Norman girls have to face No. 1 MWC next, but sixth straight state tourney berth is very likely

Norman’s girls had one of only two Class 6A regional title games Saturday that featured no drama whatsoever. The Tigers thoroughly destroyed Putnam City to add to their ridiculous collection of regional crowns.

Saturday’s regional final was the seventh straight hosted by Norman’s girls and the 15th in the past 17 years. In other words, regional titles aren’t much of a big deal in Norman. Truth is, area crowns aren’t either. The Norman girl’s program has for the past 17 years been on a level that anything less than the state tournament doesn’t register on the radar.

The area final will be against No. 1 Midwest City, which has beaten Norman twice this season and is by  a long shot the superior team in the state this year. Now, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Norman could pull the upset, but it’s unlikely. Still, even if it loses, Norman will get to play the winner of the Southmoore-Del City game for a trip to state and the Tigers have beaten both those teams twice this year.