Rayo OKC

[Tundra]

Yukon High School's indoor facility is on par with schools like Union High, Moore High & Carl Albert High School gymnasiums; among the best in the state:


Union High School Gymnasium.


Moore High School Gymnasium


Carl Albert High School Gymnasium

These high schools have facilities that rival the NBA Development League (NBADL) facilities.

I was over at Mustang for a wrestling gig the other night and they need to be added to your list.... I felt like I was on a college campus.

[Laramie]

I was over at Mustang for a wrestling gig the other night and they need to be added to your list.... I felt like I was on a college campus.

Right on!

Mustang matches Yukon; their competitiveness has accelerated both schools.

Also, Midwest City & Del City High Schools; they have almost identical gymnasium blueprints:

Thunder made a preseason scrimmage appearance to MWC one year.


Del City High School Gymnasium

Tundra, you've been a great addition to the OKCTalk board; keep on posting...

Sorry for our Walter Mitty moment; we need to get back on topic... ...as grandma use to say:

'It was fun; but I must run.'

[borchard]

Welcome to Rayo OKC!

[borchard]

[Zuplar]

I was over at Mustang for a wrestling gig the other night and they need to be added to your list.... I felt like I was on a college campus.

Yeah which is crazy, cause when I went to Mustang it was garbage. Everything was old, portable buildings everywhere. Only thing new at the time was the bandroom. Now the campus doesn't even resemble what it looked like when I went there. I mean it's great that it's nice, now, I just hate when I tell people oh I went to Mustang, and they are like must be nice, and I have to say, no, when I went there it was terrible, lol.

[TreyDoggg]

Wow. the player signings keep adding up. The quality of soccer is going to get a lot better around here. Can't wait for the open cup. Jeez.

[borchard]

Very excited; Rayo OKC is releasing their Pre-Season schedule this afternoon.

[Laramie]

Saturday, April 2, 2016 - 7:00 p.m.


FC Edmonton vs Rayo OKC, Miller Stadium

(Yukon, OK)

https://www.rayookc.com/schedule#tabs-2

[Tundra]

Wow. the player signings keep adding up. The quality of soccer is going to get a lot better around here. Can't wait for the open cup. Jeez.

Its getting better for one team, not so much for the midtown club.....

[borchard]

Still waiting to confirm one of the preseason games. Schedule to be released tomorrow now.

[borchard]

So, the Preseason schedule is out:
Feb. 27 in Dallas against San Antonio USL
March 5 in Springfield, Mo. against St. Louis FC USL.
March 12 in Miami against Miami FC.
March 19 in Jacksonville, Fla. against Jacksonville Armada FC.

I'm hoping they have a HOME preseason game later in March. A little disappointed. Not sure why nothing is at Miller Stadium?

[Laramie]

NASL Jacksonville Armada will play their home games at Community First Park at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville:





Architect: Populous, operator SMG - $34 million stadium opened in 2003 for baseball (11,000 capacity) similar to The Brick, Slugger Field (Louisville) & ONEOK Park (Tulsa). Community First Park is situated between Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena and EverBank Field (Home of the NFL Jaguars) in proximity to Downtown Jacksonville.

Stadium | Jacksonville Armada FC

Some NASL & USL clubs are using baseball stadiums to test the downtown core where many will eventually build their stadiums:

Tulsa: https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comment...ming_to_tulsa/

Louisville: Louisville City seek to build soccer-specific stadium with eye toward possible MLS bid | MLSsoccer.com

[borchard]

[borchard]

We have a name now; The Red Army.
Put it to a vote.
Red Army wins
Red Army it is!!

[borchard]

NASL Jacksonville Armada will play their home games at Community First Park at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville:





Architect: Populous, operator SMG - $34 million stadium opened in 2003 for baseball (11,000 capacity) similar to The Brick, Slugger Field (Louisville) & ONEOK Park (Tulsa). Community First Park is situated between Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena and EverBank Field (Home of the NFL Jaguars) in proximity to Downtown Jacksonville.

Stadium | Jacksonville Armada FC

Some NASL & USL clubs are using baseball stadiums to test the downtown core where many will eventually build their stadiums:

Tulsa: https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comment...ming_to_tulsa/

Louisville: Louisville City seek to build soccer-specific stadium with eye toward possible MLS bid | MLSsoccer.com

Portland Timbers replaced the baseball team and now have one of the best soccer stadiums in the country. They are now talking about increasing the seating to 25,000!

Tampa Bay Rowdies got control of the baseball stadium as the primary tenant and put bleachers where the outfield used to be. I would love to see that happen here. Probably won't.

The only problems I see with baseball stadiums are the pitcher's mounds. I believe Tulsa put their filed outside the pitcher's mound? Maybe someone else can verify that. That makes for TERRIBLE sight lines! If they can go down one of the foul lines then the seating is REALLY close to the field. At Bricktown Ballpark, if they could go down the left field line then there is a natural supporter's group section behind and ABOVE the goal. You would also then have the Bricktown garage available for watching the game.

[borchard]

Good guys at my new favorite coffee shop! :-)

[Urbanized]

Considering OKC's new and very successful affiliation with the Dodgers, I would say that your gut instinct on not taking over the ballpark is correct.

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[bradh]

Cuauhtemoc Blanco is coming to Rayo?

(kidding, was the first guy that came to mind. Could be anyone, Hispanic covers a large group of nations)

[jerrywall]

So I'm a non traditional soccer fan trying to get into it. Got into rugby sevens a few years back and been watching soccer as I can at Skinny Slims. I don't know names, so can folks tell me as a OKC guy who I should be excited about and why on these players? Are they names a fan should know?

[borchard]

So I'm a non traditional soccer fan trying to get into it. Got into rugby sevens a few years back and been watching soccer as I can at Skinny Slims. I don't know names, so can folks tell me as a OKC guy who I should be excited about and why on these players? Are they names a fan should know?

OF the players signed so far;

Michel - He has played in MLS for FC Dallas fro several years, including this last year. He is a 6' 2'' defender with a wicked foot for set pieces.
Derek Boateng - He has played 46 times for Ghana, including (2) World Cups. He also played in the EPL for Fullham.
Sebastian Velasquez - He has MLS experience, and is super-exciting to watch. Here is a YouTube video of him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUhqZODj6ZI
Billy Forbes - Only his 3rd pro season. He is the team captain for his national team, Turks and Caicos. In his rookie season in 2014 he lead NASL in assists.

[borchard]

New player signing to be announced!

Welcome Marvin Chavez to @RayoOKC! Here's a little Bio:
Marvin has played for the Honduran National Team 37 times (as of Jan 27, 2014), including qualifying matches for the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and in the 2009 and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups, scoring four goals in total!
He has played in 112 MLS games, scoring 14 goals and tallying 20 assists!