Eufaula star running back Noah Alexander has committed to play for the Army. Alexander announced his intentions on Facebook. “After speaking with my family I’ll like to announce that I’ll be committin...

In keeping with an annual tradition, Oklahoma State Parks will again host First Day Hikes on Jan. 1, 2021. The free, guided hikes present an opportunity to begin the New Year on a healthy perspective ...

Checotah senior Lynzey Forsblom took the next step of her golf career as she signed with Fort Scott Community College in Winfield, Kansas, on Monday. Forsblom has played a vital role on the Lady Wildc...

Checotah co-offensive coordinator Brian Young and his big brother Darin, representing B’nM Poles, took their fishing skills to Mississippi and won the American Crappie Trail National Championship on ...

Stella Tracy, 11, captured the 2020 National Championship title in Girls Wakesurf at the World Wake Association National Championship held in Waco, Texas, on Aug. 5 – 9. Sponsored by Nautique Boats an...

The eighth class of Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) Athletics Hall of Fame was honored during a banquet at the DoubleTree Tulsa at Warren Place. All nine TPS public schools are represented in the Class of ...

Eufaula and University of Oklahoma alumni Sadie Houston will be inducted into the 2020 Class of the OU Rugby Hall of Fame. Houston has garnered a lot of attention through selections to the USA Stars a...

For the first time since the 1992-93 season, the Eufaula Lady Ironheads (25-4) are going to the Oklahoma Schools Secondary Athletic Association (OSSAA) State basketball tournament in Oklahoma City. Th...

Eufaula senior wide receiver Nick Jones received his first collegiate offer of the season from Northeastern State University. Jones (6’2”, 190 pounds) has great speed, quickness and incredible hand/ey...

The Eufaula football programs continues to produce and develop athletes for the next level and this year Trae Hampton will carry on that legacy. Hampton is a 6’2”, 220 pound athlete that carry the foo...

Eufaula Indian Journal and McIntosh County Democrat newspapers sports writer Rodney Haltom was all smiles Monday morning after the virtual Oklahoma Press Association Banquet. Haltom placed third in th...

A Hollywood movie couldn’t have had a better script than what happened in Checotah on Friday night. Checotah hosted the District Championship games in the Truman Dixon Fieldhouse and won both games wi...

Local bronc buster and Steer wrestler Traden Anderson earned the top spot at the Hanna Rodeo held on June 27 and 28. Anderson placed second in bronc riding and placed in the top three in several event...

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has postponed the state basketball tournaments indefinitely. The announcement was made at 12:30 on Thursday just 90 minutes before teams like the E...

Checotah junior running back Dontierre Fisher (5’9”, 188 pounds) is a hot commodity in the college recruiting ranks this season. The highly talented running back received his second Division 1 offer t...

Eufaula head basketball coach Jeff Oliver scrambled to find an opponent for Eufaula’s season opener. After calling 11 schools and receiving eight no’s, because most teams where under quarantine, the C...

The Eufaula Ironheads ended their season with a 9-3 record, three consecutive district championships and a quarterfinal appearance. Their skill and hard work did not go unnoticed as each coach in Dist...

The Eufaula Indian Journal is proud to name the 2020 Eufaula Indian Journal (EIJ) football Players of the Year. Eufaula posted an impressive 9-3 record and won their third consecutive district champi...

For the sixth season in a row the No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners are Big 12 conference champs with a 27-21 victory over the sixth-ranked Iowa State Cyclones. Trailing 27-21 Iowa State had an opportunity in t...

The No. 6 ranked Oklahoma Sooners will again head to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas to play in the Cotton Bowl against No. 7 ranked Florida on Dec. 30. Kickoff is 7 p.m. It will be just the second ...