"Our plan is to come in and flip the whole program around."
Caught up with
@LayneTaylor2024
and
@Tyrobinson02
following their commitment to UCA. Check out how the duo found their way to the Bears and what they hope to accomplish.
#arpreps
I cannot believe what I've just seen. UCA wins it 27-24 on a tipped, 46-yard Hail Mary.
This team has won some crazy games this year, but man, this might take the cake.
“Anytime you tie or break a record at Oklahoma State in wrestling you’re doing something.”
#okstate
wrestling won its eight straight Big 12 title today — a feat only accomplished in the 1920's.
I’m here at Mills for 2024 4⭐️ Charleston Collins’ commitment.
Fellow 4⭐️ Courtney Crutchfield — who is also commiting today — is here in attendance.
#arpreps
@ArRecruitingGuy
FINAL:
#OKState
23 - OU 9.
OSU gets it done in the first Bedlam dual of the season.
That was a really competitive dual and I can't wait to see it in GIA.
FINAL: OSU 3, Baylor 0.
#okstate
captures its fourth regular season Big 12 title and its second in three years.
The Cowgirls were voted No. 7 in the preseason Big 12 poll, just saying.
"I had a goal to be a national champion, and I had it taken away from me, and it was kind of out of my control. It just brought a different hurt to it."
With the Big 12 tournament tomorrow, here is a look at the highs and lows of Boo Lewallen's journey.
OH MY GOD
This is the shot Courtney Crutchfield hit to send us to 2OT.
PB was issued a tech for the celebration, but it counts towards 2OT not the first.
#arpreps
I covered my first, and possibly only
#okstate
baseball game of the season today.
But I came away with a glimpse at what being a baseball player means to Max Hewitt.
Whenever you ask someone inside the UCA program who they think is going to make *that* jump this fall, you're likely to get the same answer.
Thanks to a few tough conversations with himself, Myles Butler (
@IamMb14
) is ready to do just that.
So, so impressive what Clifton McDowell has done this season.
Was the back-up at UCA last season and bet on himself, transferring to his fourth school in Montana.
Now he's the starting QB for a Top-3 FCS team.
"It's funny because from day one, we were always like 'We're literally sisters.'"
Kylie Griffin and Madi Young didn't know one another this time last year.
Now, they're closer than ever and at the heart of a historic season for
@UCASoftball
.
Final:
#okstate
21, Minnesota 12.
Some strong performances from GIA first-timers in Witcraft and Wittlake as well as Boo Lewallen getting a victory in his return.
Fifty-six seconds was all it took for Nick Piccininni to let the Bedlam fans know what they were in for.
Here's my story on how OSU's fast start led to a dominant Bedlam victory.
The
#okstate
wrestling team came away with nine individual titles at the OCU open today. There were also some notable performances Boo Lewallen and Reece Witcraft.
Here are my takeaways:
In
#okstate
's 30-10 win Pittsburgh there were multiple notable performances.
But Anthony Montalvo's might end up being the one that makes the biggest difference.
The
#okstate
soccer team will host South Dakota State In the first round of the NCAA tournament this weekend. The Cowgirls are a No. 3 seed in their section of the bracket. 📸:
@tbrew28
Here are a couple of stories from this week in the
#arpreps
world.
First, Brian Maupin (
@BMop25
) is looking to take Maumelle (
@MaumelleFB
) to the next level in his second season. He's got a new QB and QB coach to help him.
Got the chance to sit down with UCA RB ShunDerrick Powell this week. We talked about lots of things: winning football, injuries, family, sleep, diapers and playing for more than yourself.
“I’ve been feeling like a different person this year,” Piccininni said. “Confidence level is through the roof, and I just knew I was a little bit different his year.”
A couple things to note from postgame with John Smith:
If Kaden Gfeller doesn't feature at the Southern Scuffle it could mean he is done for the season.
Smith said that Kaid Brock, who tore his ACL in the summer, will no doubt be back at some point in January barring an injury.
FINAL | Bryant 52, Conway 33
The game of the year absolutely lived up to the hype.
“We don’t need you” chants combing in from the Bryant student section are… yeah.
Some more coaching news:
Van Paschal has been named the head football coach at Heber Springs at a school board meeting tonight.
He spent the last five seasons at Wynne.
#arpreps
Noah Argenta pitched for the first time in five years Sunday, holding SEMO to one hit in six innings.
Oh, and he did so after catching 18 innings the two days before.
Check out how he found his way back on the other side of a battery here:
Pretty cool moment pregame.
UCA announced the field here has been renamed Natalie Shock Stadium after
@shocker034
.
Shock, the founding coach of the UCA softball program in 1995, is retiring from her associate AD position at the end of the semester.
The Oklahoma State baseball team forced a game three of the Lubbock super regional thanks to a walkout wild pitch.
Here's my story on how the Cowboys got the late win.
