EDMOND —
Head coach Lenny Hatchett came in to his first game as coach of Edmond Santa Fe High School knowing he was in for a dogfight, opening at home versus Edmond North High School. He also never doubted his Wolves would overcome an early deficit, slaughtering the Huskies 73-57 despite trailing at the half.
“The tempo we like to play is the key to our success,” Hatchett said. “We were a little shorthanded today, but some of the other guys stepped up. We had some huge shots, and we finally turned it up on defense in the second half, that was the difference.”
The Huskies (0-1) were dominant early, building up leads behind the shooting acumen of seniors Carlbe Ervin and Tyler Sanders, with 22 and 11 points, respectively, with Sanders going a perfect 4-for-4 on free throws. However, the Wolves (1-0) were never knocked out, always managing to muscle back to keep things close courtesy of sophomore Curran Scott, who had 21 points on the night on 8-for-12 shooting, as well as 9 points from beyond the arc by senior Kade Jacobs, and 5-for-7 field shooting by sophomore DaQuan Jefferies. This allowed Santa Fe to go into the half only down by three, 27-30, before building to a slim 47-45 lead at the end of the third.
It was in the fourth that sophomore bench player Daron Mims exploded on the defensive end, drawing fouls and going a perfect 5-for-5 from the stripe on his way to an 11-point fourth quarter effort. At the same time, a high-intensity Wolves defense completely iced the Huskies attack as North fell into a hole they could not escape.
“[Mims] has been one of those kids, he’s a good shooter, he’s coachable, he’s been out at practice working hard every day,” Hatchett said. “He knew when his number got called, he’s got the green light. He can shoot the basketball, and he gave us some good, viable minutes to get us over that hump.”
Santa Fe will hit the road Friday as they travel to Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City to take on the Pirates. Edmond North will be home that day, opening their home season by hosting the Putnam City West Patriots.
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BRENT FUCHS | SPECIAL TO THE SUN Santa Fe's Dashon Bell works against North's Ed Baker Tuesday night.
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BRENT FUCHS | SPECIAL TO THE SUN North's Carlbe Ervin drives around Santa Fe's Daron Mims Tuesday night.
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BRENT FUCHS | SPECIAL TO THE SUN Santa Fe's Joshiah Hunter drives the lane against North Tuesday night.
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BRENT FUCHS | SPECIAL TO THE SUN Curran Scott lays up a shot in the Wolves' win over North.
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BRENT FUCHS | SPECIAL TO THE SUN North's Ryan Hutner works against Santa Fe's Curran Scott.
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BRENT FUCHS | SPECIAL TO THE SUN North's Carlbe Ervin takes a shot in traffic against Santa Fe.
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Down at half, Wolves come back to beat Huskies in opener
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Tennis camps offered in Edmond
Edmond Raquet Club is offering a pair of tennis camps beginning May 28.
For ages 5-8, a camp is offered from 8:45-9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and for ages 7-15 a tennis camp is available from 6-6:55 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Both camps run from May 28-June 13 and cost is $99 per camp.
A camp session for ages 8-16 will run on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-9:25 a.m. May 29-June 12 for the identical cost.
For more information concerning these camps and others, call 341-4241. -
UCO winds up 10th nationally
Taylor Neidy fired a final-round 75, but Central Oklahoma failed to move up in the team standings at the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. Saturday.
The Bronchos closed with a 323 — making 11 double bogeys and three triples — and finished 10th in the four-day, 72-hole tournament with a 1,298 total on the 6,228-yard, par-72 Arthur Hills Legends Course at LPGA International.
Lynn ended Nova Southeastern’s four-year reign as national championships, finishing with a 1,187 total to edge the Sharks by three strokes. -
Central Oklahoma softballers make World Series again
Hayley Hudson gave Central Oklahoma a 5-4 lead with a run-scoring single in the fifth inning and the No. 19-ranked Bronchos staved off a seventh-inning Winona State threat to capture the NCAA Division II Central Super Regional championship Saturday afternoon at Edmond North High School.
The Warriors put two runners on with two outs in the bottom of the seventh in a bid to pull out a late win and force a deciding game in the best-of-three series, but left fielder Devyn Frazier made a running catch in foul territory for the final out to set off a wild celebration on the field.
