Guthrie boys track claims another championship

 

For the third straight season, the Suburban Conference boy’s track championship runs through Guthrie. The Jays will continue to look to keep the “three” streak going when they defend their back-to-back state championships in two weeks.

The Lady Jays had an eighth place finish while the Guthrie freshmen boys finished fourth and the freshmen girls was fifth overall. The conference meets were held at Carl Albert High School on Friday afternoon.

The Jays finished with multiple first place finishes en route to a team score of 182 in the 10 team field. Deer Creek was a distant second with a score of 135.

In the field events, Zac Brown led the way with first place finishes in both the shot put and discus. Brown lifted the shot 46-5 and tossed the discus 147-5.5.

Tim Zupo took top honors in the long jump with a leap of 22.4. Michael Watts was third with a jump of 20-11. Zupo finished third with a 6-0 high jump and Watts was fourth at 5-10.

In the pole vault, Jay Kuruvilla was runner-up with a 9-6 and Shannon Stansbury was fourth at 8-6.

In the team events, the Jays crossed the line in 8.44.9 in the 4 x 800 relay to claim the top spot. Zac Cates, Hunter Sallee, Alex Dorio and Walker Cross led the way. In the 4 x400 relay, Emmanulel Robinson, Dorio, Esau Paez and Zupo ran a 3.41.0 to finish third. The speedsters of Alphonso Wilcots, Devonte McCully, Chad Nash and Robinson took second place in the 4 x 100 in a time of 44.27.

Jonathan Ogan is expected to have another big day at the state tournament.

In the 32oo meter run it was Jonathan Ogan leading the way with a 10.48.0. Cates and Walker crossed one-two in the 800 meter with times of 2.06.5 and 2.07.4.

Robinson continued his winning ways in the 110 hurdles with a sprint of 14.19 and had a second place finish in the 200 meter with a time of 22.57 while Wilcots finished fourth two seconds later.

For the Lady Jays it was Susie Unger with the best finish when she crossed the 100 meter run in 12.60 for a second place finish. As a team, Shawnee won the conference title with a dominating score of 196.

Unger along with Erika Guerrero, Kyra Macedo and Alma Robinson finished fourth in the 4 x 100 relay with a time of 53.14.

Guerrero pole vaulted a height of 9-6 for the second best attempt. Ashley Watkins placed fifth at 8-0.

Macedo ran a 56.52 in the 300 meter hurdles and Ellisia Brewer threw the discus at 87-2.

Freshmen have success

Robinson won the 200 meter race with a time of 29.32 and Asia Johnson was not to far behind to place third. Lauren Toney ran a 2.51.49 in the 800 meter to finish third and also ran a 6.31.94 in the 1600 meter for third. Makiala Carey landed a seven-foot leap in the pole vault.

For the freshmen boys, they placed fourth with a team score of 64 as Deer Creek took first with 152 points.

In the 4 x 100 team relay Adrian Smith, Calvin Parker, Landon Solorio and Michael Anderson finished second.

In individual runs, Anderson posted a 25.29 in the 200 meter, Sean Harvery ran a 2.24.2 in the 800 meter, Brandon Greenlee ran 5.19.1 in the 1600 meter, and in the 300 meter Khalil Moore was third with a time of 49.28 and Solorio finished fifth.

In the field events, Solorio was second in the high jump at 5-6, Parker was second in the long jump at 19-7.5 and Solorio finished behind him at 19-6.5, in the shot put it was Blake Finley with a fourth place finish with a toss of 41-3 and Peyton Haynes had a best toss of 38-2, and finally in the discus it was Finley with a throw of 105-11.

Guthrie: The Wedding Capitol Of Oklahoma

 

When it comes to weddings in the state, Guthrie is quickly becoming known as the “wedding capital of Oklahoma.”

That according to Julie Ayers, the director of The Dominion House in Guthrie.

In a recent interview with KWTV’s Kirsten McIntyre, who was married in Guthrie herself, Ayers said she thinks Guthrie is becoming known as the “wedding capital of Oklahoma” because of its rich history and the number of bed and breakfasts in town.

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Clark’s two home runs aids Jays in offensive win

 

If you were looking for a pitching dual in the final regular season baseball game between Guthrie and Ponca City let’s hope you kept your distance.

John Clark was 4-for-5 with two home runs and 6 RBIs in the win over Ponca City.

Both teams combined for 26 runs and 29 hits, but it was the BlueJays capturing their 23rd win of the year by a final score of 15-11, in Ponca City, Thursday afternoon. The Jays redeemed their season opening run-rule loss to the Wildcats (13-4).

Outfielder John Clark had a day to say the least by going 4-for-5 at the plate, including two home runs, and 6 RBIs. Clark’s two round tripper’s gives him seven on the season.

Fellow junior Landry Chappell started the parade of runs with his 3-run bomb in the first inning for his sixth of the season. Clark followed Chappell’s lead with a 2-run homer to give the Jays a 5-0 lead before the Poncan’s came to bat.

