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Bartlesville was known for oil until the sport of swimming took a foothold in Oklahoma. Since 1957, when State High School Championships were organized, Bartlesville has dominated the sport winning an amazing one-third of all state titles. Up until the 1981-1982 season, Col-Hi and Sooner swimmers competed on separate ...
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When it comes to individuals who have made a large impact on the Bartlesville athletic community, Bob Pomeroy’s name should be at the top of everyone’s list. Bob grew up in Bartlesville, attending Jane Phillips Elementary, Central Middle School and Col-Hi. He went to work for Phillips 66 in 1963 and worked for the ...
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Carol Green spent her childhood on a farm, shooting baskets in a barn just south of the Oklahoma/Kansas border where she attended first thru eighth grade at Manchester Grade School and then moved on to Wakita High School.
After her freshman basketball season ended Carol moved up to varsity for the playoffs. Because it ...
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Lee Engstrand spent most of his childhood in Bartlesville where he attended Oak Park Elementary and continued his education in Bartlesville up through his junior year at Col-Hi. During Engstrand’s time in Bartlesville he swam for both the Phillips 66 Splash Club and the Col-Hi Wildcats, the latter which was coached by ...
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Cassie Consedine grew up in Bartlesville, attending Jane Phillips Elementary, Central Middle School, Bartlesville Mid-High and Bartlesville High School. During her younger years she played soccer, basketball and track and field and once she reached high school she stuck with basketball and track and field. Consedine ...
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The Bartlesville Bruins basketball teams of the Steve Hesser era are nothing short of legendary. The 1990-1991 team was the city of Bartlesville’s team, with fans making the trek to away venues to ensure that all out of town games were still “home games” for the Bruins. Actual home games were a nightmare for the ...
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Bill Holbrook was born in Three Rivers, TX in 1924. He was one of twelve kids and grew up loving to hunt and fish. Holbrook married his wife, Mary, at the age of 18 just prior to leaving for WWII. During the war he participated in two drops behind enemy lines, with one being Operation Varsity in March of 1945. In one of ...
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Legendary Bartlesville wrestler Clint Eads grew up with a love for all things sports. Clint attended junior high at Madison Middle School, where he wrestled under Coach Darin Messerli, before beginning high school in the fall of 1991.
While wrestling for coach Jim Riley from 1991-1995 Eads put together an impressive ...
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Krista “KK” McCoy Grinstead left her mark on the softball field during the four years that she wore the Bruin uniform. KK lettered all four years in softball and also earned three letters in basketball and one in soccer. During her freshman year she batted .386, which was the lowest average of her high school career, ...
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Lou Skurcenski was born in Braddock, PA and moved to Zelienople, PA at age 13, where he graduated from Zelienople High School. Lou began playing basketball at an early age, following in the footsteps of his father, Louis Sr. He was a standout basketball player at Zelienople High School and was selected First Team WPIAL. In ...
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