Golfers Compete in Kansas Tournament

By Scott Puryear
McPHERSON, Kansas — The Oklahoma Panhandle State University men’s golf team was in action on Monday and Tuesday in the Swede Spring Invitational Tournament, hosted by Bethany College.
The Aggies finished tied for seventh in the 17-team field. The teams played two 18-hole rounds.
Teams had five golfers each and the Aggies’ top [...]

Basketball honors

By Scott Puryear
GOODWELL – Three Oklahoma Panhandle State basketball players have received post-season honors from the Heartland Conference.
Marcale Marshall was named second team All-Conference. The 5′11, 190-pound, from Robbins, Illinois, led the Aggies in scoring with a 15.9 average.
Reggie Lassiter received Honorable Mention. Lassiter, a 5-10 senior guard from Washington, D.C., was the Aggies’ [...]

Been there, lost that

By Berry Tramel
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jeff Capel’s Sooners strolled onto the Sprint Center floor late for their allotted 40-minute practice time Wednesday.
“Bus driver got lost,” Capel said. “That’s the kind of year we’ve had.”
No holes in that theory. Late and lost. The 13-17 Sooners either started slow or faded fast. They’ve lost [...]

Women’s Rodeo

Tyrel Larsen rode his broncs to second place in the aggregate scoring of the Garden City Community College rodeo. — Dale Hirschman photo
By Jordan Muncy
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — With the spring season well underway, the Oklahoma Panhandle State University rodeo teams are wasting no time in their quest for a team championship.
Becky Whtie [...]

Aggies win one against Newman

By Scott Puryear
GOODWELL – The Oklahoma Panhandle State bats were in motion against Newman Universit.
Newman 10, Aggies 8
In the first game of the Saturday double header Newman picked up the 10-8 victory. The Aggies made a hard run at the win with three runs in the bottom of the seventh (and last inning), [...]

Lady Aggies Swept by Texas A & M International

By Scott Puryear
LAREDO, Texas — The Oklahoma Panhandle State softball team were in Texas to play a three game set against Heartland Conference rival Texas A&M International.
International 8, Lady Aggies 0
The Dustdevils’ Victoria Beltran tossed a one-hit shutout over five innings as her team downed the Lady Aggies 8-0. OPSU’s lone hit was [...]

Heroes for hard times

By Berry Tramel
The Caddo County town of Cyril deserved to have something good happen.
And something good did. This band of homegrown basketball players.
“This group of girls has meant more to the town than I can imagine,” said Delbert Jump, who has lived in Cyril for most of his 84 years.
Don’t get the [...]

NFL Combine: Familiar faces

By Berry Tramel
I’ve got one leftover story from the NFL Combine that I really wanted to share. I think it’s revealing about the nature of media relations with college athletes, as well as the pressures of the NFL Combine.
The day OU offensive tackle Trent Williams came in, it was pretty busy. Williams is high-profile enough, [...]

Student Athletes of the Week

By Scott Puryear
GOODWELL— Oklahoma Panhandle State University students Julie Cross and Andy Klaus were honored as Student Athletes of the Week.
Cross, a freshman from Pearland, Texas, is an excellent outfielder and talented hitter for the Lady Aggie softball team. Two weeks ago, Cross’ talent was recognized with her All-Tournament selection in the big [...]

Eddie Sutton says his son Sean will be all right

Eddie Sutton, left, sits with his son Sean during a basketball game last year. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
By MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
Eddie Sutton said his son Sean, who succeeded him as Oklahoma State basketball coach, is “a good person (who) just got hooked on prescription drugs.”
Sutton made his first public statements about his [...]