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Cole became a B-24 pilot during World War II, where his plane was shot down and he was missing for six months. He returned after the war to help Oklahoma A&M.

First team Player, school Pos. Cl. Avg. HR RBI Jonathan Denney, Yukon C Sr. .459 11 46 Gavin LaValley, Carl Albert 1B Jr. .477 20 76 Tre Edwards, Southmoore 2B Sr. .370 0 33 Joel Davis, Midwest City SS Sr. .451 5 36 Bryan Dutton, Guthrie 3B Sr. .447 4 40 Landon Eason, Yukon OF Sr. .378 4 51 Cole Lindley, Deer Creek OF Sr. .458 0 33 Chevin Noone, Carl Albert OF Sr. .400 8 43 Daniel Herron, Norman

All-State First Team Player, school Pos. Cl. Avg. HR RBI Jonathan Denney, Yukon C Sr. .459 11 46 Austin O'Brien, Owasso 1B Sr. .411 10 35 Trey Michalczewski, Jenks 2B Sr. .449 9 46 Drew Ward, Leedey SS Sr. .507 9 39 Gavin LaValley, Carl Albert 3B Jr. .477 20 76 Dylan Adams, Newcastle OF Jr. .565 9 72 Evan Anderson, Dale OF Sr. .442 12 38 Chevin Noone, Carl Albert OF Sr. .400 8 43 Trae Bobo,

Find out who was named the All-City boys golf first team, second team and honorable mention

Six 3-pointers from Tucker is a key to West pulling away for win.

All season, Douglass runner Anthonio Humphrey had his sights set on breaking 1 minute, 56 seconds in the 800 meters. He broke that mark, and then some, in the Oklahoma Track Coaches Association Meet of Champions Tuesday night at Yukon High School. Humphrey pulled within two seconds of the state record for the 800, winning in a time of 1:53.64. The state record of 1:51.70 is shared by Quintell Wilson of Edmond North (2007) and Justin Nobles of Elgin (2001). “This just pushes me closer to that state record and will keep me working even harder over the summer, so I can try to drop those last two seconds,” said Humphrey, a junior. “Maybe this got the attention of some college coaches, I hope. Now I'm looking at the

Bethany's new boys basketball coach knows what it takes to win a state championship with the Bronchos. He did it as a player in 2001. Now, Aaron Toler will try to do it as the team's coach. He was recently promoted after serving as Phil Brown's assistant. Brown retired from coaching to focus in his duties as athletic director and teacher at Bethany. Toler is the brother of Oklahoma Christian coach Trent Toler. In other coaching moves, Bethany hired Harrah's Grant Ledbetter, formerly a player at Putnam City West and Southern Nazarene, as its new baseball coach. And the softball team promoted Jordan Wisniewski from assistant to head coach. Bethany also hopes to fill its vacant girls basketball coaching

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association released the pairings for the CLass 6A and 5A area tournaments on Sunday: Class 6A BOYS EAST At Tulsa Rogers Friday Winner’s Bracket Owasso vs. Broken Arrow, 6:30 p.m. Loser’s Bracket Stillwater vs. Bixby, 8 p.m. At Catoosa Winner’s Bracket Tulsa Union vs. Jenks, 6:30 p.m. Loser’s Bracket Tulsa Washington vs. Bartlesville, 8 p.m. Saturday At Catoosa Stillwater/Bixby winner vs. Owasso/Broken Arrow loser, 8 p.m. Tulsa Washington/Bartlesville winner vs. Tulsa Union/Jenks loser, 6:30 p.m. WEST At Choctaw Friday Winner’s Bracket

