Sports
March 2, 2023
The No. 18 Eufaula Lady Ironheads are still in the hunt for a gold ball even after falling to No. 4 ranked Idabel 67-42 Saturday night at the Class 3A Area III in Roland. Eufaula trailed 16-9 after t...
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March 2, 2023
Sophomore Colt Collett won his second state championship. The Checotah Wildcats had two wrestlers to the state-wrestling tournament qualify. Sophomore Colt Collett, 120 lbs and junior heavyweight Jon...
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Sports
March 2, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY – A legendary career for two-time Olympic medalist and Team USA veteran, Monica Abbott, has officially come to close as the lefty-flame thrower publicly announced her retirement today vi...
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Sports
March 2, 2023
The team of Justin Phillips and Dusty Duvall won the bass tournament this past weekend on Lake Eufaula. Phillips and Duval weigh in went over 19 pounds. Every event is guaranteed $10,000 first place, ...
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Sports
March 2, 2023
Thursday’s basketball action saw the end of the season for three area teams as both Checotah girls’ and boys’ teams fell at the Class 4A Area II at the Checotah Event Center and the Eufaula Ironheads...
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Sports
March 2, 2023
Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and rising, water temperature 45°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, jigs, and plastic baits arou...
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February 23, 2023
The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department announced that the Sooners’ 2023 spring football game will be held Saturday, April 22 at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Kickoff time and ad...
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Sports
February 23, 2023
Check out these old photos from the Eufaula Ironheads and the Checotah Wildcats football teams. Ralph Parker was the head coach for the Ironheads and the 1958 Checotah Wildcats went 9-0-1 to win the ...
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Sports
February 23, 2023
The Checotah Wrestling program went to Cleveland, OK to compete in the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletic Association (OSSAA) Class 3A regional wrestling tournament on Friday and Saturday. Checotah ...
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Sports
February 23, 2023
University of Oklahoma Vice President and Athletics Director Joe Castiglione has announced a significant contribution of $1.2 million to the OU baseball program from the estate of the late Sooner base...
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Sports
February 23, 2023
The No. 18 ranked Eufaula Lady Ironheads entered a hostile environment Friday night as they stepped on the Stigler Panthers basketball court. The home crowd was wound up as they hosted the Class 3A A...
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Sports
February 23, 2023
The Sallisaw Black Diamonds has hired one of he most successful high school football coaches in eastern Oklahoma when they announced Brandon Tyler as the new football coach. Tyler has been successful ...
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Sports
February 23, 2023
The Checotah Wildcats have several athletes on the team such as Elijah Thomas, Maddox Bridges and Tyler Orman that have played outstanding this season. But a big part of the Wildcats success is the pl...
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Sports
February 16, 2023
Elevation is 4 ft. below normal, water temperature 46°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around brush structur...
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Sports
February 16, 2023
The Checotah Wildcats pulled off a huge win over Poteau 57-44. The victory capped off a night in which CPS honored their 1972-73 state runner-up teams and inducted the 2023 Checotah Athletic Hall of ...
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Sports
February 16, 2023
Checotah basketball legend Myrtle Wallace Frost is more than deserving of having her name on the Checotah Event Center. Frost was surprised Friday night when Checotah school officials announced at hal...
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February 16, 2023
McAlester senior Erik McCarty signed his National Letter of Intent to play college football for the University of Oklahoma on Wednesday. McCarty recorded 4,627 rushing yards to be the second all-time ...
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Sports
February 16, 2023
The Eufaula Ironheads had a great deal of success Tuesday at the Checotah Powerlifting meet in the Checotah Event Center. Kaden Bumgarner and Bryan Lynn each placed second in their weight class. Peter...
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Editor Picks
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By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
April 2, 2026
The Eufaula Lady Ironheads brought home hardware Wednesday, capturing the team title at the Canadian Golf Tournament at Arrowhead Golf Course with a strong all-around performance. Eufaula set the tone...
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By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
April 2, 2026
On Friday, March 27, friends and family of the late William “Bill” Walker, an OHP State Trooper, and the late T. Leo Newton, Fountainhead Park Superintendent, gathered together to participated in the ...
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April 2, 2026
A 17-year-old drowned on March 20, on Lake Eufaula in Pittsburg County. According to reports, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) and several other local agencies recovered the teen in approximately nin...
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April 2, 2026
According to OHP, a Checotah man died after colliding head-on with another vehicle last Wednesday in McIntosh County. The vehicle, driven by Ricky L. Chester, 49, was traveling west on Oklahoma 266 at...
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April 2, 2026
The following entities will hold an election on April 7, 2025: Eufaula Public Schools (Board Member Office No. 1) Graham-Dustin Public Schools (Propositions No. 1 & No. 2) Hanna Public Schools (Board ...
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