SGU WINS OPENER

Oklahoma Baptist got little resistance in its second win of the season, shredding host Baker 72-48 Saturday in Baldwin City, Kan.

MUSKOGEE — Spurred by a 30-point performance by Carletta Hernandez, St. Gregory’s women outlasted host Bacone College 93-90 Saturday.

SPRINGER – Behind 29 points from Matt Johnson and 20 from Derek Claytor, Asher launched its 2009-2010 campaign Friday night with a 63-47 victory over Springer.

Liberty Academy pulverized visiting Dustin with a 26-3 first-quarter splurge Saturday afternoon en route to a 62-10 victory.

LUBBOCK, Texas —Oklahoma Baptist ruined Lubbock Christian’s Senior Day and handed the Lady Chaps their first Sooner Athletic Conference volleyball loss of the season, 3-0, Saturday.

A 35-yard goal by Rogers State and a 12-save effort by Hillcat keeper Bailey Lynn ended Oklahoma Baptist’s women’s soccer season in the first round of the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament in Shawnee Saturday, 1-0.

It took a while for the fourth-ranked Bison to get cranking, but Oklahoma Baptist University won the men’s basketball season opener Friday night, 89-65, against Dallas Christian College.
“You have to start somewhere and this is where we are right now,” said OBU coach Doug Tolin. “We’ve got a long way to go and a lot of things to work on. But we did some good things, too. We need to pick it up in practice.”
OBU was an impressive 67 percent from the field but shot just over 50 percent from the free throw line. The Bison committed 25 turnovers – 14 of those unforced.
After trailing the Crusaders for most of the first seven minutes, the Bison used a 15-0 run to take a 21-13 lead with 8:54 left in the first half. Six different Bison scored in the spree, led by Tyler Parker with four points.
From there, the Crusaders only scored back-to-back baskets once as the Bison built a 44-29 halftime cushion.

HENRYETTA — In a contest riddled with turnovers, Prague’s Red Devils notched third place in District 2A-5 with a 47-24 triumph over Henryetta Friday night.
Now playoff bound, the Red Devils will face an undetermined foe in next week’s postseason first round.

Seminole head coach Mike Snyder has been around football a long time and hasn’t seen anything like he observed Friday night.

DIBBLE — Almost 40 years ago to the date, Stroud’s 1969 football team went 10-0 en route to capturing a state championship.
Friday night, the 2009 Stroud squad culminated a 10-0 regular season with a 47-0 trampling of Dibble.
Stroud also captured the District A-5 crown with an 8-0 record.

Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant is headed to the NFL.

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Oklahoma’s 2009 regular high school football season concludes tonight, but several Tri-County teams will not be hanging up the shoulder pads just yet.
Already assured a postseason berth are Shawnee, Stroud, Maud, Tecumseh, Prague and Chandler. Barring a calamitous domino effect across District 4A-2 tonight, Seminole’s Chieftains will also see playoff action.

Earlsboro’s Wildcats started the 2009-10 basketball season at 0-1 after a 57-45 loss to Stonewall Tuesday.
The Wildcats fell behind 16-5 after the first quarter, and were down 34-17 at the break. A late rally came up short as the Wildcats outscored the host Longhorns 13-12 in the third and 15-11 in the fourth.

The Hornets lost, 49-0, to finish their 2009 season at 0-10.

As suspected, there was little suspense as Shawnee culminated its first undefeated regular season in 36 years.
The Wolves, behind two pass interception touchdowns in the first three minutes, mauled Capitol Hill, 42-10, in a District 5A-2 game Thursday night at C.B. Speegle Stadium.
On the third play of the game, Brayle Brown returned an interception 40 yards for a TD. On Capitol Hill’s next snap, Saulyer Saxon stole a pass and sprinted 42 yards for a touchdown.

The NCAA has rejected a final appeal to reinstate Dez Bryant and Oklahoma State has probably seen the last of its All-America receiver.

Earlsboro’s Lady Wildcats let go a four-point lead Tuesday and dropped their 2009-10 basketball opener 45-37 to the host Stonewall Lady Longhorns.

St. Gregory’s University’s soccer seasons — men’s and women’s — came to an end Tuesday in Shawnee.
The Cavaliers missed the postseason by one game, finishing up with a 7-9 overall record with a 1-0 win over Sooner Athletic Conference foe Oklahoma Christian. The victory put the Cavs at 4-5 against SAC opponents.

St. Gregory’s Cavaliers, coming off a 2-27 season, will attempt to snap a 15-game losing skid as they open their 2009-10 basketball campaign tonight.
The Cavs will face Paul Quinn University at 7 p.m. in Dallas, Texas.