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It's three months away, but Barry Lewis and Patrick Prince are ready for high school football season, as H.A. Chapman Stadium will host the “Battle of the ‘Burbs” season opener between Bixby and Owasso at 7:35 p.m. Aug. 25. Presenting sponsor is QuikTrip.

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All-World Awards tickets

Join us Aug. 2 as we honor the best in area high school sports at the annual All-World Awards banquet, presented by Bill Knight Automotive. Get your tickets here.

Cast your vote for the area's best fans, cheer squad, band, dance team and mascot. We're taking nominations now and the top-5 will advance to the voting round. Winners will be announced at the All-World Awards banquet, presented by Bill Knight Automotive, on Aug. 2. Nominate here.

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Lee Mayberry, Lou Dawkins take over at area programs. Mayberry grew up in Tulsa and played in the NBA. Dawkins is a TU legend.

Booker T. Washington standouts Kam Parker and Aaron Potter sign with colleges, but had to settle for jucos.

Former BTW football standout JJ Hester transfers to Oklahoma.

Bixby standout Parker Friedrichsen de-commits from Oklahoma State.

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In this episode, Barry Lewis and Patrick Prince how the NFL Draft was kind of homegrown talent. Former local high school standouts Dax Hill (BTW), Malcolm Rodriguez (Wagoner) and Isaiah Thomas (Memorial) were all taken in last week's NFL Draft. Hill was taken in the first round.

Plus, a man who has seen tons of golf at Southern Hills, Barry explains why the 2001 U.S. Open tops his list of memorable majors.

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Guerin-teed it was quite a Saturday: Devin Harper's seeds, Perrion Winfrey's bark and Chris Paul's peace made for a memorable NFL Draft Day 3

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In this episode, Barry Lewis and Patrick Prince talk about the five All World Player of the Year finalists in boy's basketball: Memorial's Ty Frierson and Braydn Hubbard; Owasso's Caden Fry; Booker T. Washington's Aaron Potter; and Victory Christian's Joshua Udoumoh.

The Athletes of the Year winners will be announced at the sixth annual All-World Awards, presented by Bill Knight Automotive, on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Rod Thompson will be the keynote speaker hosted by the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center.

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All World Awards tickets and nominations

Join us Aug. 2 as we honor the best in area high school sports at the annual All-World Awards banquet, presented by Bill Knight Automotive. Get your tickets here.

Cast your vote for the area's best fans, cheer squad, band, dance team and mascot. We're taking nominations now and the top-5 will advance to the voting round. Winners will be announced at the All-World Awards banquet, presented by Bill Knight Automotive, on Aug. 2. Nominate here.

High School Sports Editor Barry Lewis: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories

Regional Digital Editor Patrick Prince: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories

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Talented, veteran QB Austin Havens transfers from Owasso to Bixby. Plus, an update on the All-World Awards.

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Plus, could TU be a landing spot for Keylan Boone and comparing Owasso pitching star Brennan Phillips to former local star and current major league pitcher Dylan Bundy.

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All-State and All-World winter sports nominees and spring sports updates:

The Tulsa World is accepting nominees for All-State and All-World girls and boys basketball, wrestling and swimming through March 30. Email nominees to:

Wrestling and swimming: John Tranchina [email protected]

Girls basketball: Kelly Hines [email protected]

Boys basketball: Barry Lewis [email protected]

Also, baseball, soccer, track and other spring sports coaches can email scores and updates to [email protected] or [email protected] throughout the season.

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Barry Lewis spent close to 36 hours watching basketball last week. In his weekly video here, he breaks down what he saw.

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The state basketball tournament is this week and Barry offers his breakdown on the 6A-4A boys. Plus, his quick thoughts on TU basketball, MLB lockout and Owasso baseball. 

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It could be a difficult road for some teams as weather postponements forced shuffle in playoff schedule. There will be a lot of games in a short period of time.

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'The risk reward is not worth it now,' says high school sports editor Barry Lewis

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