I am blown away.
For a second-consecutive year, I have been named the CNHI Sports Reporter of the Year.
This is an incredible honor because my competition included talented sports journalists from 48 newspapers across the country, including a handful in Oklahoma.
#blessed
Hailey Grant's mother, Lynette, passed away yesterday.
Not only did she notch a double-double on Senior Night, but she also surpassed 1,000-career points.
A nice tribute on an emotional night.
"It's been really hard, and I wish she was here, but I know she's watching over us."
Controversial finish here in Noble.
Oologah's Alexis Martin intercepts a pass but picks up the ball and runs in celebration with time on the clock. No travel called, and the Lady Mustangs eliminate No. 7 Anadarko.
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We have Anadarko-Weatherford: Part 2 here as Adair is playing stall ball against Sequoyah Claremore. This is with over two minutes remaining in the first quarter.
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“I wasn’t really worried about the tornado. My instinct was to just go help whoever.”
@zebsbaseball
senior Tristin Hampton helps rescue man from flood
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Claremore's
@qskin_10
signed with Kansas this morning.
Played only 3.5 games his senior season because of an ACL tear, but the Jayhawks were adamant about bringing Skinner to Lawrence.
KU WR coach Emmett Jones: “I think you could have a big role in this offense."
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After more than 10 years of covering high school sports, I've finally made it to the Big House.
No. 6 Verdigris girls take on No. 15 Fort Gibson in the Class 4A state tournament in less than 30 minutes.
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Millwood hasn't been scored on since Oct. 20. Outscoring opponents 276-0 and counting since then. Surrendered only 72 points all season before that. Complete domination.
Noah Smallwood was incredible for Claremore tonight:
Noah Smallwood, Claremore:
• 33 carries for 212 yards and 5 TD
• 7-of-12 passing for 100 yards and 1 TD
• Two interceptions on defense
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Bixby vs. Stillwater (2019)
Stillwater at Lawton (2018)
Carl Albert at Lawton (2017)
Elk City at Cache (2017)
MacArthur at El Reno (2017)
Morrison at Hollis (2016)
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Hey,
#OKPreps
fans, what was the best game you witnessed this decade? Any sport.
Recency bias here and thinking of games I covered (not played in), but Stillwater-Bixby earlier this month was special.
Several Verdigris baseball players earned District 4A-7 honors:
Jax Ryan, Player of the Year
Jaren Keith, Offensive Player of the Year
ALL-DISTRICT
Cody Bressie
Evan Anderson
Reese Roller
Luke Zaferes
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FINAL | Collinsville 56, Bishop McGuinness 35
Andrew Carney rushes for 325 yards and five touchdowns, and Brayden Gilkey adds 277 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
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I used to look down on the run/walk method, but after a period of lackluster race results, I decided to incorporate it into my long runs.
I then completed my first marathon in 3:49:02 doing 2:45R/0:30W and ended up with a negative split while avoiding "the wall".
It works.
Run:Walk is the broccoli of training
Some people don’t like the idea of walking. Not glamorous. Maybe need to swallow your pride.
If you’re focused strictly on results
Consider eating your broccoli 🥦
Walking will support your running
It’s likely what you need most
Class 5A ⚾️
T6: Titans showing no mercy.
Carter LaValley hits his second homer (team fourth), this time sending it out of right field.
Carl Albert ⚔ 9
Claremore 🦓 0
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Gannon Sherl suffered a severe concussion during a freshman football game against Collinsville on Oct. 3.
Here is a story about how family, perseverance and courage helped the Claremore student overcome the life-threatening head injury.
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Girls 🏀 | 4A Area IV Consolation 🏆
FINAL (OT)
6️⃣ Inola 🐂 5️⃣7️⃣
4️⃣ Fort Gibson 🐯 5️⃣1️⃣
Inola reaches the state tournament for the first time since 1996. Fort Gibson hadn't missed one since 2004.
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Big-time week for
@VerdigrisCards
. The volleyball team comes in at No. 1 in the Class 4A coaches rankings while the football team is No. 1 in the Class 3A AP poll.
Both are program firsts.
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Carl Albert has outscored opponents by an average of 27.33 points per game this postseason. Titans have a chance to improve their record in state title games to 13-1 next week against Bishop McGuinness.
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Class 5A Boys Basketball
Final: Carl Albert 90, MacArthur 47. Titans play El Reno tomorrow, winner goes to state tournament. Highlanders end season at 13-11.
CA:
Trey'von Hopkins - 32 pts
Jason Taylor - 11 pts
Mac: Sep Reese - 25 pts, 10 reb
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"We’re not fighting the police, and we’re not fighting Caucasian people. We’re fighting the system, and that’s what a lot of people don’t realize.”
