Oklahoma Tournament of Champions Book is Available

A comprehensive look at the first 50 years of the high school basketball Tournament of Champions has been compiled and published by Tulsa Public Schools and Terrell Lester.

OSU’s Gundy Honored As Region Coach of the Year

Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy is the 2015 Region 4 Coach of the Year as honored by the American Football Coaches Association. Region 4 consists of all schools in the Big 12 and Conference USA.

Cedric Cudjoe Pushes Self After Childhood Accident

As a participant in the inaugural schoolboy basketball Tournament of Champions, Cedric Cudjoe would have been justified if he had been a little bedazzled by the competition.

Tennis at LaFortune Park Becomes First Class

A tennis renaissance has bloomed at LaFortune Park in Tulsa. With the completion of the Case Tennis Center, dreams have come true and created what those in the know say is the finest public tennis facility in the United States.

eBook About Metro Tulsa Gains Popularity

The people, places, teams and events that make metropolitan Tulsa unique are featured in the first comprehensive eBook about this area’s contributions in entertainment, athletics, industry, education, religion and the American way of life.

Six Inducted into Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame

Six towering figures in Oklahoma golf history were inducted into the Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame Oct. 25. The ceremony took place at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.

Former TU Coach John Cooper to Receive Stagg Award

Former University of Tulsa head football coach John Cooper, who went on to be the head coach at Arizona State and Ohio State, has been named the recipient of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 2016 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award.

NEO A&M Honors Tom Osborne as First Legend

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College boasts an illustrious legacy of athletics supremacy.

There are the six national championships in football. There are national championships in basketball and wrestling.

Tulsa to Host the Big 12 Wrestling Championships

The Big 12 Conference has selected Tulsa to host the 2017 and 2018 Big 12 Wrestling Championship. The event will be hosted at the BOK Center, March 4-5, 2017 and March 3-4, 2018.

Oilers’ Nathan Lutz Ready for Ice, Farm

His icy glare can penetrate the soul and strike fear in the hearts of most tough guys roaming free in the ECHL. His demeanor can intimidate even the bravest warriors on ice. But despite bashing baddies and using his physical presence to control the game, Nathan Lutz is no monster. Far from it. There is still a softer, gentler side to the Tulsa Oilers defenseman, captain and bellwether.

Williams Route 66 Marathon Reaches Milestone in 2015

The Williams Route 66 Marathon celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a weekend full of events for all ages and skill levels, Nov. 20-22.

Former Notre Dame Star Fanning Happy at TU

One gem the University of Tulsa has on its athletic staff can be found in Mike Fanning.

Fanning, who has been on the TU staff for more than six years, grew up in Tulsa and had a standout football career at Notre Dame and in the NFL. People would be amazed with the connections he has. This guy has roomed with people who went on to become actors.

CHL Founder Passes Away

The sport of hockey and the Tulsa Oilers organization lost one of its biggest advocates and closest friends recently with the passing of Ray Miron at the age of 92.

TU Athletic Hall of Fame to Add Four

Basketball stars Michael Ruffin and Jillian Robbins, 1991 Freedom Bowl quarterback T.J. Rubley and legendary football coach Elmer “Gloomy Gus” Henderson were announced recently as The University of Tulsa’s Athletic Hall of Fame Class for 2015.

Appearance of Tennis Greats in Tulsa Remembered

Editor’s Note: Terrell Lester enjoyed an award-winning career as a sports writer and columnist for the Tulsa World. This article is his remembrance of the Tulsa Challenge tennis event in 1985.
It was stretching on into the afternoon, a comfortable Sunday afternoon in July 1985.