Sports Writer Bill Haisten talks to Editor Jason Collington about his story on high school football coaches salaries, one of the most read stories this year. Haisten found that three coaches in the Tulsa area make more in total compensation than all of the 142 coaches in the Dallas-Fort Wort…
Loren Montgomery's Bixby system continues to develop championship-level kids.
The former Jenks standout QB was recently named a TU captain, the only Hurricane walk-on to earn that distinction. He joined the TU Sports Extra podcast this week to update us on his TU career, talk about what the Kevin Wilson era has been like so far, a look back at his Jenks career, plus h…
Vote now on the best high school mascot, band, cheer squad, dance team and fan base. Winners announced at the All-World Awards on June 29.
Vote now on the best high school mascot, band, cheer squad, dance team and fan base. Winners announced at the All-World Awards on June 29.
Three Tulsa-area coaches — in Union, Owasso and Bixby school districts — had higher total compensation packages than any of the 142 football coaches in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Besides quarterback Luke Milligan and receiver Dylan Baldridge, a proven strength for the Bulldogs will be their offensive line, led by seniors David Smithwick and Caden Ricke.
Jett Calmus has a cool first name and a last name that is synonymous with Jenks sports.
Bill Haisten and Barry Lewis take a look at the extraordinary Tulsa area high school football culture. Also: a quick review of LIV golf and a little Thunder talk.
Ryker Haff and Blake Cherry could be the most highly regarded Tulsa-area offensive linemen since Andrew Raym.
Editor’s note: Spring football practice started for most state high schools last week. World writers Barry Lewis and Bill Haisten will visit selected area schools looking ahead to the 2023 season. This is the fifth in a series of reports from those visits. Friday’s will be on Owasso.
The Cardinals won the 5A state title in 2021 and went 9-1 last season.
Witt Edwards and Alex Shieldnight have emerged as top college prospects. Another key returnee for Wagoner is quarterback/linebacker Kale Charboneau.
Union's Kirk Fridrich on the six-overtime semifinal loss to Owasso: “There’s no doubt – it’s a gut-punch.”
Other Spartan seniors to watch include Brody Duffel, Hank Puckett, Sam McCormick and Brandon Hobbs.
Grimes gives the Patriots another ground threat to go with running back Corley Wagner. Both also are returning starters on defense.
See who made the Tulsa World's top 10 list of finalists for Athlete of the Year in football for this year's All-World Awards.
The Athlete of the Year in all sports will be announced at the Tulsa World's All-World Awards, presented by Bill Knight Automotive. The annual event celebrates the best of high school sports.
In case you missed it last week, here are the best Tulsa-area athletes in boys basketball, girls basketball, boys wrestling, girls wrestling, boys swimming and girls swimming.
Emails were sent to area athletic directors seeking nominations for comeback, inspirational and scholar athletes of the year.
The Athlete of the Year in all sports will be announced at the seventh-annual All-World Awards, presented by Bill Knight Automotive.
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Felix Jones will be the featured speaker at the All-World Awards on June 29 at the Cox Business Convention Center in downtown Tulsa.
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As part of the annual All-World Awards on June 29, the Tulsa World wants to honor the best high school mascot, band, cheer squad, dance team and fan base in a contest sponsored by Tulsa Tech.
As part of the annual All-World Awards on June 29, the Tulsa World wants to honor the best high school mascot, band, cheer squad, dance team and fan base in a contest sponsored by Tulsa Tech.
Tournament director and longtime Cedar Ridge Country Club member Frank Billings says the May 12-14 LIV event will be a high-energy, great-golf experience for patrons.
Jenks' Khy Beaty on the bus ride to Bixby: “You could feel it in the air – the anticipation. It felt like a movie."
The 2007 Backyard Bowl was documented by NFL Films and broadcast nationally many times during the next decade.
This week’s Bill Haisten Podcast guests are Jenks coach Keith Riggs and the Tulsa World’s Barry Lewis. Riggs revisits all aspects of the unforgettably historic Jenks-Bixby football game, played on Nov. 3 and televised on ESPN. The Trojans prevailed 38-35, ending Bixby’s state-record winning…
The former star quarterback at Metro Christian reflects on a high school career that included big stats and lots of wins. How did another former Metro great help him grow? What was it like to get that first phone call from new TU coach Kevin Wilson? How did he deal with being under-recruited…
The University of Central Oklahoma was awarded the contract by the board on Feb. 8. It was among bids from the University of Tulsa and East Central University in Ada.
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