Claremore softball appears to be peaking at just the right time.

With an array of options on offense, the Oklahoma State football team was cruising toward the end zone early in the second quarter against Kansas State. 

NORMAN — The Sooner offense coach Lincoln Riley previously claimed to be only “a tick off” is so challenged that on the day it scored the fewest points of the Riley era for a second straight week, managing 95 fewer yards than the week before, too, the correct takeaway is no longer about the horribleness of that offense, but about how Oklahoma’s won four straight games to begin the season despite it.

After suffering a tough 3-2 loss to rival Pryor on Monday, Claremore softball closed the week with a pair of impressive road wins.

VERDIGRIS – A brutal front line shot to kill in powering Verdigris to a 3-0 home volleyball victory over Rejoice Christian on Thursday night.

Glenpool 21, Claremore 17

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Claremore volleyball is slowly adjusting to life without key starter Nicky Parziale in the lineup.

After escaping three turbulent nonconference games with wins, the Oklahoma State football team is diving into Big 12 Conference play.

Spencer Rattler hears the noise.

Editor's note: Fute Yang's first name is pronounced 'Foodie'.

TULSA - WOW! What a comeback.

LOCUST GROVE -- Dylan Piguet seemed to be just about everywhere for the Sequoyah football team Friday night.

Jason Taylor II soared into the air and raised his hands.

Oklahoma prevailed over Nebraska in the latest “Battle of the Big Reds” rivalry game.

Note: Inola and Owasso were on byes this week, and Claremore Christian's game against Northwest Arkansas was canceled.

The Sooners took some time this week to appreciate the history of their rivalry with Nebraska.

A scheduled mid-season break in action has reaped big dividends for the Inola High

COLLINSVILLE — Claudia Nieto has developed quite a fan base during her short

Complete annihilation.

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VERDIGRIS – Dominating all three phases of the game is always the goal in football, and Verdigris did just that against outmanned Miami.

For AJ Streeter, the simple yet effective idiom of "keep your eye on the ball" yielded positive results.

NORMAN — The most significant aspect of the Sooners’ 76-0 win over the Catamounts wasn’t just the fact they won.

LD Brown had a long distance to cover, but he realized how he could avoid traffic.

Claremore and Verdigris softball were in action this week, with both securing a pair of wins heading into the weekend.

SEQUOYAH — Perhaps a lengthy break from action was just what the Inola High School volleyball team needed.

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For the first since 2012, the Big 12 conference has added new members.

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Editor’s note: Volleyball matches are played to 25, but two Verdigris points went erroneously unrecorded in the third set, leading to an inaccurate official score of 25-20. The score in the story reflects every point registered in the set.

You’ve seen how Claremore, Verdigris and Sequoyah fared in their Week 1 matchups, now let’s take a look at some of the other teams in the Progress area.

As the final seconds drained from the clock, the Oklahoma State football team needed to preserve its dwindling lead with a pivotal stop from any defender. 

NORMAN — Oklahoma entered Saturday’s contest against Tulane as a 31-point favorite, and looked well on their way to covering that spread after taking a 37-14 halftime lead.

Claremore football's season opener played like a horror film.

SEQUOYAH – Thataway, Hattaway.

SPERRY — The Verdigris Cardinals opened the football season with a 28-0 shutout victory over the Sperry Pirates Friday night at Herrington Field.

The fourth set nearly got away from the Lady Zebras, but Keilee Gill showed some late heroics to seal the victory over intracouty foe Oologah.

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Vivian Scuggins wasn’t messing around.

There remains plenty of regular season games on the slate, but Verdigris softball has looked like one of the most dominant squads in Class 4A thus far.

For a second-consecutive year, Inola and Chelsea claimed Week Zero victories.

Although the circumstances aren’t ideal, Oklahoma will play four straight home games to start the season.

VERDIGRIS – Junior Deaken Abbott ran for 158 yards and scored five touchdowns in leading Claremore Christian to a 42-16 victory over Foyil in eight-man football Friday night at the Verdigris Junior High field.

NORMAN — Oklahoma and Tulane announced Monday evening that their scheduled game on Saturday will be played in Norman.

Senior first baseman Julia Hoffman rapped two of Claremore’s seven hits, but Coweta used one big inning in rolling to an 8-2 Class 5A softball victory Thursday at Lady Zebra Field.

TULSA—A second Top 5 opponent of the week did not make matters any easier for the Claremore High School volleyball team Thursday night.