Sooner rugby team shuts out the OSU Cowboys

Sooners in their last huddle of the game. (Photo by Colbi Beam)


Sooners and Cowboys fighting for the ball. (Photo by Colbi Beam)

Sooner fans can cheer once again because the sooner rugby team shut out the OSU Cowboys in their last game of the year.

The team is now the new Central League Champions and the score was 47-0 by the end of the game this past Saturday, March 6, 2009. In winning this title, the team earned a spot at the national playoffs.

"In winning the central league we earned a banner for our clubhouse and a title that we haven't had since 2001," Austin Ryan, OU rugby player, said.

The next game will be the Varsity versus the alumni game here in Norman on Saturday, March 14, 2009. To see more about the team you can visit their website at
http://www.ou.edu/student/rugby/index.html

Women's Gymnastics Taking Another Victory

OU gymnasts standing to accept their team win. (Photo by Colbi Beam)


OU gymnasts waiting to see their results. (Photo by Colbi Beam)

OU's women gymnasts took first place at the meet Friday and are hoping for more audience support from students in their next big meet.

The number 11 ranked gymnastics team won titles on beam, vault, floor, along with the highest overall score at the Lloyd Noble Center Friday, February 20, 2009. The sooners team tally of 196.35 barely beat number 13 ranked, Mizzou, with a score of 196.225.

"Well this win for the team meant a lot to us but for the rest of this season it did not set anything in stone for us," Melanie Root, sophomore gymnast, said. "This win was not an easy one for us and the University of Missouri is going to want to beat us that much more at the Big 12 competition. We are always striving to get more audience, it always makes the floor routines that much more fun."

The last home meet, "Senior Night", will be Friday, March 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm at the Lloyd Noble Center. Students are admitted free with a student ID.