All-County Football: Defense The Claremore Daily Progress All-County Football team was selected from nine county programs — Claremore, Catoosa, Oologah, Inola, Verdigris, Sequoyah, Chelsea, Foyil and Claremore Christian — based on coach nominations and statistics. Players were evaluated by position-specific production and overall impact, with defensive selections prioritizing tackles for loss, ...
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Pilkington punishes Tahlequah defensive focus as Claremore earns district win
Tahlequah came to Claremore determined to smother Asia Roper again, but no one was watching for Claire Pilkington. The 6-foot freshman slipped behind the Lady Tigers' face-guarding defense for a string of uncontested layups, scoring 8 of her game-high 14 points in the first quarter to spark the Lady Zebras' 47-40 District 5A-4 victory Monday at the Doug K. Mosier Athletic Complex. “As a ...
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Tahlequah answers early surge, rallies past Claremore in district clash
For a brief stretch Monday afternoon, it felt like deja vu inside the Doug K. Mosier Athletic Complex. Just as it had in last month’s 19-point rout of Tahlequah, Claremore jumped out early and Nate Jefferson buried a second-quarter 3-pointer that pushed the Zebras ahead by 8. That same kind of shot from Jefferson broke the previous meeting open. This time, however, the Tigers flipped the ...
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