The Checotah Impact Players of the Week are seniors Ruby Folkner and Tyler Orman. Ruby Folkner has helped turn this Lady Wildcat team into a tough defensive team while forcing turnovers and scoring in...

The Eufaula Impact Players of the Week are seniors Kate Pippenger and Maddox Bridges. Eufaula forward Kate Pippenger has been a silent factor for Eufaula. The senior is an effective defender and rebou...

The Eagles steamrolled to a 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday night in New Orleans. The 59th Super Bowl was the second meeting in three years between Philadelphia and Kansas City. Eagle...

The Checotah Lady Wildcats (11-8) fell to the Sallisaw Lady Black Diamonds 45-35 Friday night after celebrating Homecoming at the Checotah Event Center. The Lady Wildcats were led by senior Ruby Folkn...

The Eufaula Lady Ironheads earned a tough and physical game over the Morris Eagles 46-39. It was a battle from the opening tip as neither team backed down. The Ironheads struggled with turnovers as th...

I recently wrote this poem titled Unity. I hope you enjoy it. There is too much division and not enough unity in the world. Fortunately, when living in a small town the community is more unified and t...

As of Feb. 7, McIntosh County has had four-area football players commit to play college football. Checotah’s Brian Love, Elijah Thomas and Eufaulas Carson Luna and Maddox Bridges have given their verb...

OU head softball coach Patty Gasso was named the head coach for the USA Softball Womens National Team and will coach Team USA in the 2028 Olympic Games, it was announced on Monday. Team USA has compet...

heads cruised to an eaSy 75.55 victory tjie Morris Ea-gles Tuesday at the Perry Anderson Gymnasium in Eufaula. Morris came out the first period with a lot of energy as they took a 17-14 lead into the ...

The Eufaula Ironhead Wrestling Club competed at the OKWA Novice Championship. The tournament showcased the best Novice first and second year wrestlers in Oklahoma. The team had two finishes with two c...

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...

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...

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 ...

Edmond North high school girls wrestling programs have been suspended for the rest of the 2024-25 season for what the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association called “two egregious acts of uns...

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...