The drought is over. The Oklahoma City Thunder are NBA champions. With a deafening home crowd roaring behind them, the Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 103-91 Sunday night in Game 7, clinching the ...

In its 40th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Elijah Thomas of Checotah High School is the 2024-25 Gatorade Oklahoma Football Player of the Year. ...

It was the final game at the Perry Anderson Gymnasium Friday night at Eufaula. The gym first opened its doors to the Eufaula versus Checotah game in 1967 and now closed its doors with Eufaula hosting ...

Alabama turned an early nightmare into a College Football Playoff statement Friday night, erasing a 17-point deficit and surging past Oklahoma 34-24 in the first round of the CFP. After being dominate...

The No. 16 Eufaula Lady Ironheads (6-2) managed to defeat in-county rival Checotah 45-31 Tuesday night in the Perry Anderson Gymnasium. It was a battle from the opening tip as Eufaula relied on playin...

The Checotah Wildcats (23) ended the tournament with a 43-37 win over Berryhill on Saturday. It was impressive victory as Checotah head coach Malcolm Warrior say his players give great effort througho...

In last season’s Class 2A, Division II state title game, the Vian Wolverines had four turnovers, three of them leading to Davis touchdowns as the Wolves spoiled Vian’s perfect season with a 28-18 vict...

It was another exciting physical game for the No. 8 ranked Eufaula Ironheads (30) as they shut down the Henryetta Knights offense in a 6230 victory. The Knights made the first period interesting by pl...

The Northeastern State University football team has been selected to participate in the inaugural First Americans Bowl against East Central on Saturday, December 6, in Tahlequah at Doc Wadley Stadium,...

The Checotah Wildcats saw their 2025 football season come to an end, but not before leaving a mark built on resilience, growth, and undeniable pride in the blue and white. Though the final scoreboard ...

Basketball season has officially arrived in McIntosh County, and both the Eufaula Ironheads and the Checotah Wildcats are gearing up for what promises to be one of the most exciting winters in years a...

INOLA — For one dramatic half, the Checotah Wildcats looked poised to shock Class 3A. But a late second-quarter swing, punctuated by an 87yard pick-six with just six seconds left, ignited No. 9 Inola’...

Kacin Bass of Eufaula has been riding to success since the first time he burst out of the chute — and he’s not slowing down anytime soon. The young cowboy has already wrangled an impressive list of ac...

Eufaula senior football standout Luke Hodgins has been working hard to keep his dream of making All-State alive. Hodgins (6’2”, 220 lbs) is an overwhelming talent on the gridiron. He has played multip...

It lived up to its billing as the Checotah Wildcats (6-4, 4-3 District 3A-3) defended a Eufaula Ironheads’ (2-8, 2-5 District 3A-3) rally late in the fourth quarter to win 21-14, winning the McIntosh ...

Paul Tagliabue, who guided the NFL through 17 years of labor peace and expansion, died Sunday at 84 from heart failure in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He had battled Parkinson’s disease. Serving as commissi...

One of Eufaula’s best linemen is completing his senior season at East Central University in Ada. Dodd, (6’6”, 290 lbs.) is the starting center for the Tigers. Dodd is a versatile player that has playe...

For more than a century, few rivalries in Oklahoma high school football have carried the tradition, emotion, and community pride of the Eufaula Ironheads vs. Checotah Wildcats matchup. This is the lon...

In one of the most unforgettable games of the season, the Checotah Wildcats clawed their way to a dramatic overtime victory against the Idabel Warriors in a Friday night thriller that had fans on thei...

No. 1 Lincoln Christian Bulldogs defeated the Eufaula Ironheads 62-0 win on the road. Lincoln had 554 yards of offense en route to a 49-0 halftime lead, while the defense held Eufaula (2-4, 2-7) to ju...