With
#okstate
wrestling season upon us here are some videos from Media Day as John Smith, Nick Piccininni and Dakota Geer prepare for a new campaign.
For a while now people have speculated that Daton Fix may take an olympic redshirt. Smith confirmed today that that is the plan.
I gotta say Reece Witcraft has looked really impressive today. His knee is clearly still bothering him and he fights through it to come back from 15-4 to get a last-second takedown and win.
#okstate
📸:
@tbrew28
BREAKING: Little Rock Christian has announced Dustin Grimmett (
@Coach_Grimmett
) as its new head football coach.
He served as the
@WarriorvilleFB
defensive coordinator the past two seasons.
#arpreps
@CowgirlSB
has had a string of transfers pitchers come to Stillwater in recent years and have success, and Carrie Eberle (
@carrieeberle
) is looking to add her name to that list.
Here’s my story on how her transfer came to be and why she chose
#okstate
.
So now I pass on my torch to Sam Lane as sports editor and Sudeep Tumma as assistant sports editor. Go give them both a follow. Good luck,
@SamLaneOK
and
@asktumma
.
FINAL | Fayetteville 22, Bentonville 16
For the first time since 2016, we have a NWA champ. Fayetteville (13-0) completes its first-ever undefeated season.
#arpreps
FINAL | Malvern 64, Harding Academy 39
The Leopards dominated on both sides of the ball in the second half and handily with their first state title since 1993.
#arpreps
Some *personal news*
Starting in a couple of weeks I will be interning
@usatodaysports
this spring.
I am beyond excited for this incredible opportunity and can't wait to get started.
FOOTBALL NEWS
Little Rock Central has hired Conway assistant Anthony Robinson as its next head coach.
Robinson has been at Conway since 2020.
The Arkansas State grad spent time at Searcy, Magnolia and Lancaster (TX) before that.
#arpreps
"You saw a really special quarterback."
Greenwood's Kane Archer (
@KaneArcher9
) is the All-Arkansas Preps Underclassmen of the Year.
The sophomore dazzled on his way to winning the Class 6A state championship.
@GreenwoodFball
#arpreps
A few important updates from today's
#okstate
wrestling availability:
Reece Witcraft will not redshirt and instead will head with the team to face Drexel and Lehigh.
Here's a look at the
@UCA_Football
early signing class. 23 signees in total.
Once again hit the Miss. JUCOs hard.
8 in-state
#arpreps
signees. Two more added to the Bryant to Conway pipeline.
2022 Arkansas Gatorade POTY Eli Wisdom transfers in as a WR.
That'll do it for
#Big12WR
Day 1.
Here is a look at where
#okstate
's wrestlers stand:
Piccininni - Final
Witcraft - Seventh place match
Hone - Con Semi
Lewallen - Final
Sheets - Final
Wittlake - Final
Smith - Con. Semi
Montalvo - Con. Semi
Geer - Con. Semi
Harris - Done
We’re in OKC today at the OCU open as the
#okstate
wrestling teams competes. The are a lot of OSU wrestlers so I will try to give as many updates as I can from today.
COACHING NEWS
Lonoke has announced Clay Bemberg (
@CoachBemberg
) as its newest head coach.
Home run hire for the Jackrabbits, who bring in the former LR Parkview OC.
#arpreps
COACHING NEWS:
Quad Sanders was just named the Bryant Head Football Coach during a special meeting of the Bryant School Board tonight.
He was the Bryant defensive coordinator since 2018 before briefly becoming Jonesboro's head coach.
#arpreps
‘24 big man Nehemiah Turner has committed to UCA MBB.
Was first offered on April 16. He’ll slot in behind Glory Etim and Jabari West Jr.
From Auburndale, Fla. and did a prep year at Williston Northampton School (MA).
@Neturner2024
After a long eight months wrestling is back in GIA.
No. 7
#okstate
will face No. 12 Minnesota at 2 p.m. so follow myself and
@harbour_mason
for updates and stories from today's dual.
Randy Sandefur is stepping down from North Little Rock.
He submitted his letter of resignation this morning.
That makes 2 7A Central jobs opening up today.
#arpreps
🚨BREAKING🚨: An Oklahoma State alumni team (
@OkstateTbT
) is set to apply for TBT 2020!
Which former
@OSUMBB
stars would you want to see back in orange and black next summer?!? 🤠
I want to personally thank the coaching staff and teammates at NLR for all that we accomplished together. Those memories we shared will never be forgotten. As i embark on a new journey my final season your support means so much. - Jace
"We're going to fight every day until we're the standard and the standard of college softball. That's our mentality – just keep going until we are the best."
I previewed the upcoming season for the OSU softball team.
#Bedlam
on the big stage.
The dual will start at 1 p.m. on ESPNU so if you have nothing else going on (or even if you do) you are going to want to tune in.