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Checotah Impact Player of the Week
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Checotah Impact Player of the Week
October 16, 2025
The Checotah Impact Player of the Week is Jayden Lake. The junior receiver/defensive back caught four receptions for 81 yards and touchdown in the Wildcats’ 35-14 loss to Stigler. Lake is an outstandi...
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Checotah Crossroads Cross Country Meet
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Checotah Crossroads Cross Country Meet
October 16, 2025
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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
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
October 16, 2025
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 an...
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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
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
October 16, 2025
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 dr...
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Holland Hall defeats Eufaula despite gritty effort by Ironheads
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Holland Hall defeats Eufaula despite gritty effort by Ironheads
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
October 16, 2025
The Eufaula Ironheads battled hard Friday night but came up short in a tough road matchup against Holland Hall, falling 51-21. After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lincoln Christ...
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Stigler wins battle of the cats over Checotah 35-14
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Stigler wins battle of the cats over Checotah 35-14
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
October 16, 2025
The Stigler Panthers (2-4, 1-2 District) won a decisive district victory over the Checotah Wildcats 35-14. The Checotah Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 District) came out firing Friday night, striking first and se...
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Eufaula Cross Country High School Schedule
October 9, 2025
October 18th (Sat.) Regional Meet @ TBD • TBD • Girls distance 2 mile | Boys distance 5k October 25th (Sat.) State Meet @ North Rock Creek
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2025 Checotah Wildcats Football Schedule
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2025 Checotah Wildcats Football Schedule
October 9, 2025
Oct. 10 Stigler 7 p.m. Away Oct. 16 Holland Hall 7 p.m. Home Oct. 24 Lincoln Christian 7 p.m. Away Oct. 31 Idabel (Senior Night) 7 p.m. Home Nov. 7 Eufaula 7 p.m. Away
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Checotah Lady Wildcats storm past Glenpool, 10-6
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Checotah Lady Wildcats storm past Glenpool, 10-6
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
October 2, 2025
The Checotah Lady Wildcats powered their way to a 10-6 victory over Glenpool on Tuesday night, extending their win streak to two with an offensive explosion early. Shaelynn Casey got things rolling in...
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Eufaula Cross Country High School Schedule
October 2, 2025
October 7th (Tues.) @ Checotah HS • Girls @ 11:20am / Boys @ 11:40pm • Girls distance 2 mile | Boys distance 5k October 18th (Sat.) Regional Meet @ TBD • TBD • Girls distance 2 mile | Boys distance 5k...
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2025 Checotah Wildcats Football Schedule
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2025 Checotah Wildcats Football Schedule
October 2, 2025
Oct. 3 Muldrow (Band Homecoming) 7 p.m. Home Oct. 10 Stigler 7 p.m. Away Oct. 16 Holland Hall 7 p.m. Home Oct. 24 Lincoln Christian 7 p.m. Away Oct. 31 Idabel (Senior Night) 7 p.m. Home Nov. 7 Eufaula...
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2025 Eufaula High School Fast-Pitch Schedule
October 2, 2025
Oct. 2-3 Regionals TBA Oct. 7 vs. Claremore 5:30 Oct. 9-10 Super Regionals Oct. 16-18 State Tournament TBA
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2025 Eufaula Ironheads Football Schedule
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2025 Eufaula Ironheads Football Schedule
October 2, 2025
Oct. 3 Locust Grove 7 p.m. Home Oct. 10 Holland Hall 7 p.m. Away Oct. 16 (Thursday) Stigler 7 p.m. Home Oct. 24 Idabel 7 p.m. Away Oct. 31 Lincoln Christian 7 p.m. Home Nov. 7 Checotah (Senior Night) ...
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Full Court Press: How OSSAA’s latest legal loss extends basketball controversy
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Full Court Press: How OSSAA’s latest legal loss extends basketball controversy
By JC HALLMAN OKLAHOMA WATCH 
October 2, 2025
On Sept. 5, Payne County District Judge Michael Kulling heard arguments in an ongoing case about a handful of teenagers who want to play basketball. “This court is a strong believer that athletic ende...
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Local high school football scores
October 2, 2025
Muldrow 28 Eufaula 27 Checotah 55 Locust Grove 13 Seminole 34 Lone Grove 28 Holland Hall 50 Idabel 31 Lincoln Christian 49 Stigler 0 Roland 37 Okmulgee 0 Henryetta 35 Morris 26 Vian 47 Spiro 14 Muskog...
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Area college football scores
October 2, 2025
Baylor 45 Oklahoma State 27 Tulane 31 Tulsa 14 Notre Dame 56 Arkansas 13 North Alabama 49 NSU 21 East Central 41 NW Ok State 20 Southeastern 27 Southern Nazarene 21 Northwest Missouri State 38 UCO 16
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Eufaula Impact Players of the Week
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Eufaula Impact Players of the Week
October 2, 2025
The Eufaula Impact Players of the Week is the entire team. Offensively they moved the football up and down the field despite a penalty that brought back a 60-plus yard touchdown by Peter Lee. They nev...
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Oklahoma State unleashes a firestorm of uncertainly
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Oklahoma State unleashes a firestorm of uncertainly
By 918-689-2191 ijsports@cookson.news 
October 2, 2025
Not only did Oklahoma State fire their most successful coach in the school’s history in Mike Gundy 170-90 on Monday but they also fired defensive coordinator Todd Grantham on Sunday, six days later. T...
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Stigler Lady Panthers edge Eufaula in nail-biter, 4-3
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Stigler Lady Panthers edge Eufaula in nail-biter, 4-3
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
October 2, 2025
The Stigler Lady Panthers held off a late rally from the Eufaula Lady Ironheads to claim a thrilling 4-3 victory Tuesday night. Stigler wasted no time getting on the board in the opening frame. Nolee ...
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Checotah Impact Player of the Week
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Checotah Impact Player of the Week
October 2, 2025
The Checotah Impact Player of the Week is Jayden Ellen. The senior running back carved through the Pirate defense with relentless power and breakaway speed, piling up 213 rushing yards and five touchd...
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Survivors still crushing cancer
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Survivors still crushing cancer
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
October 30, 2025
Rochelle Holmes, Cheryl Sasser, Dena Kay Miller, Sandra Davidson, Lisa Rodebush, Iris Park, Sherry Pitts, Terri Fields, Melina Goatcher, Debbie Wycoff, Penny Marshall, Imogene Duvall and several other...
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Domestic Violence Event Oct. 23
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Domestic Violence Event Oct. 23
October 30, 2025
Each year organizer LaDonna Rhodes and her daughter Felicia Brittle share their stories of surviving domestic abuse. See story on page A2. The McIntosh County Democrat invites the community to come ou...
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Fall & Halloween Happenings
By Checotah Perk?s 4th Annual Zombie Ball A night to Dismember Sat., Oct. 25 from 6-9 p.m. 317 W. Gentry Ave. 
October 30, 2025
Zombie Crawl to The Gentry Cinema Special showing of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride Crawl at 7:30 p.m. , Movie at 8 p.m. Hallowbaloo Fall Festival Sat., Oct. 25 at 4 p.m. Water Street, Carlton Landing Nine...
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Military Order of the Purple Heart to honor veterans
October 30, 2025
A Special Wreath Laying Ceremony for family members of veterans who gave their lives in Vietnam was recently announced by Don Nichols of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. The Military Order of t...
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Worship in the City
October 30, 2025
A Community Worship Service Sunday, Oct. 26 starting at 5 p.m. Checotah Veterans Park Don’t miss this time of coming together in unity and love.
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