Sean Moran

Deer Creek senior offensive tackle Jacob Sexton grew up a Texas fan. When the 6-6, 285-pound, four-star recruit narrowed his recruiting list to five schools earlier this summer, the Longhorns were among his finalists. In the end, however, a home run official visit to Oklahoma helped cement the idea that Norman was the right side...

Emmy Guthrie laughs when she recalls one of her first interactions with University of Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso. “That’s actually such a funny story,” recalled the recent Lone Grove Longhorn graduate. “The first time I went to an OU camp, I had my helmet on. The only helmet I had at the time was...

“Quicker, quicker, quicker!! Keep your eyes up! Let’s go, let’s go let’s go!” Former Oklahoma State and NFL linebacker Kenyatta Wright shouted this and other words of encouragement to the high school linebackers who recently participated in the Prep Redzone Football Showcase in Owasso. Wright, who’s now an assistant coach in his hometown of Vian, was...

For Marlow, Oklahoma senior-to-be Jace Gilbert, summertime is not the time for taking it easy. Gilbert has dreams of playing college football, and the aspiring kicker/punter has started making the rounds at various camps and showcases. The 6-1, 195-pounder, who’s also the Outlaws’ starting quarterback, recently returned from the Kohl’s Southern Region Kicking Camp in Atlanta,...

Oftentimes, kids are in too big of a hurry to become adults. Stillwater football/track star Tevin Williams faced a similar dilemma last year when the senior contemplated graduating early to get a jump start on his college football career. In the end, he chose to stay home, run track for the Pioneers, and graduate in...

In the late 90s and early 2000s, the name Bookout was synonymous with high school track and field excellence in Oklahoma. Casey, Kyle and Kevin Bookout dominated prep field events for more than a decade in the Sooner state. Look out, but now there’s another Bookout making headlines at area track meets. Maggie Bookout, a sophomore...

Like every other team in the state, Deer Creek missed the opportunity to have a high school baseball season last year due to COVID-19. The Antlers are making up for lost time this year, as they’re one of the favorites to win the 6A title. “We’ve all had one goal in mind and that’s to...

One minor adjustment made all the difference recently for Tulsa Union junior sprinter Jayden Rowe. He moved his starting blocks further back from the starting line to account for his large frame. It obviously did the trick. Rowe responded by recording a sizzling 10.45 in the 100 meters at the Frontier Conference meet at Union High...

In the end, the opportunity to play on the same team as his older brother was too strong for Bixby junior Braylin Presley to turn down. Braylin and Brennan Presley were members of the Spartan squads that won 6A-II state football championships in 2018 and 2019. Now they’ll try to duplicate that success at the...

When word got out that the Mustang boys soccer team was ranked third in the nation in this year’s initial United Soccer Coaches high school poll, head coach Jared Homer kept it a secret from his squad. “We didn’t even tell the guys,” admitted Homer of the mid-March ranking. “We didn’t say anything. We didn’t...