Yukon Area Sports

At the beginning of the season, Roy Wyckoff looked around the gym at Yukon High School and liked what he saw. Not necessarily because he was expecting to have a state-championship season, but because he saw a team that had possibilities. The Yukon girls basketball coach knew his team would have struggles throughout the year.…

For Abbey Perman, it may have been the shortest first season a head coach has ever experienced. Perman, who was hired last summer to helm the Yukon Girls Golf Team, saw her first year as head coach come to an abrupt end after only two tournaments — one for the varsity and one for the…

The outbreak of COVID-19 has not only brought the entire state to a standstill, it also has the sports world in one as well. That includes high school athletics. A week ago, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association shut down the state basketball tournament the day it was set to begin. A few days later,…

Post-season honors for Yukon winter sports athletes are beginning to arrive, and several are included in the first lists, including a record-setting swimmer. Yukon’s Isaiah Auld, who holds every school record for men in swimming, was selected by the Oklahoma Coaches Association as an all-state swimmer. He will swim for the West Team. Auld finished…

The Yukon girls track team kicked off its outdoor season Saturday at the annual Putnam City North Panthers Invitational. The Lady Millers came in 10th out of 16 teams. Their 26 points were enough to hold off John Marshall, which was just two points behind. Edmond Santa Fe (100), Norman High (65), Wichita Falls (65), Elgin…

A road game to Duncan brought with it Yukon’s first win of the season Saturday. The Millers (1-1), led by a huge day from Mason McIntyre, topped the Demons 11-3 in a game that was called after the fifth inning. McEntire finished the game with five runs on five hits. Yukon finished the game with eight…

Southwest Covenant’s basketball season came to an end much earlier than coaches had hoped, but it still proved to be a near record-setting season for at least two players. Senior Will Haas finished the season just a few points shy of setting the all-time scoring record for the Patriots. According to season-ending statistics, Haas finished…

The Yukon girls track team kicks off its outdoor season Saturday when it travel to Oklahoma City to compete in the Putnam City North Panther Invitational. It will be the first of seven varsity meets this spring. “That first meet, I want to see everyone competing and working hard,” Yukon girls coach Rod Zimmerman said.…

Yukon’s F5 Rugby came home Saturday from Edmond with a 17-14 win. “This was one of the most enjoyable games I have seen in a while,” said Tyson Parker, recruiting coordinator and assistant coach. Parker said both teams showed strong defense, with scores by senior flyhalf Edgar Galindo Jr. and inside center Colt Creamer, who…

Corbin Gordon was very familiar with the state tournament. In his first three years of high school at Yukon, he had advanced to the Oklahoma State Fairground each season. However, the 220-pounder had yet to compete for the state title. Entering the 2020 championships, he knew this was going to be his final chance to…