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Inola's Stan Irvine was honored as the 2016 National Softball Coach of the Year at the National High School Athletic Coaches Association's convention Wednesday in Louisville.

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Irvine has won four high school state titles and coached six state runners-up. He started Broken Arrow's softball program in 1977 and won a title there in '79.  The honor is based on longevity, service to high school athletics, honors, championship years and winning percentage.

Irvine also has coached at Collinsville, Oologah, Bixby, Booker T. Washington, Mannford, Sapulpa, Berryhill, Mounds, Sand Springs and Carl Albert State. He also has coached baseball and basketball.

Available  on Amazon.com, the poetry of Deborah Davis-Brown - "Deborah, Found". 

Discovered after her death, these poems were written over 30 years ago and are presented in the order in which they were written. They are a fascinating insight into the inner life and development of a uniquely talented artist.

Click on photo for link to the book.