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8 Tulsa-area public school football coaches make more than $100,000 in compensation

Three Tulsa-area coaches — in Union, Owasso and Bixby school districts — had higher total compensation packages than any of the 142 football coaches in Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Bill Haisten: At Jenks, Owen Jones and Kaydin Jones arrive – and Jett Calmus returns

Jett Calmus has a cool first name and a last name that is synonymous with Jenks sports.

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The Bill Haisten Podcast: With Barry Lewis, a discussion of the Tulsa area’s appetite for great high school football

Bill Haisten and Barry Lewis take a look at the extraordinary Tulsa area high school football culture. Also: a quick review of LIV golf and a little Thunder talk.

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Bill Haisten: Pillars of strength in Owasso — Blake Cherry, Ryker Haff and the O-line

Ryker Haff and Blake Cherry could be the most highly regarded Tulsa-area offensive linemen since Andrew Raym.

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Collinsville 'out for blood' after last year's early playoff exit

Editor’s note: Spring football practice started for most state high schools last week. World writers Barry Lewis and Bill Haisten will visi…

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Photos: 5A Collinsville conducts spring practice at Sallee Field

The Cardinals won the 5A state title in 2021 and went 9-1 last season.

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Wagoner `back to business' after 'surreal' championship

Witt Edwards and Alex Shieldnight have emerged as top college prospects. Another key returnee for Wagoner is quarterback/linebacker Kale Charboneau.

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Barry Lewis: Edison's winningest basketball coach, Michael Parish, steps away after 20 seasons

Parish led the Eagles to nine state tournament berths.

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Owasso Falcons claim three national titles at NCHC track meet

Caleb Yearwood, Abigail Brown and Cade Dean took home gold medals.

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Bill Haisten: Recovering and reloading – Union should contend again in 6AI

Union's Kirk Fridrich on the six-overtime semifinal loss to Owasso:  “There’s no doubt – it’s a gut-punch.” 

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TPS Athletics Hall of Fame adds World's Barry Lewis, Gerald Harris, Philip Johnson, Ira Willis

The 11th annual banquet is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at the DoubleTree Tulsa at Warren Place. All nine TPS high schools will be represented in the HOF class.

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Bixby is hungry, and versatile Kordell Gouldsby is ready for 'more on his plate'

Other Spartan seniors to watch include Brody Duffel, Hank Puckett, Sam McCormick and Brandon Hobbs.

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Jaxson Grimes a `right piece' in Metro Christian's All-State QB tradition

Grimes gives the Patriots another ground threat to go with running back Corley Wagner. Both also are returning starters on defense.

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Bill Knight Automotive spring sports athletes of the week: Jenks' Brett Keeling, Bixby's Nate Murphy and Bishop Kelley's Gwyneth Meyers

Keeling, Murphy and Meyers all won state titles.

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Bill Knight Automotive soccer athletes of the week: Holland Hall's Berkley Zahn and Jenks' Diego Sanchez

Zahn and Sanchez scored the winning goals for their teams in the state title matches.

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The best high school football players in the Tulsa area: The 2022-23 All-World finalists. Get tickets to the All-World Awards Banquet at allworldawards.com

See who made the Tulsa World's top 10 list of finalists for Athlete of the Year in football for this year's All-World Awards. 

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Jenks' Brett Keeling rallies in 6A final for third state title; Trojans take team championship

Cascia Hall's James Benien nabs No. 1 singles crown in 5A.

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Holland Hall shuts out Woodward for Class 4A girls soccer title

Berkley Zahn scored the match's only goal.

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Class 5A baseball championship: Carl Albert shuts down Bishop Kelley 7-1 to take title

JENKS — Declan Murphy lifted Carl Albert past Bishop Kelley 7-1 in the Class 5A baseball state championship game Saturday at Hinch Field.

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Ron Lancaster, Weldon Tisdale, Lance Williams, Eric Iverson headed to TPS Athletics Hall of Fame

Melvin Gilliam Sr., Rick Engles, Janet Thomas Griffith and Steve Turnbo were announced earlier as 2023 inductees. Four more will be announced next week for the June 8 banquet.

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