TAHLEQUAH AREA PLAYERS TO WATCH – Presented by Northeastern Health System
Baseball Ethan Thompson – Hulbert Ethan is a hard worker that has put in the time to be his best when he hits the field. Cole Wilhite – Stilwell On and off the field, Cole is a leader on the team. He will be a key player for Stilwell this season. Crayton Sapp – Sequoyah […]
Keys’ Elizabeth Holland – Soccer Spotlight – Presented by Local Bank
When Elizabeth Holland first stepped onto the soccer field, she wasn’t sure what to expect. Now, as a 17-year-old senior at Keys High School, she has grown into a key player and leader for her team. “I live in Park Hill, Oklahoma, and I go to Keys High School. I have been playing soccer ever […]
Tahlequah Cheer – Spirit Of The Tigers – Presented by Local Bank
By Blythe Lenon Cheerleading coaches are the ones who set the tone for the cheer squad and typically end up becoming somewhat of a second parent to many of the cheerleaders on their squad. For Tahlequah High School Head Cheer Coach Mandi Stafford, being a mentor and ‘motherly figure’ to her squad is second nature. […]
Sequoyah Tahlequah’s Peyton Factor – Golf Spotlight – Presented by AAA Robbins Insurance Agency
Peyton “Beans” Factor has been around the game of golf for as long as she can remember. “My name is Peyton Factor, but I go by Beans. I’m 17 years old, and I attend Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah. I first touched a club when I was three but didn’t play competitively until I was […]
Tahlequah’s Levi Kelly – Baseball Spotlight – Presented by AAA Robbins Insurance Agency
Levi Kelly’s journey to Tahlequah High School began in a small town in Georgia, where his love for baseball first took root. “I grew up in a small town in Georgia up until my second half of my freshman year. Then I moved out here to Tahlequah and have spent the past four years here,” Levi […]
Hulbert’s Ethan Thompson – Baseball Spotlight – Presented by Stuteville Ford of Tahlequah
Ethan Thompson’s baseball journey started with family inspiration. “I started playing baseball by watching my sister and dad practice and just being around it, then I started playing when I was nine in kid pitch,” he explained. That early exposure to the game fueled a passion that has only grown over the years. Ethan’s father […]
Stilwell’s Adrianna Chronister – Wrestling Spotlight – Presented by Stuteville Ford of Tahlequah
ADRIANNA CHRONISTER STILWELL HIGH SCHOOL Although Stilwell senior Adrianna Chronister has accomplished a lot in her wrestling career, there is one prize she’s focused on this year and that’s winning a state championship. Her career started at Maryetta; a K-8 school outside Stilwell. “When I was little my dad put me and my brother Jaston into some martial arts classes. Then Jaston started […]
Wagoner’s Kloe Vunetich – Soccer Spotlight – Presented by A-Best Roofing
KLOE VUNETICH WAGONER HIGH SCHOOL You might call Wagoner High senior Kloe Vunetich the accidental soccer player. “When I was little, I played softball because my mom was a good softball player when she was young and with her coaching, I was able to hit a softball out of the air when I was two. I just knew I […]
Wagoner’s Karson Klinger – Baseball Spotlight – Presented by A-Best Roofing
KARSON KLINGER WAGONER HIGH SCHOOL For sophomore Karson Klinger, coming to Wagoner High School last year was a whole new adventure in his young life. “I grew up going to school in (K-8) Woodall where we had like 32 kids in our eighth grade graduating class and didn’t have a baseball team and then we moved to Wagoner […]
Wagoner’s Paizley Romine – Wrestling Spotlight – Presented by Kevin Grover GMC of Wagoner
PAIZLEY ROMINE WAGONER HIGH SCHOOL There are only two girls on the Wagoner High wrestling team right now, but coach Micco Charboneau is hopeful that the success of sophomore Paizley Romine will grow the program in the near future. “Paizley reminds me of Lexi Miller who was a two-time state champ and a pioneer of […]