Yukon athletics
Future Yukon athletes under development
Children of all ages filled Yukon’s athletic facilities to improve athletically this week at camps hosted by the Millers and Millerettes. Yukon’s wrestling, boys’ basketball and tennis were among those hosting camps for children to learn more fundamentals of the sports while having fun Wednesday. “We went 9 a.m. to noon for three days,” Yukon’s…
Read MoreFormer Millerette Breley Webb changed her style and led her team to history
A Yukon grad’s change in play helped elevate her team to accomplish a feat never done before. Breyley Webb graduated from YHS in 2018; one year later she was a key cog in Cameron University’s first super regional run. Without Webb’s willingness to adapt, the team may have suffered. Webb arrived at Cameron assuming she…
Read MoreYukon officials to interview four candidates for girls’ soccer position
Yukon athletic officials hope to have the girls’ soccer coach position filled by next week. Athletic Director Mike Clark said Friday there are four interviews scheduled for early next week to fill the vacancy. He said he expects a decision by late in the week or early the following week. Because Superintendent Dr. Jason Simeroth…
Read MoreThree Millers take individual honors
Yukon baseball’s strong season is being rewarded with postseason awards for several players. Senior shortstop Braylen Wimmer has represent the Millers on the all-star roster and will represent on all-state and all-conference rosters. “He’s getting the opportunity to go to South Carolina and play, and we’re very excited for him for that,” coach Kevin James…
Read MoreWesley Hunter retires after giving 28 years of life to Yukon athletics
If you are a Yukon athletics fan, you might have noticed a familiar face around the facilities during sporting events since 1991. That face was Wesley Hunter. Hunter retired Nov. 30 as a member of the custodial staff at Yukon Public Schools where he was the lead custodial member for the athletic department. He spent…
Read MoreThree Yukon teams claim academic state title
Yukon’s student-athlete culture is shining bright after three spring sports teams were named academic state champions. Girls soccer, girls tennis, and girls track all secured the academic title. Tennis and track both had cumulative grade point average of 4.0, the soccer team recorded a 3.91. Having three academic state champions in one season is something…
Read MoreYukon’s Kyla Davis sets 6A girls pole vault state record in dominating fashion
One day while walking the halls of Yukon Middle School as a seventh-grade student, Kyla Davis ran into Rodney Zimmerman, the head coach of the Yukon High School girls track and field program. Zimmerman asked her if she had ever thought about getting into track and field and if she had ever considered pole vaulting.…
Read MoreNew faces ready to coach Yukon in spring practice
Yukon is bringing in new faces to start spring football. After the sudden departure of the majority of coach Jeremy Reed’s staff, the Millers have been scrambling to replace positions. Offensive coordinator and assistant head coach Jeff Hall left Yukon in April to take the head coaching job at Piedmont. Hall took Miller assistants Aaron…
Read MoreFormer Yukon DC Craig Hubbard accepts same position with Hennessey
For the first time since 2016, Yukon’s defense will have a new face leading it. Defensive coordinator Craig Hubbard has accepted the defensive coordinator position with Hennessey after three years on the job for the Millers. The process began March 27 when Hubbard saw that his friend Paul Hix had accepted the head coaching position…
Read MoreLate rally, Josh Sanders pitching pushes Millers past Deer Creek
Zeros on the scoreboard became the norm for Yukon Thursday in the regional tournament. Despite that, the Millers managed to take the first two games and advance to the regional championship game. Yukon faced Moore in the first round in a low-scoring affair. The Millers were clicking on offense from the start, scoring one run…
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