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Oklahoma high school tennis girls state championship results
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The 2024 Oklahoma high school girls tennis state championships got underway Friday at Oklahoma City Tennis Center. Here are the results:
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Oklahoma high school tennis state championships
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Class 6A Girls
No. 1 Singles
Quarterfinals
Avery Arant, Jenks, def. Kathy Liu, Stillwater, 6-0, 6-0
Jasmine Crain, Heritage Hall, def. Hailey Hibbets, Enid, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Victoria Ricaurte-Cabas, Edmond North, Caelie Cox, def. Bixby, 6-5, 6-1
Ava Goodell, Edmond Memorial, def. Abby Shelley, Bartlesville, 6-2, 6-1
Consolation First Round
Samantha Nguyen, Southmoore, def. Faith Chernisky, Tulsa Bishop Kelley, 6-3, 6-1
Miranda Huang, Norman North, def. Katie Liles, Cascia Hall, 6-1, 3-6, 10-5
London Walker, Broken Arrow, def. Madeline Hogue, Mustang, 6-0, 6-2
Kaylan Griffin, Union, def. Tiana Braxton, Lawton, 6-1, 2-6 (7)
First Round
Avery Arant, Jenks, def. Faith Chernisky, Tulsa Kelley, 6-0, 6-0
Kathy Liu, Stillwater, def. Samantha Nguyen, Southmoore, 6-1, 6-3
Jasmine Crain, Heritage Hall, def. Katie Liles, Cascia Hall, 6-0, 7-5
Hailey Hibbets, Enid, def. Miranda Huang, Norman North, 6-2, 6-1
Victoria Ricaurte-Cabas, Edmond North, def. Madeline Hogue, Mustang, 6-0, 6-0
Caelie Cox, Bixby, def. London Walker, Broken Arrow, 6-3, 6-1
Abby Shelley, Bartlesville, def. Kaylan Griffin, Tulsa Union, 6-0, 6-0
Ava Goodell, Edmond Memorial, def. Tiana Braxton, Lawton, 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Singles
Quarterfinals
Evie Lunsford, Edmond Memorial, def. Grace Henrickson, Edmond North, 6-1, 6-0
Maggie Norwood, Stillwater, def. Avery Jones, Broken Arrow, 6-2, 6-2
Macy Mueller, Bixby, def. Avery Shouse, Heritage Hall, 6-2, 6-2
Carington Hessen, Jenks, def. Maggie Butler, Cascia Hall, 6-1, 6-0
Consolation First Round
Macy Gerkin, Bishop Kelley, def. Mia Johnson, Southmoore, 6-2, 6-2
Ava Kelley, Bartlesville, def. Ashlyn Khien, Deer Creek, 6-1, 6-0
Brianna Hernandez, Union, def. Sadie Hadlock, Westmoore, 6-2, 6-0
Lindee Rex, Norman North, def. Alex Enmark, Yukon, 6-2, 6-1
First Round
Evie Lunsford, Edmond Memorial, def. Macy Gerkin, Tulsa Kelley, 6-0, 6-0
Grace Henrickson, Edmond North, def. Mia Johnson, Southmoore, 6-4, 6-3
Avery Jones, Broken Arrow, def. Ashlyn Khien, Deer Creek, 6-0, 6-3
Maggie Norwood, Stillwater, def. Ava Kelley, Bartlesville, 6-5, 6-0
Macy Mueller, Bixby, def. Sadie Hadlock, Westmoore, 6-0, 6-1
Avery Shouse, Heritage Hall, def. Brianna Hernandez, Tulsa Union, 6-4, 6-0
Maggie Butler, Cascia Hall, def. Alex Enmark, Yukon, 6-4, 4-6, 6-5
Carington Hessen, Jenks, def. Lindee Rex, Norman North, 6-1, 6-1
No. 1 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Henderson/Nasr, Heritage Hall, def. Ochs-Parises, Deer Creek, 6-1, 6-0
Bailey-Wong, Bishop Kelley, def. Gustafson-McKissick, Bartlesville, 6-1, 6-4
