COAL COUNTY
County by County pres. Stuteville
County seat:Â Coalgate
Population: 5,900
High schools (2):Â Coalgate Wildcats, Tupelo Tigers
Universities:Â None
State championships (12):Â Tupelo has eight state championships with five coming in baseball. Coalgate adds four more to the county total in girls track.
Notable sports figures from Coal County:
• Cord McCoy: Played baseball at Tupelo High School (Class of 1998), also won a national title on a rodeo team during high school; Was a member of the rodeo team at Southwestern Oklahoma State University and placed second in the nation in 2000; Competed professionally with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), Championship Bull Riding (CBR) and the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) and is a five-time International Professional Rodeo Association world champion; Also competed with his brother, Jet, in three seasons of The Amazing Race.
Memorable sports moments:
• 2004-2007
A four-peat in girls track. Â The most memorable four-year stretch of winning in the county’s history.
How do you get to Coal County? Â It is in the southeast quadrant of the state and you can get there and to any county in Oklahoma in a vehicle from the Stuteville Automotive Group, with locations in Atoka, Durant and Tahlequah. The closest Stuteville location to Coal County is the dealership at 1601 S. Mississippi in Atoka.