Tahlequah Athletics Fall sports has had a great start to the 2023-2024 school year.
On October 21st, the Girl’s Cross Country team finished 5th at Regionals which was held at O’Brien Park in Tulsa. Senior McKenna Hood was the highest finisher for the girls at 3rd place. The girls qualified for the state meet held on the campus of Edmond Santa Fe on October 28th. The boy’s cross-country team finished Runner Up at regionals also qualified for state at Edmond Santa Fe. Senior Trae Baker won the 5A East regional with a time 15:49 beating the next closest competitor by 31 seconds.
The Football team is having a challenging season, but they control their own destiny heading into week 10. With a win at home on November 3 against Bartlesville, the Tiger football team will host week one of the playoffs. If they get beat, they will travel to Oklahoma City for a first-round playoff match up. This will be the 10th consecutive season the Tiger Football team has qualified for the playoffs, which is a testament to the coaches and players of the program.
The Tahlequah Lady Tiger softball team finished the year with a 20-13 and reached the state tournament for the 12th time in school history. The Lady Tigers hosted regionals on October 5th and 6th beating Grove in the finals. The Lady Tigers were beat in the first round of the state tournament by the eventual state runner up Guthrie 8-7. The Lady Tigers had four girls chosen for the first team All-District team, with Coach Chris Ray being selected as the 5A-4 District Coach of the Year. The Tigers also had 5 players selected as Honorable Mention All-District. Sophomore Riley Dotson was the 5A-4 Player of the Year and Junior Amelia Miller was selected as the Offensive Player of the Year. This team had four seniors and looks to be back at the top of the 5A-4 district next season.
The athletic department is excited to continue to stream athletic events on the Green Country Sports Network on YouTube. This allows all our parents, fans, and patrons to watch most of athletic events from their home computers free of charge this year. Tahlequah Athletics is asking for more advertisers on this website as Tahlequah Athletic Department gets a portion of each advertisement.
The Tahlequah Athletics will be looking for more corporate sponsors in the upcoming months.
It has been a very busy but successful year for Tahlequah Athletics. As we go into the winter, basketball and wrestling are preparing for their respective seasons.
Finally, the Athletic Department is busy preparing for the 9th Annual Tahlequah Athletics Hall of Fame banquet which will take place on February 3rd. Last year’s event drew more than 375 guests to the Hall of Fame event. Nominations are due December 1. If you are interested in more information or would like to nominate a past student-athlete, please contact Matt Cloud at the Tahlequah Athletic office. The number is 918-458-4154.
Please plan to attend an event in the near future. Go Tigers!!!!!!!!
Written by: Matt Cloud, Athletics Director