Jacobson-Leos, Jenks, def. Elizondo-Teripost, Union, 6-0, 6-0
Krise-Ruff, Edmond Memorial, def. Chalmer-House, Cascia Hall, 6-5, 6-2
Consolation First Round
Edwards-Ropp, Stillwater, def. Beys-Hill, Norman North, 6 (4),2
Ankrom-Blackwell, Yukon, def. Edwards-Flowers, Ponca City, 6-5, 6-2
Fox-Larabee, Edmond North, def. Donshon-Parks, Edmond Santa Fe, 6-1, 6-2
Dobson-Gilliand, Bixby, def. Birch-Terilli, Broken Arrow, 6-1, 6-0
First Round
Henderson/Nasr, Heritage Hall, def. Edwards-Ropp, Stillwater, 6-3 (2)
Ochs-Parises, Deer Creek, def. Beys-Hill, Norman North, 3-6, 6-2, 6-5
Gustafson-McKissick, Bartlesville, def. Edwards-Flowers, Ponca City, 6-0, 6-1
Bailey-Wong, Tulsa Kelley, def. Ankrom-Blackwell, Yukon, 6-4, 6-0
Jacobson-Leos, Jenks, def. Donshon-Parks, Edmond Santa Fe, 6-0, 6-0
Elizondo-Teripost, Tulsa Union, def. Fox-Larabee, Edmond North, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Chalmer-House, Cascia Hall, def. Dobson-Gilliand, Bixby, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Krise-Ruff, Edmond Memorial, def. Birch-Terilli, Broken Arrow, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Siegfried-Tuttle, Cascia Hall, def. Dolezal-Munson, Edmond Memorial, 6-1, 6-3
Hay-Slater, Bixby, def. Hall-Sutton, Stillwater, 6-4, 6-5
Cooper-Mudd, Bishop Kelley, def. Alexander-Miller, Union, 6-4, 6-5
Davie-Haddock, Jenks, def. Petrova-Shoemaker, Edmond North, 6-4, 6-4
Consolation First Round
Nelson-Stuart, Owasso, def. Godina-Smith, Ed. Santa Fe, 6-0, 6-0
Evans-Myers, Deer Creek, def. Pratt-Smith, Norman North, 6-4, 6-3
Christian-Lebsack, Yukon, def. Armstrong-Mattson, Broken Arrow, 6-0, 6-1
Johnston-Trice, Heritage Hall, def. Auschwitz-Craig, Bartlesville, 6, (0), 0
First Round
Siegfried-Tuttle, Cascia Hall, def. Godina-Smith, Edmond Santa Fe, 6-0, 6-0
Dolezal-Munson, Edmond Memorial, def. Nelson-Stuart, Owasso, 6-2, 6-3
Hall-Sutton, Stillwater, def. Pratt-Smith, Norman North, 6-0, 6-1
Hay-Slater, Bixby, def. Evans-Myers, Deer Creek, 6-0, 6-1
Alexander-Miller, Tulsa Union, def. Christian-Lebsack, Yukon, 6-3, 6-3
Cooper-Mudd, Tulsa Kelley, def. Armstrong-Mattson, Broken Arrow, 6-4, 6-2
Petrova-Shoemaker, Edmond North, def. Auschwitz-Craig, Bartlesville, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Davie-Haddock, Jenks, def. Johnston-Trice, Heritage Hall, 7-6 (2), 6-3
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Class 5A Girls
No. 1 Singles
Quarterfinals
Natalie Gillett, Holland Hall, def. Emma Poupard, Guthrie, 6-1, 6-0
Julie Abbott, McGuinness, def. Riley Reese, Carl Albert, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Sofia Acuna, Classen, def. Madilyn Whittaker, Altus, 6-0, 6-0
Maya Barki, Tulsa Washington, def. Jadyn Brown, Duncan, 6-2, 6-1
Consolation First Round
Katie Moore, Tahlequah, def. Erica Galvez, McAlester, 6-2, 6-1
Isabella-Aragon-Espinaza, Elgin, def. Hadley Perrin, Durant, 6-4, 6-3
Elle Russell, Grove, def. Ella Ramsey, Claremore, 6-1, 6-4
Mercedes Barrazza, Tulsa Edison, def. Raeni Tucker, Sapulpa, 6-2, 1-6, 10-8
First Round
