Worth the wait: Kevin Ritter handed keys to drive Yukon boys basketball into new era
Following the departure of head boys basketball coach Scott Raper, assistant coach Kevin Ritter saw an opportunity to elevate his career and become a head coach for the first time in his 15-year career. Ritter had been at Yukon for four years as an assistant under Raper and when Raper bolted for Bishop McGuinness several…
Read MoreYukon hires Roy Wyckoff to lead girls hoops program
Roy Wyckoff was officially hired by Yukon Public Schools as its next head girls basketball coach on Monday morning at a special school board meeting. “I’m just very thankful,” Wyckoff said. “I’m very blessed to be a part of the Yukon family. Yukon is a special place and I am look forward to getting started.”…
Read MoreYukon baseball: Cross Factor named to All-State team
Yukon High School graduate Cross Factor was named to the 2017 Large School West All-State Baseball Team this past weekend. “It’s a great honor,” Factor said. “This was a goal of mine going into the season along with winning a state championship. We got really close to the state title but it’s exciting getting named…
Read MorePopovich, Spurs’ organization deserve majority of blame for LaMarcus Aldridge’s demise
Let me take you back to May of 2015. The San Antonio Spurs were coming off a disappointing first-round exit in the NBA Playoffs in a seven-game series with the Los Angeles Clippers and many “experts” around the league thought the Tim Duncan era was finally coming to an end in southwest Texas. After defying…
Read MoreReport card time: Yukon winter and spring sports receive grades for 2016-2017
Back in December, I gave out my grades for each fall sports team at Yukon High School. Now that the school year is coming to a close and all of the sports are done with the 2016-2017 school year, here are my grades for the winter and fall sports: -Winter sports Boys basketball- The Millers…
Read MoreYukon baseball: Millers look for growth in summer season
There will not be much rest for the Yukon baseball players, as less than two weeks after having their spring season come to an end in the state semifinals, the Millers will open their summer season. Head coach Kevin James said he’s looking forward to the start of summer ball. “I think it is good…
Read MoreNot 1, not 2 but 3: Vernon Turner ends stellar Yukon career with third state title
Yukon High School senior Vernon Turner will officially graduate from YHS next Tuesday with the rest of his senior class and when he walks off the stage, he will walk out of Yukon as one of the most decorated athletes to ever walk through its halls. Turner completed the 3-peat in the high-jump competition this…
Read MoreYukon baseball: Millers finish strong with semifinal berth
Going into the season, the common term around the Yukon baseball program was “youth”. The Millers had graduated the majority of their production in the field, at the plate and on the mound that they relied on in 2016. Not many people expected Yukon to contend for a district championship, host a regional, win the…
Read MoreYukon track: Turner 3-peats, Waibel sets school record at state track meet
Yukon track closed out the 2017 spring season with the 6A state track meet on their home track at Miller Stadium this past Friday and Saturday. YHS senior Vernon Turner claimed his third-consecutive state championship in the high-jump competition with a jump of 7-feet and 4-inches on Saturday. Turner went straight from the 7-feet 4-inch…
Read MoreNew era begins: Yukon football starts first spring practice under Jeremy Reed
Yukon will hit the gridiron officially for the first time in a practice setting on Tuesday under new head coach Jeremy Reed on day one of spring football for the Millers. Reed was hired as Yukon’s new head football coach in January after former head coach Brian Sauser resigned in early December. The new head…
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