The 2023 Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic is just around the corner. The teams for the Classic are…
The Bethel Lady Wildcats
| 2 | Ana Burkhart |
| 3 | Alexis Tucker |
| 4 | Kendall Bullen |
| 5 | Brooklyn Duff |
| 10 | Layla Menhusen |
| 11 | Kinley Bowles |
| 12 | Jalee Reeves |
| 14 | Bailey Tucker |
| 15 | Faith Cator |
| 20 | Alexis Williams |
| 21 | Josie Megehee |
| 22 | Ava Gascon |
| 24 | Paityn Seiger |
| 25 | Brylan Webb |
| 32 | Emma Gibson |
Coach Tara Satterfield Bio 2023-2024
Tara Satterfield is in her seventh season as Head Basketball Coach of the Bethel Lady Wildcats, third year as Head Coach of Bethel Fast Pitch Softball, and her 22nd year of coaching overall. Last season she led the Lady Wildcats to a 25-4 record and 2nd straight trip to the State Tournament, finishing in the semi-finals.
She is currently serving on the OGBCA Board, as a Region Rep for class 3A, as well as the OCA All State committee. Prior to coming to Bethel she was at Quinton for 6 years, 4 years as head coach, where she led them to the State Tournament in 2015. Satterfield served as an assistant coach for five years at Achille and 4 years at Coalgate. Satterfield has coached 8 AII-Staters, 3 in basketball and 5 in softball.
Satterfield played college basketball at Oklahoma Christian University, where she holds the single game record for assists, after her graduation from Canadian High School. Tara is married to Heather Satterfield. They have one son, Garret.
The Byng Lady Pirates
| 1 | Brylee Baird |
| 3 | Alona Cooper |
| 10 | Cadence Carlos |
| 22 | Torri Gustin |
| 13 | Hannah Wort |
| 11 | Lani Meyers |
| 23 | Lorren Shaw |
| 5 | Chloe Gaines |
| 40 | Rez Anderson |
| 25 | Kendal Mccarty |
| 24 | Amelia Beard |
| 31 | Kaidynce Moore |
| 45 | Piper Presley |
| 20 | Blakely Miller |
| 4 | Brooklynn Ross |
Luke Clark Head Coach of the Byng Lady Pirates
Luke Clark has been the Head Coach of the Byng Lady Pirates for 3 years and is in his 6th year as a Head Coach. Since being at Byng, Coach Clark has coached the Lady Pirates to two District Championships and has led the Pirates to the Semi-Finals of Area and to the Regional Semi-Finals. Coach Clark is married to Jamie Clark and they have a two year old son named Tripp.
The Carl Albert Lady Titans
| # | Name | Yr | Height | Position |
| 10 | Jacquelyn Brown | Jr | 5’8” | G/F |
| 11 | Evi Mitchell | Jr | 5’3” | G |
| 12 | Skylar Anderson | So | 5’8” | G |
| 15 | Jakary Brown | So | 5’5” | G |
| 20 | Essence Curry | So | 5’5” | G |
| 22 | Kaylee Franklin | Sr | 5’7” | G |
| 23 | Audrey Plunkett | So | 5”10” | G/F |
| 24 | Ausha Moore | Jr | 5’9” | G/F |
| 33 | Shelby Rusche | Jr | 5’8” | F |
| 44 | Lanie Moore | Jr | 5’10” | F/C |
Carl Albert Head Coach Kyle Richey brings more than 25 years’ experience and expertise to the Carl Albert High School Lady Titans Basketball Program. As the coach of the Lady Titans since 2016, the team has an overall record of 112-74 with three state playoff appearances. Coach Richey prides himself in the betterment of young student athletes on and off the court. In 2023, the Lady Titans had a combined GPA of 3.8. During his time at Carl Albert High School, Coach Richey has been named the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaching Association Large Central Region Coach of the Year in 2022 and 2023, 2021 and 2022 Suburban Conference Coach of the Year, the 2019 Oklahoma Coaching Association Large West All-State Coach, and the OGBCA 2016 Large West All-State Coach.