UCO improved to 47-11 — a school-record for wins — with its 23th consecutive home victory and advanced to the Division II World Series for the second straight year. The Bronchos will face Armstrong Atlantic in the eight-team World Series at 11 a.m. Thursday in Salem, Va.
“I’d say that was a nail-biter,” head coach Genny Stidham said. “It was a good game, both teams played well. Winona has a great team and they didn’t give up, but we came up with some big plays and came out on top. -
Central Oklahoma golf coach picks up award
Central Oklahoma’s Michael Bond has been named the NCAA Division II Central Region Coach of the Year by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association, with Aly Seng and Erica Bensch both earning All-Central Region honors.
Bond led the Bronchos to perhaps the best season in school history in 2012-13 with top-five finishes in 10 of their 12 tournaments. UCO won three titles, including the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association crown and its first-ever regional championship, and finished 10th in the Division II national tournament. -
Workman's blast cranks UCO's engine; Bronchos cruise to 5-2 win
Nicole Workman’s solo home run gave Central Oklahoma a lead it would never relinquish and the No. 19-ranked Bronchos went on to topple Winona State 5-2 in the first game of the NCAA Division II Central Super Regional Friday night at the Edmond North High School Softball Complex.
Workman blasted her 14th homer of the season to lead off the second inning, with UCO adding three runs in the third and one more in the fifth to take a commanding 5-0 lead before the Warriors created some anxious moments in their final at bat.
WSU scored two runs and had runners on second and third on with just one out in the top of the seventh, but Kalynn Shrock got the final two batters to close out her fourth straight complete-game outing of the postseason and put the Bronchos in control of the best-of-three series. -
Richters rip competition at KickingBird
The KickingBird 2-man scramble was won by Jeff and Josh Richter, finishing with a 57.9 on May 11.
Jeff Jester and Kevin Wright wrapped up second-place honors with a 59.9 and Rick Morales and Ronnie Roberts placed third (60.1).
In the second flight, the top score was 60.4 by Jerry Bernhardt and Ted Carter. Picking up silver was the tandem of Jerry Fuller and Ramona Jacobi (61.2) and the third-place squad was Dyke Hoppe and Mark VanSickle at 62.0.
Morales was closest to the pin on No. 6 and Jeff Richter landed a dart on hole 14. -
Eagles' season finished; Lopez earns national honor
Southeastern, Fla. eliminated Oklahoma Christian 4-0 om the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series in Mason, Ohio today to advance to the tournament semifinals, while OC closes at 26-26.
OC would have advanced to the semifinals with a win, but completed a terrific turnaround from an 8-34 season in 2012. The Eagles made only the second national-tournament appearance in the program's history, with the other coming in 1972, when OC finished third in the NAIA World Series. -
Multiple baseball camps offered in Edmond
Edmond Schools baseball coaches Kyle Roberts (Edmond Memorial), Jeff Shafer (Edmond Santa Fe) and Karl King (Edmond North) will instruct the Edmond All-Star Baseball Camps starting May 28 at Edmond North High School.
A pair of all-skills camps will take place for kids ages 5 and older from May 28-31 and June 3-6. Times are the same, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
On June 7, a pitcher/catcher camp will be offered for ages 8 and older with the identical time frame. Cost is $35 for the pitcher/catcher camp and $125 for the all-skills camp.
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Arthur Hills eating up Bronchos
Central Oklahoma’s struggles continued at the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. Friday.
The Bronchos made 10 double bogeys and two triple bogeys en route to a season-high 329 score on the rugged 6,228-yard, par-72 Arthur Hills Legends Course at LPGA International, leaving UCO in 10th place with a three-round total of 975.
Nova Southeastern has an 881 total heading into Saturday’s final round, giving the four-time defending champion Sharks a one-shot lead over second-place Lynn. -
Bronchos will make 12th appearance in national golf championship Monday
No. 18-ranked Central Oklahoma will make its 12th appearance in the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships in Hershey, Pa. next week.
The 54-hole stroke play portion of the tournament runs Monday-Wednesday at the 7,061-yard, par-71 Hershey Country Club East Course, with the top-eight teams from the 20-team field advancing to match play. - More Sports Headlines
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