Oklahoma City, OK - This past Saturday the Bethany Cheerleading Team took to the mat to compete in the Class 4A Gameday Regional Cheer Competition hosted by the OSSAA. In the competition the top 15 finishers in the regional by team score advance to the State Championships on November 12. Bethany not only qualified for the State Championships this coming Saturday, but they finished in 2nd place overall in the state through the regional championships. Bethany scored 413 points for the competition, only behind Crossings Christian, who scored 430 points. Bridge Creek and Washington finished in 3rd and 4th place behind the Bronchos, respectively.

Bethany will head to the State Championships this coming Saturday, November 12 at Moore High School. We will update this article with an exact performance time once the schedule is announced. The Bronchos had an awesome crowd in attendance this past Saturday at the regional championships and having a supportive crowd is a valuable part of the gameday competition. Come support the Bronchos as they go for their second Gameday State Championship in four years.

Edmond, OK - The Bethany boys Cross Country team took to the course on Saturday looking to be a factor in the state championships after their regional championship from a week prior. The Bronchos were indeed a factor and brought home a 3rd place finish, which is the second highest finish in school history after the State Runner Up finish from 2017. The Bronchos came into the State Championships after winning the regional meet the week before. At that regional meet Bethany had three runners in the top 10 and all five scoring runners in the top 15. Levi Johnson, Mason Wyett, and Cole Powell finished in 6th, 7th, and 8th place, respectively.

This weekend, at the State Championships, it was Cole Powell who led the Bronchos with a 17th place finish, running a time of 17:01.51. Mason Wyett was the next Broncho finisher, running a time of 17:22.87 and finishing in 26th place. Levi Johnson crossed the line with a time of 17:28.18, which gave him a 29th place finish. Nolan Stayton (40th) and Keegan Ross (55th) were the other two runners who finished in scoring position for the Bronchos. Sebastian Caballero and Max Greene also ran for the Bronchos.

This great finish ends the season for the Bronchos in the first year of Head Coach Zac Coulson's tenure. Throughout the season the Bronchos have seen tremendous improvement and will look to build on that next year as six of the seven runners that competed at the State Championships will be returning.

At the home football game this past week Bethany and Blanchard wanted to take a moment to make a special presentation as a part of National High School Activities Month, which is presented by the National Federation of State High School Associations and the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association. The schools honored all of the sports officials in the state of Oklahoma and wanted to show their appreciation to these individuals who are an integral part of high school sports. Before the game captains from both teams, along with Blanchard Athletic Director & Head Football Coach, Jeff Craig and Bethany Athletic Director & Head Football Coach, Jon Arthur joined the game officials at mid-field to thank our officials for their service to high school sports in Oklahoma. Officials are a necessary part of athletic competition and their contribution should be valued by coaches, players, and fans. Bethany Public Schools is committed to showing respect for our officials and making our contests a place where all game participants are respected and treated the same way we want to be treated ourselves. Thanks to all of the officials in our great state!