Natalie Gillett, Holland Hall, def. Katie Moore, Tahlequah, 6-0, 6-0
Emma Poupard, Guthrie, def. Erica Galvez, McAlester, 6-0, 6-0
Julie Abbott, McGuinness, def. Hadley Perrin, Durant, 6-1, 6-0
Riley Reese, Carl Albert, def. Isabella-Aragon-Espinaza, Elgin, 6-0, 6-1
Sofia Acuna, Classen, def. Ella Ramsey, Claremore, 6-0, 6-0
Madilyn Whittaker, Altus, def. Elle Russell, Grove, 6-1, 6-3
Jadyn Brown, Duncan, def. Raeni Tucker, Sapulpa, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Maya Barki, Tulsa Washington, def. Mercedes Barrazza, Tulsa Edison, 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 Singles
Quarterfinals
Lily Koontz, Holland Hall, def. Ella Sorrels, Durant, 6-0, 6-3
Georgia Masher, Carl Albert, def. Ava Miller, Duncan, 6-2, 6-3
Paige Griffith, McGuinness, def. Emma Gregg, Altus, 6-3, 6-5
Kira Brown, Classen, def. Esther Zhu, Tulsa Washington, 6-2, 6-3
Consolation First Round
Nieya Moore, Riverfield, def. Anastasia Denysenko, Claremore, 6-2, 6-2
Stephanie Gasea, Southeast, def. Taylor Williams, McAlester, 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
Avery Bynum, Tahlequah, def. Abby Martin, Pryor, 6-2 6-2
Kenzie Hardesty, Guthrie, def. Grace Walz, Elgin, 6-1, 6-1
First Round
Lily Koontz, Holland Hall, def. Nieya Moore, Riverfield, 6-0, 6-2
Ella Sorrels, Durant, def. Anastasia Denysenko, Claremore, 6-2, 6-0
Ava Miller, Duncan, def. Taylor Williams, McAlester, 6-2, 6-1
Georgia Masher, Carl Albert, def. Stephanie Gasea, Southeast, 6-1, 6-1
Paige Griffith, McGuinness, def. Avery Bynum, Tahlequah, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
Emma Gregg, Altus, def. Abby Martin, Pryor, 6-1, 6-1
Esther Zhu, Tulsa Washington, def. Kenzie Hardesty, Guthrie, 6-0, 6-0
Kira Brown, Classen, def. Grace Walz, Elgin, 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Confer-Gillett, Holland Hall, def. Farris-Mitchell, Tulsa Washington, 6-0, 6-1
Minter-Tobin, Guthrie, def. Bowen-Howard, Duncan, 7-5, 6-2
Bryant-Rusche, Carl Albert, def. Greer-Williams, Altus, 6-2, 6-2
Clark-Sillers, Riverfield, def. Do-Potter, McGuinness, 6-0, 6-0
Consolation First Round
Bentley-Summitt, Durant, def. Dronson-Koepke, Shawnee, 6-4, 6-4
Chivers-Greer, Ardmore, def. Pitts-Swain, Midwest City, 7-6, (4), 0-6, (9)
Miller-Whitman, Tahlequah, def. Mohne-Owsley, Tulsa Edison, 6-4, 6-4
Chapuis-Stone, Muskogee, def. Wood-Kornegay, Collinsville, 6-0, 6-4
First Round
Confer-Gillett, Holland Hall, def. Bentley-Summitt, Durant, 6-0, 6-1
Farris-Mitchell, Tulsa Washington, def. Dronson-Koepke, Shawnee, 6-3, 6-0
Bowen-Howard, Duncan, def. Pitts-Swain, Midwest City, 6-3, 6-1
Minter-Tobin, Guthrie, def. Chivers-Greer, Ardmore, 6-1, 6-0
Bryant-Rusche, Carl Albert, def. Mohne-Owsley, Tulsa Edison, 6-1, 6-1
Greer-Williams, Altus, def. Miller-Whitman, Tahlequah, 6-0, 6-1
Do-Potter, McGuinness, def. Wood-Kornegay, Collinsville, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
Clark-Sillers, Riverfield, def. Chapuis-Stone, Muskogee, 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Cox-Parducci, Holland Hall, def. Patterson-Smith, Riverfield, 6-3, 6-0
