Bartlesville Lady Bruin Sophia Williams competes in Bartlesville High School’s opening swim meet at home on Tuesday.
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By Stephanie J Lief
Nov. 5, 2026
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
The Bartlesville Bruins opened the 2026-2027 swim season with wins and a hosted meet welcoming competitors from Fort Gibson, Enid, and Muskogee to the Phillips 66 Aquatic Center.
"I was thrilled with the leadership from our upperclassmen and with the enthusiastic energy from our newcomers. Our first meet exceeded expectations and was an emotionally rewarding way to start our season. We still have a lot of work to do, but this showed real potential and demonstrated a willingness to learn and grow," said head coach Chad Englehart.
Girls
The Lady Bruin team of Sophia Williams, Ashlynn Taylor, Addie Kuntz, Hanna Schroeder, Varsha Karuppan, and Karis Shamhart demonstrated their grit by winning nine of the 11 events.
In the relay events, the teams demonstrated a solid mix of skill and developing talent with wins in all three of the relay events:
200-yard medley relay (2:11.25): Williams, Taylor, Kuntz, Schroeder
200-yard freestyle relay (2:04.02): Taylor, Karuppan, Shamhart, Schroeder
400-yard freestyle relay (4:16.43): Karuppan, Kuntz, Shamhart, Williams
In the individual events, the Lady Bruins earned first-place finishes in the 200 freestyle (Shamhart 2:04.36), 200 individual medley (Taylor 2:29.76), 50 freestyle (Kuntz 27.51), 100 butterfly (Kuntz 1:09.42), 500 freestyle (Shamhart 5:40.69), and 100 backstroke (Taylor 1:17.55).
Other individual performances and placements include Karuppan (fifth place 200 freestyle, fourth place 100 freestyle), Schroeder (fourth place 50 freestyle, sixth place 100 freestyle), and Williams (second place 200 individual medley, second place 100 backstroke).
GIRLS TEAM SCORES
Bartlesville 88, Muskogee 10
Bartlesville 82, Enid 39
Fort Gibson 83, Bartlesville 77
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Bartlesville Bruin Grayson Ellis competes in Bartlesville High School’s opening swim meet at home on Tuesday.
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BRUINS
The Bruins’ roster of Kevin Contreras, Aysen Offutt, Parker Shoesmith, Grayson Ellis, Mason Tannehill, Blace Williams, Miles Brown, Everett Ellis, and Oliver Rakes made their presence felt with a win of all 11 scheduled events.
The Bruin roster was dominant in relay events and took top placements in all three relay events:
200-yard medley relay (1:44.60): G. Ellis, Shoesmith, Offutt, Brown
200-yard freestyle relay (1:41.77): Rakes, E. Ellis, Contreras, Williams
400-yard freestyle relay (3:25.85): Williams, G. Ellis, Brown, Shoesmith
In the individual events, the Bruins earned first-place finishes in the 200 freestyle (Williams 1:53.38), 200 individual medley (Shoesmith 1:59.12), 50 freestyle (Brown 23.02), 100 butterfly (G. Ellis 57.24), 100 freestyle (Brown 51.35), 500 freestyle (Williams 5:08.17), 100 backstroke (G. Ellis 58.63), and 100 breaststroke (Shoesmith 1:02.32).
With Bruin swim debuts, freshman Everett Ellis (third place 200 freestyle, second place 500 freestyle) and Oliver Rakes (second place 100 freestyle) made their mark.
Seniors Aysen Offutt (second place 200 individual medley, second place 100 butterfly) and Kevin Contreras (fourth place 200 freestyle) rounded out the rest of the Bruin finishes. The 400-yard freestyle relay of E. Ellis, Rakes, Contreras, and Offutt also placed second behind the Bruin first-place finish.
BOYS TEAM SCORES
Bartlesville 106, Muskogee 9
Bartlesville 102, Enid 29
Bartlesville 106, Fort Gibson 57
The Bruins host their next meet Tuesday against Bishop Kelley.