For Reiley Luckie, a 15-year-old sophomore from Okeene, playing just one sport isn’t good enough. In the fall, Luckie plays football, then switches to basketball in the winter, and tops it off with baseball and track in the spring. He spent some time reflecting on the past football season. 

“Our record was 4-7,” Luckie said. “The season went well, even though our record doesn’t quite show that. We did get our first mercy rule victory in eight-man. Our team morale was good, and the brotherhood between us as teammates was the best it’s been in a while.” 

Luckie then went on to talk about when he fell in love with the sports he plays. 

“I fell in love with baseball when I was four years old,” he said. “Because it was just fun, and something that I was able to do and get better at. I started playing football in the fourth grade, and I started track two years ago because my throwing coach encouraged me to.”

When Luckie isn’t on a field or in a gym, he’s in the show barn working on his FFA skills. 

“I’ve shown goat and Brahman heifers, but now I just show the Brahmans,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of ribbons from little shows that I’ve been showing at since I was in second grade. But some of the ones I’m most proud of are the division winners I’ve gotten from bigger shows like the Oklahoma Youth Expo or the Oklahoma State and the Tulsa State Fairs.”

“FFA has helped me be more responsible, and it helps me stay active all summer long,” Luckie added. 

When it comes to free time, Luckie said he doesn’t get a lot, but what little he does have he likes to hang out with his friends and teammates, and drive and work on his truck. After high school, he said he’d enjoy the chance to continue his athletics at a college, but right now the plan is to be a rancher.