Sports Oklahoma City

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1 sports

1.1 high school football
1.2 thunder
1.3 hornets
1.4 current metro area pro-teams





sports


chickasaw bricktown ballpark, home of oklahoma city dodgers , big 12 baseball tournament


oklahoma city home several professional sports teams, including oklahoma city thunder of national basketball association. thunder city s second permanent major professional sports franchise after now-defunct afl oklahoma wranglers , third major-league team call city home when considering temporary hosting of new orleans/oklahoma city hornets 2005–06 , 2006–07 nba seasons.


other professional sports clubs in oklahoma city include oklahoma city dodgers, triple-a affiliate of los angeles dodgers, oklahoma city energy fc of united soccer league, rayo okc of north american soccer league (nasl), , crusaders of oklahoma rugby football club of usa rugby. oklahoma city blazers, name used decades of city s hockey team in central hockey league have been reborn junior team playing in western states hockey league.


chesapeake energy arena in downtown main multipurpose arena in city hosts concerts, nhl exhibition games, , many of city s pro sports teams. in 2008, oklahoma city thunder became major tenant. nearby in bricktown, chickasaw bricktown ballpark home city s baseball team, dodgers. brick , locally known, considered 1 of finest minor league parks in nation.


oklahoma city annual host of big 12 baseball tournament, world cup of softball, , annual ncaa women s college world series. city has held 2005 ncaa men s basketball first , second round , hosted big 12 men s , women s basketball tournaments in 2007 , 2009. major universities in area – university of oklahoma, oklahoma city university, , oklahoma state university – schedule major basketball games , other sporting events @ chesapeake energy arena , chickasaw bricktown ballpark, although home games played @ campus stadiums.


other major sporting events include thoroughbred , quarter horse racing circuits @ remington park , numerous horse shows , equine events take place @ state fairgrounds each year. there numerous golf courses , country clubs spread around city.


high school football

the state of oklahoma hosts highly competitive high school football culture, many teams in oklahoma city metropolitan area. oklahoma secondary school activities association (ossaa) organizes high school football 8 distinct classes based on size of school enrollment. beginning largest, classes are: 6a, 5a, 4a, 3a, 2a, a, b, , c. class 6a broken 2 divisions. oklahoma city area schools in division include edmond north, mustang, moore, yukon, edmond memorial, edmond santa fe, norman north, westmoore, southmoore, putnam city north, norman, putnam city, putnam city west, u.s. grant, , midwest city.



chesapeake energy arena, home of nba s oklahoma city thunder


thunder

the oklahoma city thunder of national basketball association (nba) has called oklahoma city home since 2008–09 season, when owner clay bennett relocated franchise seattle, washington. thunder play home games @ chesapeake energy arena in downtown oklahoma city, known affectionately in national media peake , loud city . thunder known several nicknames, including okc thunder , okc , , mascot rumble bison.


after arrival oklahoma city 2008–09 season, oklahoma city thunder secured berth (8th) in 2010 nba playoffs next year after boasting first 50-win season, winning 2 games in first round against los angeles lakers. in 2012, oklahoma city made nba finals, lost miami heat in 5 games. in 2013 thunder reached western conference semi-finals without all-star guard russell westbrook, injured in first round series against houston rockets, lose memphis grizzlies. in 2014 oklahoma city again reached nba s western conference finals lost san antonio spurs in 6 games.


the oklahoma city thunder has been regarded sports analysts 1 of elite franchises of nba s western conference , of media darling future of league. oklahoma city has earned northwest division titles every year since 2009, until 2017, , has consistently improved win record 59-wins in 2014. thunder led second year head coach billy donovan , anchored all-star point guard russell westbrook.


hornets

in aftermath of hurricane katrina, nba s new orleans hornets (now new orleans pelicans) temporarily relocated ford center, playing majority of home games there during 2005–06 , 2006–07 seasons. team became first nba franchise play regular-season games in state of oklahoma. team known new orleans/oklahoma city hornets while playing in oklahoma city. team returned new orleans full-time 2007–08 season. hornets played final home game in oklahoma city during exhibition season on october 9, 2007 against houston rockets.



2010–11 oklahoma city barons


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