OCA All-State games set for this week
The annual Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State games begin Monday and continue throughout the week in the Tulsa area.
The annual Oklahoma Coaches Association AllState games begin Monday in the Tulsa area, culminating Friday night with the football game at Tulsa Union High School.
Here is this week’s schedule:
Monday
Golf, 8:30 a.m., Cherokee Hills Golf Club, Catoosa
Swimming, 6:30 p.m., Adams Building, Phillips 66 Aquatic Center, Bartlesville
Tuesday
Baseball, 4:30 and 7 p.m., Oral Roberts University
Tennis, 5:30 p.m., University of Tulsa
Volleyball, 6 and 7:30 p.m., ORU
Wednesday
Wrestling, 7 p.m., Sand Springs
Girls basketball, 7 and 8:30 p.m., ORU
Thursday
Boys basketball, 7 and 8:30 p.m., ORU
Friday
Football, 7 p.m., Tulsa Union
Southern Illinois coach to speak
Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Chris Beard was scheduled to speak Wednesday at the annual OCA Coaches Clinic, but due to travel issues he will not attend the event.
Instead, Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson will speak. Hinson, a Marlow native and Oklahoma State graduate, began coaching at the high school level, including Stillwater, Edmond and Tulsa Kelley. He was also an assistant for Bill Self at Oral Roberts and Kansas. Hinson was also the head coach at ORU and Missouri State.
Other speakers this week include former OSU star Doug Gottlieb and Arkansas women’s basketball coach Mike Neighbors. Several high school coaches across the state will also speak.
Holland Hall’s Gregory narrows choices
Holland Hall star girls basketball player Gabby Gregory is down to her final five college choices.
Gregory announced on her Twitter page Saturday that she will choose from Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas State, Missouri and Oklahoma.
A 6-foot senior this upcoming season, she has been instrumental in leading Holland Hall to the state tournament two straight seasons. Last season, she averaged 31.2 points per game.