OKLAHOMA CITY - As we put a finishing bow on the 2025-26 athletic year, it’s time to take a look back at the 9-month campaign across Oklahoma City Public Schools and highlight all of the accolades in the fourth annual “Year of Champions” feature.

State Championships, Players of the Year, All-State Selections. OKCPS Athletics had quite a few in these categories in 2025-26 as the largest school district in the state of Oklahoma wraps up yet another sensational year both on the field of competition as well as in the classroom.

Beginning with the individual and team state champions, this past Spring was simply electric on the Track for OKCPS athletes. Southeast junior Carlton Evans was crowned the Class 5A Boys High Jump State Champion, while Douglass senior Adarius Tubbs was named the Class 4A Boys Long Jump State Champion. OKCPS had two student-athletes finish as State Runner-Ups on the Track, as Southeast junior Jailyn Ramirez finished 2nd in the 800-Meters, while Classen SAS junior Henry Bair placed 2nd in the 3200-Meters.

Five additional OKCPS Track athletes found themselves on the podium at the State Track Meet, capping off another outstanding season for the district.

On the wrestling mat, Taft Middle School has one of the top female wrestlers in the entire country as 7th grader A'Mourah Taylor became the first OKCPS wrestler to go "Back to Back" in winning Junior High State in her weight class. She will look for the coveted "3 Peat" next year as an 8th grader.

In the third edition of the “Turnpike 44 Softball League” featuring strictly Oklahoma City Public Schools and Tulsa Public Schools, the Southeast Lady Spartans won their second straight State Championship during the Fall, as they defeated U.S. Grant in the finals at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.

Two basketball teams came as close as you can to winning a State Title, as both Douglass Girls and Boys Basketball squads found themselves playing for a Gold Ball. The Trojettes were defeated by Lincoln Christian to win their 2nd straight Silver Ball, while the Trojans fell to Cascia Hall to secure their Silver Ball.

There were a total of six different area, regional, and district championships awarded to OKCPS schools on the basketball court, as two teams made their State Tournament, while two other schools were just one game away from State.

14 different teams across OKCPS punched their tickets to State as cross-country (4), boys soccer (4), girls soccer (2), boys basketball (1), girls basketball (1), football (1), and swim (1) represented the district in the state's highest competition.

The district had two historic months across their OKCPS Athletics social media platforms, as they eclipsed over 1 MILLION views in a 30-day span on two separate occasions (September 2025, and March 2026).

The All-State and All-Star selections were extremely plentiful among OKCPS in 2025-26, as 30 different athletes received the accolade and were represented by boys basketball (2), girls basketball (2), cross-country (2), girls soccer (5), boys soccer (8), girls track (4), boys track (5), and wrestling (2).

Finally, there were 33 athletic scholarships awarded across 7 OKCPS High Schools as these outstanding student-athletes will continue their success at the next level in college.

The 2025-26 athletic year saw many outstanding team and individual achievements, as well as other squads making significant strides to compete in the years to come. What will the 2026-27 athletic year have in store? The good news is: you won’t have to wait too long to find out!