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Casey dominates with no-hitter as Checotah blasts past Locust Grove
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Casey dominates with no-hitter as Checotah blasts past Locust Grove
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 3, 2025
Checotah Lady Wildcat ace pitcher Shaelynn Casey delivered a masterpiece Tuesday night, tossing a no-hitter to lead Checotah (6-3) to a commanding 10-1 victory over Locust Grove. Casey was lights-out ...
Mateer and Hejny the real deal
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Mateer and Hejny the real deal
September 3, 2025
After watching Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer and Oklahoma State quarterback Hauss Hejny up close from the sideline, I have no doubt that the hype for each quarterback was indeed correct. Mateer led...
Eufaula squared off against Holdenville in scrimmage action
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Eufaula squared off against Holdenville in scrimmage action
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 3, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads had to reschedule scrimmage with Warner on Thursday due to rain. However, Eufaula managed to get Holdenville to come to Paul Bell Stadium on Friday to scrimmage. It appears that ...
Sooners crush Illinois State 35-3 behind record-breaking debut
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Sooners crush Illinois State 35-3 behind record-breaking debut
September 3, 2025
Norman was electric Saturday night as John Mateer delivered a debut for the ages, leading the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners to a dominant 35-3 win over Illinois State. Mateer, a transfer from Washington Sta...
Checotah Wildcats dominate Okmulgee Bulldogs 62-28
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Checotah Wildcats dominate Okmulgee Bulldogs 62-28
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
September 3, 2025
The Checotah Wildcats started the football season with a dominant 62-28 victory over the Okmulgee Bulldogs. Checotah started the game with a touchdown reception by Landyn Thomason. The Wildcats sophom...
Unbreakable bonds
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Unbreakable bonds
By 918-689-2191 ijsports@cookson.news 
August 27, 2025
The one thing every student athlete develops is an unbreakable bond. It doesn’t matter if it’s a teammate or opponent. Throughout the years that bond becomes unbreakable. Similar to soldiers sharing a...
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2025 Eufaula High School Fast-Pitch Schedule
August 27, 2025
Aug. 28 @ Sallisaw 5:00 V/JV Aug. 29 vs. Idabel 5:00 V/JV Sept. 2 @ Poteau 5:00 V/JV Sept. 4-6 Eufaula Tournament TBA Sept. 8 @ Muldrow 5:00 V/JV Sept. 9 @ Idabel 5:00 V/JV Sept. 11 vs. Stigler 5:00 V...
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2025 Checotah Fast-Pitch Softball Schedule
August 27, 2025
Aug. 28 Checotah JH Tournament TBA Aug. 28 @ Muldrow 5:00 Aug. 30 @ Eufaula Festival TBA Sept. 1 Labor Day Sept. 2 vs. Locust Grove 4:00 Sept. 4-6 Eufaula Tournament TBA Sept. 8 vs. McAlester 5:00 Sep...
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Connors’ Perry Keith continues as winningest active collegiate baseball coach
August 27, 2025
The Society for American Baseball Research’s (SABR) Collegiate Baseball Committee releases its listing of 10 Active Coaches with the most career victories upon the conclusion of the 2025 season. Perry...
SEC to implement nine-game conference football schedule in 2026
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SEC to implement nine-game conference football schedule in 2026
August 27, 2025
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) announced it will implement a nine-game football schedule beginning in 2026, reinforcing the SEC’s position as the nation’s leader in competitive excellence and fan e...
Blog drop: Land Access Permit a great value for hunters
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Blog drop: Land Access Permit a great value for hunters
August 27, 2025
One of the best values for sportsmen in Oklahoma may just be the Land Access Permit, which hunters and anglers can use to access a number of high quality, privately-owned areas for outdoor pursuits. T...
Bohannon resigns as EPS Athletic Director
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Bohannon resigns as EPS Athletic Director
By STAFF REPORT 
August 27, 2025
Johnny Bohannon resigned his position as Eufaula Public Schools Athletic Director this past Eufaula School Board meeting. Bohannon has a reputation as being one of the most beloved and respected athle...
Wildcats and Black Diamonds muscle through scrimmage action
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Wildcats and Black Diamonds muscle through scrimmage action
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 27, 2025
The Sallisaw Black Diamonds and the Checotah Wildcats scrimmaged each other Friday at Ray Grandstaff stadium in Checotah. Both teams were still evaluating players at multiple positions. Some players m...
Players stand out in Eufaula scrimmage
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Players stand out in Eufaula scrimmage
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 27, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads traveled to Morris last Friday for the season’s first scrimmage. Although the quarterback position is still open with no definite player named yet. Koltyn Lane took a lot of the ...
Peterson’s homer not enough in Perry victory
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Peterson’s homer not enough in Perry victory
August 27, 2025
RODNEY HALTOM SPORTS EDITOR The Perry Lady Maroons exploded for six runs in the second inning and never looked back, handing the Eufaula Lady Ironheads (3-6) a 10-2 defeat on Saturday, Eufaula’s fifth...
Checotah sends Okmulgee Bulldogs to the pound
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Checotah sends Okmulgee Bulldogs to the pound
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 27, 2025
The Checotah Wildcats (5-3) roared past the Muldrow Bulldogs on Saturday, cruising to an 8-1 victory at the Okmulgee Festival. Checotah wasted no time setting the tone. In the top of the first inning,...
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Former Oklahoma high school kicker boots 70-yard NFL preseason field goal
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 20, 2025
Jacksonville witnessed history when former Southmoore standout Cam Little drilled a jaw-dropping 70-yard field goal in the Jaguars’ preseason clash against the Steelers, the longest ever made in leagu...
Area softball teams off to a great start; first week of football scrimmages
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Area softball teams off to a great start; first week of football scrimmages
By Rodney Haltom Sports Editor 918-689-2191 ijsports@cookson.news 
August 20, 2025
Congratulations to the Eufaula and Checotah fast-pitch softball teams for getting off to a great start. As of Monday, Eufaula stands at 3-1 overall while the Lady Wildcats are 2-1. Both teams lost som...
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Important rule changes for the 2025 college football season
August 20, 2025
As the 2025 college football season approaches, the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame has again partnered with the College Football Officiating (CFO) to highlight the key rule ...
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Oklahoma High School Football 1944–2024 List of Champions
August 20, 2025
CLASS 6A 2024–1992: Bixby (7 titles), Jenks (12), Union (9), Owasso, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Washington, Midwest City, Norman. CLASS 5A 2024–1992: Carl Albert (13 titles), Collinsville, Bishop McGuinness,...
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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...
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