From The Desk
Columns, insights, and postseason perspectives from across Oklahoma.
Where high school sports meet storytelling.
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Christmas Break Tournament Weekend: A Breakdown
The last week of December is always a big one on the OKPreps front and that means Christmas Break tournaments. The Bertha Teague Mid-America Classic is the longest running tournament in the state and is the premier girls basketball tournament. The Bank 7: Mustang Holliday Classic has quickly become one of the premier tournaments in…
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Fairview wins first state championship since 1999
The scene has been set for the nightcap which would be the Class A State Championship. The Gore Pirates was coming into this game for the first time in school history as well as coming off their first semifinal appearance and win and school history while the Fairview Yellowjackets was back in the championship for…
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Washington wins first state championship since 1996
The Washington Warriors came into Chad Richison Stadium at the University of Central Oklahoma with one goal in mind and that was bring home the gold ball. The Warriors was in their third consecutive championship game and looking to get it done this time, They had fallen to Marlow and Metro Christian the last two…
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OKPreps Mailbox: Shot Clock
There’s one question circulating the OKPreps community and you have guessed correctly it is the annual “do we need a shot clock?” question. In my opinion one is likely needed and we are probably overdue for one. There are several mixed opinions though, For example in recent memory the bigger classes pushed for it while…
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Class 4A and 5A State Championships Recap
One week of state championships are in the book and we had two good championships in Class 4A and 5A. Class 4A State Championship: Wagoner 24 Cushing 21 This game would be a rematch of a week six district game between Wagoner and Cushing. The Tigers would win the regular season matchup 42-0 but the…
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Washington cruises past Idabel in Quarterfinals
The Washington Warriors came into Hook Eales Stadium in McAlester with one goal in mind and that was the road to the gold ball. The Warriors was set to matchup with the Idabel Warriors in the Quarterfinal round of the Class 2A playoffs. Washington would get it going early and quick on defense. The first…
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Moore Super Scrimmage: What we Learned
The Moore Super Scrimmage was this last weekend and we saw a lot of really good basketball played across multiple subsites. I was at the Moore High main site so I primarily seen action in Class 3A up to Class 6A. The one scrimmage that caught my eye was Edmond Memorial and Bixby, While the…
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Broncos Cruise to Senior Night Win over Huskies
The rain would not be a factor in this game as it poured down throughout as the Mustang Broncos would host the Edmond North Huskies in a week nine senior night matchup. The Broncos had pretty much locked up the two seed while the Huskies had clinched their first playoff berth since 2013. The Broncos…
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Week 9 Games to Watch in District Play
Week 9 is here and there are quite a few games of note to watch here, Quite a few will decide the district title while others decide playoff positioning. Skordle Games of the Week Millwood at Hennessey This game is crucial for playoff seeding. Millwood is currently the top team in 2A-1 while Hennessey is…
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Warriors capture third straight win in Ross Road Rivalry Series
The Webbers Falls Warriors came into this game with a lot of momentum looking to get their third consecutive win over rivals Porum in the annual Ross Road Rivalry, The rivalry game the last three seasons was definitely bigger than years past especially with both teams in the same district since the Warriors moved up…
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