2025 Muskogee Roughers Football Preview – Presented by York Street Tire
MUSKOGEE ROUGHERS Coach: DALE CONDICT 12-1 OFFENSE Despite the loss of a generational talent quarterback among nine starters, the Roughers enter the 2025 season with expectations to continue recent success after reaching the Class 6A-II state finals for a second straight season as Dale Condict takes the reins as head coach. Headlining the familiar faces […]
NSU’s Hannah Anderson – Soccer Spotlight – Presented by Northeastern State University
Northeastern State University sophomore soccer player Hannah Anderson is fun and bubbly and a self-proclaimed funster on the team. “I think I’m a positive person on and off the field and an encourager and kind of a jokester that can lift spirits.” Yet, her nickname is Bear. No one is really sure why. Maybe it […]
NSU’s Jordan Banks – Football Spotlight – Presented by Northeastern State University
“The Bible teaches us that everything happens for a reason, according to God’s plan for our lives. And, that’s why I’m here at NSU.” The words of RiverHawks linebacker Jordan Banks emphasize the passion to the mission and why he decided to “come to the ‘Quah.” Coming out of Narbonne High School in Los Angeles, […]
2025 NSU Riverhawks Football Preview – Presented by Northeastern State University
Northeastern State RiverHawks Football 2025 “Come to the ‘Quah!” The 4-word phrase is an open invitation for fans of RiverHawks football to experience the fruits of continual change and winning results as Darren Chiaverini begins his second season as head coach with a big advantage over year one. “The exciting thing this year is to […]
Hilldale’s Finlee Allred – Softball Spotlight – Presented by Neighbors Building Neighborhoods
Hilldale senior pitcher Finlee Allred played a big part in what was a roller coaster season for the Lady Hornet softball team last year. By most standards they had a great year at 22-7 as they went into the fastpitch super-regionals. But a pair of losses to Tuttle ended the season short of their state […]
Pocola Indians – Football Preview – Presented by Shane Riggs Shelter Insurance
Coach: JASON PARKER 9-3 OFFENSE Despite the loss of several good players from last year’s team that reached the second round of the Class A-II playoffs, there’s no change in the expectations for the 2025 outlook for the Indians of head coach Jason Parker, who enters his eighth year at the helm of Pocola football. […]
Muskogee’s RayLeigh Yocham – Cheer Spotlight – Presented by Neighbors Building Neighborhoods
It started out as just a fun thing to do but tumbling turned into cheer and now Muskogee High senior RayLeigh Yocham is ready for her final year to do that. “I grew up playing softball and when I would go to my position in the outfield, I would do some tumbling, so my mom […]
Poteau Softball – Team Spotlight – Presented by Hamilton, Warren, Bovos & Adams Law
Coach: RYAN DILL 2024 Record: 24-19 SEASON OUTLOOK After falling just one game short of the state tournament—losing in the Super Regional finals to eventual 4A state champion Weatherford—the Poteau Lady Pirates return in 2025 with one goal: finish the job. “We only lost two seniors, and we’ve got a lot of great young players […]
Bill Muse – “The Cowboy Way” – Presented by Connors State College
Although Bill Muse is best known as the Hall of Fame basketball coach of the Connors State Cowboys, for the past 23 years he has also been the athletic director at Connors and so VYPE talked with him about some of the big changes in college athletics that have affected that side of his job […]
Keota Football – Team Spotlight – Presented by Indian Capital Technology Center
Coach: Eric Henry 7-4 OFFENSE While many schools might use the term rebuilding, for veteran Keota Lions coach Eric Henry it’s more like reloading and, like last year, that’s where the Lions find themselves as they go into the 2025 season. “We lost some seniors that carried a lot of the load in the past, […]