Scott Emigh

Sports journalist, travel blogger, libertarian, Christian, Sandite, cat dad, disc golfer, and more boring than my feed indicates.

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Norman, Oklahoma - My One-Time Home — Scott Emigh

From the freshman dorms and the Palace on the Prairie to the disc golf courses and the downtown shops - every inch of Norman is magical to m

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Roaring River State Park, Missouri — Scott Emigh

Caves, waterfalls, rushing rapids, endless hiking trails, exceptional trout fishing, and a lifetime of memories are all that awaits you at R

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Visiting Cushing, Oklahoma — Scott Emigh

A short trip to Cushing, OK revealed a vibrant community filled with history and a promising future.

My wife and I took a recent day trip to Cushing to see a friend play some music. Really neat little downtown with lots of murals.

#Travel #Oklahoma #Cushing

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Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza - Tulsa, Oklahoma — Scott Emigh

Named for the former Tulsa County Commissioner and Father of Route 66, Cyrus Avery Plaza is the heart of the mother road and monument to Ave

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Floating the Illinois River - Tahlequah, Oklahoma — Scott Emigh

Flowing some 98 miles from the Ozark Mountains to Gore, Oklahoma, the Illinois River is beautiful, popular destination for summer partiers a

Stretching some 98 miles from the northwest Arkansas Ozarks to the Arkansas River in Gore, Oklahoma, flows the beautiful spring-fed Illinois River - one of the premier summer destinations for river rats across Oklahoma.

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Eli Buxton's perfect game highlights Sandites' baseball week

Buxton struck out 11 of 15 batters against U.S. Grant and also pitched in Saturday's victory at Tahlequah.

Lots of success across Sand Springs in this week’s roundup, including a perfect game from Eli Buxton!

#SandSprings #Sandites #okpreps #baseball #tennis #softball #golf #trackandfield

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Hiking the Tulsa Levees — Scott Emigh

My whole life, I’ve grown up around the levees. The flagship park in Sand Springs sits between the Arkansas River and the westernmost levee

Growing up, I always wanted to be an explorer. Then for a while I fooled myself into thinking there was nothing left to explore unless you became an astronaut.

Turns out, there’s a whole world out there, hiding in the sidewalk cracks, just waiting for somebody to slow down and take notice.

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Eight innings, 25 runs, 31 hits, 7 homers, and one hell of a season finale.

Sandites' baseball team battles to season's final pitch; CPHS athletes qualify for state track

Sandites finish 31-8 as they lose to Enid in regional baseball finals. In track and field, Layne Kirkendoll qualified in both long and high

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Sandites' historic girls soccer season ends with playoff loss

The undersized Sandites qualified for the postseason for the first time since 2012 but couldn’t get past the 6A-4 district champions from Br

Had a blast watching these ladies play this year. They’ll definitely be back next season!

#Sandites #SandSprings #Okpreps #soccer

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Sandites' soccer teams go in opposite directions

The Lady Sandites are enjoying their best-ever season while the boys team was winless in a rebuilding year.

The most successful regular season in school history just wrapped up, but it’s the postseason that matters most!

Broken Arrow, Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Be there and watch these girls make history!

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Lots of success across Sand Springs in this week’s roundup, including a perfect game from Eli Buxton! 

#SandSprings #Sandites #okpreps #baseball #tennis #softball #golf #trackandfield

Eli Buxton's perfect game highlights Sandites' baseball week

Buxton struck out 11 of 15 batters against U.S. Grant and also pitched in Saturday's victory at Tahlequah.

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Thursday marked a somber occasion at the Sandite Baseball Complex, as a packed house turned out more for the pregame ceremonies than for the junior varsity game.

Sandite community shows support for baseball player and his ailing mother

The "Sandite Support Squad" honored freshman baseball player Lathan Kemp and his mother, Julia Kemp, who has Stage 4 cancer, before Thursday

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Jarrod Patterson resigns as Sandites' wrestling coach

After four seasons as head coach, Patterson has resigned to take a job as an assistant coach at Appalachian State University, an NCAA Divisi

Got in one last interview with Coach Patterson. Sad to see him go but Sand Springs has a culture and pipeline that can endure any coaching change.

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Lainey Stanfill's milestone goal lifts Sandites past Union

The game "was something out of a movie,” first-year coach Cisco Chavez said.

I don’t know the last time that Sand Springs beat Union. My records don’t go back that far, which says a lot about what a monumental occasion it was.

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This team is something special! They’ve already earned their spot in the Sand Springs history books, and anything else they accomplish will just be icing on the cake.

Sandites enjoying their winningest girls soccer season

Freshman Lainey Stanfill connected on her 19th goal of the season in the 57th minute of a 2-0 win over Stillwater on Friday.

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Another successful week of Sandite Athletics!

Sports roundup: Journey Armstead signs with Hutchinson; Sandites baseball has best start in a decade

Armstead finished her career as one of the most accomplished Sand Springs basketball players in school history, scoring 1,525 points, and wa

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Two Rivers Trail - Sand Springs, Oklahoma — Scott Emigh

Located at the Keystone Dam in Sand Springs, the Two Rivers Trail is a beautiful, moderated-rated 2.3 mile trail offering free-climbing oppo

As a travel blogger, it’s easy to be focused on always getting out of state and finding new exotic locations, and it’s easy to overlook the incredibly beautiful places right here in my hometown.

Two Rivers Trail has a lot to offer at a location convenient to most of my readers.