Category Archives: Sports

Bureaucrats Stifling Student Athletes

From COVID Mandates to Crony Cover-Ups: Why Oklahoma Must Dismantle the OSSAA and Restore Local Control Over Student Athletics

Investigative Analysis: In Oklahoma, where freedom and local control have long been cherished values, an unelected nonprofit bureaucracy has quietly amassed power over the lives of thousands of young student athletes. The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA), founded in 1911 as a voluntary organization, now wields near-monopolistic control over high school interscholastic activities, from athletics to music and debate. This entity, governed by a board of superintendents and principals without direct accountability to voters or taxpayers, enforces eligibility rules, classifications, transfers, and safety protocols that often trample on individual liberties and school choice. From 2019 to 2025, the OSSAA’s missteps have exposed it as a prime example of government overreach by proxy, meddling in decisions best left to local school boards, families, and communities.

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Oilers Football Hosts Open Try-outs

Tulsa Oilers Football, a proud member of the Indoor Football League (IFL) and powered by Community Care, announced on Thursday the hosting of an official Open Try-Out Event at the Ascension St. John Sportsplex located at – 101 East 81st Street South, Tulsa, OK 74132, on Saturday, November 8, with kickers and offensive/defensive line reporting at 11:30 a.m. and all other positions reporting at 11:45 a.m.

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Oilers Football Adds Billy Black

Tulsa Oilers Football, a proud member of the IFL and powered by Community Care, acquires Billy Back as the team’s new Offensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach, bringing the five-time champion to Tulsa for the 2026 season.

In a release to media the team noted Back, was most recently the Head Coach/OC for the Tucson Sugarskulls in 2024 and 2025. Before his time with Tucson the new Oilers’ coach led the Frisco Fighters to the best record in the Indoor Football League for two consecutive seasons (2022/2023). Under his guidance, the Fighters were near the top of the league in points scored. Back’s Fighters had the top rushing offense in the league and sported the best run defense in the IFL under his guidance.

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Rookies Chase Success in Outlaw Midget

CONCORD, NC – August 22, 2025 – When the 2025 Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota season began at Farmer City Raceway, Trifecta Motorsports teammates Kameron Key and Michael Faccinto hardly knew each other before the April weekend.

In the four months since pairing up, the relationship between them and their partners as octane-paced friends is something team owner Steve Carbone has taken note of and welcomes with open arms.

Michael Faccinto and Steve Carbone (Photo: E. Schwanke)
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Targeted Concussion Care Works

New study finds majority of patients receiving targeted concussion treatment reported still being recovered and exhibited normal quality of life scores 1-6 years after injury.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – As the fall sports season approaches, athletes and their families may be concerned about the potential risk of head injuries. Now, they can take comfort in the findings of a clinical study done on the long-term outcomes of concussion patients. After receiving targeted treatment for concussion in which an individualized “profile” is created for patients, more than 83% of them reported still being fully recovered from their concussions, ranging from 1-6 years after the injury.

Creating an individualized clinical profile of a patient’s concussion is a relatively new practice and has gained much wider acceptance over the last decade. But to date, no one has followed up with patients who have received what’s known as “clinical-profiles informed care” for their concussion.

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