Tag: sports
It’s Baseball Season!
Baseball reigns supreme this month. For professional games, visit ONEOK Stadium on April 6-8 and 18-22 for the Tulsa Drillers as they take on early season foes. At Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, cheer on the OKC Dodgers April 1-2, 11-16 and 25-30.
Collegiate fans can catch the University of Oklahoma play at home at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman on...
Finding the Spark
By Gina A. Dabney & Mary Willa Allen
Professional softball team the Oklahoma City Spark is elevating the sport – and the state – as the newest franchise of the Women’s Professional Fastpitch Softball League (WPF). The team, the third announced in the franchise, begins its first season in June.
Women Abound
The OKC Spark leadership – and professional softball leadership as...
A Mixed Bag of Play
Basketball still has a stronghold on Oklahoma sports this February.
Catch the TU women’s team at home at the Reynolds Center Feb. 1, 12 and 18, and the men’s team on Feb. 5, 15, 21 and 26. The Sooners play at the Lloyd Noble Center on Feb. 1, 11, 14 and 21 for men, and Feb. 4, 15 and 25...
Curating Camaraderie
A plethora of athletic leagues are available for men and women over 18 who want to make friends, burn some calories and, above all, have fun. There are options for play seven days a week, and recreational teams run the gamut, from flag football, basketball, softball and kickball to volleyball, pickleball, cornhole and soccer. These leagues are available through...
Basketball, Hockey and Horses
Winter sports are in full effect this month.
Enjoy various matches with the Tulsa Oilers this month at the BOK Center, as well as the Crimson and Cardinal Classic on Dec. 10. During the event, the University of Oklahoma and University of Arkansas men’s basketball teams go head-to-head.
Speaking of basketball – the month is jam-packed. The OU Men’s team plays...
A Passion for Ping-Pong
Table tennis, the original name for the game often referred to as Ping-Pong, originated in England in the late 1880s. The game evolved from lawn tennis, becoming the “indoor” version to accommodate cold weather.
The early equipment consisted of balls made of cork and bats made of dried animal skins, stretched across a wooden frame. In England, the term is...
Season Openers and Closers
September presents a beautiful melange of sporting activities as some seasons end and others begin.
You can view the final games and matches of the baseball and soccer seasons for the Tulsa Drillers, Tulsa FC and OKC Dodgers this month. The Drillers play at home Sept. 1-4, 13-18 and 22-23 and the Tulsa FC play Sept. 7 at ONEOK Field....
Sports and Art Prevail
From art and sporting events to barrel racing and rodeos, Oklahoma is chock-full of events around the town.
For art enthusiasts, visit 108 Contemporary from Aug. 5-Sept. 25 to view Kite & Natani Notah: In the Realm of Miracles. Another stop in Tulsa should be at Philbrook to view Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism, on view through Sept....
Time to Get Tough
Outdoor sporting events can be found most weekday and weekend nights this summer.
Prep your water bottles, sunscreen and enthusiasm for Saint Francis Tulsa Tough, rolling back into town June 10-12 in downtown Tulsa. One of Tulsa’s most beloved annual traditions, this cycling competition brings spectators front and center for three days of action as riders go head-to-head.
The Tulsa FC...
Working Hard, Raising Spirits
Top collegiate athletes don’t have to clunk helmets or make three-pointers; sometimes, elite athletes wear big hair bows and take a 15-foot spinning plunge into their teammates’ arms.
Cheerleaders Caylin Cannady and Maggie Grappe often devote around 25 hours a week during football season to training and fitness.
“And then we have school,” says Grappe, a pre-med student. “It’s a lot.”
Grappe...