Former Owasso right-hander Dylan Bundy is entering just his second full season as a professional baseball player, but his status continued rising Tuesday when he was revealed as the No. 2 prospect on MLB.com’s Top 100 Prospects. Former Broken Arrow standout Archie Bradley is No. 24 while former Putnam City and Oklahoma State left-hander Andrew Heaney is No. 81. Bundy, 20, made his MLB debut last season for the Baltimore Orioles, appearing in two games out of the bullpen. In the minors he started 23 games, going 9-3 with a 2.08 ERA and 119 strikeouts across three levels. “His Fastball is easily plus, thrown up to 98 mph, and he maintains velocity deep into his starts with a clean and easy

Putnam City's Schuyler Wood laid on the track, crumpled in pain and frustration, not 50 feet from where she stood an hour earlier to receive her gold medal. Wood experienced the best and worst of the Class 6A state track meet Friday at Yukon.

Cabello stunned the Bulldogs in the first round of the Class 6A state tournament by scoring goals on two free kicks from midfield in the final two minutes of the game

The Lumberjax had to forfeit its first-round game plus will be allowed to play one fewer game next year due to the team playing too many games.

Taking a look at the soccer playoff pairings for Classes 6A-4A.

Grice eventually landed his dream job of working for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in Troutman.

After seven seasons, Todd Dilbeck is returning to Oklahoma, where he is expected to be named the football coach and athletic director at Choctaw, pending school board approval. Dilbeck has coached at multiple programs in the state, including Tahlequah and Mustang. He was one of the first high school coaches in the state to implement and succeed with a multiple-receiver, spread offense that gained popularity in the mid-2000s. He coached Mustang to the Class 6A state championship game in 2005, losing 33-7 to Tulsa Union. He left after that season to join Todd Graham's coaching staff at Rice University for one year, then went to Alma (Ark.) High School for six years.

Jackson turns down offers from Kansas, Baylor, OU, OSU and others.

A farewell to those with Oklahoma ties who enjoyed the game day experience: *Former Ada High School football and basketball standout Harly Day died at age 89. Day played on the 1947 Oklahoma basketball team that finished as NCAA runner-up. He spent several years as head basketball coach at Chickasha High School, guiding the Chicks to state championships in 1953 and 1955. The 1954 team finished as state runner-up. Day spent more than 20 years as the high school principal. A street near the school campus is named in his honor. *John Kulla, a former Mannford football coach and University of Tulsa linebacker, died at age 59 from a degenerative brain disorder. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native played for TU over the 1973-77 seasons.

Dalton Duffield, Westmoore Weight: 106 pounds Class: Freshman The story: Duffield entered the Class 6A state wrestling championships as the No. 2 seed in the West, but scored a 1-0 decision in the semifinals over Kennedy Monday of Stillwater. He then avenged a loss in the regional finals to Jordan Prince of Edmond North in the state championship match by winning a 4-2 decision. Duffield finished the season with a 23-7 record, but lost only three times wrestling at 106 pounds. Kaid Brock, Stillwater Weight: 113 pounds Class: Sophomore The story: After finishing third in Class 6A last season at 106 pounds, Brock went unbeaten in capturing this year's 6A title at 113 pounds. Brock was 37-0 during

All City Wrestling Second Team 106 pounds: Jordan Prince, freshman, Edmond North 113 pounds: Blake Dauphin, junior, Tuttle 120 pounds: Zac Damico, senior, Southmoore 126 pounds: Josh Breece, senior, Edmond North 132 pounds: Joe Smith, sophomore, Stillwater 138 pounds: Parker Bohannan, junior, Yukon 145 pounds: Bryan Dutton, senior, Guthrie 152 pounds: Blane Culp, junior, Piedmont 160 pounds: Levi Berry, junior, Norman North 170 pounds: Chad Draper, senior, Deer Creek 182 pounds: Finn Higgins, senior, Heritage Hall 195 pounds: Ethan Walker, senior, Heritage Hall 220 pounds: John Finn, senior, Westmoore 285 pounds: Carlos Freeman, senior, Midwest

The Oklahoman polled the Class 6A football coaches about the two proposals they are voting on for Class 6A football. Here, along with some players' responses, are some of their answers.