Not long after OU announced long-time assistant Michael Lightner would be leaving the program, the former NCAA champion has found a new home. Lightner will be taking the reigns of the Noble high school wrestling program. This will be Lightner’s first high school coaching job after close to 20 years spent in Norman. This should […] More
Big announcement at OU today as Michael Lightner will be stepping down as an assistant with the program after 20 total years in Norman. Lightner won an NCAA title in 2001 at OU, then trained and competed internationally in Norman until 2005 when he went to train at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. […] More
The newest college wrestling program in the state of Oklahoma has kicked off their preseason as Carl Albert State College has their second official wrestling season in motion. The Vikings also updated their rosters and look like they’ll field their most competitive team to date. Name Cl. Hometown/High School Brexton Beach Fr. Russellville, AR / […] More
The first ever Oklahoma Girls All-State Wrestling Showcase took place Saturday at Tulsa Union High School and a huge crowd was treated to a spectacular event that included recognition of two outstanding women that paved the way for the current wrestlers, a “future stars” dual and, of course, some truly outstanding wrestling by the senior […] More
Another historic milestone in the meteoric rise of Girls Wrestling in Oklahoma takes place this Saturday as the first ever Oklahoma Girl’s All-State Wrestling Showcase will be held at Tulsa Union High School at 6636 S. Mingo Road. Spearheaded by the tireless efforts of Union Head Coach Gerald Harris and other hard-working volunteers, the showcase […] More
Four-time Oklahoma state champion Cameron Steed has announced he’ll be wrestling collegiately at Missouri. Steed announced the news via his Instagram. He is Oklahoma’s most recent 4-time state champion and the top wrestler in the state’s senior class who was yet to announce their college decision. He wrestled at 152 pounds this past season for […] More
Harding to take over at Salina More
This year Oklahoma graduates a talented group of Seniors who could possibly wrestle at the next level. Last season there was a small group so there was no All-State Dual but this year we have the talent and numbers to make it happen. With the Girls Wrestling participation numbers more than doubling this season it […] More
Some Division 1 recruiting news as Collinsville’s Drake Acklin has committed to Appalachian State. Acklin is a two-time state finalist out of Collinsville and won his first title last season at 145. You can watch our interview with Acklin earlier this season over on our Rokfin page. Collinsville’s Drake Acklin (160) | Rokfin More
A young group at Chickasha hopes to inject some excitement into the program. The Chicks return three state qualifiers and have a strong young group of young talent coming in from the Junior High team. Dylan Bratt(Freshman) is a 4-time Youth State Champion that has placed at many national events. Brayden Dougherty(Freshman) is a 2-time […] More
One of the best big men in the state is off the recruiting board as AJ Heeg has committed to wrestle at OU. Heeg won a state title at 152 last season after knocking off Angelo Ferrari in the 6A finals. The Edmond Memorial product jumped from there to competing the freestyle summer at 195. […] More
Huge recruiting news for the Sooners today as they’ve landed one of the top lower weight prospects in the country out of California. Joey Cruz out of Bullard High School in Fresno committed to OU today according to his high school Twitter account. Cruz currently ranks as the #1 ranked 120 lber in the country […] More
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame announced the state winners for the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award and Broken Arrow’s Olivia Brown is the winner for the state of Oklahoma From the National Wrestling Hall of Fame “The award recognizes and celebrates the nation’s most outstanding high school senior female wrestlers for their excellence […] More
One of the biggest storylines surrounding college wrestling this past season was the fight to save the Stanford wrestling program. Last summer, Stanford announced they would be cutting a number of sports including their wrestling program. After a long-fought battle, the coaches, wrestlers and alumni convinced the University to reverse its decision and keep the […] More
Big news in the world of Oklahoma girls’ wrestling as Gerald Harris will now be coaching at one of the state’s largest schools. Harris, who had been coaching for last years’ state champion Broken Arrow, will now be the associate head coach for the girls’ program at Tulsa Union. This could help set up quite […] More
Four Glenpool High School wrestlers signed with colleges this past week. Ryan Winn and Nick Marshall will both be playing football while Gus Edwards will be wrestling for the Coast Guard Academy and Jace Ellis will be competing for Cleary Wrestling out of Michigan. Cleary is an NAIA program in Howell, Michigan and the Coast […] More
With the Olympic Trials for wrestling taking place this weekend, it seemed like a good time to look back at all of the Oklahoma wrestlers that have competed in the Olympics. Wrestlers that either graduated from an Oklahoma high school or wrestled at OU or OSU have earned an impressive 22 Olympic medals since Cushing’s […] More
We made it! Despite an ongoing pandemic and historic weather event, the Regional Tournaments have been completed and the State Tournament brackets are set. It is time to enjoy some outstanding wrestling and see who will bring home the championship trophies for each class. Listed below is a brief history of the Oklahoma High School […] More
Being a freshman is tough. Being a freshman wrestler is extra tough. These freshman have stepped up and shown why they are the best of the best in the freshman class in Oklahoma with the Top 30 Freshmen wrestlers in Oklahoma. No. Name School Weight Tourn places 1 Angelo Ferrari Stillwater 152 2-1-1-1 2 Cannon […] More
The first ever sanctioned OSSAA Girls wrestling regional tournaments were contested this week and the first state qualifiers were decided. 36 teams competed at the East Regional and the host Broken Arrow Tigers came home with the team title followed by the runner-up Jay Bulldogs. Here’s how it all broke down. 100 Guaranteed Places 1st […] More
Name: Josh Taylor (Skiatook)Grade: Class of 2021College plans: Wants to wrestle DI in collegeGPA: 3.8 Wrestling accomplishments: 3 time state champion, National Champion Fun facts about Josh: Class of 2021 President More
The longstanding rivalry between the Cardinals and Bulldogs provided the Oklahoma wrestling community with another nail-biting showdown and a sneak-peak into what we could see at the 2021 5A Dual State Tournament. Collinsville is currently ranked #1 in the 5A Dual-Team Rankings, closely followed by Skiatook at #2. Last season proved just how competitive the […] More
6A Head Coach Will Delk…Transactional vs Transformational Coaching More
7 min read By Christina Young This year has and is going to take us wrestling fans for a ride. We all need to be ready for the inevitable changes and appreciate the schools that are able to step up. Last weekend Broken Arrow stepped up in a big way by hosting a dual like no […] More
And we’re off! We’ve waited all year for wrestling season to get here and we’ve arrived at the first set of rankings – this one featuring 6A, the big boys. Have you ever watched a marathon or cross country race where that lone runner sprints at the start? Well, that’s Stillwater, except for the fact […] More
In a turn of events that is likely shocking to most of my regular readers over at Pistols Firing and FloWrestling, I will be doing some writing on the Oklahoma Sooners this season. I wanted to start things out with a list of five things that should excite most Oklahoma fans heading into the 2020-2021 […] More
Broken Arrow was ahead of the curve comparative to most schools in the state of Oklahoma with women’s wrestling. In April 2019, the Tigers announced the first girls’ program in the state of Oklahoma and announced Cassidy Jasperson as the coach to lead the lady Tigers. That forward thinking seems to have set Broken Arrow […] More
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