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"Angel Goodrich, Sequoyah basketball standout, shown here in action from last season, has verbally committed to play for the University of Kansas Jayhawks next year." TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma - Sequoyah High School senior Angel Goodrich has announced her intent to become a Kansas Jayhawk, verbally committing to play basketball next fall for the University of Kansas. "I just really liked the coaches," Goodrich said. "Then after I met the other players, they just made it feel right." Goodrich has been a standout player for Sequoyah, helping catapult the team to three consecutive state titles. She says she's eager to begin her fourth and final season for Sequoyah, hoping to help the team make Oklahoma history by becoming the first basketball team to win four straight state titles. "It would be such an honor to win a fourth straight title with these girls and make state history. We've played together for so long that it would be really special to make it a four-peat with this team," she said. In only three years of play, Goodrich has racked up the honors. She was named MVP in both the 2006 and 2007 3A state title games, was the 2007 Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year, the 2005 and 2006 MVP in "Oklahoma's Best" girls basketball tournament and has been selected all three of her high school years for the Oklahoma All-State first team.

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Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org