Barnsdall wrestling and football coach Billy McGill was an “upright, outstanding guy”
Friends and acquaintances had nothing but good things to say about Billy McGill after he died on Thursday from complications in a routine medical procedure. Billy Doty, a fellow coach to McGill, said McGill cared about more than just winning games. “He didn’t just coach kids in the sport. He wanted them to have the [...]
Bigheart Day jumps through town
The annual Bigheart Day events started Friday in Barnsdall and went through Memorial Day weekend. Saturday morning started off with a fishing derby, terrapin and frog races, and a parade. Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour
Barnsdall state champs visit Capitol
The Barnsdall Panthers softball team, sponsored by state Rep. Sean Roberts and state Sen. Eddie Fields, were honored by the Oklahoma Legislature for their accomplishments this school year. The Panthers were undefeated in both district and regional play of slow-pitch softball and emerged victorious as the 2013 State Class 2A Champions. Photo submitted
Graduations
These are some of our favorite photos from the Barnsdall kindergarten and high school and Hominy high school graduations! By Rachel Anne Seymour
Sports Results from May 7 to May 13
RESULTS Sat. May 11 Skiatook track 5A State EVENT – PLACE – NAME – TIME GIRLS: 19th, 7pts 400m – 6 – Mikayla Schulenberger – 59.91 800m – 14 – Saleana Sweeney – 2:33.97 4x100m relay – 7 – Skiatook High School – 50.94 4x200m relay – 8 – Skiatook High School – 1:48.67 4x800m [...]
Sports Results April 30 – May 6
RESULTS Tues., April 30 Barnsdall softball at 2A State G1: Barnsdall 11, Turner 10 G2: Barnsdall 9, Dewar 4 G3: Barnsdall* 17, Soper 11 * State Champions Skiatook soccer at 5A State G1: Booker T 5, Skiatook 0 Season ended. Fri., May 2 Pawhuska baseball 3A Regionals G1: Perkins-Tryon 9, Pawhuska 4 G2: Pawhuska 7, [...]
Sports Results from April 23 – April 30
RESULTS Tues., April 23 Skiatook golf (G) 5A Regionals at Pryor Bailey Parker 112; Abi Sutherland 120; Jayci Jones 128; Kailey Rumery 127; Kara Rumery 136 Skiatook soccer at Nathan Hale G: 7-0, Skiatook B: 1-0, Skiatook Thurs., April 25 Barnsdall softball 2A Regionals G1: Barnsdall 5, Pond Creek 0 G2: Barnsdall 10, Mason 1 [...]
Panthers win Class 2A State Softball Tournament
For the first time in Joe Gilbert’s coaching career, the Barnsdall slow pitch softball team won the Class 2A State Championship Tuesday night in Oklahoma City. Gilbert, who has been coaching for more than 50 years, has only one other state title, the 1980 baseball title. On Tuesday the Panthers started off by defeating Turner [...]
Coming up roses: Flower shop gets a new owner
After a decade of smelling the roses, Karen Overacker is hanging up her shears at the Barnsdall Flower Shop and tossing the bouquet to another Barnsdall local, Susan Love Kilpatrick. Karen has been telling Susan the time for her to retire from the floral business is coming. This year was the year. “This Valentine’s Day [...]
Panther A-Teams back from state competition
The past two weekends have been busy times for the Barnsdall Junior High Academic Teams. On Sat., April 20, the seventh and eighth grade academic team competed in the Oklahoma Junior Academic Bowl State Tournament. Out of the 20 teams that qualified in class A, Barnsdall placed fifth, losing to Peggs and Indianola in the [...]
Sports Results from April 16 – April 22
RESULTS Tues., April 16 Barnsdall softball at Mounds 12-3, Barnsdall Barnsdall baseball at Hominy 13-9, Barnsdall Pawhuska soccer at Hilldale 1-0, Hilldale Shidler softball A Districts G1: Shidler 15, M-O 2 G2: Copan 9, Shidler 4 G3: Shidler 13, Coyle 3 G4: Copan* 17, Shidler 11 * Champions Skiatook baseball vs Coweta 2-1, Skiatook Skiatook golf [...]
