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2025-26 Checotah Wrestling Schedule
Sports
2025-26 Checotah Wrestling Schedule
December 18, 2025
Jan 9/10 Inola Tourney Jan 10 Hilldale JH tourney Jan 15 Hilldale dual HS JH @Hilldale Jan 22 District Duals Berryhill HS @Berryhill Jan 23/24 Sallisaw Tourney HS Jan 30/31 Maverick Ft. Gibson JH/HS F...
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Moores/Dobbs family: More than supporters
Sports
Moores/Dobbs family: More than supporters
By Rodney Haltom Sports Editor 918-689-2191 ijsports@cookson.news 
December 18, 2025
The Belt Foundation, led by the families of brothers Gary Moores and Mark Dobbs, proudly unveiled a banner that will hang in Perry Anderson Gymnasium—an enduring symbol of their unwavering commitment ...
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No. 9 Seed Alabama at No. 8 Seed Oklahoma — Friday
Sports
No. 9 Seed Alabama at No. 8 Seed Oklahoma — Friday
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 18, 2025
No. 8 seed Oklahoma will host No. 9 seed Alabama on Friday, December 19 at 7 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPN and ABC. This will mark the Crimson Tide’s ninth appearance in the College Football...
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Why refereeing is hard, and why we need you
Sports
Why refereeing is hard, and why we need you
By ANDREW BROWN OFFICIAL 
December 18, 2025
If you’ve been in the stands at a high school game, you know the feeling. The gym gets loud, emotions rise, and every whistle seems bigger than the last. From the bleachers, it’s easy to believe the o...
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Holiday Antlerless Season offers chance at two bonus deer
lifestyle, Sports...
Holiday Antlerless Season offers chance at two bonus deer
December 18, 2025
Holiday antlerless deer gun season is Dec. 18-31, during which hunters are allowed to harvest up to two antlerless white-tailed deer that do not count toward the hunter’s combined season limit of six ...
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Checotah gets first victories of the season at Haskell Tournament
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Checotah gets first victories of the season at Haskell Tournament
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 18, 2025
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...
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Miscues cost Vian once more in state title game
B:, Sports...
Miscues cost Vian once more in state title game
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
December 18, 2025
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...
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No. 8 Ironheads steamroll Knights
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No. 8 Ironheads steamroll Knights
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 18, 2025
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...
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Neill/Lee to represent Oklahoma in All-American Bowl
Sports
Neill/Lee to represent Oklahoma in All-American Bowl
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 11, 2025
Eufaula senior football players Blayden Neill and Peter Lee have been selected to represent Oklahoma on Team West at the All-American Bowl on December 15th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Both at...
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From little league to the college gridiron: Lifelong journey following the heart of the game
Sports
From little league to the college gridiron: Lifelong journey following the heart of the game
December 11, 2025
For most sportswriters, the magic begins under Friday night-lights. But for me the story has always started much earlier on dusty little league fields, where oversized helmets wobble on tiny heads and...
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Semifinals set in 2025 NAIA Football Championship Series
Sports
Semifinals set in 2025 NAIA Football Championship Series
December 11, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The top two seeds in the 2025 NAIA Football Championship Series have advanced and will host in the Semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 13, as No. 1 Grand View (Iowa) will entertain No. 5 B...
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Hodgins to play in 2026 Podyum Preps All-American Bowl: International Series
Sports
Hodgins to play in 2026 Podyum Preps All-American Bowl: International Series
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 11, 2025
Eufaula senior standout football player Luke Hodgins received an official invitation to represent the USA Select Team at the 2026 Podyum Preps All-American Bowl: International Series, taking place Jan...
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Freshman heroics lift Dewar to back-to-back state titles
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Freshman heroics lift Dewar to back-to-back state titles
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 11, 2025
Traber Jones didn’t expect to take a snap Thursday night, but the Dewar freshman became an instant legend. When starting quarterback Peyton Kilhoffer went down with a knee injury late in the second qu...
