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Volleyball
Mustang tops Moore for regional championship
By Jarrett Standridge
Contributing Writer

The Mustang
volleyball team punched
their ticket to the Class
6A state tournament
with a 3-1 victory over
Moore in the regional
championship on Oct.
13.
Moore got off to a hot
start, taking the first
set of the match 25-22.
The Lady Lions jumped
out to a seven-point
lead early in the set.
However, Mustang was
able to limit the damage
and make the set close.
The match looked like it -Photos by Alan Chapman
was on its way to being a The Mustang volleyball team advanced to the Class 6A state tournament with a 3-1 win over Moore in the regional finals last week.
hard-fought battle.
That all changed in the Mustang’s side as the The third set was no rest of the set. Mustang poured it on Creek and Edmond
second set however as Lady Broncos rattled off different. Mustang took The fourth and final the opposition en route Santa Fe on Monday.
Mustang came roaring 6 straight points to take the third set 25-18 after set of the night was the to earning another trip The Lady Broncos faced
back with a 25-17 a 10-6 lead early in the climbing ahead 7-1 to most dominant set for to the state tournament. Bishop Kelley in the
victory. The momentum second set. From there, start. Similar to the the Lady Broncos as they Mustang advanced to state championship
quickly swayed over to Moore trailed the rest of second set, Moore kept won 25-15 to secure the state championship Tuesday (after press
the way. it close but trailed the the regional crown. with wins over Deer time).

Cross Country
Simonsen, Broncos win conference
By John Martin dipped under the 16-minute MUSTANG JV BOYS
Tuttle
Player of the Week
Staff Writer mark with fourth place time also brought home a load of
of 15:52.35. hardware as the JV-1 group
Defending OSSAA In a rare combination of finished second to Memorial
Class 6A State Champion speed and power, Simonsen with all five runners
Gabe Simonsen led the was joined on the medal collecting medals, led by No.
Mustang Broncos to the stand by No. 6 Brendon 4 Jacob Thomas in 17:21.16,
Central Oklahoma Athletic Robeaux in 16:03.59, No. 9 joined by No. 5 Derrick
Conference championship at Parker Arnold in 16:05.66, Willson in 17:30.99, No. 8
Deer Creek on Tuesday as all No. 10 Colton Cable in Cole Robertson in 17:37.09,
five MHS runners cracked 16:10.96 and No. 11 Andrew No. 9 Tristin Kretchmar
the medal round. Waller in 16:13.58. in 17:40.14 and No. 20
In a stirring battle with The displacers for Mustang Elijah Edwards in 18:04.29.
host Deer Creek, the Broncos were Jaxson Pearson and Displacers were Jacoby
took the championship with Dylan Chaoomchaisin. Nance and Ayden Ivey.
a composite score of 37 while LADY BRONCOS The JV-2 group captured
Deer Creek was close behind picked up two medals, led first place in the division,
with 40. Strangely enough, by sophomore Lakyn Webb led by No. 1 Angel Maynez-
the state’s No. 1 ranked team, who finished No. 12 in Perea in 19:07.83. Other
the Edmond Memorial 19:57.72 as the Mustang members of the squad
Bulldogs, finished a distant girls placed sixth in the team included No. 3 Andy Hoyer,
fourth behind Westmoore. standings. No. 15 Katherine No. 4 Cole Simmons, No.
Simonsen was in rare Jones also received a top 20 5 Ryan Cable and No. 10
form as usual, beating long- medal in a time of 20:01.90. Tavien Gallop with displacers
time rival Aj Antonelli of Also representing the Lady Paul Countryman and Jax
Deer Creek with a time Broncos were No. 27 Elaina Lemley.
of 15:24.27 to Antonelli’s Hinkle in 20:25.45, No. 45 Competing for the
15:34.78. Gilbert Velez Carol Le in 21:34.62 and No. Mustang JV girls squad were
of Deer Creek was third 48 Alexis Ray in 21:93.30. Aisha Leonard, Arin Boren,
in 15:26.53 and David Displacers were Rachel Amerie Manzo, Rachel
Boulanger of Westmoore also Spencer and Trinity Picklo. Spencer and Isabel Garcia.

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