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First Ever Girls Wrestling Coach Named

Tuesday, June 7 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools has named Karissa Avallone as its first ever girls head wrestling coach, pending board approval. Coach “K” Karissa Avallone started her wrestling career at the age of four at Ponca City and later in Newkirk.During Coach K’s prep career, Coach won two national championships and received five All-American certificates held...

Cowley Baseball Posts 7 On All-Conference List, Including MVP, Pitcher And Coach Of The Year

Wednesday, May 25 by Lyman James

Notching 50 wins, conference and region titles, and now a punched ticket to the JUCO World Series, the No. 8-ranked Cowley College baseball team had seven players earn all-conference honors.According to a news release from Cowley College, the Tigers also had the Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division Most Valuable Player (Bryce Madron), Pitcher of the...

PCPS Names New Head Softball Coach

Thursday, December 16 by Lyman James

Jaden Hawkins-Wedel has been hired as the new head softball coach for Ponca City Public Schools. She grew up in Ponca City and was the Lady Cats short-stop from 2011-2015. She is a graduate of Ponca City High School and went on to play softball for the Northern Oklahoma College Jets in Enid before...

Former Ponca City Wrestling Coach Has Two Felony Charges Dismissed

Friday, August 27 by Lyman James

Former Ponca City Wrestling Coach Justice Circle, 24, had his two felony charges dismissed on August 19 in the Kay County District Court. The felony charges he faced were for lewd or indecent acts to a child under the age of 16 and soliciting sexual conduct/communication with a minor by technology. The state moved to dismiss...

Kelli Kinkaid Named New Girls Soccer Coach

Friday, July 16 by Lyman James

Pending Board of Education approval on Monday night, Kelli Kinkaid has been named the new high school girls soccer coach for the 2021-2022 school year.Kinkaid is a 1996 graduate of Ponca City High School. She played soccer starting with...

Brad Witherspoon named Mavs’ basketball coach

Thursday, June 17 by Lyman James

Brad Witherspoon has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Northern Oklahoma College. Witherspoon, 35, spent the previous four years as an assistant coach at Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kansas. Witherspoon also has assistant coaching experience at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska, Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas,...

PCPS Hires New Softball Coach

Tuesday, June 8 by Lyman James

Jessica Campbell has been hired as the new head softball coach for Ponca City Public Schools. Coach Campbell attended Frontier and later graduated from Enid High School. After high school graduation, she played at Northern Oklahoma College, York College and Rogers State University where she graduated with her degree in Sports Management. Coach...

Amie Huster named new PCPS Head Cheerleading Coach

Thursday, May 20 by Lyman James

Amie Huster, a graduate of Ponca City High School, has been named the new head cheerleading coach for Ponca City Public Schools.Coach Huster is no stranger to the glow of Friday night lights as she cheered for Ponca City...

NOC Mavs coach Ryan Bay registered his 600th win Sunday

Monday, May 3 by Lyman James

Northern Oklahoma College Baseball Coach Ryan Bay earned his 600th win Sunday in a 10-2 win over NOC Enid. Bay has 246 wins in his seven seasons at NOC Tonkawa. The Mavs lost 15-8 in Game 1. NOC (28-22) are now 8-16 in conference while NOC...

Ponca City Public Schools Names Interim Head Wrestling Coach

Monday, November 2 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools named 2004 Po-Hi graduate Justin Roland as Interim Head Wrestling Coach. Coach Roland is now the third Po-Hi graduate to lead the wrestling program in over 90 years of Ponca City Wrestling. Coach Roland has been a coach in the district for the last 10 years. Over this...

Enid Outlaws Hire Head Coach

Wednesday, October 14 by Lyman James

(Enid, OK) - The Enid Outlaws are pleased to announce Ed Corporal as their new head coach for the 2021 season. Coach Corporal brings an impressive resume to the Outlaws’ organization.His TBL experience includes being the head coach for both the Gulf Coast Lions and the KC Tornadoes. Before joining the TBL coaching...

One Ponca City Coach And Two Former Coaches Now Facing Charges

Thursday, October 1 by Lyman James

On September 8, 2020 the Ponca City Police Department began an investigation into allegations against a coach and two former coaches from the Ponca City Senior High School Wrestling program. Information was gathered and submitted to the Kay County District Attorney. After reviewing the information submitted, the Kay County District Attorney’s office...