4A Dual State: 16 Straight and Counting: Can Anyone Break the Tuttle Tiger Stranglehold?

02/12/2026 11:44 AM

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Tuttle is the favorite to win the 2026 Class 4A Dual State title, with Bristow and Ft. Gibson as contenders to challenge them.
The Dual State Tournament will be held at Union High School, with the schedule including quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals for different classifications.
Tuttle has a strong team with 12 ranked wrestlers and a history of success in Dual State competitions.
Bristow and Ft. Gibson also have competitive teams with ranked wrestlers and previous Dual State titles.
Other schools like Cache, Cushing, Sallisaw, Sulphur, and Skiatook will be looking to upset the favorites and make a mark at the tournament.

Tuttle, the winner of a hard to believe, 16 straight Dual State titles, comes in as the favorite to capture the 2026 Class 4A Dual State title. Bristow or Ft. Gibson appear to have the best chance to knock off Tuttle with Cache, Cushing, Sallisaw, Sulphur, and Skiatook looking to be the spoiler.

The Dual State Tournament will take place Saturday, February 14 at the Union Multipurpose Activity Center (UMAC) on the campus of Union High School at 6836 S. Mingo Road, Tulsa, OK. It is a one-day tournament and the schedule is listed below.

SESSION ONE

3A and 4A Quarterfinals: 10:00 a.m. (eight mats)

5A and 6A Quarterfinals: 12:00 p.m. (eight mats)

CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALS

#1 Tuttle vs. #8 Skiatook on mat 4

#4 Cache vs. #5 Cushing on mat 3

#3 Ft. Gibson vs. # 6 Sallisaw on mat 6

#2 Bristow vs. #7 Sulphur on mat 5

Semifinals – All Classes: 2:00 p.m. (eight mats)

CLASS 4A SEMIFINALS

Tuttle/Skiatook winner vs. /Cache/Cushing winner on mat 1

Ft. Gibson/Sallisaw winner vs. Bristow/Sulphur winner on mat 2

SESSION TWO

Finals – All Classes: 6:30 p.m. (four mats)

CLASS 4A FINALS ON MAT 2

Tuttle, coached by Bobby Williams, finished 9-1 on the season and will be hard to beat with 12 ranked wrestlers, including six #1 ranked wrestlers (Maxwell Bradley, Cooper Jackson, Chance Fisher, Kylan Ooton, Rylend Slover, and Shawn Rounsaville). Jackson and Fisher are returning state champions. Tuttle has wins over Dual State qualifiers Cache, Guthrie, and Yukon, with their loss coming from 3A #1 Blackwell.

Tuttle has won a total of 22 Dual State titles, winning in 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2002 and every title since 2010. This is the Tigers 34^th Dual State appearance and in addition to the 22 titles, they have finished runner-up five times (1993, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009).

Bristow, the runner-up last year, is the number two seed. Coached by Howard Moore, Bristow went 10-2 on the year, including a 41-24 win over 3^rd seeded Ft. Gibson and a 44-24 win over #5 Cushing. Bristow’s losses were to Coweta and Carl Albert, the top two teams in Class 5A. Bristow has 11 ranked wrestlers, including returning state champion and #1 ranked Haydan Yocham.

Bristow is competing in their 24^th Dual State Tournament, which includes winning six titles and finishing runner-up three times. Bristow won their first Dual State title in 1995 and then reeled off five titles in a row between 1998 and 2002. They finished as runner-up in 1997, 2006, and 2025.

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