The Thunders’ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points to lead Oklahoma City to the Western Conference semifinals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 117-115 on Saturday to complete a four-game sweep. Ja...

The Checotah Lady Wildcats (4-14) fought hard but couldn’t hold off a red-hot Pryor Tigers team, falling 12-1 in game three on Wednesday and closing the season with a courageous effort. Pryor wasted n...

A 35-second shot clock for state high school basketball in classes 6A through 3A was approved by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association board of directors. The vote to approve a staff re...

There are a lot of things that the big city has over small towns but one thing they do not have is the small town, friendly people that you can see at breakfast in a small town café. Just the other da...

The Keota School Board voted to hire Shane Brown as the 2025-2026 high school/ junior high girls basketball head coach on April 14. Brown replaces Michael Harris who led the Lady Lions to a 4-15 recor...

The Eufaula boys’ track and field team participated in the Gerard Alexander Invitational Track and Field meet on Friday at Beggs. Eufaula placed fifth overall as a team.The Ironheads 4x100 relay team ...

Sean and Patty McAllister moved their family to Lake Eufaula in 2009. Having grown up in Wilburton, Sean fished Lake Eufaula with his dad for years and soon fishing became the sport he loved and would...

The Checotah Wildcats (1117) delivered a jaw-dropping finish Tuesday night, walking off the Eufaula Ironheads (515) in a heart-pounding 6-5 victory at Checotah. With the score tied at five in the bott...

In a nail-biting showdown, the Idabel Lady Warriors came back from a four-run deficit over the Eufaula Lady Ironheads, 10-7, on Tuesday at the Class 5A District Tournament at Stigler. Eufaula ends the...

The Checotah Wildcats (10-16) came out swinging and never looked back, cruising past the Warner Eagles with a commanding 10-2 victory on Wednesday to extend their win streak to six games. Checotah was...

Carson Luna lit up the scoreboard with four RBIs, including a thunderous grand slam. It wasn’t quite enough, as the Eufaula Ironheads (5-13) fell just short in a dramatic 15-14 slugfest against the Ca...

The Eufaula boys’ golf team placed sixth overall at the McAlester Golf Tournament with a score of 382. Eufaula was led by Cody Mc-Neill with a 91 followed by Payden Lanham 93, Austin McKinzie 96, Jax ...

The end of college sports is here with the transfer portal. I brainstormed and wondered why would anyone give a $125,000 scholarship and a chance to graduate from a reputable university to someone who...

Lou Dawkins has been hired as the McAlester boys’ basketball coach. McAlester Public Schools Board of Education approved hiring Dawkins at a Board of Education meeting Monday night. Dawkins was the bo...

Aurora Madewell was incredible at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 as the Checotah Lady Wildcats powered past the Lady Warriors 11-3 on Thursday. Madewell delivered clutch hits throughout the game, ...

The Muskogee Board of Education unanimously approved Lenny Bert as the new high school boys basketball coach. Bert takes over the job after Lou Dawkins was hired by McAlester. Bert comes to Muskogee H...

Hilldale athletic director Josh Grandstaff announced Levi Phillips as the Hilldale High School girls basketball coach. Phillips, who has been at Okay for two seasons, will succeed Keni Jo Burns who co...

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The Eufaula Lady Ironheads put up a fierce fight on Thursday but ultimately fell to the Savanna Varsity SP Lady Dawgs, 8-4, in a hard-fought matchup packed with drama and big plays. Savanna struck fir...

The Checotah Track and Field meet on Thursday was a success for most events. Checotah could not host the long jump or pole-vault due to not having the facilities. However, multiple schools participate...