VYPE Preseason Boys Basketball Watch List – Presented by Shelter Insurance
Comments on these players are directly from their coaches. To add a nomination to the list, please email [email protected]. BOYS TUL – BOYS Coach’s comment TUL Will Essman – Bishop Kelley A smooth 6’8″ lefty that has deep range. Has really worked on his game off the bounce and scoring inside. A sneaky shot blocker as […]
Talking Basketball with Kate Wernli – Presented by Raintech Roofing
VYPE: Kate, you had a great season last year. What kind of numbers did you put up as a sophomore? Kate Wernli: Last season I averaged 15 ppg, 2.0 apg, and 7.0 rpg. VYPE: You’re now a junior, but what do you feel is your biggest accomplishment so far? KW: My biggest accomplishment is earning […]
Senior Brooks Dixon Talks Spartan Football – Presented by Radius Gate & Fence
It’s a familiar story in Eastern Oklahoma. A young kid grows up playing sports in his hometown and dreams of playing at the varsity level. That describes hundreds of kids in the Tulsa area including Brooks Dixon from Bixby. Now a senior, Dixon started playing football at a young age and has made some great […]
Bixby’s Blane Burge – Teacher Spotlight – Presented by SNU Educational Leadership
Blane Burge Bixby High School At the start of the 2023-24 school year, Blane Burge assumed the position as head of the mathematics department for Bixby High School. In that first year, his students had a 100 percent pass rate in AP Precalculus. An accomplishment the BPS can be proud of. “I was very proud […]
Bixby’s Cooper Parker Athlete Spotlight Presented by Rib Crib
Why Cooper Parker Loved Football As a varsity football player for the Spartans, there are many reasons why Cooper Parker loves the game of football. From the physicality of the game to his teammates, Parker said it all comes together when he steps onto the field with his guys. “I love the physicality and the […]
9 Questions with Heidi Gruenwald – Presented by Bixby Flower Basket
VYPE: Heidi, what grade are you in and how long have you played softball? Heidi Gruenwald: I’m sophomore and I’ve played for nine years. VYPE: Tell me one of your favorite moments as a student-athlete.HG: One of my favorite moments was when I was a freshman on varsity, and we went to Edmond North and I […]
Q&A with Bixby’s Braeden Presley – Presented by Fieldhouse Gear
VYPE: Braeden, when did you start playing football? Braeden Presley: I stared playing football in kindergarten. I knew it was the sport for me when I was in third grade. VYPE: What are some positives you see from this year’s team? BP: The positives I see is just growing as a team and getting our chemistry […]
Bixby’s Mackenzie Howard – Softball Spotlight – Presented by Fieldhouse Gear
Mackenzie Howard Bixby High School As the fastpitch softball season presses forward, Bixby High School’s Mackenzie Howard and her teammates are hard at work to make this a season to remember. The Lady Spartans picked up wins early in the season against Sand Springs, PC North, Ponca City, and Muskogee. Like many of her teammates, […]
Bixby’s Addi Shannon – Softball Spotlight – Presented by RainTech Roofing
Addi Shannon Bixby High School Anyone close to the Bixby softball program is familiar with a young pitcher who enters her sophomore season with high expectations. Addi Shannon was 3-0 as a freshman last year head coach JP Sutmiller is excited to see what she can do this season. “Addi is coming into her sophomore […]
Bixby Teacher – Blane Burge – Presented by SNU – Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership
Blane Burge Bixby High School At the start of the 2023-24 school year, Blane Burge assumed the position as head of the mathematics department for Bixby High School. In that first year, his students had a 100 percent pass rate in AP Precalculus. An accomplishment the BPS can be proud of. “I was very proud […]