Report: Jenks’ Trimble set to retire amid ALS battle

Legendary Jenks football coach Allan Trimble is retiring.

Trimble is set to announce his retirement Thursday afternoon in a news conference, according to a release sent to the Tulsa World.

Trimble, 54, has battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since 2016. He will be inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame later this year. At the time of the announcement he spoke how the disease was making his job tougher.

He became Jenks’ coach in 1996 and has since become the state’s most successful football coach, going 242-41 with 13 state championships.

Purcell hires Scott

Purcell finally has its head football coach.

After months of searching, hiring one coach and losing him, Purcell named longtime Blanchard defensive coordinator Tracy Scott its head coach Monday night.

And it’s Scott’s tenure at Blanchard that helped Purcell choose him. The Dragons have now had six different coaches in seven seasons.

Purcell had hired Steve Gale, but he was forced to back out due to unforeseen circumstances with his Alva home.

John Higbee resigned following the season to accept the same position at Clinton.

Edmond North hires Coweta's Norris as basketball coach

Scott Norris is excited for a new beginning.

After coaching Coweta boys basketball for the past 13 years, Norris was announced as the next coach at Edmond North on Monday.

Edmond North won the Class 6A state title in 2017 with coach Terry Evans at the helm.

Evans was announced last month as the new coach at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Norris said he's excited to continue the momentum Evans helped build.

"The winning mentality is there," Norris said. "I hope to not get caught up in wins and losses and really focus on developing those habits that make you a championship team."

Piedmont announces new boys basketball coach

Piedmont Public Schools announced Wil Scofield as its next boys basketball coach on Tuesday.

Scofield had been an assistant coach at Edmond North for the past five seasons, and helped the Huskies to a state championship in 2017.

Prior to Edmond North, he was an assistant coach at Bishop McGuinness High School and helped the Irish to the 2013 5A state final game.

He replaces interim coach Eric Carr, who stepped in as head coach after the school dismissed coach Aaron Daniels.

Grayson commits to Nebraska

Tulsa Washington junior running back Thomas Grayson announced Monday that he has committed to Nebraska. Grayson, a 5-foot11, 190-pound speedster, rushed for more than 1,300 yards and 19 touchdowns last season as Tulsa Washington won the Class 6A-II state championship.

The two-star recruit picked Nebraska over offers from Arkansas State, Eastern Michigan, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas Tech and Tulsa.