With 26 Top 10 finishes and more than $600,000 in prize winnings, Bassmaster Elite Series pro and Team Toyota angler Brandon Lester, of Fayetteville, Tenn., has proven himself to be one of America’s m...

Conventional angling wisdom says in clear water use “natural looking” lures. On bright days, use light colors. In low light or more turbid water, use darker colored lures. But do bass pick and choose ...

On July 2, 1775 – George Washington arrived in Boston and took over as commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army. 1777 – Vermont became the 1st American colony to abolish slavery. 1809 – Alarmed ...

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 even...

The heat is still on Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy and the entire athletic department after the Oklahoma State Black Alumni Society Board recently posted on their Facebook page a statement it sent t...

Oklahoma State announced Tuesday it has canceled its annual fan appreciation day this year, citing the safety of those involved and the uncertainty that comes with the global pandemic. The annual cele...

The world record for paddlefish taken with rod and reel will likely fall to a giant 146.7-pound Oklahoma monster snagged at Keystone Lake on June 28 by James Lukehart of Edmond. The massive fish was c...

NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma is leveraging its expertise and resources to alleviate the shortage of protective gear and critical equipment for health care workers. Recently, more than 300 face ...

Eufaula: Elevation normal, water 88 and murky. For current elevation conditions go to the US Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swt-wc . usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html. Striped bass go...

Chris Jones knew he had his work cut out for him, but he stuck to what he knows best and overcame a significant deficit to win the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open on the Arkansas River with a thre...

The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the names on the 2021 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, including 78 players and seven coaches ...

The Checotah school board announced the hiring of Erin Bridges as new head softball coach of the Lady Wildcats. Bridges brings a much-needed source of energy and knowledge to the program. Bridges inh...

Both Eufaula and Checotah football programs began summer camps this past week. Coaching staffs took temperatures and athletes filled out mandatory forms in relationship to COVID-19 protocol. Eufaula ...

Eufaula coach and teacher Shasti James and husband Preston celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary recently. For these two highly competitive athletes it was a match made in sports heaven that began...

Eastern Oklahoma State College will increase its number of competitive teams this fall with the addition a sports team. The shooting sports team will be added to the several existing competitive teams...

In hindsight Jerimiah Warrior may not have seen 2020 starting out as the year of the ”COVID-19 Crisis,” but it was clear to his classmates he should be chosen as the 2020 Significant Alumni. Warrior ...

When the Basspro. corn Bassmaster Open Series visits the Arkansas River June 18-20, anglers fishing this Central Division opener may fare well by following a simple strategy: Go with the flow. At 1,46...

There has been a lot of history made in Eufaula with the Selmon brothers, J.C. Watts and Rusty Griffis but out of all the sports history, the 2013 Lady Ironhead Golf team accomplished the only State C...

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

EUFAULA, Okla. (June 1, 2020) - It was a double-header for bass anglers this past weekend in Eufaula with the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Eufaula Lake events. FLW, the world...