Boys track wins Catoosa meet

The Class 5A defending state champion track team picked up their first team win of the season at Catoosa last Friday.

The defending state champions pick up their first win of the new season.

Guthrie finished with 107 total points with Okmulgee (77) finishing second and Holland Hall (75) third.

To no surprise, Emmanuel Robinson won both the 100 meter dash and 110 high hurdles. Dustin Bohanan was .36 behind in the 100 meter to finish second.

Colin Betchan had a fifth place showing in the 800 meter run while Jason Ogan finished second in the 1600 meter and Jonathan Ogan fourth in the 3200 meter runs. Zac Cates finished fourth in the 1600 meter.

Zac Brown had a productive day in the shot put and discus by finishing sixth in the shot and fourth in the discus.

In team events, Guthrie won the 4 x 100 by two seconds and came across first in the 4 x 800 relay. In the sprint medley relay the Jays finished .50 of a second behind Lincoln Christian.

Jared Ogan, Jason Ogan, Zac Cates, and Alex Dorio comprised the 4 x 800 team. The sprint medley was Bohanan, Robinson, Caleb Murillo, and Jared Ogan. The short 4 x 100 relay was ran by Corbin Crockett, Alphonzo Wilcox, Bohanan, and Robinson.

The Lady Jays 4 x 100 team finished third. Runners included Kyra Macedo, Ashley Nelson, Leslie Hughes, and Roseta Galbraith.

Guthrie is set to run next at Hollan Hall on Friday before settling in on the West side of the state starting with Edmond Memorial on March 26th.

Suburban Conference post season basketball awards

In one of the toughest basketball conferences in the state, the Suburban Conference has announced their post season awards and teams.

Western Heights won both the regular season and post season championships this season and landed five names to the list highlighted by Newcomer of the Year in Alton Whitaker.

Carl Albert’s Larry Cunningham was named as the player of the year for the conference.

Tyrone Nash was named the coach of the year after his Western Heights team compiled a 21-5 season heading into the state tournament. Seven of those 21 wins came on their final possession.

The conference landed two boys teams in the state tournament with Western Heights and El Reno. A season ago, four teams qualified.

1st Team All Conference
Dustin Giles – W. Heights
Devin Aughenbaugh – W. Heights
Kentrell Brothers – Guthrie
Chris Mustain – El Reno
Devante Moore – El Reno

Second Team All Conference
Chase Rogers – Chickasha
Garrett Hermanski – Deer Creek
Ryan Hightower – Chickasha
Alton Whitaker – W. Heights
Keith Vick – Piedmont

Third Team All Conference
J.T. Realmuto – Carl Albert
Travis Johnson – El Reno
Devon Hall – Guthrie
Ethan Welton – Harrah
Caleb Price – Carl Albert

Honorable Mention:
Carl Albert: Markell Walker & Trevante Porter
Chickasha: Jacobi Davis
Deer Creek: Jurrell Calloway
El Reno: Terry Hubbard
Guthrie: BJ McDonald
Harrah: Garrett Minger & Cody Stilwell
Noble: Josh Acosta
Piedmont: John Stephens, Hunter Craft & Jimmy Guerra
Shawnee: Taylor Langley, Terrence McDonald & Dillion Mooreland
Western Heights: DJ Taylor

Lady Jays golf season off and swinging

The Guthrie Lady Jays golf team has two events under their belts as they shoot for the state tournament for the second year in a row. A season ago, they finished seventh while playing in state for the first time in some time.

In both their tournaments this year, Guthrie has a had a golfer finish second overall.

In the Lady Jays Invitational held March 4th, sophomore McCandren Lewis had a second place showing and senior Kacey Acker took second in the Ponca City tourney that was held at Lew Wentz Golf Club.

Guthrie finished second overall in their own tournament and this past Monday finished fifth, in a shorten event due to the Oklahoma rains. The fifth place show was impressive considering the field was comprised of 6A schools.

“Kacey played really well considering the weather which was brutal,” head coach Mike Longstreth said.

Up next for Guthrie is the beautiful Rose Creek Golf Club on March 25th, but before that the junior varsity will compete in the Lady Jays Par 3 Shootout on March 23rd.