![]() She’ll succeed Tina Thomas, who stepped away after eight successful seasons, including a pair of state runner-up finishes. Littlejohn on Monday accepted the girls head coaching position at Bixby High School. Rylie Littlejohn knew she had to walk through. Here is a look at our final rankings of the season, the playoff brackets and our picks for the "final four" in each bracket: It's postseason time in Oklahoma high school soccer and this year’s playoffs in 6A boys and girls are shaping up to be elite competition. “ It’s got great administration, great kids and great coaches and tremendous tradition.” “I think Red Oak is one of - if not THE - staples of small schools east of I-35,” he said. While Broadbent admits the move is a “a big one,” he also says the opportunity for success awaits. Red Oak will offer the same type of circumstances for Broadbent, just in a different setting. Butcher will remain the Lady Eagles' softball coach. The 2023 squad was 22-5 under Casey Butcher and reached the Class A area finals before dropping consecutive games to Riverside and Quinton. The Lady Eagles have been in the state finals three times during that stretch, but haven’t reached Oklahoma’s elite eight since 2019. Red Oak has been 10 times, eight of those trips since 2011. Leedey has made 22 total trips to state with one title. The schools are reflective of one another.īoth have strong softball traditions (Leedey has eight slow pitch titles Red Oak has seven slow pitch, including 2023, and eight fastpitch crowns).īoth have realized their share of success in girls basketball as well. ![]() “But Red Oak offered me something that I just could not turn down.” “I will always have fond memories of being here,” Broadbent said of Leedey. Yet, Broadbent, his wife and newborn baby will be packing up and moving 300 miles to the southeast. ![]() We have been blessed with a lot of success during my time here.” I love this community and, especially, I love my kids here,” he said. His teams were 90-55 in that stretch went to the Class B state quarterfinals three of the last four years.īroadbent, who has family roots in the western Oklahoma community, didn’t come by the decision to leave easily. The Cashion native has spent the last five years coaching the Leedey girls program. He’s just moving to the other side of the state to do it.īroadbent on Monday was approved as the new girls basketball coach at Red Oak. Luke Broadbent will be in the same type of situation. LEEDEY'S BROADBENT TO TAKE OVER RED OAK GIRLS PROGRAM
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