http://www.ardmoreite.com/section/SPORTS ardmoreite.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Mon, 20 May 2013 8:47:26 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130519/SPORTS/130519755/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Spencer White spencer.white@ardomerite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130519/SPORTS/130519755/1020/SPORTS Now that he has the hardware, Tracy Gandy knows what comes next.

The defense.

Just months after a dominant postseason performance that propelled Ringling to its fourth state title in program history, the Blue Devils have now taken the first step in the post-Jackson Dillon era after going through a week of spring practice that concluded on Wednesday.

"Sometimes you have players that redefine their position, and Jackson was one of those," Gandy said. [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130519/SPORTS/130519756/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Erik K. Horne erik.horne@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130519/SPORTS/130519756/1020/SPORTS It was the offense vs. the defense. Separated by a good 40 yards, however, that didn't keep Ardmore's spring football participants from having a verbal go at each other.

Ah, spring football. Where months of built-up gridiron frustration comes to a head. Challenges are layed out by teammates vying for spots. Words are exchanged.

And in between all of the competitive back-and-forth, players are get better.

Ardmore coach Douglas Wendel wrapped up his [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130519/SPORTS/130519757/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Sun, 19 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Erik K. Horne erik.horne@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130519/SPORTS/130519757/1020/SPORTS Destinee Howell has known her entire life that she wanted to be a collegiate athlete.

She signed off on her dream on Friday, as the Ardmore senior signed with Central Oklahoma for a track and field scholarship in front of friends and family at Ardmore High School.

It was a fitting end to an illustrious career for Howell, a four-sport athlete who started high school fully intent on leaving with a scholarship in something.

"That was my goal, to go [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130517/SPORTS/130519791/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130517/SPORTS/130519791/1020/SPORTS The following information is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
 
Arbuckle: May 12. Elevation 7 ft. below normal, water 70. Crappie spawning in coves at 5-7 ft. off bluff banks and good off docks. White bass being caught on shad crankbaits and wiggle-tailed grubs; spawning and along windblown banks. Largemouth bass being caught on bass jigs while spawning and on crankbaits, shaky [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519793/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519793/1020/SPORTS The Chickasaw Nation Chokka’ Kilimpi’ (Strong Family) Family Resource Center, Norman, will host the Chikashshaat Imanokfila’ Ilokchina’ "Chickasaw Healthy Minds" 5K Run/Walk Saturday, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday
 
The course will begin at Wheeler Park, 1120 S. Western Avenue in Oklahoma City. There is no entry fee and the route is a USA Track & Field-certified course. [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130517/SPORTS/130519790/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130517/SPORTS/130519790/1020/SPORTS The Dallas Cowboys released guard D.J. Hall. The team signed defensive end Anthony Hargrove to a one-year contract today.
 
Hargrove was originally drafted in the third round (91st overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams out of Georgia Tech. For his career, he has started 25-of-102 games recording 323 tackles, 19.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries. Hargrove played his [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130517/SPORTS/130519802/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Spencer White spencer.white@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130517/SPORTS/130519802/1020/SPORTS After a year that will be remembered as one of the best in Plainview athletic history, athletic director Johnni Bell decided it would be her last.

Bell, who served as athletic director for two years and presided over numerous state championships in that span, was announced to be resigning from her post in a school board meeting on Wednesday.

"I can not and will not take credit for it, but it is awesome to end my career getting to watch what these teams achieved [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130516/SPORTS/130519818/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130516/SPORTS/130519818/1020/SPORTS Whether it’s his high-intensity, acrobatic play on the basketball court or his signature fashion sense off it, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook as never been shy about showing off his game. And although he’s sidelined for the remainder of the NBA Playoffs following knee surgery, Champs Sports and the Jordan brand are standing behind Westbrook by featuring him in a new advertising campaign.
 
http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130516/SPORTS/130519838/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Staff Reports http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130516/SPORTS/130519838/1020/SPORTS YUKON — Now, Shannon Wilson can officially say she's the best discus thrower in the state.
The Plainview senior won the discus title over Bree Davis of Class 5A Piedmont on Tuesday at the annual Meet of Champions at Yukon High School. The event pits state champions and top state placers from all classifications against each other for bragging rights, and Wilson didn't disappoint.
Wilson, the Class 4A state [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519860/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519860/1020/SPORTS After winning its 10th Big 12 title last weekend, the No. 1 Oklahoma softball team took home even more hardware on Tuesday with the announcement of the Big 12 postseason awards.
Patty Gasso was named Coach of the Year for the second year in a row, while senior Keilani Ricketts took home Pitcher of the Year honors and sophomore Shelby Pendley was chosen as Player of the Year. It's just the second time since 2002 that one team has swept all three [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519864/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Spencer White spencer.white@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130515/SPORTS/130519864/1020/SPORTS MADILL — As an important cog for the Madill Wildcats on the baseball field this past season, Hunter Chapa patrolled the outfield for one of southern Oklahoma's best high school teams.