Shears-Taveras, Tulsa Washington, def. Thebaud-Villagrana, Duncan, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
Le-Thomas, McGuinness, def. Acuna-Mitchell, Carl Albert, 6-3, 6-4
Bull-Greer, Altus, def. Mitchell-Mitchell, Guthrie, 7-5, 6-1
Consolation First Round
Morse-Petty, Durant, def. Hernandez-Martinez, Lawton Mac, 6-1, 6-2
Scott-Vanmeter, Midwest City, def. Galloway-Leverett, Ardmore, 6-3, 6-3
McCart-Stephens, Tahlequah, def. Green-Pulido, Muskogee, 6-1, 6-1
Boyett-Davis, Grove, def. Murillo-Ross, Tulsa Edison, 6-3, 6-4
First Round
Cox-Parducci, Holland Hall, def. Hernandez-Martinez, Lawton Mac, 6-0, 6-0
Patterson-Smith, Riverfield, def. Morse-Petty, Durant, 6-4, 6-3
Thebaud-Villagrana, Duncan, def. Scott-Vanmeter, Midwest City, 6-0, 6-1
Shears-Taveras, Tulsa Washington, def. Galloway-Leverett, Ardmore, 6-2, 6-1
Acuna-Mitchell, Carl Albert, def. McCart-Stephens, Tahlequah, 6-3, 6-0
Le-Thomas, McGuinness, def. Green-Pulido, Muskogee, 6-1, 6-0
Mitchell-Mitchell, Guthrie, def. Boyett-Davis, Grove, 6-3, 6-1
Bull-Greer, Altus, def. Murillo-Ross, Tulsa Edison, 6-0, 6-0
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Class 4A Girls
No. 1 Singles
Quarterfinals
Ashley Miller, Oklahoma Bible, def. Emma Kruska, Chisholm, 6-0, 6-1
Brityn Waller, Chr. Heritage, def. Emilia Mantilla, Casady, 6-2, 6-4
Sadie Epps, Ada, def. Abbie Dodge, Henryetta, 6-1, 6-2
Audrey Crooks, OCS, def. Mckinley Brewer, Elk City, 6-0, 6-0
Consolation First Round
Kaiya Dobson, Rejoice, def. Carolina Jones, Regent Prep, 6-5, 6-1
Yocelin Hernandez, Byng, def. Kallie Jeffrey, Mount St. Mary, 6-0, 6-1
Lily Boevers, Harding def. Campbell Cryer, Crossings, 6-2, 6-4
Hannah Upchurch, Seminole, def. Katie Barahona, Pauls Valley, 6-1, 6-0
First Round
Ashley Miller, Oklahoma Bible, def. Kaiya Dobson, Rejoice, 6-0, 6-1
Emma Kruska, Chisholm, def. Carolina Jones, Regent, 6-1, 6-2
Brityn Waller, Chr. Heritage, def. Kallie Jeffrey, Mount St. Mary, 6-0, 6-0
Emilia Mantilla, Casady, def. Yocelin Hernandez, Byng, 6-0, 6-0
Sadie Epps, Ada, def. Lily Boevers, Harding Prep, 6-1, 6-1
Abbie Dodge, Henryetta, def. Campbell Cryer, Crossings, 6-0. 6-0
Mckinley Brewer, Elk City, def. Hannah Upchurch, Seminone, 6-3, 6-3
Audrey Crooks, OCS, def. Katie Barahona, Pauls Valley, 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Singles
Quarterfinals
Lily Ross, Casady, def. Riley Demunbrun, Crossings, 6-1, 6-0
Kylie Witt, Ada, def. Connie Dong, Henryetta, Henryetta, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Nikelle Horsburgh, OCS, def. Reagan Cherry, Rejoice, 6-1, 6-2
Reagan Miller, Oklahoma Bible, def. Berkley Garber, Chr. Heritage, 6-0, 6-0
Consolation First Round
Marley Rennie, Pauls Valley, def. Jayla Harris, Harding, 6-3, 6-2
Kirbey Mouse, Elk City, def. Maggie Nokes, Regent, 6-5, 6-4
Daelena Tsonetokoy, Anadarko, def. Maya Wilson, Seminole, 6-2, 6-1
Aneta Vetcha, Oologah, def. Ruby Walker, Victory Christian, 6-4, 6-4
First Round
Lily Ross, Casady, def. Jayla Harris, Harding Prep, 6-1, 6-0
