There will be no Catoosa Port City Classic boys bracket this year.

On a night Verdigris boys basketball struggled shooting, its second-quarter defense proved to be its saving grace.

The Red Crown Credit Union Pryor Invitational Tournament will look a little different than initially anticipated.

Despite battling a four-week layover, Verdigris girls basketball shook off the rust and won its first game in 28 days.

COLLINSVILLE — The Battle of Highway 169 on the basketball court saw the Collinsville Cardinals sweep the Oologah Mustangs on Saturday night.

OOLOGAH – After swishing a 3-pointer at the end of halftime warmups, Jaren Keith approached Ethan Bell and whispered something to him.

Katie Schulze is making big moves in her first year as the Claremore Christian athletic director.

Sequoyah basketball is set to embark on its final tournament experience of the regular season with an appearance in the Red Crown Credit Union Pryor Invitational Tournament.

Brackets for the 55th annual Catoosa Port City Classic have been set.

Verdigris boys basketball will attempt to win a second-consecutive tournament title next week when it competes in the Chouteau Tournament.

Just over three years after leading Owasso to its first Class 6A-I state championship in 2017, Josh Proctor found himself playing for the College Football Playoff national championship.

Claremore always seemed to stay within striking distance but never could quite close the gap.

Ethan Bell and Lucas Lechlider were kept under wraps for a while, but when they finally got going, they were nearly unstoppable.

Steve Cooper is the proud athletic director of Sequoyah. The Eagles have experienced a lot of success in recent months, and Cooper shared some of his excitement with the Progress.

TULSA – A pair of scoring lapses cost Sequoyah dearly in the title game of the Regent Prep Invitational Tournament on Saturday night.

LOCUST GROVE – Verdigris boys basketball coach Chris Houk didn’t have to change anything for his team’s rematch against Adair on Saturday night in the Bank of Locust Grove Invitational Tournament final.

Stopping Caison Hartloff is no easy task, and McAlester learned that the hard way Saturday afternoon.

Sidney Roland, Kyra Crenshaw and Emma Blackwood were determined to finish the Regent Prep Invitational on a high note, and they did just that.

LOCUST GROVE – Just when it seemed Verdigris was on the brink of defeat, Brandon Lederman responded the only way he knew how – by getting buckets.

Sequoyah boys basketball started and finished strong Friday afternoon.

LOCUST GROVE — Despite boasting a first-half stat line of six points and seven rebounds, Lucas Lechlider couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

Sequoyah swept Barnsdall in the first round of the Regent Prep Invitation on Thursday, with the boys claiming a 58-35 victory while the girls soared to a 53-18 win.

With COVID-19 remaining a problem across the state, Claremore wrestling has experienced some ups and downs this season. Zebras coach Chad Willard gave the Progress insight to some of those.

After opening 2021 with a sweep of Miami on Tuesday, the Sequoyah basketball teams return to action Thursday for the Regent Prep Invitational.

The brackets have been set for the Bank of Locust Grove Tournament, and the Verdigris boys are taking part in the festivities.

For the first time since 2013, Verdigris girls basketball won’t be competing in the Bank of Locust Grove Tournament.

Claremore boys basketball coach discusses thoughts on the season, as well as why he became a coach and his favorite memory from his career.

Verdigris girls basketball recently wrapped up the 2020 portion of its schedule, earning a No. 6 ranking in Class 4A with a 4-1 record.

An exciting — albeit bizarre — Rogers County sports season has come to a close.

Despite all the cancellations left in its wake, not even the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic could keep the Oklahoma high school football season from flying by like so many years in the past.

What a year it was for Oklahoma high school football.

TULSA – The Claremore Lady Zebras fell to the Class 5A No. 17 Tulsa Memorial Lady Chargers in a 24-23 nail-biter Friday night at Memorial Veterans Arena.

ADAIR – Zander Kirby was in such a zone, he lost count of just how many points he scored.

ADAIR – Whether it was the will of Lexy Borgstadt, the quick hands and length of Jordan Chancellor or the versatility of Morgan Borgstadt, the Lady Cardinals’ best and brightest shined in big ways Friday night.

The 2020 season might’ve not gone as planned for Oologah football — losing two games to cancellation and finishing with a 3-6 record — but it managed to land five players on the 4A-3 All-District team, as well as three honorable mentions.

This is it — the final picks column of the year.

Verdigris was among the top teams in Class 3A for a second-consecutive year, and that success reaped several rewards in the District 3A-4 awards that were announced Tuesday.

VERDIGRIS – With every shot he took, Brandon Lederman felt he was getting in more of a rhythm.

Pryor’s Ben Ward was named District 5A-4 Player of the Year in the awards that were announced last Friday.

VERDIGRIS – With every shot he took, Brandon Lederman felt he was getting in more of a rhythm.

Claremore boys basketball had a decent showing at the Vinita Big Dawg Shoot-Out, held Thursday through Saturday.

It was a Rogers County affair Saturday at the Jerry Oquin Tournament in Inola.

Sequoyah boys basketball finished as the runner-up of the Adair Invitational over the weekend.

It was a Rogers County affair Saturday at the Jerry Oquin Tournament in Inola.

Claremore couldn’t quite make it a bronze medal sweep at the Vinita Big Dawg Shoot-Out over the weekend.

Claremore boys basketball had a decent showing at the Vinita Big Dawg Shoot-Out, held Thursday through Saturday.