Yukon athletics
Yukon softball clinches home regional with sweep of Moore, Westmoore
Yukon softball entered the week with one goal on its mind, take care of business and clinch a home regional for the postseason. Mission accomplished. The Millerettes beat Moore 7-5 Tuesday on the road and Westmoore 11-8 Wednesday also on the road in a make-up game from earlier in the season. “We hit the ball…
Read MoreYukon is 4-0 for first time in 20 years after gutting out win against Norman
It has been two decades since the Yukon football program could say it was 4-0 to start a season. The drought is over, as the Millers battled to beat a pesky Norman bunch 14-7 Thursday in the district opener for both teams. Not only did Yukon move to 4-0, the Millers now sit at 1-0…
Read MoreYukon volleyball takes second in Bartlesville tournament
It was another successful weekend for the Yukon volleyball team. The Millerettes took second place in the Bartlesville tournament with a 4-1 record in the two-day event. Yukon played pool play matches on Friday and went 3-0 against Booker T. Washington, Bishop Kelly junior varsity red and Ponca City. The Millerettes beat Booker T. Washington…
Read MoreYukon cross country competes in OK Runner Classic
The Yukon cross country teams headed south to compete in the OK Runner Classic last Friday in Norman. The Miller boys took 11th place out of 25 teams, while the Millerettes finished 14th out of 18 teams. Mustang took first place in the boys’ team standings, and Jenks grabbed first in the girls’ standings. Edmond…
Read MoreYukon cheer takes second at regional, heads to state
The stage was set for the Yukon cheer squad Saturday at the regional competition, and the Millerettes took advantage. Yukon hosted a regional competition for the second straight year, and this year, the Millerettes took second place with 274 points and advanced to the state competition, which takes place Saturday in Tulsa. “We came out…
Read MoreMillers set to open district
Non-district play is over, and everyone is 0-0 with district play opening this weekend for high school football in Oklahoma. Yukon will host Norman at 7 p.m. Friday at Miller Stadium on Homecoming Night for Yukon High School. The Millers come into the game with a 3-0 record, while the Tigers enter Friday with a…
Read MoreYukon football stats update
The Yukon football team had a bye week this week after completing its non-district schedule on Sept. 7 with a 49-27 win at home against Moore. The Millers defeated Mustang 19-14 in their second game and shut out Edmond North 28-0 in the season-opener. Yukon will open district play at 7 p.m. Friday at home…
Read MoreRe-writing history: Yukon volleyball beats Edmond North for first time
It is a season of firsts for the Yukon volleyball program. The Millerettes have beaten No. 2 Norman North for the first time in program history and now, after Tuesday, they have beaten No. 5 Edmond North for the first time in program history. Yukon defeated the Huskies in four games. The Millerettes dropped the…
Read MoreLast line of defense: Conner Sudduth, Elijah Wallace relish safety roles for Yukon
There’s an old saying, “safety comes first”, when talking about something that is potentially dangerous. Playing defense in this era of football could be considered dangerous and without good safety play, a defense is going to struggle. Fortunately for Yukon, they have two seniors who not only man those safety positions, they relish in them.…
Read MoreYukon softball sweeps Lawton in district double-header
Following a disappointing loss Monday at home to Westmoore, the Yukon softball team was back at it Tuesday with a district double-header against Lawton. The Millerettes hosted the Wolverines after having their originally scheduled game rained out earlier in the season. Yukon won both games with run-rules. The Millerettes won the first game 14-4 in…
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