Tulsa Til I Die


In the old Drillers stadium chipped old paint on the walls show its past as a baseball stadium. Under the green of the Tulsa Athletics there is the blue of the Drillers.

The benches are falling apart in the no longer used dugouts. The overgrown weeds take over sections of the stadium.

The Ultras, the die-hard fans of the Tulsa Athletics, only focus on the action. They spend the hours before the game in the parking lot drinking and chanting.

As the stadium falls apart and the Tulsa Athletics lose their stadium, the Ultras stand by their side.

Chipped paint on the walls of the Driller's Stadium. The Tulsa Athletics will play their last game in the stadium before it is torn down on June 25. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

Chipped paint on the walls of the Driller's Stadium. 

Jimmy Lee Peterson, from Tulsa, waits with the Ultra's, the Tulsa Athletics soccer fans, outside the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa on Saturday, June 25, 2016. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

Jimmy Lee Peterson, from Tulsa, waits with the Ultra's, the Tulsa Athletics soccer fans, outside the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa.

Elijah Winkelman, 11, left, and Michael Foster, 11, watch the Tulsa Athletics game against FC Witchita in the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa on Saturday, June 25, 2016. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

Elijah Winkelman, 11, left, and Michael Foster, 11, watch the Tulsa Athletics game against FC Witchita in the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa.

The Driller's Stadium in Tulsa on Saturday, June 18, 2016 during their game against Houston Dynamo U23. The Tulsa Athletics will play their last game in the stadium before it is torn down on June 25. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

The Driller's Stadium in Tulsa on Saturday, June 18, 2016 during their game against Houston Dynamo U23. 

A broken bench in the Driller's Stadium. The Tulsa Athletics will play their last game in the stadium before it is torn down on June 25. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

A broken bench in the Driller's Stadium. 

Members of the Tulsa Athletics soccer team sit on the bench in Driller's Stadium in Tulsa on Saturday, June 18, 2016 during their game against Houston Dynamo U23. The Tulsa Athletics will play their last game in the stadium before it is torn down on June

Members of the Tulsa Athletics soccer team sit on the bench in Driller's Stadium in Tulsa on Saturday, June 18, 2016 during their game against Houston Dynamo U23. 

Jimmy Lee Peterson, from Tulsa, does a keg stand outside the Driller's Stadium while tailgating with the Ultra's, the Tulsa Athletics soccer fans, in Tulsa on Saturday, June 25, 2016. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

Jimmy Lee Peterson, from Tulsa, does a keg stand outside the Driller's Stadium while tailgating with the Ultras, the Tulsa Athletics soccer fans.

Overgrown vines on a fence in the Driller's Stadium. The Tulsa Athletics will play their last game in the stadium before it is torn down on June 25. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

Overgrown vines on a fence in the Driller's Stadium.

Stone Newell plays soccer outside the Driller's Stadium while tailgating with the Ultra's, the Tulsa Athletics soccer fans, in Tulsa on Saturday, June 25, 2016. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

Stone Newell plays soccer outside the Driller's Stadium while tailgating with the Ultras.

John Yeutter, from Talaqua, stands for a portrait while tailgating with the Ultras, fans of the Tulsa Athletics soccer team, outside the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa on Saturday, June 18, 2016. The Tulsa Athletics will play their last game in the stadium be

John Yeutter, from Talaqua, stands for a portrait while tailgating with the Ultras, fans of the Tulsa Athletics soccer team, outside the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa.

Members of the Ultra's, the Tulsa Athletics soccer fans, scream cheers outside the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa on Saturday, June 25, 2016 before marching into the stadium. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

Members of the Ultras, the Tulsa Athletics soccer fans, scream cheers outside the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa.

Will Roop, from Tulsa, adjusts his beard outside the Driller's Stadium while tailgating with the Ultra's, the Tulsa Athletics soccer fans, in Tulsa on Saturday, June 25, 2016. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

Will Roop, from Tulsa, adjusts his beard outside the Driller's Stadium while tailgating with the Ultras.

Tulsa Athletics game against FC Witchita in the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa on Saturday, June 25, 2016. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

Tulsa Athletics game against FC Witchita in the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa.

Tulsa Athletics game against FC Witchita in the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa on Saturday, June 25, 2016. .NICOLE BOLIAUX/Tulsa World

Tulsa Athletics game against FC Witchita in the Driller's Stadium in Tulsa.

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