When the Poncan’s did come to bat they equaled the Jays by putting five runs on the board themselves as they connected for five base hits off of Jays starting pitcher Bryan Dutton.

Dutton had a more quiet second inning by facing just the minimum, although just one run in the first inning was earned.

In the third inning, the Jays regained the lead when Clark connected on his second homer. This time it was a 2-run blast that brought in Kye Sears, who reached via error. Clark now has three homer’s in his last two games.

Dutton started the fourth inning with a walk and was followed by Chappell’s single. Hayden Seifert then brought in Dutton with a double to increase the lead to 8-5. The score moved up to 9-5 when Clark’s ground out brought in J.T. McFadden, who was a courtesy runner for Chappell.

Guthrie (23-10) head coach Jon Chappell’s squad put another five-spot in the fifth inning by piecing together five singles, two error’s, and two base-on-balls. Scott Pickle, Seifert, Austin O’Connor, Clark, and Reed Roberts each collected RBIs in the frame.

The Jays entered the bottom of the fifth needing to hold the Wildcats to no more than a run to collect their 16th run rule of the season, but Ponca added five runs to move the game into the sixth inning.

Luke Davis started the sixth with a walk and later swapped second base and then advanced to third on a Wildcat error off of the bat of Pickle to put runners on the corners. Dutton then hit a ground ball that scored Davis to make it a 15-10 game.

Ponca City added a run in the seventh on three hits.

Roberts, who was one of four pitchers for the Jays, collected the win for his team high seventh to improve his record to 7-2.

Guthrie Bluejays at Ponca City Wildcats Box Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E	L
Guthrie Bluejays	5	0	2	2	5	1	0	15	12	3	10
Ponca City Wildcats	5	0	0	0	5	0	1	11	17	6	7

WP: Reed Roberts (7-2), LP: E Evans

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Lady Jays Golf going back to state

 

The OSSAA announced the tee times for the upcoming girls golf state championships for next Monday, at Bailey Ranch, in Owasso. In the field will be the Guthrie Lady Jays.

Guthrie posted a team score 393 for a sixth place in the 12 team regional at Lincoln West Golf Course in Oklahoma City. The sixth place finish was just enough to qualify for next week’s state appearance, in which, will mark the fourth straight year for the Lady Jays to qualify for state.

Altus, who finished as state runner-up last year, finished as regional champions with a team score of 296. Deer Creek (315) was second while defending champion Duncan (324) was third.

Leading the way for Guthrie head coach Mike Longstreth was McCandren Lewis with a score of 80. A season ago, Lewis won the regional and was fifth overall at state with a two-day score of 157 at Silverhorn Golf Course.

Altus golfer Chelsea McCuistion took top regional honors with a 68 and was followed by teammate and defending 5A champion Megan Blonien, who finished with a 71.

Joining Lewis for the two-day, 36 hole run will be seniors Cristina Valdez, Kelsey Walker, junior Tessa Wakefield, and sophomore Linzi Thomas.

A season ago at state, the Lady Jays finished sixth overall with a score of 742 and in 2009 they finished seventh overall.

Class 5A Girls State Tournament
At Bailey Ranch (Owasso)
May 4
Tee No. 1
Individuals
9 a.m. – Karsten Mills, Shawnee; Kriston Wheeler, Collinsville; Jamie Herskind, Shawnee.
9:10 – Kayla Olivero, Tulsa Edison; Maddy Hoffman, Collinsville; Summer Skillern, Shawnee.

Teams
9:20-10 a.m. – Altus, Coweta, Carl Albert
10:10-10:50 – Tulsa Kelley, El Reno, Tahlequah

Tee No. 10
Individuals
9 a.m. – Taylor Wilson, Noble; Chelsea Galligher, Skiatook; Jessica McGinnis, Durant
9:10 – Shandee Ratliff, Lawton MacArthur; Jo-Lynn Fairchild, Grove; Kasie Brady, Noble; Jordan Nichols, Ardmore

Teams
9:20-10 a.m. – Bishop McGuinness, Duncan, Pryor
10:10-10:50 – Deer Creek, Tulsa Washington, Guthrie

Guthrie wrestlers are headed to nationals

 

Five Guthrie wrestlers were back on the mat this past weekend with a couple of Jays moving on to national championships in July.

Current freshmen Conner Howard lead an impressive list of Guthrie wrestlers at the cadet qualifier at Tulsa Union High School. Howard finished first in freestyle and first in greco to earn a spot at the prestigious Asic/Accolade Cadet National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota.

The O’Connor twins, Austin and Timothy, also competed, at Union, in the cadet division with Austin qualifying for the Asic/Accolade Cadet National Championships. He finished second to state placer TJ Buser, of Geary at 140 pounds, and brother Timothy finishing fourth at 125. Timothy found himself in a very deep and impressive weight class with several state champions and finalist.

Attending the junior portion of the tournament was recent Oklahoma City University signee Michael Conner finishing fourth in freestyle and first in greco.

The talk of the tournament was John Davison in the semifinals of freestyle as he defeated 6A State runner-up and Reno Tournament of Champions champion and the top ranked heavyweights in the nation before going on and winning the weight.

