Head Softball Coach: Tahlequah High School
Tahlequah, OK
Joined August 2019
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Chris Ray retweeted
The spotlight belongs to them! 🔦🌟
5⃣0⃣ student-athletes from 2⃣7⃣ teams voted to 2026 NFCA Summer/Fall High School All-Region teams! 🥎
🔗Read the full press release: tinyurl.com/5fcsep2u
Chris Ray retweeted
🥎 Tahlequah teammates @zgriffin_32 & Rylee Stark score latest @GetGameChanger / NFCA Fall High School Pitcher & Player of the Week honors.
🔗 tinyurl.com/53yphssw
Chris Ray retweeted
Kara Lawson Gold 🥇
Hard things happen in life.
How do you handle it?
Ultimately, this will define who you become.
- Embrace the struggle of sports.
- Embrace the struggle of life.
"Handle Hard Better."
teapaw.org/DukeWBB/status/1544291…
Chris Ray retweeted
We are raising kids in a world that keeps trying to remove the hard.
But hard is where growth happens.
Kara Lawson’s message is one every parent needs to hear:
“Handle hard better.”
Don’t plow the path for your kids.
Prepare them for the path. teapaw.org/DukeWBB/status/1544291…
Chris Ray retweeted
So grateful for the opportunity to be recognized by @Gatorade as the Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the year. To be named on this list with this great group of girls is an honor! Thank you to my teammates, coaches, and family for the endless support. None of this would be possible without you guys.
@CoachChrisRay @AggieSoftball @08AthleticsNat @RussHeffley @Trisha_Ford @agrif101 @chrisgr59080853
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Chris Ray retweeted
Checking in at 1️⃣6️⃣ days, we’d like to give a shoutout to a few former Lady Norse ⚔️
Jayley Ray- Southwestern Christian University
Jillian McDaniel- Mission University
Emily Carpenter- Northeastern State University
Good luck ladies! Once a Norseman always a Norseman ⚔️
Chris Ray retweeted
Why Coaching Is Harder Than People Think (A Holiday Reminder)…
Because coaching isn’t just about plays, drills, or game nights.
It’s about people.
It’s about walking into practice every day and managing emotions you didn’t create but are responsible for.
Your own.
Your players.
Your assistants.
Parents.
Administrators.
Fans.
It’s about teaching kids who are all at different stages.
Different maturity levels.
Different confidence levels.
Different home situations.
And somehow holding them to the same standards while still meeting them where they are.
It’s about decisions that look simple from the stands but feel heavy from the sideline.
Who plays.
When.
Why.
How you communicate it.
And how that decision might land on a 16-year-old who ties their identity to minutes.
It’s about losing sleep over kids who won’t buy in.
Over conversations you need to have.
Over mistakes you replay in your head long after everyone else moved on.
It’s about being judged by people who see the outcome, not the process.
The scoreboard, not the hours.
The result, not the relationships.
And yet, you show up again.
You plan. You teach. You model. You care.
As the season slows and the holidays arrive, this is the reminder:
What you do matters.
Even when it goes unseen.
Even when it feels heavy.
Even when it’s hard.
Coaching is about influence. And influence lasts longer than any season.
That’s why coaching is harder than people think. And also why it matters so much.
As the year winds down, I hope you find a little rest, a little perspective, and a lot of pride in the work you’re doing.
🎄Happy Holidays, Coach.