Kyle and his wife, Melissa, have a 13-year-old son, Jaxon.
The Hartshorne Lady Miners
Addison Bernardi – 5’7 / FR / G Alanna Williams – 5’7 / SR / G BrentleeWood-5’6/FR/G JaydaMoore-5’7 /JR/G Kammrie Roberts – 5’8 / FR / F Kaysen Semeski – 5’5 / FR / G Lexie Johnson – 5’10 / FR / F OliviaJones-5’6/SR/G PaytonVaughn-5’9/FR/F PyperVinson-5’7/FR/F Reanna Williams – 5’7 / FR / G Alexis Hoover – 5’5 /SR / G Brooklyn Suringer – 5’10 / JR / F GracieWilson-5’9/JR/F LexisVicars-5’10/JR/F SoaCamp-5’8/SR/G
Head Coach Shane Hackler
Hartshorne Lady Miners from 2017- present
State Tournament appearances
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2022-2023
3rd appearance at Mid America
The Kingfisher Yellowjackets
| # | Name | Class | Position | Height |
| 1 | Maya Haney | FR | G | 5’5 |
| 2 | Mattie Slezickey | FR | G | 5’5 |
| 3 | Abbie Myers | SO | G/F | 5’11 |
| 4 | Shelby Davis | SO | G | 5’7 |
| 5 | Chloe Blair | SR | G | 5’6 |
| 10 | Peyton Walker | SR | G | 5’6 |
| 11 | Addy Matthews | SR | G/F | 5’10 |
| 14 | Taitym Walker | FR | G | 5’7 |
| 15 | Jancee Matthews | SO | F | 5’11 |
| 20 | Scout Snodgrass | SO | G | 5’6 |
| 21 | Talor Mecklenburg | JR | G | 5’8 |
| 22 | Molly Weber | FR | F | 5’9 |
| 23 | Raegan Snider | JR | F | 6’0 |
| 25 | Adlee Friesen | FR | F | 5’11 |
| 40 | Kamia Hamilton | SR | F | 5’9 |
Head coach Taylor Young is in her third season as the Head Girls Basketball Coach at Kingfisher High School. She has an overall record of 47-12. She has taken Kingfisher to back to back 4A State Tournaments (2022 & 2023). In 2022, she was named the OGBCA Bertha Frank Teague Award Winner, this award is presented to young upcoming head coaches. In 2023, she was named the OCA Region 1 Coach of the Year. She is also currently serving on the OGBCA Board.
Young played college basketball at Texas A&M University where she was 2nd All Time in career three point percentage and single season three point percentage. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Leadership and Development and later on earned a Master’s Degree from Southern Nazarene University in Sport Management and Administration.
Young is a graduate of Shawnee High School, where she played her final season, leading Shawnee to a perfect season (29-0) and a Class 5A State Championship (2012). During that year Shawnee participated in the Bertha Frank Teague Mid America Classic where they won the tournament and Young was named to the All-Tournament Team. She was named an All-State selection by the OCA, OGBCA, Daily Oklahoman and the Tulsa World. She was also named a Super 5 Player of the Year and a McDonald’s All-American Game nominee. Prior to Shawnee, she played for Bethel High School and helped lead them to the 2011 Class 3A State Championship where she was named MVP of the 2011 Class 3A State Tournament. Her high school teams posted a 55-2 record over her junior and senior years. She also played softball in high school, helping Bethel to two slow-pitch state championships (2009 & 2010).
Taylor Young is married to Kade Young and is expecting their first baby, a daughter, in January 2024. She coaches JH Girls Basketball and helps out in the spring with slow-pitch softball. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and doing anything sports related.
