Claremore wrestling has once again been recognized for its tremendous 2020-21 season.

Although motivated by a desire to best his older brother Brooks, Gannon Sherl has no issue putting the sibling rivalry aside during games to ensure Claremore's success.

Confidence is key for Kelsey Caldwell when on the pitch, and she had plenty of it Tuesday night.

No flames were visible, but Verdigris baseball incinerated just about everything Inola threw at its batters.

Brooks and Gannon Sherl made quite the tandem for Claremore baseball Tuesday.

Sequoyah baseball went 2-for-3 against Rogers County competition the past week.

Two days removed from a 0-3 showing at the Owasso Nike/Pro-Nine Festival over the weekend, Verdigris baseball took out its frustration on a familiar intracounty foe.

Ethan Grimett had no interest in letting Bishop Kelley off the hook.

Claremore baseball didn’t leave the Bill Tipton Classic unscathed, but it made sure to close the tournament on a positive note.

Verdigris ran into a tough stretch of opponents over the weekend in Owasso at the Nike/Pro-Nine Festival.

Editor’s note: A photo of Tom Keenan was not provided.

For the second time in less than a week, Red Oak got the best of Verdigris baseball.

Claremore baseball experienced a mixed bag of results Thursday when it traveled to the Greater Oklahoma City area for the opening day of the Bill Tipton Classic at Noble High School.

It took a couple of innings, but the Sequoyah bats finally found their rhythm Thursday against Inola.

Despite experiencing a basketball season full of postponements, cancellations and quarantine periods, Caison Hartloff looks back on it fondly.

It is said revenge is best served cold, and unfortunately for Booker T. Washington, Claremore baseball included a seven-run inning for dessert.

SEQUOYAH — After opening the season with six-consecutive games against larger schools, Verdigris girls soccer was eager to pick on a school its size.

SEQUOYAH — Dylan Piguet is one of the fastest athletes at Sequoyah, and his blistering speed was on full display Thursday night.

Despite allowing three runs in the fifth inning, Verdigris baseball never seemed to be in any real trouble Thursday against Sperry.

Coming off a 1-3 showing in the Tiger/Zebra Classic, Claremore got back on track with a doubleheader sweep of Nathan Hale in District 5A-4 action.

I had a “butter my bread” moment over the weekend.

Taking an inside look at historic start for Sequoyah boys soccer

VERDIGRIS – There was no blissful ignorance on the part of Cody Bressie when he stepped to the plate for the first time Monday.

Not even three hits from Cameron Palmer could overcome what Jakob Blackwell had in store for Claremore.

Chelsea had no answer for Nathan Dorsey’s pitching brilliance.

Claremore coach Jim Sherl considers Easton Phillips a jack of all trades on the diamond, and for good reason.

Claremore nearly completed the unlikeliest of comebacks Friday morning.

If not for a nightmarish third inning, Verdigris might have earned itself a win over Class 6A powerhouse Tulsa Union.

Claremore just couldn’t get its bats going.

Claremore’s tennis season opener at Owasso on Tuesday provided some promising results.

Sequoyah gave itself an opportunity to avenge Monday’s eight-run loss to Wagoner, but the Bulldogs were just a little too good at the plate.

Complete annihilation is one way to describe how Verdigris handled its business on the diamond Tuesday night.

Most athletes know what they eat the day before a competition can have an effect on their performance.

Devin Holmes has become a nearly unstoppable force on the mound for Oologah baseball.

Basketball season has come and gone, and with the weather steadily improving, local athletes are heading to the outdoors to close out the athletic school year.

It took only one inning for Verdigris to assert its dominance over Locust Grove on the diamond.

Sequoyah failed to end its lengthy losing streak Monday night against Wagoner.

Owasso kept chipping away until the offense eventually exploded to an uncontainable extend.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Mike Buntin stood at the press table in State Fair Arena and listened to the applause from the Verdigris fans.

Editor's note: Sallisaw's roster was unavailable, so players are identified by their jersey numbers. 

CHECOTAH -- Lexy Borgstadt didn't want a repeat of last season.

Verdigris made a habit of digging itself out of holes this season, but that trick finally ran out of magic Thursday night.

Cameron Palmer was just about unstoppable on the diamond Thursday afternoon.

Inola never stood a chance.

Claremore handled its first curveball of the season with ease.

Hard work paid off on the mat for Claremore wrestling.

VERDIGRIS – It is bad enough when a team must face a Borgstadt, but Verdigris has two of them.