Dutch Dominate Pats in Battle of Reigning Champsby Jayce Osmus (@jayce_osmus) 9/20/2021 9:28:27 AM Holland Hall showed why it won the 2020 Class 3A state championship and is among the favorites to do it again in 2021. In a highly-anticipated matchup between top teams in their respective classes, the Holland Hall Dutch took down Metr...
Owasso goes from second to champion after taking down PC Westby Ben Johnson (@BenJohnsonTUL) 3/17/2018 8:26:42 AM TULSA — Putnam City West’s Ce’Nara Skanes game-tying shot was off the mark, and the celebration was one for Class 6A No. 3 Owasso.Two years after losing to Midwest City in the championship game, Owasso seniors, Terryn Milton, Mya Bhinhar an...
PC North knocks off Edmond Santa Fe for first basketball titleby Ben Johnson (@BenJohnsonTUL) 3/17/2018 8:24:04 AM TULSA — The first one never comes easy. Putnam City North now knows that.After being ranked atop Class 6A to start the season and then finishing the regular season ranked third, PC North captured its first championship in the program’s hist...
Booker T. Washington rallies late, knocks off Pryor in overtime for 5A supremacyby Ben Johnson (@BenJohnsonTUL) 3/16/2018 5:18:42 PM TULSA — Pryor’s first championship since 2003 was right there for the taking. Yet, it was Class 5A No. 3 Booker T. Washington that exited the Mabee Center for the gold ball, beating Pryor 56-49 in overtime on Saturday.Pryor led the Hornets ...
Chargers take down Booker T. Washington for second straight championshipby Ben Johnson (@BenJohnsonTUL) 3/16/2018 5:14:24 PM TULSA — James Alexandre’s stat line shows zero assists in the Class 5A state championship. That’s not exactly trueThe junior guard was handing out celebratory Skittles after 5A No. 1 Memorial wrapped up second straight state championship wi...
New coach, same old championship-winning Fort Gibsonby Ben Johnson (@BenJohnsonTUL) 3/15/2018 4:02:09 PM OKLAHOMA CITY — Win championships — that’s what the Glover family does. On Saturday at State FairArena, Kayci Glover joined the long lineage of title winners in her family when Class 4A No. 1 Fort Gibson hauled in its fourth championship in...
Chargers thwart Kingfisher's repeat bid, win program's second gold ballby Ben Johnson (@BenJohnsonTUL) 3/15/2018 3:57:33 PM OKLAHOMA CITY — Heritage Hall had not forgotten. Ever since Kingfisher dispatched of the Chargers in last year’s area tournament, Heritage Hall had wanted to repay the favor.It just so happened that Class 4A No. 4 Heritage Hall got its reve...
Tahlequah Sequoyah rallies late for 2nd straight titleby Ben Johnson (@BenJohnsonTUL) 3/12/2018 7:14:40 PM OKLAHOMA CITY — Larry Callison went to bed Friday night terrified. The sleep that he did get was filled with horrifying visions of Kingston in Saturday night’s Class 3A championship game.“They scared me to death when I saw them play the way...
Smith, Star Spencer overcome Kingston in OT for 9th state titleby Ben Johnson (@BenJohnsonTUL) 3/12/2018 7:11:48 PM OKLAHOMA CITY — Latarryus Smith got hot, and he quickly remembered instructions from Star Spencer coach Lance Cudjoe.“My coach always tells me, ‘if they don’t have a hand in your face, shoot the ball,’” Smith said. “So I kept shooting the b...
Christian Heritage finishes off perfect season for 2nd straight titleby Ben Johnson (@BenJohnsonTUL) 3/12/2018 3:13:23 PM OKLAHOMA CITY — Christian Heritage decided it had to tighten the screws on defense in the second half. It did, and sure enough, the results were golden — again.The Class 2A No. 1 Crusaders allowed only six Cashion field goals in the second ...
Golden town: Wright City locks up school's first championship of any kindby Ben Johnson (@BenJohnsonTUL) 3/12/2018 3:05:26 PM OKLAHOMA CITY — Right or wrong, perhaps Wright City was best known for intervening and delaying the 2013 state baseball tournament in the state courts system.No more.Now the Class 2A No.1 Lumberjax can be known for being state champions fol...
Booker T Washington Advances to Stateby Ben Johnson (@BenJohnsonTUL) 3/10/2018 7:30:50 AM Booker T. Washington 56, Coweta 42TULSA -- Booker T. Washington coach Rabu Leyva kept sending waves of players at Coweta, and the Tigers were powerless to hold on to the basketball. The Hornets forced 31 Coweta turnovers and rolled to a 56-...