Pirate Sports: Year in Review

The biggest news to come out of Mannford athletics and quite possibly the world of 4A high school basketball statewide was the resignation of Mannford High School’s 14-year basketball coach Mike Banfield. The beloved helmsman quietly ended is career with a head coaching win-loss record of 299-176.

Oilton Panthers: a year measured in lessons, moments, and resilience

The Oilton Panthers' 2024–25 athletic year unfolded the way most honest seasons do in small schools — not in headlines, but in repetition, resolve, and a handful of nights that mattered more than the record.

Tornado Sports: Year in Review

The 2024–25 school year for Drumright athletics unfolded with familiar toughness and a year where the Tornadoes consistently tested themselves across seasons and classifications.

Olive Wildcats: a year built on flashes, fight, and foundation

The 2024–25 school year for Olive athletics unfolded without shortcuts. It was a year where progress showed up in bursts — sometimes loud, sometimes quiet — but almost always earned.Baseball Baseball was the Wildcats’ most consistent spring statement.

Mannford grinds out match wins in Claremore

CLAREMORE — The Donnie Morgan Memorial Dual Tournament is never about glamour. It’s about surviving a long day, firing off when the whistle blows, and stacking points however they’re earned. Mannford did exactly that on Dec.

Lady Pirates second at Cleveland Tourney

CLEVELAND — Mannford’s girls didn’t just show up at the Joe Cole/ Cleveland Classic on December 18 — they walked out as the tournament runner-up, stacking 80.

Lady Sandite wrestlers place 10th in national tourney

KANSAS CITY — The Sand Springs’ girls wrestling team proved it belongs on a national-stage at the Kansas City Stampede, finishing 10th overall in a massive 67-team field during the tournament held Dec. 18 and 19. The Lady Sandites scored 120.5 team points against programs from across the Midwest.

Pirates split week, are 3-4 going into the break

MANNFORD — This was one of those weeks that reminds you that Mannford Purple Pirate basketball refuses to follow the script.The Class 4A Pirates stayed home Dec. 16 to face the Kiefer Trojans, knowing what to expect from the No. 18 team in OSSAA 3A basketball and ran with them the entire game.

Area fishing report

NORTHEAST Grand: December 6. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 53°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure and points. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad below the dam, main lake, and river channel.