Bulldogs lead pack
Edmond North claimed its 17th straight City Wrestling Championship at the annual Three-Dog Night triangular meet against Edmond Memorial and Edmond Santa Fe.
Edmond North wrestling coach Andy Schneider knew this year would be different.
The annual Three-Dog Night triangular meet between Edmond Memorial, Edmond North and Edmond Santa Fe has been dominated by North for nearly the past two decades.
But this year, Schneider said the dual with Memorial was a close as he can remember.
"Normally we come into this thing knowing the outcome," Schneider said. "But we knew this year it was going to take our best to win."
In the first match between North and Memorial at 132 pounds, junior Kobie Harris set the tone as he pinned Memorial senior Ty Lutze within 30 seconds.
Those points ended up being huge for North as Memorial won seven of the dual's 14 matches, but North had the advantage in bonus points after falls from Noah Hooks, Jake McCoy, Blake Minnick and Nick Steward sent the Huskies on a 24-0 run against their crosstown-rival.
North went on to win 39-24, after senior
Trent Higginbotham pinned his opponent in the final match.
North would go on to beat Santa Fe 68-9 to claim its 17th straight City Wrestling Championship.
"Anytime you are up against your rivals the kids hype it up," Schneider said. "We try to make it a big deal, and this year was by far the closest we've had in a long time."
5A and 6A baseball to play championship in Tulsa
Championship baseball is heading back to Tulsa.
For the first time in six years, Class 5A and 6A baseball championships will be played in Tulsa after the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association voted to approve new baseball sites this year.
The 6A state tournament will be played at Oral Roberts University’s J.L. Johnson Stadium on May 10-12, while the first two rounds of the 5A tournament will be played at Broken Arrow High School on May 10-11. The final will be May 12 at Johnson Stadium.
Classes 2A, 3A and
4A will continue playing championship games at the Chickasha Bricktown Ballpark, while Classes A and B championship games will be at Palmer Field at Dolese Youth Park.
New softball districts approved
OSSAA members voted to approve new districts for Classes 2A and 3A Fast-Pitch Softball.
This will be the first year for these schools to play in a district format that determines seeding for the postseason.
Here is a look at the districts:
Class 3A
District 1: Comanche, Holdenville, Lindsay, Little Axe, Marlow, Purcell, Riverside. District 2: Atoka, Davis, Dickson, Hugo, Kingston, Marietta, Tishomingo. District 3: Crooked Oak, Heritage Hall, Lexington, Meeker, OKC Millwood, Prague, Washington.
District 4: Alva, Chandler, Chisholm, Hennessey, Jones, Perry.
District 5: Adair, Dewey, Holland Hall, Kellyville, Lincoln Christian, Newkirk, Verdigris.
District 6: Beggs, Eufaula, Henryetta, Morris. Oktaha, Sperry, Victory Christian. District 7: Kansas, Keys, Salina, Tahlequah Sequoyah, Stigler, Vian, Westville. District 8: Antlers, Hartshorne, Heavener, Pocola, Spiro, Valliant, Wilburton. Class 2A
District 1: Dale, Luther, Wellston, Tonkawa, Crescent, Watonga, Fairview, Crossings Christian.
District 2: Texhoma, Hooker, Cordell, Hobart, Merritt, Sayre, Mangum.
District 3: Pawnee, Stroud, Hominy, Caney Valley, Chelsea, Oklahoma Union, Nowata, Pawhuska.
District 4: Minco, Dibble, Community Christian, Hinton, Walters, Frederick, Boone-Apache.
District 5: Drumright, Mounds, Kiefer, Liberty, Okemah, Warner, Haskell, Porter. District 6: Silo, Coalgate, Latta, Stratford, Wynnewood, Healdton, Calera, Colbert.
District 7: Howe, Wister, Panama, Central Sallisaw, Savanna, Talihina, Wewoka, Konawa.
District 8: Hulbert, Chouteau-Mazie, Colcord, Ketchum, Fairland, Wyandotte, Commerce, Quapaw.