And it doesn't look like that will change anytime soon.

Chapa's baseball career will continue on the next level after the senior signed a scholarship at the Madill gym on Tuesday to attend Southwestern Christian University.

For Chapa, he said he takes a great deal [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519889/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519889/1020/SPORTS A record number of University of Oklahoma student-athletes received their diplomas Saturday as members of the Class of 2013.
 
In all, 151 graduates, the most in program history, became OU alumni. The group included 20 master’s degree candidates and 15 former OU student-athletes who returned to finish bachelor’s degrees. Former Sooner also earned a record six professional degrees this weekend, [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519922/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519922/1020/SPORTS With a 4-0 victory over Oklahoma State Saturday afternoon, the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners claimed their sixth regular-season Big 12 softball title.
 
It was Oklahoma’s 10th overall Big 12 crown, which includes four postseason titles (1996, 2001, ‘07, ‘10), all of which have occurred under head coach Patty Gasso. She is the league’s winningest coach with 1,078 victories in her career, [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130512/SPORTS/130519939/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Sun, 12 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Erik K. Horne erik.horne@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130512/SPORTS/130519939/1020/SPORTS YUKON — On the eve of the Class 5A state meet, coach Steve Wright and runner Kevi Davis stared up at the track and field records in the Ardmore Fieldhouse.

The girls 4x800-meter time read 9 minutes, 58 seconds.

"I told everyone that that was impossible to beat," Davis said.

Well, Davis and the team of Zoe Booker, Celia Caro and Destinee Howell surprised themselves on Friday, shattering the school record with a 9:48.05 to place second in the [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130512/SPORTS/130519941/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Sun, 12 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Spencer White spencer.white@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130512/SPORTS/130519941/1020/SPORTS SHAWNEE — In a season that was routinely magical and at times miraculous, the Plainview baseball team was unable to come away with one final trick, falling 3-1 to Berryhill in the Class 4A state championship Saturday at Shawnee High School.

The loss was a sour end to an incredible run by Plainview (33-7), who entered the title game on a 17-game winning streak, capped by two extraordinary wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals.

"I hate it for these boys, [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519976/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519976/1020/SPORTS The following information is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
 
Arbuckle: May 4. Elevation 7 ft. below normal, water 63-70 in afternoons and in upper creek arms. Crappie good on chartreuse/white small 1/16 oz. jigs at 6-7 ft. and around the dock early and late. White bass being caught on small crankbaits and small wiggle-tailed grubs along most rocky banks; they are spawning. [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519977/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519977/1020/SPORTS Sherri Coale will have a familiar face on the court when World University Games team tryouts begin.
 
Oklahoma senior-to-be Aaryn Ellenberg has received an invitation to attend the USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team trials, the organization announced today.
 
Ellenberg was among 31 athletes selected by the USA [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130509642/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Spencer White spencer.white@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130509642/1020/SPORTS EDMOND — If there's a team that can overcome James Bowker's will, it has yet to present itself.
In a season filled with spectacular performances, the senior put together his best yet, throwing 150 pitches over 10 innings for Plainview to pull out a thrilling 2-1 victory over Catoosa in the Class 4A state quarterfinals at Edmond Memorial on Thursday.
It was Plainview's 15th consecutive win, and Bowker's [...]]]> http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519993/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 8:00:00 +0000 By Erik K. Horne erik.horne@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519993/1020/SPORTS You couldn’t call Jeff Surrell angry necessarily, but there’s a tone to the Ardmore senior that hints of something far from content.
 
Surrell has been a part of multiple state title teams in relays, but as he was flanked by his teammates who are headed to the Class 5A state track meet this weekend, he still fees like there’s something to prove.
http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130509649/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 0:00:00 +0000 By Erik K. Horne erik.horne@ardmoreite.com http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130509649/1020/SPORTS The first thing you notice about Ardmore's girls team is the numbers.
There are far more athletes going to Yukon today than there was last season. Chalk that up to a freshman class that has produced across all sports this season and the maturation of the returning runners and throwers.
At the forefront for Ardmore are two ends of the high schoo spectrum. Senior Destinee Howell and freshman Zoe Booker are two of [...]]]>