OKLAHOMA CITY —
Edmond North already earned its first-ever dual state title. Now the Huskies are on the verge of their first state championship.
On the first day of the Class 6A state tournament, North advanced five wrestlers to the finals and opened a cushy lead over Broken Arrow in the team race.
Jordan Prince (106), Derek White (170), Lance Dixon (182), Joel Dixon (195) and Andrew Dixon (220) each punched their ticket to the finals.
Cy Trindle (113), Jordan Armstrong (120) and Josh Breece (126) are still alive in the consolation bracket.
The Huskies opened a commanding lead in the team race with 90.5 points. Broken Arrow is a distant second with 56.5, followed by Norman North with 44 team points.
Head coach Andy Schneider was ecstatic with his team’s strong start and believes they’ll have another big day Saturday.
“In the past, a lot of our guys were just happy to qualify for state, but this year I could see it in their eyes,” Schneider said. “When they qualified last week at regionals it was just like the next step. In the past we’d celebrate that we made it to state, but these guys were not at all satisfied.”
The team’s last individual state champion was in 2007.
North built its lead with plenty of bonus points. They picked up five falls on day one, including two by Andrew Dixon. Prince also won by fall in his semifinal match against Garrett Rowe of Choctaw.
The Deer Creek wrestlers were also smiling Friday night. The Antlers sent three of their four wrestlers to the 5A finals.
Chad Draper (160), Cole Pacheco (170) and Tyler Follis (285) each won their two matches Friday.
“We knew that we had a chance to get all four, but with three in there we had a good day,” Deer Creek coach Andy Howington said. “And we all have tough matchups tomorrow.”
Draper won by major decision against Cory Richardson of Chickasha, and topped Lawton MacArthur’s Dillon White, 8-3, in the semifinals.
Pacheco headed back to the finals with two big wins. He earned a fall in the first round and picked up a major decision against Clayton Atwood of Ardmore.
Follis pulled out a pair of decisions against John Cardenas of Northwest Classen (5-1) and Western Heights’ Cory Barnett (5-0).
Austin Loomis is still alive in the consolation bracket at 220 pounds.
Santa Fe has one wrestler still competing. John Wynn lost his first match, but stayed alive with a 5-0 decision against Tulsa Union’s Josh Evans.
The consolation semifinals begin at 10:30 a.m. The consolation finals start at 12:45 p.m. with the finals kicking off at 5:45 p.m.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Edmond North's Lance Dixon locks up with Broken Arrow's Steve Allen Friday night.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Edmond North's Derek White looks up on his way to defeating Bixby's Reid Rodich Friday night.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Deer Creek's Tyler Follis takes the win at heavyweight from Western Heights' Corey Barnett Friday night.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Deer Creek's Cole Pacheco squares off against Ardmore's Clayton Atwood Friday night.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Deer Creek's Chad Draper advanced to the state finals with a win over Lawton MacArthur's Dillon White Friday night.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Edmond North's Josh Breece dropped his 126-pound semifinal match to Norman North's Hayden Hansen Friday night.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Edmond North's Cy Trindle advanced to the state semifinals at 113 pounds but lost to Owasso's Jacob Fontanez.
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DREW HARMON | THE EDMOND SUN Edmond North's Joel Dixon upends Owasso's Teejay Aiono Friday night.
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Edmond North sends five to finals, Antlers advance three to 5A finals
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Bronchos hit final match play spot in first round
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Rust birdied four of his first five holes en route to his under-par round and the Bronchos ended up with a 300 on the day, giving them a 36-hole total of 597. The 300 leaves UCO eighth in the 20-team field heading into final round of stroke play, with the top eight teams advancing to match play that will determine the national champion. -
Area players earn All-State honors on the diamond
Three area baseball players were selected to the All-State Team this week.
Right-handed pitcher Holden Lyons from Edmond North, made the team after posting a perfect 7-0 mark with a 1.65 earned run average.
Deer Creek’s Cole Lindley made it as an outfielder and Oklahoma Christian’s Austin Brooks landed on the list in the designated hitter’s spot.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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