Courtney Berry Pennington
Courtney (Berry) Pennington is the first female Putnam City Pirate to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. As a Pirate, Courtney never rested. Arguably the best girls’ basketball player in school history, she was a two-time All-State selection. She was also an All-State selection on the Softball field. She was a State-Runner Up in Basketball as a Senior and in Softball as a Junior. Pennington also earned All-City Tennis recognition. She signed with Women’s Basketball power at the time, Southern Nazarene and helped lead them to a National Championship as a Freshman. She then transferred to Central Oklahoma where she was a three-time All-Conference selection and is in the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame. She returned to Putnam City after college and served as Head Coach of the girls' basketball team.
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3x Daily Oklahoman All-City (Basketball, HM Sophomore, 1st Team Junior, 1st Team Senior)
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2x Daily Oklahoman All-City (Softball, 2nd Team Junior, 1st Team Senior)
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State Runners-Up (Softball, Junior)
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2x Daily Oklahoman All-State (Basketball, HM Junior, 1st Team Senior)
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2x Honorable Mention Daily Oklahoman All-City (Tennis, Junior, Senior)
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Coaches’ All-State Selection (Softball, Senior)
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Coaches’ All-State Selection (Basketball, Senior)
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State Runners-Up (Basketball, Senior)
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All-City Game Selection (Basketball, Senior)
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Graduated with 14 school records (Basketball)
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Continued Basketball Career at Southern Nazarene University
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Member of NAIA National Championship Team (1996)
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Transferred to the University of Central Oklahoma
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3x Letterwinner for the Bronchos (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
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3x All-Lone Star Conference (HM 1996-97, 2nd Team 1997-98, 1st Team 1998-99)
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Came back to Putnam City and served as Head Girls Basketball Coach
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Inducted into the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame (2013)
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Coached the All-State Game (2016)