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2025 Eufaula Indian Journal Eufaula Players of the Year
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May 7, 2025
2025 Eufaula Indian Journal Eufaula Players of the Year
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR

The Eufaula Ironheads boys’ basketball team had an impressive season filled full of highlights and excitement. Eufaula nearly won the Class 4A District Championship falling short to Tecumseh who scored on a last second shot 69-67. In his second year Eufaula head coach Rob McKinzie led the Ironheads to an 18-9 record and a spot in the Area tournament.

Eufaula had its deepest bench in the last couple of years with Ty Sparks, Jace Davis, Logan Plant, Dresdan Chiles, Koltyn Lane and others who contributed to the Ironheads’ success.

Eufaula’s starting line-up of Maddox Bridges, Keaton Parish, Dusty Eby, Dacen Hunter and Jentry James was explosive with each playing a key factor.

It is with great honor to name the following as the Eufaula Indian Journal (EIJ) 2025 Eufaula Players of the Year.

The 2025 EIJ Most Valuable Player of the Year is Keaton Parish.

Parish led the team by example on and off the court. He was instrumental both offensively and defensively. His explosiveness to drive to the basket or pull up and shoot a jump shot was above special. He led the team in rebounds with 149 including 101 defensive rebounds. He finished with 56 assists, 56 steals, six blocked shots, shot 67% from the free throw line, 34% from the three-point arch and 44% from the field.

The 2025 EIJ Defensive Player of the Year is Dacen Hunter. Hunter made his presence felt early in each game with his brute strength and physicality. He made 75 defensive rebounds, 41 offensive rebounds, 25 steals, 25 blocked shots and 31 deflections. Hunter could also score on offense as he had a great three-point shot or muscled his way to the goal. He finished with 68% shooting at the free throw line, 25% from the three-point arch and 44% from the field.

The 2025 EIJ Co-Offensive Player of the Year is Maddox Bridges.

Bridges used his athleticism to score over formidable opponents as he finished shooting 26% from the threepoint arch, 45% from the field and 64% from the free throw line. He made 50 offensive rebounds, 47 defensive rebounds, 44 steals and four blocked shots. He tormented offenses with his speed and quickness and forced numerous turnovers and scored in transition.

The 2025 EIJ Co-Offensive Player of the Year is Dusty Eby. Eby was the silent killer from the outside. His sharpshooting three-point skill was instrumental in the Ironheads’ success. He made 43 threepoint shots, shot 79% from the free throw line and 32% from the field. Eby finished with 15 offensive rebounds, 23 defensive rebounds, 27 steals and four blocked shots with 26 assists.

Seminole survives Checotah 34-27
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Seminole survives Checotah 34-27
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 10, 2025
The Seminole Chieftains were lucky to go home with a 34-27 win over the Checotah Wildcats Friday night. Checotah’s penalties that accumulated to over 100 yards. The Wildcats moved the football up and ...
Council votes to dismiss former Mayor Warren
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Council votes to dismiss former Mayor Warren
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
September 10, 2025
The Eufaula City Council removed former Mayor Todd Warren from the Council Monday night citing excessive absences. City minutes of past meetings presented to the Council showed that Warren missed the ...
Church celebrates 160th anniversary
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Church celebrates 160th anniversary
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
September 10, 2025
Decades before Oklahoma became a state in 1907; years before the first railroad track was laid in Indian Territory in 1870 and the year the Civil War ended, folks in a remote area of what is now McInt...
Mild weather, just what the festival ordered
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Mild weather, just what the festival ordered
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
September 10, 2025
Mayor James Hickman perhaps summarized best when he sent a letter of appreciation to Karen Weldin and the Vision Eufaula Board of Directors for one of the best Wine & Art Festivals held in the city. “...
9/11 – Never Forget
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9/11 – Never Forget
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
September 10, 2025
At about 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, I strolled into the Las Vegas Sun newsroom where I worked as an entertainment reporter. The room was quiet, a palpable feeling of dread filled the air as the f...
Margaret Floyd Homecoming Parade Marshal
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Margaret Floyd Homecoming Parade Marshal
September 10, 2025
Margaret Marie Vickery Floyd has been named the 2025 Eufaula High School Homecoming Parade Marshall. Born in 1927 in Ramona, she is the fourth greatgranddaughter of Chief McIntosh, and the mother of f...
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Ironhead Homecoming Friday
September 10, 2025
The Homecoming Weekend kicks off Friday, Sept.12, with a Pep Assembly at the Eufaula High School Auditorium at 9:30 a.m. followed by a parade at 1 p.m. The coronation of Homecoming Royalty takes place...
New library coordinator challenges Checotah
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New library coordinator challenges Checotah
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
September 10, 2025
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and so the new coordinator of Eufaula Memorial Library is taking that opportunity to challenge the Jim Lucas Checotah Public Library to a competition to see wh...
Braddock Dobbs joins School Board
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Braddock Dobbs joins School Board
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
September 10, 2025
Braddock Dobbs, 31, son of the late Margaret Dobbs, who was on the Eufaula School Board for 15 years, is following in his mother’s footsteps. Monday night, Aug. 8, at its monthly meeting, the Board ap...
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Drillers honor Eufaula veteran
September 10, 2025
Former Army Sp4 Timothy Pickering of Eufaula was honored recently at the Driller Stadium in Tulsa as a “Hometown Hero,” a program that honors people who have had a lasting impact on the community. Pic...
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Flea Pop-Up Market
September 10, 2025
Friday – Sunday, Sept.12-14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 210 N. Main St. Booth rental available. Call Mr. Printer at 918-689-5998, Jani at 918-839-8494 or Ricky at 918-424-9961. Prices for all three days: ...
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