Press Box
OKCPS Team Interview – Northwest Classen Baseball
Just three years ago, the Northwest Classen Baseball Team struggled to put a full lineup on the field. This year, 20 NWC Knights helped raise the All-City Athletic Conference championship banner on their way to an 18-1-1 ACAC record. We recently visited with Coach Todd and the team to discuss the program’s turnaround and the role that sports play in their lives.
Fore Love of the Game: Meet Fields & Futures’ Newest Team Member, Justin Lane
Fore! Fields & Futures is thrilled to welcome our newest team member, Justin Lane. As our Development Director & Youth Sports Advocate, Justin is already swinging big and driving the Fields & Futures mission forward.
OKCPS Student-Athlete Interview – Ky’auna Crigler
Some athletes seek out the spotlight, while others simply accept it. Ky'auna Crigler, a multi-sport athlete and honor roll student at F.D. Moon Middle School, falls into the latter category. In this OKCPS student-athlete interview, Ky'auna talks about the importance of having fun, being humble, and helping the world.
2023 OKCPS Middle School Track Clinic
On March 7th, the Simon Greiner Track & Field Program packed 300 students from 10 OKCPS middle schools into Star Spencer's Twidwell Stadium for the 2023 OKCPS Middle School Track Clinic. Coaches and athletes from OCU, Douglass, Classen SAS, U.S. Grant, OCS, and Be Bold Running helped run the clinic and set a great example for these young athletes to look up to.
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Ariana Luna Is a Proud Muscogee, Leader, and Starting Center for the Wheeler Middle School Tigers
Written by Jenni Carlson for The Oklahoman, published 11/26/21. Ariana Luna is a proud Muscogee, campus leader, and the starting center for the Wheeler Middle School Tigers.
YMCA, Inasmuch Foundation, and McLaughlin Family Foundation Form OKC Elementary School Sports League
Building upon the high-quality, top-rated YMCA youth sports programming, the Inasmuch Foundation, and McLaughlin Family Foundation are joining with the YMCA to provide a free sports league for third and fourth-grade students in Oklahoma City.
GivingTuesday Options Abound, but Fields & Futures Tops the List
by Jenni Carlson Published 12-01-20 on Oklahoman.com Brenda Hernandez remembers the big trips her soccer team would make. They went to places...
The Oklahoma City Public Schools 2019-20 Senior Student Athletes of the Year
by JAMES D. JACKSON on Oklahoman.com The Oklahoma City Public Schools announced the 2019-20 Senior Student Athletes of the Year awards on...
Outlook 2020: McLaughlins’ Fields & Futures provides OKC Public Schools with pristine playing fields
by BERRY TRAMEL on Oklahoman.com Liz McLaughlin remembers the days when she and her husband weren’t trying to impact other people’s kids. Their...
Fulfilling a dream: Fields and Futures’ mission goes beyond sports
By: Heide Brandes The Journal Record December 26, 2019 OKLAHOMA CITY – Tim and Liz McLaughlin knew firsthand the benefits of playing on team...