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Preps, UCA @ArkansasOnline | Story ideas, tips, riddles: slane @adgnewsroom .com | YNWA

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"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
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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.
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2024 4⭐️Charleston Collins ( @Charleston_C10 ) and Courtney Crutchfield ( @courtney_C2024 ) both commit to @RazorbackFB . #arpreps @ArRecruitingGuy
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The OU wrestling facility is playing an instructional video as to how wrestling works and when to cheer. GIA would never.
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Minutes after his win Nick Piccininni is warming Reece Witcraft up for his first college match. #okstate 📸: @tbrew28
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“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.
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Sunrise Christian’s Layden Blocker ( @Laygogetit2 ) has committed to Arkansas. He is the first member of @EricPMusselman ’s 2023 recruiting class. #arpreps @ArRecruitingGuy @ETTaylor79
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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
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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.
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I know it is only one match, but Boo Lewallen looked really good in his first match in months getting a first-period pin. #okstate
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FINAL: Chelsea Alexander came on as a pinch runner, and just got herself a walkoff to beat No. 10 Oregon in the ninth inning. #okstate wins it 5-4.
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For those not in attendance here is the pose that @IPickAnkles1 brought out after his semifinal win. 📸: an absolute heater from @tbrew28
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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.
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"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.
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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
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@RunDavidMoore FINAL: #okstate 3, Oklahoma 1. OSU is now one win away form a Big 12 title and can clinch next Thursday against Balyor.
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I'm excited to share the @ArkansasOnline All-Arkansas Preps 1st team, 2nd team and all-underclassmen team. OPOTY — @JalenDupree02 , Malvern DPOTY —  @501_Mosley , Bryant UOTY — @OwenMill6 , Harding Academy COTY — John Fogleman, Little Rock Catholic #arpreps
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Conway beats Bryant for the second time today, 19-13, to win the @SonicAirRaid7v7 . @DonovynO is your offensive MVP @HaroldLynch_ is the defensive MVP #arpreps @ConwayAthletics
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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.
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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.
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This one means more 🏆 #ExperienceElevated
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#OKState is your 2018 men’s golf national champion.
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"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 .
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Happy to share the 2023 All-Arkansas Preps football teams. Stories to follow. OPOY — @Drakelindsey5 , @FayBulldogsFB DPOY — Kaden Spencer, @FayBulldogsFB Underclassmen — @KaneArcher9 , @GreenwoodFball COTY — Brad Bolding, @ParkviewLr #arpreps @AllArkansasPrep
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#okstate ’s Anthony Montalvo gets the first period pin to move on to the quarters.
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#okstate ’s Nick Piccininni was named the outstanding wrestler for the tournament.
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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.
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Nick Piccininni gets a pin in his second match of the day. #okstate 📸: @tbrew28
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A bit of news: Starting this week I'm the new Preps and @ucabears reporter @ArkansasOnline . Let's make some magic!
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#okstate soccer gets the first Bedlam series trophy of the year. Appropriately still wet from tonight's win.
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“Like I’ve always said ‘If the other team doesn’t score, you can’t lose’.” The #okstate softball swept UIC and Louisville today behind two shutouts.
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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.
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FINAL: #okstate 30, Pittsburgh 10. OSU improves to 7-1 with some impressive performances tonight.
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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:
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🚨 NO HITTER 🚨 Razorbacks commit Landon Schaefer ( @LandonSchaefer2 ) racks up 10 Ks in Fayetteville’s 1-0 win over Catholic. #arpreps @ETTaylor79 @ArRecruitingGuy @KBoBaseballGuru
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Nick Piccininni’s high-flying offense continues as he gets the 17-2 tech-fall. #okstate . 📸: @tbrew28
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Here are the #arpreps football conferences for the 2024-26 cycle. What stands out?
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His celebration said it all. Boo Lewallen will wrestle in the #Big12WR final tomorrow, and he got there in style. #okstate .
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That's a wrap on #okstate 's OCU open. The Cowboys take home nine individual titles as well as the overall.
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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
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I’ve written all of one story about it, but I can tell you UCA playing in a conference called the UAC is going to be the end of me.
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INBOX: Shiloh Christian's Eli Wisdom ( @EliWisdom2 ) has been named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Arkansas HS football. #arpreps @ShilohSaintsFB
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First stop of the day is at Little Rock Christian for Sunrise Christian guard Layden Blocker’s ( @Laygogetit2 ) commitment announcement. #arpreps
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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.
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My Story from #okstate soccer's Big 12 title clinching performance.
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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.
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FINAL: #okstate 18, Princeton 15. It wasn't pretty, but the Cowboys get the job done and get the victory.
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“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.”
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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.
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Final | #okstate 27, Oklahoma 8. It was close to start, but the Cowboys ran away with it late to clinch a Bedlam sweep.
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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.
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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
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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:
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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.
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UCA QB Will McElvain was recently granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA. This was set to be his final season.
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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.
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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.
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Elise Hawn on winning her second Big 12 championship. #okstate
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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
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New UCA women’s basketball coach Tony Kemper at the stand.
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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
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@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 .
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Sam Lane
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This is a MASSIVE coup for John Shulman and his staff to kick off this program rebuild. These two should contribute from the start.
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Building something special in Conway!!! Go Bears 🟣🐻 #Committed @Tyrobinson02
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FINAL: #okstate 1, SDSU 0. The Cowgirls advance thanks to a goal from Claire Gantzer. Depending on USC's result tomorrow OSU could host next weekend.
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Nick Piccininni knocks off Cody Karstetter of UCO, 10-1, for #okstate 's first title of the day.
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This seems like as good a time as any to announce that I will be the @OColly sports editor in the spring.
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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 .
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#okstate will look to make history as the first No. 1 seed to win a national championship.
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If a performance like that doesn't make you believe in what @thacoachmike is doing with this program, I don't know what will.
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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
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Had so much fun yesterday we’re back for some more. First up the 7A title, an all-NWA affair between Fayetteville and Bentonville.
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FINAL | Bryant 36, Bentonville 7 The Hornets are the first team in state history to win five straight playoff state titles. #arpreps
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HALF: #okstate 2, Baylor 0. OSU is 45 minutes from a Big 12 title.
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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
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It didn't end the way they would have wanted, but Derek White and Daton Fix both end as All-Americans. #okstate
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“Those are some of the most exciting dual meets I’ve ever watched. It was really what sold me on wrestling, was Bedlam.”
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3 years
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.
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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
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"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
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FINAL | Bryant 47, Little Rock Central 46 Central’s last-second shot doesn’t fall and Bryant takes it. @DrakeFowler0 and @CamarionBead2 each had 12 for the Hornets. #arpreps @ETTaylor79
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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‘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
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I get that it was against Florida A&M, but this is still one hell of a way to start a career.
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A. PERFECT. GAME. Maxwell tosses the 7th perfect game in Cowgirl history in her DEBUT. #okstate #Pitch2Pitch
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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.
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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
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Here’s my story on the @CowgirlSB seniors that led #okstate to the #WCWS and the last game of their careers.
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I guess I didn’t get the memo on what to wear.
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Markel Brown or we riot.
🚨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?!? 🤠
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Well then. It appears NLR WR Jace White is the second big add for Parkview. #arpreps
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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
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"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.
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#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.
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Unofficial line for @_Jarrell_Shep tonight: 16 catches for 317 yards and 4 TDs. #arpreps
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