Prior to this tournament, Bryan Dutton qualified for the Junior Nationals at the USAOK wrestling Junior Freestyle and Greco Tournament held at Westmoore High School.

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Guthrie school administrator honored

 

Guthrie Public School assistant Superintendent Dennis Schulz was recently named District 3 Assistant Superintendent / Central Office Administrator of the Year by the Oklahoma Association of School Administrators. 

 

Schulz has 29 years of experience in financial management and has overseen financial operations at Guthrie Public Schools for the last thirteen years. 

 

He is currently serving as the Guthrie Rotary Club president, is a member of the Logan County United Way Board of Directors, and has previously served on the Guthrie Education Foundation.

1939 89er Queen is parade marshal

 

Eddie Lou Halsey knows the 89er routine to say the least.

Halsey, also known as Button Lady, was just 14 when she was named the 89er Queen for the first time in 1939. Now the 86-year-old will be this year’s parade marshal for the festivities to commemorate the Land Run of April 22, 1889. They festivities start today through Saturday, including the parade at high noon on Saturday.

For more on the Button Lady, read the entire article on NewsOk.com.

Howells, Mathena take third in conference

 

With the regular season drawing to an end for the Guthrie tennis teams, the Suburban Conference held its annual tournament.

The Lady Jays No. 2 doubles team of Sarah Howells and

Carrisa Mathena took third place to highlight the day for Guthrie.

In their first round they defeated Piedmont 6-0, 6-0, but dropped their second round to Deer Creek in three sets. In their next round, they defeated Shawnee 6-3, 6-2 and in their final match beat Harrah 6-2, 6-1.

“These two girls have played so well together all year and have an excellent chance to make it to state,” Guthrie head coach Mary Hudson just days before regionals are to begin on the same courts at Oklahoma City Tennis Center.

In other girl’s doubles action, Brooke Powell and Taylar Swartzbaugh defeated Western Heights 6-4, 6-1 in No. 1 doubles.  In the second round they lost to Harrah 6-3, 6-2 and in their final round they lost to Carl Albert due to injury default.

In singles action, Cheyenne Royal and Heidi Kuruvilla dropped both of their matches. Royal dropped two sets to Morgan Murphy, the top seeded player in the field, and then dropped a tough three set match against a Chickasha opponent in a the third set tie-breaker.

“She improves every time she steps on the court,” Hudson added.

 

BlueJays doubles teams take fourth

No. 1 doubles team of Josh Wehrenberg and Barrett Porter and the No. 2 team of Andy Hartley and Seth Vicchio each split their four matches by winning two and dropping two.

In Poter’s and Wehrenberg’s first round match they defeated Harrah. In the second round they lost to Carl Albert 6-1, 6-3 and in the next round took down Western Heights 6-0, 6-1. In the third place match, they lost to Deer Creek in three sets. 

For Hartley and Vicchio they defeated Chickasha 6-3, 6-1 to begin the day, but in the second round they lost to Carl Albert 6-0, 6-2. In the next round they defeated El Reno 6-0, 6-1 and for third lost to Harrah 6-3, 6-3.

It was a tough day for single players Dalton Jones and Dylan Walker.

Jones, who was playing No. 1 singles, lost in the first round to Shawnee 6-1, 6-0, in the second round he lost to El Reno, and in his final round he defeated Harrah. Meanwhile, Walker lost his first round to Chickasha, second round to Piedmont, and Harrah in his last match.

Both teams will travel back to the OKC Tennis Center on Thursday and Friday for the Heritage Hall Tournament.

Sales tax drops in Guthrie

 

Story submitted by Kim Querry on KFOR.com on Monday, April 26th.

Officials in Guthrie say they are hoping the city’s sales tax revenue increases within the next month to rebound from a disappointing April.

The sales tax numbers for April are down from the same time last year.

Officials say in April of 2010, the deposit was $297,277 compared to this April, which is $293,948.

The city’s monthly average for the year is still $305,847 and officials say they must maintain an average of $300,000 per month to meet budget projections.

Big XII makes first official offer to Belcher

 

It was just a matter of time, but a member of the  Big XII conference has made it first official offer to Guthrie’s top offensive lineman Blake Belcher.

The Iowa State Cyclones made the offer to the 6-foot-6, 270-pound offensive tackle. Iowa State joins Oregon State, Arizona, Tulsa, and Stanford as early offers to the current junior.

Belcher emerged on the recruiting scene prior to his sophomore year for the BlueJays with a strong performance at the Tulsa Schuman combine and has since emerged as one of the state’s best lineman. In fact, many outlet’s have him as the top offensive lineman prospect in the state.

The Cyclones have hit the Sooner state over the last few seasons hard and currently have three Oklahoman’s on their current roster. Iowa State finished the 2010 season by losing their last three games and finished with a 5-7 record.

The BlueJays have produced recent Division I football players such as David Washington, Kyle Smith, Kye Staley, Donte’ Foster, and Kentrell Brothers.

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