Riley Demunbrun, Crossings, def. Marley Rennie, Pauls Valley, 6-2, 6-2
Connie Dong, Henryetta, def. Kirbey Mouse, Elk City, 6-1, 6-1
Kylie Witt, Ada, def. Maggie Nokes, Regent, 6-1, 6-1
Reagan Cherry, Rejoice, def. Daelena Tsonetokoy, Anadarko, 6-1, 6-2
Nikelle Horsburgh, OCS, def. Maya Wilson, Seminole, 6-1, 6-2
Berkley Garber, Chr. Heritage, def. Aneta Vetcha, Oologah, 6-0, 6-0
Reagan Miller, Oklahoma Bible, def. Ruby Walker, Victory Christian, 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Bolin-Brown, Ada, def. Minihan-Lovelace, Crossings, 6-3, 6-3
Bullard-Nuthman, Chr. Heritage, def. Meyer-Thoma, Tecumseh, 6-4, 6-1
Bailey-Thompson, Henryetta, def. Lim-Sollberger, Regent, 6-4, 6-4
Sachdev-Walia, Casady, def. Boatright-Cole, Byng, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
Consolation First Round
Plowman-Smith, Rejoice, def. Keith-Tolle, Purcell, 6-3, 6-1
Rollandini-Ross, Lincoln Christian, def. Griffith-Kuehner, Seminole, 6-2, 6-4
Castillo-Walter, Elk City, def. Jared-Smith, OCS, 6-3, 3-6 (7)
Harris-Olson, Wagoner, def. Edwards-Ray, Oklahoma Bible, 6-3, 6-5
First Round
Bolin-Brown, Ada, def. Plowman-Smith, Rejoice, 6-0, 6-0
Minihan-Lovelace, Crossings, def. Keith-Tolle, Purcell, 6-0, 6-0
Bullard-Nuthman, Chr. Heritage def. Griffith-Kuehner, Seminole, 6-0, 6-0
Meyer-Thoma, Tecumseh, def. Rollandini-Ross, Lincoln Christian, 6-3, 6-3
Lim-Sollberger, Regent, def. Jared-Smith, OCS, 6-2, 6-0
Bailey-Thompson, Henryetta, def. Castillo-Walter, Elk City, 6-3, 6-0
Sachdev-Walia, Casady, def. Harris-Olson, Wagoner, 6-1, 6-4
Boatright-Cole, Byng, def. Edwards-Ray, Oklahoma Bible, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 Doubles
Quarterfinals
Bullard-Brewer, Chr. Heritage, def. Cadenhead-O’Neal, Ada, 6-5, 6-1
Hapani-Zubair, Casady, def. Crowder-Hamilton, Pauls Valley, 6-3, 6-2
Condict-Holloday, Wagoner, def. Bailey-Miller, Henryetta, 6-1, 6-2
Holloway-Moore, Byng, def. Galloway-Whittington, Elk City, 6-3, 6-3
Consolation First Round
Bass-Fudicker, Mount St. Mary, def. Helton-Mooberry, Regent, 4-6, 6-2 (9)
Caldwell-Hopper, Oklahoma Bible, def. Burk-Scana, Kingfisher, 6-2, 6-1
Brown-Henglein, Crossings, def. Holland-Johnson, OCS, 4-6, 7-6 (7)
Bryan-Kiker, Seminole def. Pendley-Thomas, Purcell, 6-1, 6-1
First Round
Cadenhead-O’Neal, Ada, def. Bass-Fudicker, Mount St. Mary, 6-4, 6-1
Bullard-Brewer, Chr. Heritage, def. Helton-Mooberry, Regent
Crowder-Hamilton, Pauls Valley, def. Burk-Scana, Kingfisher, 6-1, 6-1
Hapani-Zubair, Casady, def. Caldwell-Hopper, Oklahoma Bible, 6-2, 7-6 (6)
Condict-Holloday, Wagoner, def. Brown-Henglein, Crossings, 6-1, 6-3
Bailey-Miller, Henryetta, def. Holland-Johnson, def. Holland-Johnson, OCS, 6-3, 7-5
Galloway-Whittington, Elk City, def. Bryan-Kiker, Seminole, 6-4, 6-1
Holloway-Moore, Byng, def. Pendley-Thomas, Purcell, 6-0, 6-0
Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s Jahsiear Rogers ‘Knew It Was Time to Showcase’ His Talents In Spring Game
NORMAN — The Oklahoma Sooners liked their wide receiver room a year ago. They want 2026 to be even better.
