After a long season of broadcasting high school basketball and seeing all of our teams fall short of a state championship, I'm getting a second chance to chase a team to glory this week as we cover the Northern Oklahoma College-Enid Lady Jets at the NJCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Scott … [Read more...]
Road to the Gold Ball – David vs Goliath?
March 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
David vs. Goliath... That's what it looks like to me when I do my homework on this evening's Class 2A girls semi-final matchup between the Fairview Lady Jackets and Millwood. They are both 2A schools...but Millwood's pedigree left me reeling a little bit. Of course, Millwood being an … [Read more...]
Following Our Last Chance for a Gold Ball…
March 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I'm getting ready to head south to Southern Nazarene University for Thursday afternoon's 2A girls state quarterfinal matchup between Fairview and Pawnee. Last time I was here following the Yellowjackets was a couple of years ago when the Fairview boys got to state...won their first round … [Read more...]
Road to the Gold Ball Blog….Tough Thursday at State…
March 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
After "carnage Thursday" at the state tournament, all of us at CTBsports are just glad to have a REASON to continue on the Road to the Gold Ball. Area teams took a beating at the Class A and B state tournaments. Goodbye Medford and Burlington in Class B boys action. Goodbye Timberlake and Deer … [Read more...]
Road to the Gold Ball…5 Area Teams to State! So far….
February 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Wrapping up a very exciting weekend on the Road to the Gold Ball... We've got five schools from our listening area heading to state in Oklahoma City this week. Big congratulations go out to the Timberlake girls, Medford boys, Deer Creek-Lamont girls, Burlington boys and the Okarche boys. Okarche … [Read more...]
One Step Closer…Road To The Gold Ball Blog…
February 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It's area week for Classes A and B and regional week for the larger classes. So much rides on each game when you get to the area tournament. For a lot of teams it's a feather in your cap to get to area. You have fought through two weeks of battles and you can see that trip to state and it … [Read more...]
Road to the Gold Ball…Regional Weekend Wrapup
February 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Don't look for me on Sunday...I'm not pulling myself out of bed for a while (I will be up for the NBA All-Star Game....have to watch my Thunder guys Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook!). The last three days have taken me from Seiling to Enid to Woodward, back to Enid and finally to Stillwater to … [Read more...]
Day 3 on the Road to the Gold Ball…
February 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A long day of basketball on Thursday is making it hard to get out of bed on Friday! I spent the day in Seiling at a Class A, Area 1 regional and broadcast all four games. First of all, it was my first time to visit the Ward Center at Seiling High School, a facility that is just a couple of … [Read more...]
Getting Ready for Regionals! On The Road to the Gold Ball
February 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Have I said how much I love this time of year? The high school basketball playoffs in Oklahoma build to a crescendo during the month of February and week two on the Road to the Gold Ball means regional action in Class A and B and district play in some of the larger classes. District tournaments … [Read more...]
Road to the Gold Ball–Day 2
February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
District championship night in Okeene meant a double-header with the Whippets and Seiling Wildcats. The Seiling girls showed why they are ranked ninth in Class A and are a threat to get back to state after making a semi-final run last year. They've got a pretty good inside-out combination with … [Read more...]
