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Jared Efurd named Eufaula Indian Journal Coach of the Year
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Jared Efurd named Eufaula Indian Journal Coach of the Year
By Staff Reports 
May 22, 2025
Longtime Eufaula coach Jerad Efurd was named the recipient of the Eufaula Indian Journal Coach of the Year award presented by sports editor Rodney Haltom. Efurd is the head coach of the Eufaula golf t...
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Checotah Sports programs have a bright future
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Checotah Sports programs have a bright future
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
May 22, 2025
The Checotah sports programs have a bright future as several underclassmen return for the 2026 season. Freshman Izzy Ruiter made an impact this season in the 100-meter hurdles and the 200-meter hurdle...
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Checotah Crossroads Classic breakdown
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Checotah Crossroads Classic breakdown
January 30, 2025
Saturday the Eufaula Ironheads finished as tournament runner-up as they lost to Muldrow, 56-36 in the Championship. The Ironheads gave up a 25-14 halftime lead and were outscored 24-3 in the third per...
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Ironheads sweep rival Checotah
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Ironheads sweep rival Checotah
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 30, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads defeated incounty rival Checotah Wildcats 46-19 Tuesday night at Checotah. It was a battle of the big men as Dacen Hunter of Eufaula battled Rowan Chapman and R.J. Womack of Chec...
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Lady Wildcats survive Eufaula rally
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Lady Wildcats survive Eufaula rally
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 30, 2025
The Checotah Lady Wildcats (9-6) held off a late rally by the Eufaula Lady Ironheads to win 41-40 Tuesday night at Checotah and sealed their sweep of the rival game this season. Eufaula began chipping...
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Eufaula sweeps Kellyville on Homecoming night
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Eufaula sweeps Kellyville on Homecoming night
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 23, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads and Lady Ironheads accomplished something that hasn’t been done in a long time, sweeping the Kellyville Ponies in both games played at Perry Anderson Gymnasium. Eufaula started t...
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Lady Ironheads brand Ponies
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Lady Ironheads brand Ponies
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 23, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads pulled off a sweep of the Kellyville Ponies 50-28. It was a tough game to start as Aidan Cargil and Lilly Fairson each hit threepoint baskets but Johna Bumgarner of Eufaula kept ...
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Sallisaw slips past Checotah
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Sallisaw slips past Checotah
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 23, 2025
The Sallisaw Black Diamonds pulled off a huge win Friday night with a 46-41 victory over the Checotah Wildcats. (1-9) Checotah continued to face challenges in the second half of the game. Checotah had...
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Eufaula hangs 84 on Okay JV
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Eufaula hangs 84 on Okay JV
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 16, 2025
The No. 19 ranked Eufaula Ironheads (9-2) dismantled the Okay JV 84-32 in the opening round of the Warner Basketball Cherokee Classic. Keaton Parish and Dacen Hunter led the Ironheads in the first per...
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Gov. Stitt signs order allowing state schools to facilitate NIL deals
January 16, 2025
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order that allows Oklahoma’s post-secondary institutions to facilitate direct payments to student athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness (NIL), as ...
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Wildcats take loss against Metro Christian
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Wildcats take loss against Metro Christian
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 16, 2025
Checotah Wildcats (1-6) boys’ team faced challenges as they fell to Metro Christian 61-25 in the first round of the Henryetta Basketball tournament on Wednesday. The Wildcats outscored Metro 9-6 in th...
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Henryetta Knights defeat Checotah in wrestling dual on Senior Night
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Henryetta Knights defeat Checotah in wrestling dual on Senior Night
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 16, 2025
The Henryetta Knights won a hard fought dual against the Checotah Wildcat powerhouse wrestling program on Tuesday night at Checotah with a score of 33-24. The victory came at the end of the dual betwe...
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Eufaula’s Maddox Bridges scores 1000th point
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Eufaula’s Maddox Bridges scores 1000th point
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 19, 2024
Eufaula senior basketball player Maddox Bridges scored his 1000th point in the Ironheads’ win over Henryetta. “Reaching 1,000 points is an incredible milestone, and I’m so thankful to God for blessing...
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Checotah Lady Wildcats dominate Poteau in season opener
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Checotah Lady Wildcats dominate Poteau in season opener
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 19, 2024
The Checotah Lady Wildcats started the season with a dominating 4123 performance over the Poteau Lady Pirates. Shyanne Madewell led the team with 13 points in a total team effort. Checotah head coach ...
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Eufaula takes second in Bethel Basketball Tournament
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Eufaula takes second in Bethel Basketball Tournament
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 19, 2024
The Eufaula Ironheads fell to 5-1 overall after coming up short 64-38 to Blanchard in the Bethel Basketball Tournament on Saturday. Blanchard’s offensive barrage stunned the Ironheads as they were out...
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Morris hires Whitlock as new head football coach
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Morris hires Whitlock as new head football coach
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 19, 2024
The Morris Golden Eagles school board hired their Athletic Director Jimmy Whitlock as the new head football coach and Brian Young as offensive coordinator. Whitlock comes from Hall of Fame Coach Mike ...
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The Pride of Eufaula Marching Band
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The Pride of Eufaula Marching Band
August 15, 2024
The Pride of Eufaula has a rich tradition of excellence for many years. The band is a 24-time OSSAA State Sweepstakes Award Winner, which is the highest award a high school band can earn in Oklahoma. ...
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Class of Checotah
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Class of Checotah
August 15, 2024
“These kids are amazing. Some of the hardest working, team player students we have seen this early in years. We are excited to push them to hopeful success. We are so blessed to be in our new PAC and ...
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Whisenhunt named new EOSC Athletic Director, Bean new women’s basketball coach
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Whisenhunt named new EOSC Athletic Director, Bean new women’s basketball coach
August 15, 2024
WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College head softball coach Kendra Whisenhunt has been named the new athletic director for the Mountaineers. Nathan Bean, formerly the assistant men’s basketball coa...
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Q & A with Eufaula quarterback Ledger Folsom
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Q & A with Eufaula quarterback Ledger Folsom
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 15, 2024
The Eufaula Ironheads head into a new conference and classification from Class 2A-6 to Class 3A-3 under head coach Larry Newton. Newton has his dual threat quarterback Ledger Folsom returning to the l...
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Federal single audit shows unprecedented mismanagement
August 28, 2025
Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector (SAI) Cindy Byrd today released the Federal Single Audit of expenditures made during FY 2023. This annual audit is a federally-mandated examination of whether the St...
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Bohannon resigns as EPS Athletic Director
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Bohannon resigns as EPS Athletic Director
By STAFF REPORT 
August 28, 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...
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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 28, 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...
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Players stand out in Eufaula scrimmage
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Players stand out in Eufaula scrimmage
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 28, 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 ...
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Peterson’s homer not enough in Perry victory
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Peterson’s homer not enough in Perry victory
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
August 28, 2025
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 straight loss. Perry’s big ...
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