@KU_Football
freshman and
@ZebraFootball
alum
@qskin_10
recently spoke out about racial injustice.
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Brooks Sherl of
@zebsbaseball
has hit three home runs tonight in a doubleheader against Will Rogers. He had two in the first inning of Game 1 before adding another in the first of Game 2.
Zebras won G1 21-0 and lead 4-0 in B1 of G2.
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Looks like I'll be OKC on Wednesday and Thursday for the Verdigris girls (4A) and Sequoyah Claremore boys (3A).
I've never covered a game at the Big House, so this is exciting!
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And Muenster is averaging 42.5 points per game since playing Cache. The Bulldogs are for real, and I can't wait until that Clinton game on Nov. 2.
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I want to reiterate how insane these numbers are.
Collinsville rushed for 605 yards against Bishop McGuinness, and all but three of those yards came from two guys.
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FINAL | Collinsville 56, Bishop McGuinness 35
Andrew Carney rushes for 325 yards and five touchdowns, and Brayden Gilkey adds 277 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
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In only his second start, Joseph Griswold throws for 293 yards and four touchdowns on 15-of-22 passing. AJ Streeter caught all four scores, finishing with 206 yards receiving on 11 receptions.
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Owasso ending the Jenks-Union 21-year state championship streak is comparable to Brock Lesnar ending The Undertaker's undefeated streak (21-0) at WrestleMania.
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#WWE
Just had my 2-year-old daughter fill out a
#MarchMadness
bracket. Here is her Final Four:
South: 9 West Virginia
East: 11 Providence
Midwest: 14 Kennesaw State
West: 15 UNC Asheville
She has Providence topping Kennesaw State for the championship.
@thecooldude52
@VerdigrisCards
knocked it out of the park for the inaugural Mother Road Classic.
Several local restaurants each donated $600 worth of food for the three-day event, and there were plenty of dessert and drink options as well.
From yesterday:
“I went up to talk to him, and his statement was, ‘I got this guy, give me this guy.' Our closer, Cooper Dotson, was ready, but Brady wanted that shot, and I wanted to give it to him.”
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Verdigris lineman Austin Woods makes the cut, but his teammate Toby Willis, who led the state in yards receiving with 1,472 yards on 71 receptions (21 TD) gets snubbed.
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I had my wife, who is not a sports fan, fill out a
#MarchMadness
bracket. Here are her projected Final Four teams and national champion:
(1) Gonzaga
(13) UNC Greensboro
(1) Baylor
(4) Oklahoma State
Championship: Gonzaga 89, Baylor 74
It is an exciting day for
#okpreps
football!
I have a doubleheader, starting with the Sequoyah Claremore-Millwood 2A quarterfinal at 1 p.m. and finishing with Verdigris-Heritage Hall in the 3A semifinals at 7 p.m.
Where are all my fellow media professionals heading?
“They can both hurt you, so you gotta account for both of them."
Collinsville's Andrew Carney and Brayden Gilkey combined for 331 yards rushing and four touchdowns, averaging 11.8 yards per carry in a 28-point victory over Claremore.
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For my Sequoyah followers questioning Millwood's fourth-down touchdown, here is a shot from my photographer Jay Lederman.
Xzavier Thompson was in. Good call by the officials.
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Girls ⚽️ | 4A State Championship
FINAL
Oologah 🐎 2️⃣
Weatherford 🦅 1️⃣
This is Oologah's first girls soccer title and its first team-sport championship since 2012 (softball).
Mustangs:
Layney Molini ⚽️ ⚽️ (1H 20:52, 2H 25:10)
Eagles:
Avery Hahn ⚽️ (1H 27:59)
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@mikegolicjr
@Learfield
Red Rock Bakery & Deli. Probably the most underrated restaurant in Stillwater and will be much less busy than Eskimo Joe's or Hideaway Pizza.
"It’s a super-small community, but you feel the acceptance."
@RSUBaseball
outfielder Christian Merriwether had some nice things to say about Claremore in a recent segment of "Hillcat Student-Athlete Vantage Point".
@Jayveion19
(19) asked me to take this photo after he snagged the first of his two interceptions last night.
Always great to see fellow Carl Albert alums putting in work.
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I think Millwood could be a regular threat to get to the Class 5A semifinals and possibly the championship. I don't think the Falcons could beat Carl Albert, though.
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"I had a blast, and I was so grateful to be able to be back on the field."
@OologahSoftball
alum and
@SAUSoftball
signee Emma Gill enjoyed her opportunity to compete in the OHSFSCA All-State game.
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“Some of these kids have worked for two, three or even four years to make that trip, and they are going to miss it.”
For the first time in more than 20 years,
@zebsbaseball
won't be making an out-of-state trip during spring break.
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