Ketchum’s CJ Weeks – Track Spotlight – Presented BancFirst Ketchum
Ketchum’s CJ Weeks Ketchum High School’s CJ Weeks qualified as a freshman in the two-mile relay team that placed fourth at state in 2022. In 2023 he qualified in four events at state and followed that up in 2024 by qualifying in three events. Head coach Cecil Weeks said the goal this season is to finish strong and […]
Q&A with Ketchum’s Gabe Forkner – Baseball Spotlight – Presented by BancFrist Ketchum
Ketchum’s Gabe Forkner VYPE: Gabe, what grade are you in this season and when did you start playing baseball? Gabe Forkner: I’m a senior I started playing at the age of four. VYPE: What position are you playing and what are your biggest challenges? GF: Third base and pitcher. My biggest challenge is not allowing errors […]
On Track with Claremore’s Annalesia Miller – Presented by Backwoods Chiropractic
The definition of a high school athlete is different today than what we knew just a few years ago. Students are involved in many other activities outside the legacy sports like basketball, football, track, softball and others. Today’s high school athlete participates in many other activities. That can be said for Claremore’s Annalesia Miller. Miller […]
Sequoyah Claremore ’s Mati Kruis – Basketball Spotlight – Presented by Red Crown Credit Union
Sequoyah Claremore’s Mati Kruis A leader in nearly every statistical category for the Lady Eagles of Sequoyah Claremore High School, Matison “Mati” Kruis is the type of player every coach wants on their team. Kruis is a two-time All-Conference forward and a senior this year. Last season she led the team in scoring, rebounding, and […]
Claremore’s Nolan Sherl – Basketball Spotlight – Presented by Red Crown Credit Union
Claremore’s Nolan Sherl If you like a basketball who does all the little things to help his team win and is not afraid to take the hits and bang in the paint, look no further than Claremore High School’s Nolan Sherl. Claremore head coach Thomas Lynn Nolan said of Sherl, “Nolan, is our blue-collared hardest […]
Verdigris Girls Soccer – Team Spotlight – Presented by Red Crown Credit Union
Verdigris Girls Soccer Head coach Stacy Risenhoover enters her 19th seasons at the helm of the girls’ soccer program at Verdigris High School. Every season offers its own set of challenges, but coach Risenhoover has seen it all and having a team on the younger side is a challenge she is ready to handle. “We […]
Q&A with Claremore’s Daniel Harrington – Baseball Spotlight – Presented by Backwoods Chiropractic
Q&A with Claremore’s Daniel Harrington VYPE: How long have you played baseball and what is your position? Daniel Harrington: I’ve been playing baseball for 10 years and I play first base and pitch. VYPE: What first got you interested in the sport? DH: Watching the MLB on tv with my dad is what got me […]
Verdigris’ Bella Floyd – Soccer Spotlight – Presented by Backwoods Chiropractic
Verdigris’ Bella Floyd Senior center back Bella Floyd is ready to take the field and give everything she has in her final season of prep soccer. The feel is always different as a senior. “I look forward to spending my last high school season with a team that feels like family. I also look forward […]
Grove’s Walker West – Baseball Spotlight – Presented by NEO Orthopedics & Rehabilitation
Walker West – Grove High School The Grove High School baseball team is fired up for the upcoming season. Junior first baseman and pitcher Walker West is ready to take the field with his teammates and see where they rank against some of the top talent in the state. “What I am looking forward to […]
9 Questions with Grove’s Javen Buffington – Basketball Spotlight – Presented by Mark Lee, Shelter Insurance
9Q’s with Grove’s Javen Buffington VYPE: How long have you played basketball, and what is your position? Javen Buffington: I have been playing basketball for about 12 years now as a center. VYPE: What first got you interested in the sport? JB: I had multiple members in my family play who encouraged me to play […]