EDMOND —
Santa Fe rolls past Grant
The top-ranked Edmond Santa Fe girls basketball team (21-1) rolled past U.S. Grant (1-12) at home Thursday night in the opening round of the Regional tournament, 77-4.
The Lady Wolves put up 20 points in the first quarter, led by five points from Jobi Heath. Cameerah Graves put up five in the second as Santa Fe staked another 20 points onto the board and led 40-2 at the half.
Heath and Alexis Cooper both scored four in the third period to lead SF’s 16-point output. A pair of 3-pointers from Erica Rankin and another six points from Hayli Hoffman led Santa Fe to 21 points in the fourth and the 77-4 final.
Grant scored on a bucket in the first quarter and a pair of separate free throws in the final frame.
Graves led Santa Fe with 11 points, followed by nine from Heath. Hoffman, Rankin, Alexis Cooper and Mariah Williams each scored six.
Lawton Eisenhower beat Putnam City North, 54-52, in the early game. Santa Fe will face Lawton Ike in the Regional finals at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Edmond Santa Fe.
Deer Creek takes down Western Heights
Second-ranked Deer Creek (22-2) defeated Western Heights, 66-13, Thursday night in the opening game of the Regional the Lady Antlers are hosting.
Deer Creek put up 20 in the first quarter and 15 in the second to take a 35-9 lead going into the break.
Dakota Vann led all scorers with 15. Bayli Blanchard followed with nine; Alexa Adair had eight and Ashley Gibson put in seven points.
Ardmore defeated Northwest Classen, 54-48, in the other Regional game. Deer Creek and Ardmore will meet at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Deer Creek.
Lady Bulldogs top Yukon
The Edmond Memorial girls traveled to Southmoore for their Regional and came away with a 51-40 win in their opening game against Yukon Thursday night.
The Lady Bulldogs will play in the Regional final at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Southmoore. Memorial beat the Lady Sabercats 48-47 in the regular season finale Feb. 15.
Lady Saints win in OT
The Oklahoma Christian Academy girls took a 52-50 overtime thriller from hosts Kellyville in the regional tournament Thursday night.
OCS rallied from five points down with 2:12 remaining in regulation. Leslie Shuck hit a 3-pointer with 25 seconds on the clock to send the game into overtime. Senior Abbey Sanders got a steal and was fouled on the play, then converted a one-and-one situation with 1 second remaining in OT for the win.
OCS senior Madeline Bowen led all scorers with 17 points, followed by 14 from Shuck, 11 from Sanders, 4 apiece from Nicole Aparicio and Gonce, and 2 from Megan Fay.
The Lady Saints will face the Perkins-Tryon/Chisholm winner in the regional finals at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Perkins-Tryon.
— Drew Harmon
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Edmond Santa Fe's Cameerah Graves drives the ball up court Thursday against U.S. Grant.
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KYLE PHILLIPS | CNHI NEWS SERVICE Edmond North's Andee Decker takes a shot at the basket Thursday during the Bulldogs' game against Yukon during the Southmoore Regional Tournament at Southmoore High School.
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KYLE PHILLIPS | CNHI NEWS SERVICE Edmond North's Jenny Roy pass the ball across the court Thursday during the Bulldogs' game against Yukon during the Southmoore Regional Tournament at Southmoore High School.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Bayli Blanchard looks to take an outside shot against Western Heights Thursday night.
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KYLE PHILLIPS | CNHI NEWS SERVICE Edmond North's Jessica Foster drives toward the basketball Thursday during the Bulldogs' game against Yukon during the Southmoore Regional Tournament at Southmoore High School.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Deer Creek's Alexa Adair drives around a Western Heights defender Thursday night.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Edmond Santa Fe head coach Paul Bass, right, and his assistants coach from the bench against U.S. Grant Thursday night.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Dakota Vann gets set for a free throw during the Lady Antlers' win over Western Heights.
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KYLE PHILLIPS | CNHI NEWS SERVICE Edmond North's Andee Decker tries to get control of the ball as she drives toward the basket Thursday during the Bulldogs' game against Yukon during the Southmoore Regional Tournament at Southmoore High School.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Edmond Santa Fe's Tamara Lee (20) and Aahliyah Jackson battle a Grant player for a loose ball Thursday night.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Edmond Santa Fe's Jobi Heath hits a layup after a steal Thursday night against U.S. Grant.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Deer Creek's Ashley Gibson defends a Western Heights player Thursday night.
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KYLE PHILLIPS | CNHI NEWS SERVICE Edmond North's Jenny Roy trips over a Yukon player as she breaks down the court during the Bulldogs' game against Yukon during the Southmoore Regional Tournament at Southmoore High School.
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Workman's blasts 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. -
Online registration for 2013 UCO Endeavor Games now open
Registration is now open online for athletes and volunteers for the 2013 University of Central Oklahoma Endeavor Games, June 6-9, the nation’s largest multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities.
Athletes of all ages or sporting experience are invited to register for the event. Community members are also encouraged to register to volunteer with more than 300 volunteer opportunities available.
Similar to the summer Paralympic Games, athletes may register for multiple adaptive sports, which include cycling, indoor archery, outdoor archery, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, shooting, table tennis, track and field, wheelchair basketball, and, for the first time at the UCO Endeavor Games, paratriathlon. The paratriathlon will be limited to athletes over the age of 16 with previous paratriathlon experience. -
Deer Creek drops Carl Albert again for state title
They did it again.
The Deer Creek girls soccer team knocked off rival Carl Albert in the Class 5A state soccer title game for the second consecutive season.
The Lady Antlers, led by freshman Lauren Haivala’s two goals, topped the Titans 2-1 May 10 at Noble High School.
On May 7, Deer Creek blanked Tulsa Edison 2-zip in the semifinals for a chance to play for its fourth state championship in girls soccer. -
UCO to host US women's sitting volleyball team's exhibition matches against Russia
The University of Central Oklahoma will host five exhibition matches of the U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team versus the Russian National Women Sitting Volleyball Team beginning tonight at 10. Matches continue on Saturday at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. and a single match on Sunday at 9 a.m.
This will be the first time the Paralympic silver medaling Team USA has faced Russia since 2011. According to Head Coach Bill Hamiter, these matches will serve as preparation for the Sitting Volleyball World Championships in 2014.
Team USA will be available after each match to meet with fans and sign autographs.
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Impact-making Graves inks with OBU
When a basketball team goes 80-3 over the years a player was there, that athlete has made a profound impact on that particular program.
Not only did she/he leave a legacy athletically to have that type of success in Class 6A, but left a mark in a leadership capacity as well.
Cameerah Graves, Edmond Santa Fe’s standout guard who led 6A in assists her senior season with 129, signed a letter of intent with Oklahoma Baptist University last week. - More Sports Headlines
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