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No. 10 Seed Miami vs. No. 6 Seed Ole Miss
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No. 10 Seed Miami vs. No. 6 Seed Ole Miss
January 8, 2026
No. 6 seed Ole Miss will face No. 10 seed Miami on Thursday, January 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by ESPN. Both squads are making their debut run in the College Football Playoff. Ole ...
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OSU signs $7 million quarterback Drew Mestemaker
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 8, 2026
Quarterback Drew Mestemaker — one of the nation’s top prospects in the transfer portal — will play for new coach Eric Morris next season at Oklahoma State. He is the first player to join OSU via the t...
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No. 13 Rejoice Christian Eagles fly away with 74-58 victory over No. 8 Eufaula Ironheads
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No. 13 Rejoice Christian Eagles fly away with 74-58 victory over No. 8 Eufaula Ironheads
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 8, 2026
If you like highflying, fastpaced basketball games then you would have wanted to be at Eufaula Saturday afternoon. The No. 13 Rejoice Christian Eagles (6-4) was riding a five-game win streak entering ...
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Eufaula and Checotah compete with the best in the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletic Association (OSSAA) State Track and Field meet at Plainview High School
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Eufaula and Checotah compete with the best in the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletic Association (OSSAA) State Track and Field meet at Plainview High School
January 1, 2026
The Eufaula Ironheads and Checotah Wildcats competed in the OSSAA State Track and Field meet Friday at Plainview High School. Eufaula Freshman Leah Green finished 11th in the state in the Class 4A 200...
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Oktaha Lady Tigers win Class 2A State Fast-Pitch Softball Championship
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Oktaha Lady Tigers win Class 2A State Fast-Pitch Softball Championship
January 1, 2026
The Oktaha Lady Tigers made history twice this season. After battling through 16 innings in a 1-0 win over Pocola, tying for the third-longest game in state fast-pitch history. Oktaha achieved their d...
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Oklahoma State fires Mike Gundy
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Oklahoma State fires Mike Gundy
January 1, 2026
Oklahoma State University head football coach Mike Gundy has been fired after more than two decades at the helm of the Cowboys, the school announced Tuesday. The move ends a tenure that once positione...
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Lady Wildcats defeat Muldrow for the first time
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Lady Wildcats defeat Muldrow for the first time
January 1, 2026
The Checotah Lady Wildcats defeated the Muldrow Lady Bulldogs for the first time since 2014 Tuesday night at the Checotah Event Center 39-38. Logan Dowdy had the hot hand for Checotah scoring 14 point...
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Luna represents Eufaula in All-State football game
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Luna represents Eufaula in All-State football game
January 1, 2026
Eufaula offensive lineman Carson Luna represented the Eufaula Ironheads and the East team in the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State football game at Oklahoma Baptist University. “Representing Eufa...
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Eufaula boys’ basketball coach Rob McKinzie resigns, takes Coweta job
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Eufaula boys’ basketball coach Rob McKinzie resigns, takes Coweta job
January 1, 2026
Eufaula boys’ head basketball coach Rob McKinzie resigned from his position in favor of the head-coaching job at Coweta. Eufaula nearly won the Class 4A District Championship falling short to Tecumseh...
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Truman Dixon passes away
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Truman Dixon passes away
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 1, 2026
Checotah Hall of Fame basketball coach Truman Dixon passed away at the age of 99. After graduating from Checotah High School in 1944, he went on to graduate college then taught and coached from 1959-1...
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Checotah Crossroads Cross Country Meet brings out Oklahoma’s best
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Checotah Crossroads Cross Country Meet brings out Oklahoma’s best
January 1, 2026
The Checotah Crossroads Cross Country Meet brought out some of Oklahoma’s best Cross country athletes in the state. In high school girls results Fort Gibson placed first as a team followed by Silo and...
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Ironheads edge Wildcats 59-50
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Ironheads edge Wildcats 59-50
January 1, 2026
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 ...
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46th Duvall’s Jackpot another success
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46th Duvall’s Jackpot another success
January 1, 2026
Checotah hosted the 46th Duvall’s Jackpot this past weekend. The steer-wrestling event brought in competitors from across the nation and beyond. The Duvall family is royalty in the steer-wrestling wor...
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Checotah Lady Wildcats defeat Eufaula in second round of Class 4A Area action
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Checotah Lady Wildcats defeat Eufaula in second round of Class 4A Area action
January 1, 2026
The Checotah Lady Wildcats earned a tough victory over in-county rival Eufaula Lady Ironheads (13-14) 4332 in the second round of the Class 4A Area at Crossing Christian. Checotah made a fast start ou...
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Wildcats survive Ironhead rally to win 21-14 in 110th meeting
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Wildcats survive Ironhead rally to win 21-14 in 110th meeting
January 1, 2026
It lived up to its billing as the Checotah Wildcats (6-4, 4-3 District 3A-3) survived a Eufaula Ironheads (2-8, 2-5 District 3A-3) rally late in the fourth quarter to win 21-14 and winning the McIntos...
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2025 Sports Highlights
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2025 Sports Highlights
January 1, 2026
Oklahoma and McIntosh County has seen a lot of great sporting events from the Oklahoma City Thunder winning the World Championship to Checotah’s Elijah Thomas playing for the OU Sooners to the Eufaula...
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OKC Thunder captures first NBA title in electrifying Game 7
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OKC Thunder captures first NBA title in electrifying Game 7
January 1, 2026
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 ...
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Signs commitment to University of Oklahoma
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Signs commitment to University of Oklahoma
January 1, 2026
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. ...
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Eufaula’s Hodgins commits to OBU
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Eufaula’s Hodgins commits to OBU
December 25, 2025
A Eufaula running back will stay in-state and play collegiately at Oklahoma Baptist. Luke Hodgins, a 6’1”, 220-pound running back and linebacker for the Ironheads, announced his commitment to the Biso...
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Checotah Impact Players of the Week
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Checotah Impact Players of the Week
December 25, 2025
The Checotah Impact Players of the Week are Cooper Cutbirth and Logan Dowdy.
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World Champion Fighting Bull found dead
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World Champion Fighting Bull found dead
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
January 15, 2026
A legendary, world-champion freestyle fighting bull named “Hugh Hefner” from Penthouse Fighting Bulls, was tragically shot and killed in Oklahoma. Hugh was known as a dominant, blackcoated bull feared...
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Eufaula Ironheads crowned Warner Eagles Cherokee Classic Champions
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Eufaula Ironheads crowned Warner Eagles Cherokee Classic Champions
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 15, 2026
The No. 8 Eufaula Ironheads (11-2) were crowned Warner Eagles Cherokee Classic Champions Saturday after dismantling the No. 3 Okay Mustangs 60-47. Eufaula continues to be a fun team to watch. They’re ...
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Muscogee Nation files lawsuit against state of Oklahoma over hunting, fishing license for tribal members
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
January 15, 2026
The Muscogee Nation is suing the State of Oklahoma over whether tribal members need a state license to hunt or fish on land within the Five Tribes’ reservations. The Okmulgee-based tribe has filed a c...
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Area schools have room for improvement
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Area schools have room for improvement
By LYNN ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE EUFAULA INDIAN JOURNAL 
January 15, 2026
The day report cards come out at school is often rife with anxiety for students. Did I do as well as I think I did? In areas with room for improvement, did I succeed? Students aren’t the only ones who...
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ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. EVENTS
January 15, 2026
CELEBRATION – Jan. 18 The Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration will be held on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 3 p.m., Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church, located at 413665 E. 1080 Rd., Checotah;...
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