The McAlester Lady Buffs
Kaylee Knight, Rylee Forehand, Avrey Alberson, Amery Perron, Rylan Lesnau, Ti’Heiress Davis, Kayla Johnson, Jada Ponce, Tori Kilburn, Madison VanDorpe, Katie Allen, Kylie Dooney, Indya Hishaw, and Beaudee Nystrom
Jarrod Owen has been coaching for 12 years, he started his career at Butner where he spent 3 years as head softball and basketball coach. Next, he would go out west to Elk City where he would serve as the head softball and assistant basketball coach for the Merritt Oilerettes for 3 years. These last 6 years he has been the head girls’ basketball coach at his home town of McAlester, leading the Lady Buffs to the 2022 5A State Championship. He has coached 4 all staters and amassed over 200 victories.
Coach Owen currently serves as the Region 6 Rep. for the OCA, He was the 2022 OGBCA and OCA Region Coach of the Year, 2022 OGBCA All State Coach, 2021 OCA All State Coach and 2017 OCA Region Coach of the Year.
Coach Owen and his wife Courtney have been married for 9 years, they have four sons, Benaiah (7), Hudson (4), Merritt (2), and Tobias (7m). Courtney is a 2nd grade teacher at Tannehill Public School where their oldest 2 boys attend as well. Jarrod and Courtney also teach a 5/6th grade Sunday School class together at Calvary Baptist Church.
The Merritt Lady Oilers
1 Maci Loyd 5’4” Fr.
2 Ella Porter 5’7” Sr.
3 Myleigh Flowers 5’8” So.
4 Gracie Winston 5’4” Fr.
5 Gracee Carnes 5’7” Jr.
10 Chloe Stout 5’9” Sr.
11 Caityn Lowry 5’5” Fr.
12 Hallie Smith 5’11” So.
13 Preslie Taylor 5’5” So.
20 Allie Britton 5’7” Fr.
21 Addison Hartman 5’9” Sr.
22 Marlie Mong 5’8” So.
24 Ainsley Partain 5’9” So.
The Washington Lady Warriors
23-24 Washington Lady Warrior Roster
| Brinley Thomas | 12 | 3 | 5’7 | G |
| Shelbie Caveness | 11 | 4 | 5’9 | G |
| Breanna Lindert | 11 | 25 | 5’9 | F |
| Jayden Taylor | 11 | 15 | 5’3 | G |
| Andrey Thomas | 11 | 2 | 5’9 | G |
| Kelby Beller | 10 | 23 | 5’7 | G |
| Laney Gay | 10 | 21 | 5’7 | F |
| Haylee Henderson | 10 | 31 | 5’7 | F |
| Preslee Johnson | 10 | 24 | 6’0 | G |
| Addy Lanham | 10 | 13 | 5’9 | G |
| Emersyn Massey | 10 | 14 | 5’9 | F |
| Jayden Wells | 10 | 5 | 5’9 | G |
| Raelee Adkins | 9 | 5’8 | G | |
| Bella Andrews | 9 | 5’6 | G | |
| Aubri Clary | 9 | 5’6 | G | |
| Emma Griffin | 9 | 5’7 | G | |
| Aubrey Grimes | 9 | 5’6 | G | |
| Kyra Metcalf | 9 | 5’7 | F | |
| Daphne Palumbo | 9 | 5’8 | G | |
| Nichelle Plaza | 9 | 5’4 | F | |
| Ava Salcedo | 9 | 5’8 | G | |
| Aubrey Taylor | 9 | 5’3 | G | |
Coach Cale Simon was a head high school boys basketball coach for 14 years. He has two State Championships. One in 2010 with Roff and a second in 2014 with Okemah. He was also state runner-up in 2013 with Okemah and a state semi-finalist in 2019 with El Reno. The 22-23 season was Coach Simon’s first year as a head girls coach. His team at Washington went 27-2 and finished as State-Runner Up. Coach Simon has seven total state tournament appearances with Roff, Okemah, El Reno, and Washington. Coach Simon has averaged over 20 wins per year along with earning his 200th career victory in 2016. In 2014, Coach Simon was named Tulsa World Coach of the Year, OCA Regional Coach of the Year, and District Coach of the Year. He was also District Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2010. He has had the privilege of coaching six OCA All-Staters, along with numerous other OBCA All Stars, Indian All-Staters, and All Conference players.
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