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A Look Back at the Stringtown Tigerettes

A Look Back at the Stringtown Tigerettes
The 1975-76 'Stringtown Tigerettes' were the last Girl's Basketball Team from Stringtown High School to compete at the 'Big House' in the Oklahoma State Basketball Tournament. The Tigerettes won the quarterfinals and were narrowly defeated in the semifinals. Pictured are Front Row: Diane (Powell) Inman, Natalie (Brown) Cooksey, Wilma McGee, Kathy Anderson, Cheri (Kellogg) Granger, Lonett Viney, Theresa Brown, Back Row: Carolyn Evans, Phyliss Evans, Raylene (Harris) Burleson, Loretta Taylor, Teri Thompson, Valerie Brown. Submitted photo

This year, 2026, marks 50 years since Stringtown High School has had a girls' basketball team capture a state playoff berth and make an appearance at the 'Big House' in the Oklahoma State Basketball Tournament.

This year, after 50 years, the ladies of the 1975-76 Stringtown Tigerettes state semifinalist team are hoping they can pass the torch to the 2025-26 Stringtown Lady Tigers.

The Stringtown Tigerettes as they were called were made up of thirteen 16–18-year-old girls who had a dream based on determination and dedication to play in the State Basketball Tournament.

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Author: By Kathy Anderson
Upload date: 02/18/2026 06:00 AM
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