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Eufaula senior standout football player Maddox Bridges signed his letter of intent to play college football at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany.

The Checotah Athletic Hall of Fame inducted the 2025 Class this past Tuesday night. The class included Matt Vandiver, Imogene Duvall and Cade Shropshire. Matt Vandiver is a 1972 Checotah graduate that...

The Eufaula Ironheads (17-6) used a 23-point third period to shut down the Silo Rebels 59-45 Friday on senior night at Perry Anderson Gymnasium. With the halftime score 26-23 in favor of Eufaula, the ...

The Muldrow Bulldogs topped the Checotah Wildcats 70-42 on Tuesday at the Checotah Event Center. The Bulldogs started fast, outscoring the Wildcats’ 21-6 in the first period. Tyler Orman and Cole Roll...

Eufaula Impact Players of the Week are Jadence Efurd and Keaton Parish. Senior forward Jadence Efurd dominated Henryetta in the paint as she had multiple rebounds, block shots and assists in Eufaula’s...

Checotah Impact Players of the Week are seniors Tyler Corn and Ruby Folkner. Ruby Folkner may have played her best game of the season against Poteau as the Wildcat guard scored 16 points, forced multi...

I’ve spent countless Friday nights under bright stadium lights, Saturday afternoons on the gridiron and winters on basketball courts. As a sports official, I’ve had the best seat in the house for thou...

The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame today recognized Ohio State (14-2) as the recipient of the 2024 NFF MacArthur Bowl National Championship Trophy following the team’s 34-23...

The Oklahoma Board of Regents on Friday, during its January meeting in Oklahoma City, approved a three-year contract for Ben Arbuckle, who was hired Dec. 2 to take over the Sooners’ offense heading in...

Spring sports are right around the corner for area schools. Powerlifting begins Tuesday and in three short weeks it will be time for track, golf, baseball and softball. In horse racing it’s called ‘th...

The Checotah Wildcats (2-10) earned a huge 47-38 victory over the Poteau Pirates Friday night at Poteau. Checotah entered the game with two starters out with sickness - Rowan Chapman and Aum Patel - w...

The Eufaula Lady Ironheads earned a big win over the Henryetta Lady Knights 57-25 Tuesday night at Perry Anderson Gymnasium in Eufaula. Eufaula was led by senior Jadence Efurd who dominated the paint ...

The Checotah Wrestling program continues to be successful under head coach Bret Oleson. Three-time state champ Checotah senior Colt Collett won his sixth consecutive Maverick Tournament on Saturday. A...

Edmond North high school girls wrestling programs have been suspended for the rest of the 2024-25 season for what the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association called “two egregious acts of uns...

In front of a record-setting, sold-out Saturday night crowd inside BOK Center, Oklahoman Caden Bunch (Tahlequah) dominated, going a perfect 3-for-3 to win the debut PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pend...

The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame salutes the College Football Playoff (CFP) and its staff, led by CFP Executive Director Rich Clark, for their exceptional efforts in stagi...

District 4A-8 Duals at Sallisaw Middle School, which was won by Sallisaw going undefeated at 4-0 and defeating Checotah 60-18, Hilldale 51-16, Inola 46-18 and Wagoner 40-30.

The Checotah Impact Players of the Week are Sidney Hamilton and Rowan Chapman. Senior forward Sidney Hamilton has played a key part in the Lady Wildcats success. Not only can she knock down a three-po...

The Eufaula Impact Players of the Week are Olivia Hamby and Ty Sparks. Hamby has proven to be a great player coming off the bench. She is a great rebounder, both defensively and on offense, plus she i...