rooted at an early age.
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Mrs. Jackson, an English/Journalism teacher at Del City High, plucked him for the school paper, The Eagle Beacon, and John was hooked. While he detoured through a brief accounting career, John returned to college (Central Oklahoma) for a second degree and a second career that has seen him cover everything from the preps to the pros at The Oklahoman.
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John lives in Edmond with his wife Roberta and two daughters, Sarah and Jillian, who are keeping the family tradition of cheering for the baseball team with the birds on the bat.

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Big 12 baseball: Sooners are built for this time of the season Published: Wed, May 23, 2012 OU, which faces top-seeded Baylor at 4 p.m. Thursday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, have aces in supply. Read More
Big 12 baseball: OU beats Bedlam rival OSU on Garrett Carey's walk-off home run Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012 OU 1, OSU 0 -- Oklahoma State pitcher Andrew Heaney had held Oklahoma to two hits over 8 innings on Wednesday morning. But it just took one hit in the ninth, a walk-off shot by OU's Garrett Carey, to give the Sooners the victory. Read More
Big 12 baseball notebook: Bedlam breakfast 'not ideal' Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 When the Big 12 Tournament bracket was released, revealing a first-round Bedlam clash at 9 a.m., heads dropped all around, particularly in camps of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State fans. And at the All Sports Association. The early start on a Wednesday work day makes it hard on Bedlam fans, likely leading to a... Read More
Texas A&M tops OSU baseball team 5-2 in 13 innings Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 STILLWATER — Frank Anderson had his ace on the mound, his closer ready in the bullpen and his Cowboys holding a 2-0 lead over No. 10 Texas A&M with one out in the ninth inning Thursday night. Anderson, too, faced a decision. A familiar decision. Except this time it backfired. The Oklahoma State coach stuck... Read More
Baylor baseball bandwagon rolls into Norman Published: Thu, May 10, 2012 Sooners will face red-hot Bears in a three-game series this weekend. Read More
Big 12 baseball: League is seeking respect Published: Thu, May 10, 2012 Big 12 might not be well-represented in the NCAA Tournament. Both OSU and OU are hanging in there by a thread. Read More
Oklahoma State defeats Oklahoma, takes rubber game of Bedlam baseball series Published: Sun, May 6, 2012 Oklahoma State's Randy McCurry, having done his job with a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, retreated to the left-field bullpen in case he'd be needed on the mound in the ninth. So there he stood, watching teammate Gage Green sprinting right at him, tracking a drive off the bat of the Sooners' Cody... Read More
Bedlam baseball notebook: Randy McCurry a hit, again Published: Sun, May 6, 2012 After setting a freshman record for saves, elbow surgery changed the course of McCurry's career, relegating him to pitcher-only status. That's changed, however. Read More
Collected Wisdom: Rex Holt, OSU baseball and wrestling radio voice Published: Sat, May 5, 2012 As Rex Holt calls another Bedlam series this weekend, it marks 30 years he's been at the microphone spinning Cowboys baseball — as well as 26 years of wrestling — over the radio for those at home or wearing headphones in the crowd. Read More
Bedlam baseball: OU, OSU prepare for year's biggest series Published: Wed, May 2, 2012 With each team clinging to its postseason hopes, Bedlam series will be as big as ever. Read More
OSU football: How have Mike Gundy's QB decisions gone before? Updated: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 COWBOY QUARTERBACKS -- Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy is no stranger to making tough quarterback decisions. Six times before, Gundy and his assistants have had to make a call on the OSU signal caller. Here's a look at how that's gone in the past. Read More
Bedlam baseball: Kyle Ottoson returns, leads OSU past OU Published: Tue, Apr 24, 2012 STILLWATER — Kyle Ottoson wasn't welcome around the Oklahoma State clubhouse the past week. In fact, he was barred access. Instead, the senior pitcher spent the days between his DUI arrest in the early hours of last Tuesday and the Cowboys' nonconference Bedlam clash with Oklahoma this Tuesday performing various... Read More
OSU football spring question: Writers weigh in on who the coaches will choose at quarterback Published: Mon, Apr 23, 2012 It looks like J.W. Walsh and Wes Lunt are the leaders in the race. Could Walsh take the job now and then be unseated by Lunt in the fall? Read More
OSU football: Receiver Charlie Moore is the spring finale's big surprise Published: Sat, Apr 21, 2012 Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was already on the Charlie Moore bandwagon, but Moore's three touchdowns in the spring game caught the attention of many more. Read More
OSU baseball team catches a break Published: Sat, Apr 21, 2012 Mark Ginther's triple lifts Cowboys to 5-2 win over Texas Tech Read More
College baseball: Sooners, Cowboys do not rate among the Big 12's elite Published: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 Both teams need to improve — quickly — for a chance at making the NCAA Tournament. Read More
OSU football notebook: Todd Monken says patience is key on offense Published: Wed, Apr 11, 2012 It's no news flash that Oklahoma State lost a lot on offense. Brandon Weeden, Justin Blackmon, Josh Cooper, et al, are all gone and the reminders come every day, with the Cowboys measuring progress in baby steps. “Anybody that didn't think we were going to have to grow together as a group really didn't... Read More
OSU football: Receiver Isaiah Anderson has waited for this opportunity Published: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 With the Cowboys seeking difference makers at wide receiver, Anderson recognizes that he has a chance to shine. Read More
OSU football: Receivers catching on Published: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 As much as Justin Blackmon — and others — will be missed, this Stillwater spring hasn't been spent lamenting the losses at wide receiver. Read More
OSU baseball: Cowboys rally back to beat Kansas in ninth inning Published: Fri, Apr 6, 2012 Hunter Bailey and Jared Womack deliver key hits to spark Oklahoma State. Series continues at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Reynolds Stadium. Read More
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