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VYPE’s Top 5 Memories of 2010 & the Top 5 Anticipations for 2011 2010
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#5 – Danny Hodge and Perry Wrestling – It was our honor to feature Danny Hodge and the Perry wrestling team in the February issue in Central Oklahoma. Danny Hodge is a legend and the Perry wrestling team is always one of the best.
#5 – Douglass Boys – Are they as good as advertised? With this much talent the Douglass Trojans could become one of the best teams Oklahoma has seen in years. Now the question is can they put it together like the football team and win a gold ball in basketball?
#4 – VYPE University College Football Preview – Our first venture into the world of covering college football was a huge success and the response was tremendous. Looks like the second edition of VYPE-U will be even better.
#3 – Union Redskins Three-Peat – It was just a month ago, but with Union beating Jenks in the Class 6A finals for their third title in a row has to make the list. The Redskins were challenged many times in 2010 and had to come from behind, but they did it and were featured on the December cover in Eastern Oklahoma.
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#2 – Ready to Run Wild – In August, the Central Oklahoma magazine ran a feature on five of the states best running backs. Names like Barry Sanders, Andrew Long, Donovan Roberts, Dre Holman and Damien Shea are all juniors and all have big play potential.
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#1 – Restoring Pride – September in the Eastern Oklahoma magazine we ran a story on the 2010 Caney Valley football team. It started when we ran a Flashback photo of the 1915-16 football team from Ramona (now under Caney Valley). The building where the original photo was taken was still standing and the current players and coaches got on board with the idea of recreating the picture. Then with a little Mac magic our design team placed coach Anthony Fogle and a few players into the shot from 1915. It was great to see the community rally around the current players and coaching staff.
#4 – 2011 Football Preview – VYPE shot more football games this season than ever and those photos are destined for the 2011 Football Preview. We’ll spend countless hours searching through game after game to find the best high school football pictures in the state.
#3 – Hornet’s Nest – With a full offseason and a state title under his belt, how good can coach Durrell Hall at Booker T. Washington make this Hornet ball club? Can coach Hall win three-in-arow at two different schools? Only time will tell, but we can’t wait to see what happens.
#2 – Jenks & Union – Yeah we’re all familiar with this story, but could we be seeing a new chapter? Both teams are looking for quarterbacks and both have lost a lot of seniors. Is this the year a West side team finally makes a push to bring the gold ball back to the West side? #1 – Edmond Santa Fe Baseball – How good are these guys? With players like Clayton Blackburn and Conor Costello the Wolves appear to be one of, if not the toughest team to contend with from the West. They have the potential to knock off perennial powerhouse Owasso. The 2011 baseball season has the potential to be the best we’ve seen in many years. Don’t forget several Oklahoma players appear to be high draft picks, but overall many players will be selected into Major League Baseball during the draft in June.