AREA SPORTS: Dewey baseball sweeps two; Dewey, Caney Valley, Nowata, Barnsdall and Copan shine at Dewey track meet
Dewey High School’s Easton Davis (10) throws to first base during an earlier season game. The Doggers are 14-6 on the season.
BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports
By Mike Tupa
April 4, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
Following are reports from recent area high school action.
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DEWEY BASEBALL
It’s very simple.
The Doggers are a very, very, very good team. And a powerful one.
After sweeping Keys (Parkhill) by a combined run total of 24-4 on Tuesday, Dewey improved to 14-6 on the season.
In 20 games, Dewey has scored 10-or-more runs 11 times and allowed three or fewer runs 7 times.
Riley Allen is the Doggers head coach.
Following are summaries of Tuesday’s wins:
DEWEY 12, KEYS 1 — Karson Johnson snapped off a two-hitter and struck out eight batters en route to the pitching win. Parker Garrison was on the receiving end of the mound classic from the left-handed Johnson.
Garrison also hammered a double and a triple and drove in three runs while batting in the two-hole.
Nathan Sloan and Eddie Rice — who doubled and lifted a sacrifice fly — both recorded two RBI.
Sloan boasted a 3-for-3 day at the plate.
Other hard hitting Doggers included Levi Wilson with a double and single, Chase Miller with two singles and three RBI and Layne Gastel with two singles.
Easton Davis and Brayden Ringer added one RBI apiece.
Davis singled home Dewey’s first run.
Garrison pounded a bases-loaded triple in the top of the third to put the game out of reach.
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DEWEY 12, KEYS 2 — Garrison blasted a double for his third extra-base hit of the day. He also drove in two runs.
Gastel exploded at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and a RBI.
Eight different Doggers contributed at least one RBI: Garrison (two), Davis (two), Wilson (two), Murguia (one), Sloan (lone), Gastel (one), Ringer (one) and Miller (one).
Ringer and Davis contributed a sacrifice fly apiece; Garrison and Ringer both were hit with a pitch twice. J. Davis succeeded in one of Dewey’s six stolen bases. Wilson pilfered two bases.
Gastel started on the bump and worked three innings, allowing two hits, one earned run and striking out six. Cooper Wood finished up the final three innings by giving up two hits, no earned runs and whiffing four.
Gastel and Wood combined for a four-hitter with two walks, one earned run and 10 strikeouts.
Garrison’s two-run two-bagger in the second inning set the tone for Dewey.
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DEWEY AND AREA TRACK
In track a fast start is especially important to success.
Based on that concept, Dewey and other area track teams made powerful statements during the recent Dewey track invitational.
Following is a breakdown.
DEWEY
The Doggers and Lady Doggers amassed a bushel of top-three individual finishes — 19 to be exact, not including two relay titles.
Here is a list of Dewey’s individual champions:
— BOYS: Keidon Holt (110m hurdles, :14.6; 300m hurdles, :39.56.)
— GIRLS: Camrin Jones (400m dash, 1:01.45), Ella Jones (high jump, 5-2), Eden McKinney (100m hurdles, :16.78), Kyle Overton (shot put, 38-4).
Dewey’s second-place finishers included:
— BOYS: Ryan Frisinger (3200m, 11:30.98) Scott Horton (1600m, 5:04.87), Wyatt Templeton (200m dash, :24.28); Kavery Weathers (110m hurdles, :15.97).
— GIRLS: Londyn Bond (shot put, 37-0); Camrin Jones (long jump, 14-3), Lacey Nichols (discus, 102-11.5); Presley Smith (400m dash, 1:02.68; 800m run, 2:38.78; 1600m run, 5:56.46.)
Coming in third for Dewey were:
— BOYS: Scott Horton (3200m run, 11:47.16.)
— GIRLS: Eden McKinney (300m hurdles, :52.41.)
Rounding out top six finishers for the boys were: Ryan Frisinger (1600m run, 4th), Cayden Artherton (400m dash, 5th), Tra Hicks (400m dash, :55.43).
The remaining top six finishers for the girls included: Addi Jones (long jump, 4th; 400m dash, 5th), Chanley Herren (300m hurdles, 5th; 100m hurdles, 6th), Kyla Overton (discus, 5th); Jaelynn Smith (200m dash, 6th).
Dewey also won first place in both the boys and the girls 4x400m relay races.
Dan Close coaches Dewey track.
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CANEY VALLEY
Cash Williams muscled out third place in the boys discus (129-7) and Seth Perkins soared 18-3 for fifth place in the boys long jump.
The Caney Valley girls placed several girls in the top six: Kalynn Edwards (pole vault, 3rd; long jump, 4th), McKenzie McCabe (pole vault, 5th), Anderly Edwards (long jump, 6th).
Caney Valley also came in sixth place in the girls 4x100m relay.
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BARNSDALL
Braden Byers flew to third place in the boys long jump.
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NOWATA
The Ironmen boys boasted three athletes with top six individual finishes.
The included: Chelo Prince (100m dash, 3rd; long jump, 6th), Tristan McBride (300m hurdles, 5th; 110m hurdles, 6th), Jerome Jackson (shot put, 5th).
Nowata boasted third in the boys 4x200m relay and fifth in the boys 4x100m relay.
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COPAN
Rylee Preston hustled to sixth place in the girls 300m hurdles.
In relay running, Copan took third in the girls 4x800m relay.