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Tiger Tales
I always knew I would be a coach. I always loved sports growing up and tried to be a student of the game. I was always playing something. I played six sports in high school.
Baseball was my first love. I played one semester in college.
I was raised in a strict household. My dad was a minister and when I went to college I realized... More 
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Coach Speak
This is my last year. I’m retiring. I want to enjoy the time with my three grandkids and the rest of my life. Coaching 37 years is a long time. I have really enjoyed it. This year has been exceptional. Every sport and kid I have coaches has been challenging and fun. I am going to miss that.
I started coaching in 1971. I always wanted to be a... More
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Still Waiting...
I’ve coached 23 teams at North and we’ve only had one Division-I player. We just have very, good high school players.
It’s been 14 years in a row where we’ve won 15 or more games. That’s because we’ve had a lot of quality high school players who have all bought into the team concept.
I kind of thought this was the year for us. We played five... More
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A Life Worth Following
On the day that Justin died, I was in his life. I was always telling him that I wanted tickets when he played and I was teasing him and giving him a hard time. He was leaning toward Rice and wanted to be a surgeon but wanted to see where baseball would take him.
The day he died, I couldn’t believe it. I got a phone call saying he... More
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Bull Durham
I have one brother and one sister and my mom was the one who encouraged me to get involved in sports. I played football and watching him play made me want to play. She thought it would be good for us for discipline and understand what it means to be part of a team.
I started playing basketball with a friend in his back yard. It was a low... More
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A Mat Marvel
I’ve always been at the right place at the right time as far as coaching goes.
Wrestling is a mentally and physically demanding sport. It teaches you self discipline and teaches you to compete and have the mentality to compete in a one-on-one situation. Once wrestlers finish their sport, it puts them in a position that you can compete at any job in any business. You learn to work... More
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No End in Sight
Okarche girl’s basketball coach Cherie Myers has done plenty in her 29 years of coaching. She has been with four teams, helped build two traditional powerhouses, been to the state tournament 17 times, won two state championships and coached both of her daughters. And she’s not done yet.
I’ve always loved the coaching part. I played for some great coaches, whether in high school at Fairview and then Kingfisher... More
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Having a Ball
Edmond Santa Fe volleyball coach Will Etheridge has been coaching for 15 years and has seen the sport grow in Oklahoma from a few high schools participating to becoming one of the top volleyball states in the country.
As soon as I played volleyball, I fell in love with it. It’s addicting. It’s fast-paced, a lot faster than people think. It’s like basketball with all the momentum making runs... More
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Guthrie’s Gem
You always hope that you’ll get one. We had a ton of talent. The first year I was here, when we were 8-3 was the foundation for us here. The next year, the seniors put it on their shoulders. I didn’t think at the time that we would win it all. We started the season 2-2 but won 10 games in a row.
I’d love to be able... More
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Small-Town Guy
I’m a small-town guy. I grew up in Henryetta. I haven’t got used to the traffic in Edmond yet. I let my wife drive; she’s a city girl. I think we need to expand the roads around here.
I played all sports, growing up: football, basketball and baseball and some tennis. I wouldn’t trade any of it.
My parents were outstanding. Both were bankers. They encouraged sports,... More
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A True Sports Man
Growing up in Waurika I always wanted to be a doctor. I thought I would be a doctor, but I didn’t like losing. Death always wins. Then I changed majors.
I played all the sports growing up. In a small town, you played everything. Basketball was my favorite.
In a small town, if you get gas or go to church or go to a restaurant or get your... More
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No Signs of Stopping
Longtime Norman soccer coach Gordon Drummond is the Godfather of soccer in Oklahoma. He has coached for 31 years, including 23 at Norman. He helped create the Norman Youth Soccer Association, has coached numerous All-State players and has won four state titles.
And there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.
I grew up on soccer. I played since I was a little boy.
My dad... More
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Serving up a Winner
I didn’t know I was going to be involved in tennis until I started playing in high school. I just picked it up from a friend. Tennis in El Reno was not popular but I had some friends around it.
I can’t remember how good I was as a player in college. At Seminole State I lost in the quarterfinal round of nationals. At Central State, me and... More
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The Wolves are Worth the Wait
Everybody makes fun of how small I am. Everybody. The very first year I was a head coach, the umpire started the game and told me, ‘Son you are gonna have to get a helmet on.’ I told him I was the coach. People still make fun of my height. It doesn’t bother me. And yes, I’m really 5-foot-7.
I don’t have any aspirations of moving. If I got... More
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Tiger Tales
Phil Koons is in his 14th season as the coach of the Tuttle football team. And for the 14th season in a row, he’s in the playoffs. Koons has led the Tigers to a pair of state titles and once again to the top of the Class 3A football world. A family man who always has football on his mind, Koons has coached a Heisman trophy winner as well as... More
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Tiger Tales
by: Andrew Gilman
I always knew I would be a coach. I always loved sports growing up and tried to be a student...
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Jackson Ogle
Jackson Ogle will be a sophomore at Oklahoma Christian School in the fall. This fall, he is playing on the AJGA summer golf tour...
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10 To Watch
by: Francisco Ojeda
1. Gabe Lynn, Jenks, defensive back, 6-0, 185
College choice:Has interest from Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Colorado, LSU, Miami (Fl.), Nebraska and...
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Supplements: What you need to know about adding them to your diet
by: Andrew Gilman
John Coyne, a former Nebraska football player, runs the GNC store in Owasso and oversees nine GNC stores in Oklahoma City.
We had...
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A Passing Fancy
The Oklahoma Showdown, a 7-on-7 passing tournament, sponsored by High School Sports the Magazine, will be July 11-12 in Edmond.
There will be three...
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Players aren’t the only ones who get a summer vacation.
We asked some coaches what they did with their summer...
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