Goodlow Excels On And Off The Court For Del City
Del City's Nate Goodlow is having a senior year to remember. Honor Roll? Check. Homecoming King? Check. Tournament of Champions team title and MVP honors? Check. Del City's first boy's state basketball championship in 40 years? We'll have to wait until March to see about that one. Goodlow and the Eagles have to be considered one of the favorites to win the Class 5A...
Girls High School Wrestling Exploding in Oklahoma
Oklahoma is well known as one of the top wrestling states in the country. Oklahoma State has won 34 national championships. Stillwater is home to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum. Top collegiate programs also exist at the University of Oklahoma, University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University and several other schools. With that kind of pedigree, it...
Link Overcomes Injury, Leads Metro Christian To First State Title
It was halftime of the Class 2A football state championship game, and while Metro Christian held a 15-13 lead over Vian, there was some definite concern in the Patriot locker room. Just before half, senior quarterback Asher Link smashed his throwing hand on a Vian defender’s helmet. As he and the rest of the Patriots headed to the locker room,...
Poteau, Werner Bask In First State Football Championship
The town of Poteau, Oklahoma claims a population of nearly 9,000 people and it's a safe bet that all or nearly everyone in that Leflore County community made the three and a half hour trek to Edmond for the recent Class 4A football state championship. The third-ranked Pirates claimed their first-ever football state title by knocking off #5 Weatherford, 9-7,...
Ford Flashback: Football Lessons Set Kenny Gunn on His Path to Success
https://youtu.be/YLMg8j9_E1I In 1989, the Cascia Hall Commandos were on a dominating run to the state championship and it wouldn't have been possible without their star, Kenny Gunn. A speedy running back and ball-hawking defender, Gunn had an impact on every part of the Commandos game as they went 15-0 on their way to Cascia Hall's first football championship but it...
Lincoln Christian Earns Way Back To Title Game
Twelve months ago, Lincoln Christian experienced all of the emotions involved with losing a playoff game. Weeks and months of practice were remembered as the final seconds ticked off in a 69-34 loss to eventual champion Heritage Hall in the Class 3A semifinals. "I told them to embrace how this feels," remembered head coach Jerry Ricke. "Use it as fuel...
Jenks Football Coach Allan Trimble Leaves Lasting Memories
We knew this day was coming. It was inevitable. Still, hearing the news Sunday that former Jenks football coach Allan Trimble had passed away following a three-plus year battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease still delivered a gut punch to friends and fans across the state. He was just 56 years old. Trimble was diagnosed with the crippling disease in 2016 and he...
Regent Prep Receiver Sets National Record, Leads Team on Playoff Run
Regent Prep's season came to a heartbreaking end last year after the Rams lost to Shattuck in the Class B state championship game. Once the bitterness of the defeat wore off, wide receiver Jack Wright made an interesting discovery. He was nearing the national high school record for career touchdown catches. The previous record was set by Kirby Moore of...
Ford Game of the Week: Bishop McGuinness vs. Tulsa Edison (Replay) 11-22-19
Watch a full game replay of the Ford Game of the Week: OSSAA 5A Quarterfinal playoffs - Bishop McGuinness Fighting Irish vs. Tulsa Edison Eagles (Oklahoma) - November 22, 2019. *** Bishop McGuinness rallied from 13 points down in the fourth quarter for a 42-41 victory vs. Edison in the OSSAA 5A quarterfinals. Bishop McGuinness completed the comeback with Evan Ille's 3-yard...
Bishop McGuinness Football Making Another Postseason Run
Bishop McGuinness is a familiar sight for opponents come high school football playoff time and this season is no different. The Fighting Irish are in the postseason once again and they're set on making another run at a gold ball. A state championship may have seemed like a distant dream back in September when the Irish lost their season opener...
