The Norman Transcript

It's a tall task
PURCELL -- Does any team have a tougher time of it than Purcell in this week's second round of the state playoffs?
Well, any team that doesn't have to travel to Tulsa Union or Jenks, maybe, but the Dragons will be facing the unstoppable small-class machine that is Cascia Hall tonight in Tulsa, a team that's won back-to-back state championships (in 2007 at Class 2A, in 2008 at Class 3A) and 38 straight games.
There's a first for everything
WASHINGTON -- Tonight's meeting between Washington and Millwood in the second round of the Class 2A state playoffs will be the first for the two teams.
So neither of them really know each other that well.
SaberCats can thank Hurricanes for the wildcat
It hit Jeff Brickman like a bolt of lightning. After watching Tulsa's multi-faceted offense employ the wildcat formation, Southmoore's offensive coordinator had a middle-of-the-night revelation. Could they run the wildcat as part of their offensive scheme?
"That was something coach Brickman dreamt up while we were at Tulsa last summer at team camp," Southmoore coach Chris Jensen said.
You want to believe in Mangino, but ...
Not long after Mark Mangino was hired to be Kansas' football coach I was at Allen Fieldhouse for another one of those horribly ugly games Kelvin Sampson and Roy Williams used to play every year.
Before the tip, I walked up to the newly hired Mangino, stuck out my hand and congratulated him.
Sooners are healing
The Sooner offense got a boost this week with the return of Brian Simmons to the lineup for Saturday's game at Texas Tech.
Sooner coach Bob Stoops said after Wednesday's practice that wide receiver Brandon Caleb and guard Tyler Evans have both showed improvement from ankle injuries.
Learning to kick again
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has had a lot of questions about his kickers this season. Most have been answered with a frustrating tone.
This week, however, the Sooner coach was anything but gruff when the subject came up this week.
Heartbreaker
When Texas A--M needed a big point at the end of a set, Sarah Ammerman was there.
When Oklahoma needed a big point in the same situations, it came up a little short.
The Aggies came into McCasland Field House Wednesday night knowing they needed a victory to keep in the hunt for an NCAA tournament spot.
Earning the respect
WASHINGTON -- As they started 1-4, the Washington Warriors were feeling the pressure.
It wasn't just the pressure of playing their best football, or of being high-school student athletes, or even pressure from their coaching staff, girlfriends, parents, student body or even the rabid fans that weighed on their minds.
Men behind the man
While it's the individual driver, and perhaps the car and car number that get the recognition and the accolades after a championship season, NASCAR is a sport of teamwork.
From the people who build the engines to those who are hard at work in the garage making things work as well as possible to the pit crew getting the car back on the track quickly, it's a team game.

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