Mannford’s Lexi Rice Athlete Spotlight – Presented By Indian Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Mannford High School sophomore Lexi Rice is pretty much a natural and gifted athlete. Take for example her decision to join the golf team this year. “I had never played golf and no one in my family plays golf but last year the coach started talking to me about joining, and I saw how much […]
Q&A with Olive’s Clark Pepper – Presented by The Savvy Catus
Olive High School may not be the biggest school in Oklahoma, but what it does have is one of the top guards in the state. Clark Pepper III was recently named to the All-Valley Basketball Team for his sophomore season with Olive HS. Not only known for his offensive abilities, Pepper was a force on […]
Cushing’s Carly Clemons – Presented By Ortho Oklahoma
Getting senior Carly Clemons on the track wasn’t an easy process but once there it turned her athletic life around. “In seventh grade the track coach asked me if I’d be interested in coming out and I said, ‘No thanks.’ But by eighth grade I decided I’d give it a try. ‘It’s just one season […]
Bristow’s Eli Knight – Presented By Cushing Family Practice
Bristow High School senior Eli Knight is a true Purple Pirate through-and-through. A two-sport athlete and a member of the FFA, Knight has made the most of his high school experience. “I’ve been a Purple Pirate for the last 13 years and it has been incredible,” said Knight. “FFA, athletics, and academics have all played […]
Ripley’s Dakota Hall – Presented By Central Rural Electric Cooperative
by Kevin Lantz Most of us do not remember much about age three, but Dakota Hall may never forget. At the age when most kids are learning how to not fall, Hall was already on the diamond playing t-ball. From that point forward the junior from Ripley has played other sports as well but softball […]
Prague’s Liyah Dauman – Presented By BDIW Law
There are people in each of our lives that help shape us into the person we become. Whether it is someone that we watch from a distance like a celebrity or someone a little closer to home. For Liyah Dauman, the people that have made the biggest impact on her have been part of the […]
Chandler’s Cassie Wright – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Thompson’s Insurance Agency -American Farmers and Ranchers
Cassie Wright is a multisport athlete at Chandler High School. She has had a lot of influences on her, both as an athlete and as a person, but she has one person that has been a key part of her growth athletically. “Connie Davis has had a substantial influence on my life,” Wright said. “She […]
Q&A with Chandler’s Chace Massie – Presented by Thompson’s Insurance Agency-American Farmers and Ranchers
VYPE: Why are you passionate about your sport? Chace: I’m passionate about my sport because it helps push me to improve and strengthen my mental and physical toughness. VYPE: Which professional athlete do you look up to and why? Chace: I look up to Spencer Lee because not only is he a great athlete, but […]
Cushing’s Melannie Townes – FFA Spotlight – Presented by OK Ag Credit
Varsity softball player Melannie Townes has finished her sophomore year of high school and is looking forward to the summer. Townes also finished another year of FFA, something she started when she was in the eighth grade. “I first got involved in FFA in the eighth grade, three years ago. I started showing livestock in […]
Olive Wildcats Boys Basketball Preview – Presented By Fine Blade Sod
Coach: John “Tu” Godwin 21-22 Record: 0-22 A new day is dawning in Olive, Oklahoma. The past will not define the new Olive basketball program under head coach John Godwin. Neither will the 0-22 record from a year ago. “This season will be a surprise for most. A lot of people think this is the […]