It’s hard enough to raise one youth athlete, but Sheree Cordray really pushes the
boundaries raising three, each one playing several sports unique from the last.
Chandler Grace, a sophomore, plays volleyball and runs track at Carl Albert High School.
She also plays club volleyball for OK Charge. Wyatt, a seventh-grader, plays football,
basketball and baseball at Carl Albert Middle School. He plays in grassroots basketball
tournaments in the winter and plays travel baseball in the spring for OK Fuel. Landree, a
fourth-grader, does dance with ELEVATE and recently started cheering with the INFC
program for Mid-Del.
“It sounds busy on paper,” Cordray said. “Thankfully, we have an amazing village that
includes both sets of grandparents. They are a big part of my kids’ lives and enjoy watching
my kids play!”
Cordray is a clinical pharmacist while her husband, Landon, works in medical sales. She
also serves on the Volleyball Booster Club board, which supports about 30 freshmen, JV
and varsity Carl Albert volleyball players.
“As a booster member, I help coordinate team meals and concessions and help
plan/coordinate events like our Seniors Night and Pink-Out Night,” Cordray said. “I have an
amazing team of other volleyball parents that donate a tremendous amount of time and
resources to ensure our players and coaches are taken care of.”
She’s following the example that was set for her.
“Growing up, my parents made every attempt to be at all of my sporting events,” Cordray
said. “Their support and encouragement meant the world to me – I want to extend that
same support and encouragement to my kids and their teammates.”
And she hopes to extend the same example to her three young athletes.
“I feel it is the hope of many parents to try and lead by example. At the end of the day, I
want my kids to learn the importance of loving and serving others, in whatever capacity
that looks like, and with their own unique gifts and talents.”
And through playing sports, the Cordrays will hopefully inherit lessons in overcoming
adversity and handling victory “humbly.”
“I hope my kids learn to trust the process, learn that in order to be great at the big things,
they must become exceptional at the small things and that your sport doesn’t define you,
but it can refine you,” Cordray said. “I also feel it is important to give my kids the
opportunity to learn from others, including teachers, mentors and coaches. I am so grateful
for these individuals that pour into the lives of my kids and their teammates and fill in the
gaps that parents can’t fill.”
