No. 1 Lincoln Christian returned home Friday night and did so in dominant fashion, as the Bulldogs cruised to a 62-7 win over Eufaula. Lincoln (9-0, 6-0) raced out to a 42-0 halftime lead, as the Bull...

The University of Oklahoma has some boosters kicking around the notion of buying out head football coach Brent Venables’ contract. OU is sitting at 5-4 overall this season and is reflective of the Joh...

Here’s a little history lesson of Eufaula verses Checotah The McIntosh County rivalry goes back before statehood. At this time the courthouse was located in two buildings, on the corner of 1st and Fol...

The 109th meeting between the Checotah Wildcats and the Eufaula Ironheads will take place Friday night November 8 at Ray Grandstaff Stadium in Checotah. This is a crucial game for both teams. For the ...

When you talk about being an Ironhead, the toughness, physicality and power, no-one exemplifies this more than senior linebacker Bryan Lynn. Lynn has earned the nickname of Rudy, after Daniel “Rudy” R...

The Checotah Wildcats fell in defeat to No.7 ranked Idabel Warriors 38-23. The Wildcats (6-3) scored first when senior receiver Elijah Thomas caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Cole Rolland. Checota...

Shooter Eagleberger The junior defensive back led the team in tackles with seven in the Wildcats’ 62-12 loss to No. 1 ranked Lincoln Christian.

Maddox Bridges The talented receiver made three highlight receptions in the Ironheads’ loss to Idabel. Bridges finished with six receptions for 68-yards with three catches that converted to first down...

Ramon McKinney Jr. accounted for 188 yards of offense and Northeastern State recorded its first shutout in 13 years as the RiverHawks celebrated the university’s homecoming with a 48-0 win over Lincol...

Trystan Haynes wasn’t always a blue chip recruit out of Carl Albert High School. It wasn’t until after his sophomore season that major college football programs began showing interest and offering him...

Week eight is a huge week in football for our area teams. Checotah will have to travel to Idabel to take on the Warriors who just came off a big 37-27 win over Eufaula. The Wildcats will have to win o...

Several area cross-country runners punched their ticket to the State meet to be held at Edmond Santa Fe Saturday, November 2. Checotah and Eufaula cross-country teams competed in the Class 4A Regional...

The No. 1 ranked Lincoln Christian Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0 District 3A-3) put on a show Friday night at Ray Grandstaff Stadium on both sides of the football as they claimed a 62-12 victory over the Checota...

The fight continues for the Eufaula Ironheads (2-6, 1-4 District 3A-3) as the Idabel Warriors dropped another defeat on the Ironheads in a 37-27 Friday night at Paul Bell Stadium on the shores of Lake...

The Eufaula Lady Ironheads finished the season with a 30-5 record with victories in the regional and superregional tournaments. Eufaula made school history for the second time in making the state tour...

A Gospel Explosion of Gospel Music erupted this past Saturday night when the number one male gospel singer, Jason Crabb, took the stage and ignited the crowd with his enthusiastic music. This could no...

FORT GIBSON — Fort Gibson Historic Site will host “Haunting the Fort” on Thursday, October 31, from 6-8 p.m. The fort will be transformed into an atmosphere appropriate to the season with spooky music...

CIS recently had a group of Checotah Intermediate students participated in a Cross Country Track Meet held in Checotah at Checotah Sports Complex on Oct. 8. The elementary race had over 12 attending s...

Jordan Ellen The senior linebacker led the Wildcats defensively in their 33-32 loss to Holland Hall. Ellen led the team with 9 tackles, including a quarterback sack and blocked PAT.

Chiles, a senior defensive back, had a huge game in the Ironheads’ 36-7 win over Stigler. Chiles led the Ironheads defensively as finished the game with a forced fumble on a kick off return; two punt ...