PHOTOS | RODNEY HALTOM | STAFF

The Eufaula Impact Players of the Week are Johna Bumgarner and Dacen Hunter. Bumgarner has cemented herself as a great perimeter shooter and a rebounder on both ends of the court. Bumgarner scored 15 ...

The Checotah Impact Players of the Week are Hailey Prince and Rowan Chapman. Checotah senior forward Hailey Prince used her size and physicality to battle her opponents in the paint. Prince scored fou...

The Checotah Wildcats competed in the South East Regional held at Sallisaw on Saturday. The Wildcats’ head coach Brett Oleson continues to develop great wrestlers and cements the Checotah program’s re...

Howard Twilley, the 1992 College Football Hall of Fame inductee who starred at wide receiver for Tulsa from 1963-65, passed away Feb. 5. He was 81. “Howard Twilley was one of the greatest receivers in...

There is nothing more frustrating to a sports fan than watching players of a team sport look right at a teammate that’s wide open and instead of passing the ball to him they attempt the impossible sho...

PHOTOS | LADONNA RHODES | STAFF

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...