Isaiah Sategna’s return helps that desire. Earning experienced pass catchers Trell Harris and Parker Livingstone via the transfer portal gives you added play makers. But after the Sooners Spring Game on Saturday, an unlikely hero emerged.
When Jahsiear Rogers flipped from Penn State to Oklahoma last December, he drew the usual excitement that comes with a new commitment. But few expected him to climb the depth chart this quickly, even with the injuries that hit Emmett Jones’ room.
Rogers did just that and more on Saturday. He led all pass catchers with five receptions for 70 yards in Oklahoma’s annual Red/White game.
“I knew it was time to showcase,” Rogers said after the game. “It was amazing to see the fans and get used to the OU way. I’m a playmaker. They really want to put the ball in playmakers hands. I pretty much knew I had to lead the white team.”
Rogers got the ball rolling early. On the second offensive play for the white team, backup quarterback Whitt Newbauer rolled to his right wide, then stopped and looked towards the middle of the field where he saw Rogers running open. Newbauer connected with Rogers for a 39-yard gain.
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With Rogers on the white team, he is running against (most of) Oklahoma’s starting defense. As fate would have it, on that 39-yard reception, Rogers beat his favorite teammate to compete against — Reggie Powers.
“He is just a leader, good guy,” Rogers said of Powers. “Me and him go after it every day in practice. Reggie is strong. When I come at him, I have to really come at him.”
Rogers’ big play over Powers was the second-longest catch of the spring game — Sategna’s 50-yard reception that appeared to be a touchdown before coaches pulled it back to set up a red-zone rep. The other four catches weren’t flashy, but they were important in their own way, and Rogers looked like he belonged on the field.
“I love it. As long as I can get the ball, I can be me. I love it,” Rogers said. “When I am on the field, I am ready to go. I am ready to be a playmaker.”
The season is still months away, and Rogers hasn’t earned a spot high on the depth chart yet. A strong spring and an encouraging Red/White Game can only lead to early playing time if he carries that momentum into summer and fall camp.
More experienced players will return from injury and receivers who’ve been in the program for a few years will have an extra leg-up.
But Rogers is taking everything in stride and leaving no stone unturned in his development.
“Just learning from the older guys,” Rogers said. “Manny Choice, Isaiah Sategna, Trell Harris, Mackenzie Alleyne. Really all of them. We lean on each other, learn from each other. That is kind of how our room is.”
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Oklahoma knocks off Missouri in series opener
The Oklahoma baseball team is back in the mix and trending upward.
After a rough few weeks in Southeastern Conference play, the 14th-ranked Sooners have won three of their last four games to get to .500 at just beyond the halfway point of the league slate. Friday’s 9-6 win over Missouri allowed Oklahoma to move to 8-8, tied with three other teams for eighth in the standings.
Friday’s win wasn’t truly that close, even. OU took a 9-3 lead into the ninth before Mizzou made it somewhat interesting with three runs in the frame. Two of them came with two outs, though, and Mason Bixby induced a groundout with the bases empty to hold on.
The large edge came via a home run-happy night. The Sooners popped four over the wall at Kimrey Family Stadium, including three in a four-run seventh inning that gave OU a four-run lead.
