Yukon Area Sports
SWC mourns loss of student, 16
By TERRY GROOVER tgroover@theyukonreview.com Funeral services for a Southwest Covenant football player who died Sunday have been scheduled for Friday. Services for Peter Webb, 16, will be held at 11 a.m. at Covenant Church. Webb, who was a sophomore at the 400-student private Christian School, died Sunday after being injured late in Friday’s football game…
Read MoreBig inning leads to win for Miller softball
By TERRY GROOVER tgroover@theyukonreview.com The Yukon Millers softball team took advantage of a huge offensive fifth inning Thursday to knock off the Midwest City Bombers, 11-2. The Millers (11-4) scored seven runs in the fifth inning to take control of the game. Both teams had struggled at the plate through early innings. Midwest City went…
Read MoreMiscues, penalties doom Millers at Moore
By MICHAEL KINNEY For the Yukon Review MOORE — Yukon traveled to Moore Thursday night looking to pick up its second win of the season. After a bad loss to rival Mustang the week before, they had plenty of incentive to play a much cleaner game. However, the Millers mistakes hurt their chances of pulling…
Read MoreLady Patriots net 3-0 win
By TERRY GROOVER tgroover@theyukonreview.com After falling behind 6-0 in the first game against Destiny Christian School, the Southwest Covenant Lady Patriots flipped a switch and took control to sweep their way to a 3-0 volleyball win Monday. The Lady Patriots won 25-19, 25-19, 25-12. After playing evenly in the first two sets, the Lady Patriots…
Read MoreYukon looks to ‘reset’ against Moore
By TERRY GROOVER tgroover@theyukonreview.com For the Yukon Millers, it is time to forget and to reset. At least, that is what coach Jeremy Reed is hoping. The Millers are coming off a tough 38-0 loss Friday to their archrivals, the Mutang Broncos. Reed’s team will face Moore in a game that will be played on…
Read MorePenalties doom Millers in Mustang loss
By MICHAEL KINNEY For the Yukon Review MUSTANG – Coming off its victory to start the season, Yukon was looking to carry that momentum into its annual Bedlam Clash with Mustang. Unfortunately for the Millers, they left the contest searching for answers. Mustang defeated Yukon 38-0. “We played awful,” Yukon coach Jeremy Reed said. “We…
Read MoreYukon rallies to top Santa Fe, 7-6
The Yukon Millers rallied in the top of the seventh inning to rally past Edmond Santa Fe for a 7-6 win in a game that was delayed for more than two weeks because of storms. Yukon was ahead 4-0 when the game went into a rain delay in the top of the third inning on…
Read MoreMillers take tough losses against Moore, Norman
By MICHAEL KINNEY For the Yukon Review After a forgettable outing earlier in the week, the Yukon volleyball team took the court Thursday looking to wipe the defeat from their memory. Facing a Moore High program they had dominated over the years, the odds were in their favor. However, whatever crippled the Millers Tuesday, came…
Read MoreFor Yukon, bedlam week brings a new focus
By TERRY GROOVER tgroover@theyukonreview.com It’s bedlam week. Yukon and Mustang will lace up the shoulder pads and snap on their helmets this Friday for their annual Canadian County version of bedlam. To say the two teams don’t like one another would be an understatement. Hate might not be a strong enough word. But it will…
Read MoreYukon tops Edmond North to open season
By TERRY GROOVER tgroover@theyukonreview.com A drive that took the final seven minutes off the clock also guaranteed the Yukon Millers’ first win of the season Friday. The Millers knocked off the Edmond North Huskies 21-13 in the season-opener. Edmond had taken over the ball at its 37 yard line with 11:18 left in the game.…
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