A Night in the Planting seeds for a future in full bloom!

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Cox Convention Center

Downtown Tulsa

Thank you to all who participated and made our 43rd Annual Auction a beautiful success!

Dear Auction Patrons and Guests,

Thank you for your support of the 2023 Auction, A Night in the Garden! Together we are living out the mission of Bishop Kelley High School by providing the necessary support to provide all students with a high-quality, Catholic education. As proud BK parents, we are grateful for the opportunity to chair such an important event in support of our community. We hope you enjoy this wonderful evening surrounded by God’s natural creations.

Go Comets!

far as they could together. Over Christmas break, BK lost a beloved member of our community, Mr. Dan Schmitz. This also meant the Boy’s Tennis Team lost a coach. “Coach Schmitz not only loved Bishop Kelley but he loved the tennis programs at Bishop Kelley. A State Champion Head Coach with the girls program early in his career and a State Champion as an assistant with the boys’ program at the end of his career. Coach Schmitz was beloved and is missed at BK and throughout the Oklahoma High School Tennis Community,” Coach Terry Stupp said. With Coach Schmitz in mind, “I am going to work as hard as possible and push through my limits to help win and support one another and make sure we all grow as a team,” Jacob Philbeck ‘23 said. They closed out the season with an excellent 4th-place finish at the 6A State Tournament. One Doubles were state runner up and #2 Doubles finished fourth.

BY PEYTON COBURN ’24

team to experience,” Coach Shawn Lawhorn said. “We want to hold each other accountable and make sure we are all on the same page; we have to know that we are all trying to achieve a common goal even though golf is an individual sport,” Senior Nikos Revelis said. The Comets capped off their season at the State Tourney in Duncan, leaving with a lot of hardware: the team finished 2nd overall and Will Hennessee ‘24 was the Individual State Champion with a three-round total of 7 under par.

BaseBaLL: New head coach Parker Frazier ’07 set a schedule for his team that included nine scrimmages, 14 district events, and 23 other competitive days of baseball. This is a young team and their goal for this season was to take it by storm one game at a time. They defeated Noble 5-3 in the 5A quarterfinals and bested Grove 3-1 in the semifinals before falling to Carl Albert in the State Championship game. Great first season for Coach Frazier’s Comets! We can’t wait for next year!

Boys soccer: This spring the boys’ team played three scrimmages, 14 matches and had hoped to earn a spot in the state finals. Though they were successful in their goals to build team chemistry, grow and improve together, and further develop the fundamentals of soccer, the BK Boys Soccer season came to a heartbreaking end in a penalty kick playoff loss at the hands of East Central in the second round of 5A Playoffs.

girLs goLF: Coming off a strong season last year, and not losing any players to graduation, the girls had ten events, and made it to the 5A State Tournament at Dornick Hills in Ardmore where they shot a two-day team score of 378 to finish third.

girLs Tennis: With a total of 18 days of competitive play and exciting practices, the girls looked to improve consistency and maximize the practice time they had on the courts. This year they are striving to have fun as a team. “I always love the tennis season because the matches are always fun with other teams. It is more of an individual sport but you are still able to watch and cheer on one another. I am excited to share this last year with my teammates,” Simone Mullennix said. This team wrapped up their season at the 6A State Tennis Tournament. Jasel Bailey ‘24 made the podium at 1 Singles and finished as State Runner Up. Audrey Brown ‘23 also made the podium with a 3rd place finish.

Boys goLF: This season the Comets were fierce competitors in nine events and the State Tournament. Although an individual sport, the Boy’s Golf Team focuses on pushing each other as teammates to be the best they can be. “I’m excited about playing Territory this year. It is an amazing course and a wonderful opportunity for our

Boys Tennis: This season was stacked with 16 Varsity events and many JV events. The team wanted to go as girLs soccer: Stacked with a busy schedule of 16 Varsity games and many JV events, this team had a singular vision. “Our goal this season is to make the program better than ever so that all of us can succeed as student athletes and build a good team dynamic,” senior Katie Musshafen said. The development of team dynamics took place on the field, and off: they organized themselves into families, with big and little sisters, which helped forge a bond between upper and underclassmen. They gave a valiant effort in the 5A State Semifinal game vs Bishop McGuinness before falling 0-1 to end their season. girLs/Boys TracK: The teams traveled to nine meets this season! The girls successfully defended last year’s State Title and are back-to-back 5A State Champions! The teams have new coaches this year that are continuing the same motivation as previous leadership. Both teams grew as a community and help each other improve. Having a new coach after three years can be a difficult feat. However, new girls’ track head coach Justin Robinson has overcome those hurdles. “I appreciate how reasonable and caring he is for his athletes. He helps us understand the why behind the different workouts we do so that we see how we are improving,” senior Alex Buckley said.