Jason Walk, who hit one of the four homers, had the best day at the plate. He went 2 for 5 with the shot, three RBIs and a run. Camden Johnson, who also homered, went 2 for 3 with a walk, a double and two runs, and Dasan Harris went 2 for 4 with a home run, two RBIs, and three runs. Trey Gambill hit the Sooners’ other jack.
Oklahoma jumped out to a four-run lead in the second behind four hits and a walk. Missouri helped the Sooners out with an error that resulted in a bases-loaded situation and three unearned runs registered to Tigers starter Josh McDevitt.
The runs were more than enough for Oklahoma’s LJ Mercurius, who pitched six strong innings, giving up three runs on six hits with no walks and nine strikeouts.
Game 2 in the series is set for 4 p.m. Saturday and the finale will be played Sunday at 2 p.m., weather permitting.
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The man behind Route 66’s Totem Pole Park: The history of a 90-foot Oklahoma landmark
Just miles off Route 66 in Rogers County stands one of Oklahoma’s most unusual roadside attractions: a 90-foot concrete totem pole built largely by one man over more than a decade.
Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park is home to what is widely described as the world’s largest concrete totem pole, created by Oklahoma folk artist Nathan Edward Galloway during his retirement years.
The park sits near Chelsea and continues to draw visitors traveling Oklahoma’s stretch of Route 66.
A project decades in the making
Credit: Rogers County Historical Society
According to the National Park Service, Nathan Edward Galloway was born in 1880 in Springfield, Missouri. He later worked as a manual arts teacher at Sand Springs Home before retiring in 1937 to property near present-day Chelsea in Rogers County.
After retiring, Galloway began building what would become Totem Pole Park. Using concrete, steel rebar, wood, and red sandstone, he created a series of colorful, highly decorated totems and structures across the property.
Atlas Obscura reports that Galloway began construction in 1938 with the goal of building durable totem poles from sturdy materials, and he surrounded his land with tapered concrete monuments and decorative features.
Between 1937 and 1948, Galloway constructed the park’s centerpiece: a 90-foot-tall totem pole carved with bas-relief designs. Travel Oklahoma describes it as a Route 66 icon and a state landmark.
Eleven years and 90 feet of concrete
Credit: Rogers County Historical Society
The main totem took roughly 11 years to complete, according to Atlas Obscura. The structure is made of red sandstone framed with steel and wood, then covered with a thick concrete exterior.
The tower features more than 200 carved images, including representations of birds and Native American figures facing the four cardinal directions. Near the top are four nine-foot figures representing different tribes.
Galloway’s version differs from traditional totem poles of the Pacific Northwest, which are generally carved from red cedar.
The structure rises from the back of a large, three-dimensional turtle. The turtle base was carved from a broad sandstone outcrop on the site and painted in bright colors.
The totem is hollow and rises about nine stories, with the ground level measuring about nine feet in diameter. Inside, plastered walls feature painted murals of mountain-and-lake scenes and bird totems, along with Native American shields and arrow points. At the top, the cone is open to the sky.
Picnic tables supported by small concrete totems, a totem barbecue fireplace, and gate structures designed to resemble fish fill the park grounds.
The Fiddle House
Credit: Rogers County Historical Society
Beyond the towering pole, Galloway’s artistic interests extended into music and woodworking.
An 11-sided structure known as the “Fiddle House” sits on the property and resembles a Navajo hogan, according to the National Park Service. The building houses many of Galloway’s hand-carved fiddles and other creations.
The Rogers County Historical Society says the Fiddle House Museum retains many of Galloway’s handcrafted violins and artifacts.
From neglect to restoration
Credit: Rogers County Historical Society
Galloway continued working on the park until his death in 1961. After he died, the site gradually fell into disrepair.
In 1989, the Rogers County Historical Society acquired the property. A major restoration effort took place from 1988 to 1998, with art conservators and engineers studying the structures and repairing damaged materials.
Additional repainting and preservation projects began in 2015.
Today, Totem Pole Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It remains open year-round with free admission and is managed by the Rogers County Historical Society.
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