AREA SOFTBALL WRAP-UP: BARNSDALL, CANEY VALLEY, COPAN, DEWEY, OKU, NOWATA, PAWHUSKA, AND SOUTH COFFEYVILLE
Dewey High School’s Londyn Bond, left, meets with senior pitcher Kyla Overton in the circle during an earlier season game. The Lady Bulldoggers had 29 wins on the season and hosted regionals, coming within one game of going further into playoff action.
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Pawhuska High School’s Jaycee Bohard (4) hustles back to first base during an earlier season game. The Lady Huskies ended their season at 19-10.
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By Mike Tupa
Oct. 12, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS
DEWEY
Okay, so Dewey didn’t quite make it to state — although it couldn’t have come closer than a one-run loss in the regional final.
But the campaign — with Riley Allen as the first-year coach — still deserves to be categorized as magnificent.
Among the notable highlights — 29 wins and an appearance in the regional ‘if’ final.
Perhaps this was the most success ever by a first-year Dewey softball coach. If not, it certainly ranks up there with the best.
“It was a fun season,” said Allen, who took the reins from successful skipper Niki Keck, who moved on to coach college softball.
Allen did it all with only four seniors — three of them everyday starters. That means he returns a powerful core for next year.
“We should still have a good run,” Allen said. “We should be a good ball club.”
Allen still feels the disappointment of how the season ended with a one-run loss to Valliant in last week’s regional final hosted by Dewey, 4-3.
Allen said he believes his Lady Doggers were the better team, but in postseason play, “you need to have the breaks go your way.”
Dewey faced Valliant three times in the regional. Dewey won one of them, 14-1, but lost the other two by the identical score of 4-3. Dewey also buried Beggs, 14-1, in an elimination game.
Even though they didn’t get to the Big Dance, Dewey players still turned in one of the team’s best-ever regular season showings. In addition to defeating Bartlesville, 5-2, Dewey put together winning streaks of eight and five games and ran table (12-0) in district play.
In addition to beating Class 6A city rival Bartlesville, other signature wins included knocking off powerful Class 6A opponents Broken Arrow, 5-1, Putnam City North, 7-0, and Jenks, 6-4; defeating multiple Class 5A programs, including Collinsville (twice), 5-2 and 6-3; and Bishop Kelley, 11-2.
Leading this crew of outstanding athletes were senior pitcher Kyla Overton and junior slugger Londyn Bond (.615 BA, 19 HR, 8 2B, 5 3B, 60 RBI, 52 R). Overton’s offensive numbers included a .550 BA, 17 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 55 RBI.
Chanley Herren, Kadynce Lavasseur, Jaelynn Smith, Aubree Bellar, Landry Herren, MacKenzie Hedges, Addi Jones, Keirstyn Anderson, and Macie Dugger were among the team’s other main offensive contributors.
Smith belted seven doubles and four triples and Lavasseur batted .406.
Overton’s pitching stats included a 22-6 record, 165.2 IP, 145 K’s and a 1.86 earned run average. Second pitching option Brooke Eckert appeared in 10 games and fashioned a 6-2 record and 3.41 ERA.
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Nowata High School’s Lyrique Walker (4) pitches during an earlier season game. The Lady Ironmen ended their season with a competitive 8-4 loss to Ketchum in playoff action.
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Copan High School’s Jacklynn Thompson (4) makes a play during earlier season action. The Lady Hornets’ season ended in playoffs hosted by South Coffeyville.
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REMAINING AREA TEAMS
NOWATA (Coach Derrick Ott) — The Lady Ironmen came in at 4-20, being eliminated by a competitive score against Ketchum, 8-4, in the Class 2A regionals.
BARNSDALL (Coach Ryan Gott) — Gott guided the Lady Panthers (12-11) to a winning record after they stumbled to 0-3 out of the gate. Toward the end of the season, they strung together a five-game winning streak, including a win against Class 5A opponent Tulsa Washington, 7-2. Pioneer-Pleasant Vale eliminated Barnsdall in two close Class A district games, 3-2 and 6-2.
PAWHUSKA (Coach Stephanie Jensen) — The Lady Huskies (19-10) made it all the way to the super regional before seeing their season end at the hands of Warner, 5-2 and 4-1. Pawhuska had dominated in the regional the week before, winning its three games by a run total of 53-13. Pawhuska finished up the season on a victory blitz by winning 12 of its final 15 games.
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Caney Valley High School’s Brooklyn McCabe (4) is safe at home during an earlier season game. The Lady Trojans went 18-11 on the season.
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Caney Valley High School’s Anderly Edwards (3) bats during an earlier season game. The Lady Trojans, coached by Andy Fox, went 18-11 on the season.
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COPAN (Coach Ashleigh McCause) — The Lady Hornets (5-13) burst into the season at 3-1 in their first four games but struggled to find their winning sync the rest of the way. Their campaign ended in district playoffs at South Coffeyville.
OKLAHOMA UNION (Coach Ashlyn Kile) — The Lady Cougars (6-17) could never quite get any winning traction going, although they won two games in the Nowata Invitational. Chelsea ended their season in the Class 2A regionals.
CANEY VALLEY (Coach Andy Fox) — The Lady Trojans put together a big season at 18-11, before being eliminated in the Class 2A regionals. They won a regional game against Ketchum, 3-0.
SOUTH COFFEYVILLE (Coach Jeremy Rogers) - The Lady Lions (18-6) dominated the beginning of the season, winning 15 of their first 16 games. They hosted the school's first-ever Class B district fastpitch softball playoffs, sweeping Copan to advance to regionals. They fell to Davenport (26-9) twice and then to Prue in extra innings to end their season.
(Becky Burch contributed to this article.)