Bixby Continues to Fill College Rosters

National Signing Day in Whitey Ford Gym was action packed and Joy filled as Spartan athletes signed letters of intent with the support of family, coaches and friends.

Wrestler Shane Fletcher: Senior Leader

Shane Fletcher is a young man with a classic demeanor. He is slightly reserved, but always has a smile and positive attitude. Fletcher is a focused workhorse with his teammate’s respect.

Holiday Inn Breaks Ground

Aladdin Hotels has decided to make Bixby their most recent location with the plans to build a Holiday Inn Express within the community. The hotel will be located on the southeast corner of 101st and Memorial.

Mr. Bixby Crowned

Corey White, sophomore at Bixby High School, represented his sophomore class in the first annual Mr. Bixby Fundraiser. White is the son of Donna Brollier and Kevin White. He sang a soulful rendition of “Come Together” by the Beatles.

Bixby Neighbors Concerned With New Proposal

There have recently been a number of residential developments established in Bixby. The latest proposal has incurred opposition from many residents.
Encore Multi-Family LLC and Khoury Engineering are hoping to rezone an area south of 121st Street between Memorial and Sheridan from agricultural to multi-family residential.

Spartan Wrestling Continues Rise with Senior Leadership

The Spartans are coming off huge wins at the District Duals where they pummeled Tahlequah 57-21, Stillwell 72-6 and Coweta 56-13. As the Bixby Breeze goes to press, the team is battling at the Platte County Invitational in Kansas City, Mo.
Head coach Rafael Maturino is in his second year and it seems he is on his way to building a new Spartan wrestling empire.

Bicycle Blessing Gives Away 160 Bikes

Recently, 160 children in Bixby got a big dose of the Christmas spirit, receiving brand new bicycles at the first annual Bicycle Blessings for Bixby event.

Buy Bixby Campaign Names a Winner

The Buy Bixby Campaign’s crowd of excited ticket holders turned out in droves recently to attend a live remote sponsored by 98.5 KVOO and hosted by BTC Broadband anticipating the announcement of the winning ticket number for the $10,000 cash prize. The Honorable Mayor Ray Bowen read the winning ticket number as the crowd checked their ticket holdings. While a winner did not step forward, Jim Brown, owner of Doc’s Country Mart, located at 15028 S. Memorial Dr., was informed that the winning ticket has been issued from his store.

Former Spartan Hoopster at TU

Former Bixby girl’s basketball standout Virginia DeWare is in her sophomore year at the University of Tulsa.

The 6’3” forward lettered her freshman year, playing in 12 games.

Whitley Earns All-State

Bixby Spartan volleyball standout Caitlin Whitley has been named to the Large East All-State team.

Whitley is only the second Spartan to be named to the All-State team. The first was Amy Harris in 2007.