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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report
lifestyle, Sports...
Lake Eufaula Fishing Report
December 11, 2025
December 2025 Lake Eufaula anglers are finding solid winter action as temperatures cool and fish settle into predictable patterns across Oklahoma’s largest lake. Water levels are falling, and clarity ...
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Sports
Championship Final
December 11, 2025
Score Updates Class 6AI: Bixby 31-17 Owasso Class 6AII: Sand Springs 32-27 Choctaw Class 5A: Carl Albert 48-7 Bishop McGuinness Class 4A: Elgin vs Tuttle @ 7 p.m. Sat. Class 3A: Lincoln Christian vs S...
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Kiffin becomes $91 million man
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Kiffin becomes $91 million man
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 11, 2025
LSU has made a thunderous splash in the college football world, landing superstar coach Lane Kiffin on a jaw dropping seven-year, $91 million deal that instantly shakes up the SEC landscape. The block...
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Roland Rangers cage Checotah Wildcats 75-51
B: Sports, Sports...
Roland Rangers cage Checotah Wildcats 75-51
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 11, 2025
The Roland Rangers handed the Checotah Wildcats a 75-51 loss Friday night at the Checotah Event Center in a hard fought game. The loss drops Checotah to 0-2 on the season. Roland took advantage of the...
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Northeastern State University rolls over East Central in First Americans Bowl
B: Sports, Sports...
Northeastern State University rolls over East Central in First Americans Bowl
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 11, 2025
The Darrin Chiaverini era at Northeastern State just delivered its biggest statement yet. In only year two of the rebuild, the NSU RiverHawks didn’t just win the inaugural First Americans Bowl, they d...
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Eufaula steamrolls Beggs 82-51 in season opener
B: Sports, Sports...
Eufaula steamrolls Beggs 82-51 in season opener
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 11, 2025
In an offensive display that hasn’t been seen since Bradley Campbell was head coach at Eufaula, the Ironheads (1-0) rolled over Beggs 82-51 on senior night. Newly hired Eufaula head coach Grant Callis...
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Oklahoma State hires Eric Morris as 25th head football coach
B: Sports, Sports...
Oklahoma State hires Eric Morris as 25th head football coach
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 4, 2025
Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Chad Weiberg has named North Texas head coach Eric Morris as OSU’s 25th head football coach, pending board approval. Morris, known for his explosive offenses and q...
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Shop with a Cop brightens Christmas
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Shop with a Cop brightens Christmas
December 18, 2025
Dozens of McIntosh County kids were escorted on a Christmas shopping spree by law enforcement officers last week. In total, over 80 kids received a total of $30,000 worth of presents. Each purchased g...
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Fa La La La La and fraud go hand in hand this season
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Fa La La La La and fraud go hand in hand this season
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
December 18, 2025
It may be time to “Deck the Halls” but it’s also time to beware of fraudulent deals because Fa La La La La and fraud go hand in hand this season. It may be the most wonderful time of the year as many ...
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Lake Eufaula family loses dream home in fire, grateful for heroic ODOC agent
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Lake Eufaula family loses dream home in fire, grateful for heroic ODOC agent
December 18, 2025
Craig and Chelsea Lewis experienced their worst nightmare when their dream home on Lake Eufaula was reduced to charred rubble just weeks before Christmas. “Overnight, it ended up being a total loss,” ...
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Roger Thompson to keynote Friends’ event
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Roger Thompson to keynote Friends’ event
December 18, 2025
“How Chri s tmas Started and Surged” will be the topic explored at the 1 p.m. Friday, December 19 meeting of Friends of Eufaula Memorial Library. How can Odin, the Norse God of wisdom, poetry, agricul...
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Peoples National Bank
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Peoples National Bank
December 18, 2025
Peoples National Bank will close Christmas Eve : Main Bank: Noon Drive In: 1:00 Walmart: 3:00 Open for business as usual Friday & Saturday.
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