2025 Gore Pirates – Basketball Preview – Presented by DTC Barns and Buildings, LLC
GORE PIRATES COACH: TW Estes Record: 17–8 OUTLOOK The Gore Pirates enter the new season with confidence and continuity under fourth-year head coach TW Estes, returning four starters and several key contributors from last year’s 17–8 squad. With experience, depth, and one of the area’s elite scorers leading the charge, the Pirates have positioned themselves […]
2025 Checotah Lady Wildcats – Basketball Preview – Presented by Bravado Wireless
CHECOTAH LADY WILDCATS Coach: Wes Cloud Last Year: 13-13 When the Lady ‘Cats began their offseason preparations for the upcoming basketball season, coaches and players met day one for a “meet and greet” session. “We’re replacing six seniors who were the bulk of the statistics from last year,” said head coach Wes Cloud. “That first […]
2025 Checotah Wildcats – Basketball Preview – Presented by Bravado Wireless
CHECOTAH WILDCATS Coach: Malcolm Warrior 2024-25: 2-20 Out with the old, in with new…that’s the outlook for the Wildcats on the hardwood this year as head coach Malcolm Warrior welcomes a virtually new roster this season. VYPE Top 100 nominee Wes Brown (5-8, Sr. PG) leads a group of seniors as one of two players […]
2025 Warner Eagles – Basketball Preview – Presented by Cross
WARNER Expectations are on the rise in Eagle land this season for both the Warner boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. After a 2024-25 season that saw both teams end up on the negative side of the win/loss ledger, both teams return at least four starters from those squads which will add an important experience factor […]
2025 Eufaula Ironheads Basketball Preview
EUFAULA BOYS Grant Callison, a Eufaula graduate, brings with him a successful coaching background that includes a state championship team at Sequoyah Tahlequah in 2018 and knowledge inherited from his dad Larry-himself, a veteran coach and member of the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, as he takes over as head coach of the […]
2025 Okmulgee Bulldogs – Basketball Preview
OKMULGEE BULLDOGS COACH: Cordell Love, Sr. Record: 12-12 OUTLOOK With a deep roster and a large group of returners, the Okmulgee Bulldogs enter the new season with confidence and elevated expectations under head coach Cordell Love, Sr. Now in his fourth year leading the program, Love believes experience, quickness, and defensive identity will shape the […]
2025 Sequoyah Tahlequah Indians – Basketball Preview – Presented by Indian Capital Technology Center
SEQUOYAH TAHLEQUAH “Optimistic” would be the word that describes the outlook that both the Sequoyah Tahlequah Indians and Lady Indians have as they approach the 2025 basketball season. For the guys of coach Zac Briscoe, they began turning the corner on success last year with a winning season at 14-12 after several years in the […]
2025 Hulbert Lady Riders – Basketball Preview – Presented by Tahlequah Family Vision
HULBERT LADY RIDERS COACH: Joseph McClure Record: 16-10 OUTLOOK Coming off a 16–10 season, the Hulbert Lady Riders enter the new year with momentum, experience, and a roster packed with proven contributors. Head coach Joseph McClure, now in his sixth year leading the program, is confident in what his team can accomplish thanks to a […]
2025 Tahlequah Tigers – Basketball Preview – Presented by Local Bank
TAHLEQUAH BASKETBALL After building a reputation as a team that makes deep playoff runs, the Lady Tigers of Tahlequah stumbled a bit last year as they went 8-14. But with four starters from that team returning this year, coach David Qualls is optimistic that things will turn back in a positive direction in 2025. “I […]
2025 Keys Cougars – Basketball Preview – Presented by Indian Capital Technology Center
KEYS COUGARS Depth and experience are two of the key factors fueling excitement for the Keys Lady Cougars for the upcoming basketball season. After going 22-8 last year and making a visit to the state tournament, Keys returns six of the top seven players from that team. Leading the way are sisters Payton (5-7, Jr) […]