Everyone loves Sayra
Unofficially, Barnsdall Junior and High School Principal Russell McCauley Jr. will be retiring at the end of the year, and his unofficial successor will be Sayra Bryant, a Barnsdall graduate and current high school teacher. “Usually there’s a line of students out my door to see me,” she said after school Tuesday. The school board [...]
Sports Results from April 9 – April 15
RESULTS Tues., April 9 Barnsdall baseball vs Shidler 5-1, Shidler Hominy baseball vs Oilton 12-4, Hominy Hominy track at Ponca City Girls: None Boys: 10th with 20 pts Event – Place – Name – Time 4x100m relay – 6 – Hominy ‘A’ – 48.34 4x200m relay – 6 – Hominy ‘A’ – 1:37.72 high jump [...]
Panthers parade to prom
The Barnsdall Panthers paraded out of the school Saturday night and headed to Woolroc for their annual junior-senior prom. This year’s walk out started at 7 p.m., an hour later than last year’s. The past two years the school has had a ‘walk out’ instead of a ‘walk in’ since the prom was moved to [...]
Sports Results from April 2 – April 8
RESULTS Tues., April 2 Barnsdall softball at Sperry Canceled (Rain) Barnsdall baseball at Prue Canceled (Rain) Hominy baseball at Pawnee Canceled (Rain) Hominy tennis vs Tahlequah Canceled (Rain) Pawhuska golf at Nowata Canceled (Rain) Shidler baseball at Prue Canceled (Rain) Skiatook soccer vs Shawnee G: 6-0, Skiatook B: 3-1, Skiatook Skiatook tennis at Victory Christian [...]
Shooting stars
Selection for the Northern Oklahoma All Conference in basketball is complete, and the list has a few Barnsdall names: MacKenzie Colleton, LaKeesha LeFlore, Brandi Gay, Isaiah Gott, Nathan Hayman, Luke Reeves and Spencer Wilson, according to Athletic Director Joe Gilbert. No coaches could vote on their own players. By Rachel Anne Seymour
Huskies take the Barnsdall tournament
The Pawhuska Huskies took first place in the Barnsdall baseball tournament this past week, defeating the Hominy Bucks. The Barnsdall Panthers took fourth after falling to Rejoice Christian. By Louise Red Corn
Sports Results from March 26 – April 1
RESULTS Tues., March 26 Barnsdall baseball vs Rejoice 10-2, Barnsdall Barnsdall softball vs Copan 29-0, Barnsdall Hominy baseball at Nowata 8-6, Nowata Hominy tennis vs Pawhuska No results provided. Pawhuska baseball at Sperry 5-0, Sperry Pawhuska golf vs Rejoice at Bailey Ranch Logan BigEagle 105 Chandler Helmer 108 Bailey Thompson [...]
Panthers get home field advantage and use it
The Barnsdall Panther baseball and softball teams both had the home field advantage Monday night. The girls took on Mounds and the boys faced off against Pawhuska. Barnsdall defeated Pawhuska in a close game, 5-4. During the last Panther-Huskie meeting Pawhuska won 9-8. By Rachel Anne Seymour
Sports Results from March 19 to March 25
Results Tues., March 19 Hominy baseball Tri Hominy 13, Woodland 5 Pawhuska 6, Hominy 0 Pawhuska 22, Woodland 2 Thurs., March 21 Skiatook baseball at Catoosa Tourn Canceled Sat., March 23 Barnsdall baseball at Pawnee/Morrison Pawnee 9, Barnsdall 7 Barnsdall 12, Morrison 5 Mon., March 25 Barnsdall baseball at Woodland 15-3, Barnsdall Barnsdall softball vs [...]
Sports Results from March 12 – March 18
Results Tues., March 12 Barnsdall baseball at S. Coffeyville No results provided. Barnsdall softball vs Sperry 12-1, Barnsdall Hominy baseball at Pawhuska 14-10, Pawhuska Hominy tennis vs Cleveland Read the story. Pawhuska baseball vs Hominy See Hominy baseball. Shidler softball at Frontier 5-1, Frontier Skiatook baseball vs Tahlequah 5-3, [...]
