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By Michael Kinney
OKLAHOMA CITY- Jordy Bahl had to be on her game. Even though No. 1 Oklahoma is a prohibited favorite to win a third straight national championship, they needed their sophomore ace to be everything she has been this season and more in order to get past No. 9 Stanford in the opening game of the Women’s College World Series.
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By Michael Kinney
OKLAHOMA CITY– Since 1995, Oklahoma has been the center of the softball world. In that time, the Sooners have made 29 trips to the NCAA tournament while taking home six national championships. That includes winning the past two Women’s College World Series (the tournament was not played in 2020).
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By Michael Kinney
No. 1 Oklahoma finds itself one step closer to getting an opportunity to defend its national championship after cruising through the Norman regional tournament over the weekend.
The Sooners crushed their opponents by a combined score of 38-3 during three days of competition at Marita Hynes Field.
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By Michael Kinney
YUKON- Aidan Edwards was not happy. After the Mustang junior failed to defend his state title in the 110-meter hurdles, he was motivated by the time his next event at the 6A State Track and Field Championships arrived.
Edwards used that fire to hold off some stiff competition in the 300-meter hurdles to grab the state title Saturday at Miller Stadium.
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By Michael Kinney
Heston Thompson does not like it. Despite being one of the top 400-meter runners in the state, the Stillwater junior doesn’t enjoy any part of competing in the grueling race.
Yet, one look at the best 400-meter times in the state, Thompson’s name is situated right on top. His time of 48.31 is the best in Class 6A. It took that blistering time to hold off Union’s Thomas Gothard (48.41) at the Jenks Regional meet last week.
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By Michael Kinney
As a child growing up in Oklahoma, Madelyn Goodnight loved books. Whether her parents or aunts read them to her or she poured over them herself, children’s books were a big part of her life.
From the Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy and Herman Parish or the Frog and Toad collection by Arnold Lobel, Goodnight said the memories of her youth are filled with children’s books.
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