9 Questions with Jones’ Aleah Hankins – Basketball Spotlight – BancFirst Luther
Jones’ Aleah Hankins VYPE: Aleah, what grade are you in and what position do you play? Aleah Hankins: I’m a shooting guard in basketball. VYPE: What accomplishment are you most proud of as a student-athlete? AH: Being named to the All-Tournament Team at the Wheat Capital Tournament this year. VYPE: What has sports taught you […]
Chandler’s Gentry Garner – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Route 66 Bowl
Chandler High School’s Gentry Garner has built a reputation as a versatile, hardworking two-sport athlete who thrives wherever her teams need her most. She plays basketball and softball for the Lady Lions, handling guard duties on the hardwood and serving primarily as an outfielder and true utility option on the diamond. “I consider myself a […]
Jones’ Nash Pinto – Baseball Spotlight – Presented by Blue and Gold Sausage
Jones’ Nash Pinto Jones High School junior Nash Pinto has built a reputation as a versatile varsity baseball player who measures success by more than what happens between the lines. A shortstop, second baseman and pitcher for the Longhorns, Pinto said one of his proudest accomplishments so far was earning first-team all-district honors as a […]
Chandler’s Derek Perkins Jr. – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Gordon Cooper Technology Center
For Chandler High School senior Derek Perkins Jr., life is all about balance, balancing classes, athletics, and his passion for learning a trade at Gordon Cooper Technology Center in Shawnee. A driven student-athlete, Derek competes in cross country, wrestling, and track and field, but much of his excitement this year has come from the hands-on […]
Mannford’s Adley Elliott is at Home on the Court – Presented by Results Physical Therapy
For Mannford High School junior forward Adley Elliott, basketball is more than a game. It is her escape, her platform and her way to give back to the community that raised her. “My favorite part of Mannford Lady Pirates basketball is being able to escape everyday life and compete with my best friends,” Elliott said. […]
Q&A with Mannford Soccer Player Ryder Tidwell – Presented by Results Physical Therapy
VYPE: Ryder, what grade are you in and what sports do you play? Ryder Tidwell: I’m a sophomore and I play soccer, track and football. VYPE: What teammate has left the biggest impression on you and why? RT: Probably Brayden Rodriguez. He’s a good person and leader. I feel like Brayden had taught me respect […]
Cleveland’s Mackenzie Lehnus – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Indian Electric Cooperative Inc
Cleveland High School senior Mackenzie Lehnus has spent most of her life on a soccer field, but she says the game has given her far more than wins and goals. After 12 years in the sport, the varsity standout for the Lady Tigers credits her parents and her teammates for shaping the way she competes […]
Kellyville’s Naya Haggard – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Stillwater Women’s Clinic
Kellyville High School junior cheerleader Naya Haggard doesn’t just see herself as another face on the sideline. She sees herself as a leader, a supporter and a steady presence her teammates can count on every day. Haggard, an junior at Kellyville, says her role on the varsity cheer squad centers on lifting others up, both […]
Mannford’s Ryder Tidwell – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Results Physical Therapy
Ryder Tidwell doesn’t wait for opportunity; he chases it down before sunrise. A sophomore at Mannford High School, Tidwell has already built a reputation rooted in effort. Whether he’s lining up at outside linebacker, taking handoffs at running back, sprinting hurdles in track, or competing on the soccer field, his mindset stays the same: outwork […]
Mannford’s Dayne Ficken – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Results Physical Therapy
Dayne Ficken doesn’t just run the field, he carries momentum with him. A junior at Mannford High School, Ficken splits his year between soccer, cross country, and track, but it’s on the soccer pitch where his presence feels unmistakable. Playing striker and midfield, he blends endurance with instinct, the kind of player who doesn’t fade […]