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Rival game was everything expected
Sports
Rival game was everything expected
November 13, 2025
The 110th meeting between the Eufaula Ironheads and the Checotah Wildcats was everything we thought it would be. The Ironheads’ courageous rally came up short in the 21-14 loss. Both teams played grea...
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Tulsa on losing end of tough road loss to Florida Atlantic
Sports
Tulsa on losing end of tough road loss to Florida Atlantic
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 13, 2025
The University of Tulsa battled hard but ultimately fell to Florida Atlantic, 40-21, on Saturday at Schellenberger Field in Flagler Credit Union Stadium. Tulsa’s Ajay Allen turned in a monster perform...
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Eufaula Impact Players of the Week
Sports
Eufaula Impact Players of the Week
November 13, 2025
The Eufaula Impact Players of the Week are the senior class of Eufaula. Each of these players played their hearts out on both sides of the football against the Wildcats in the 110th meeting of both sc...
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Checotah Impact Players of the Week
Sports
Checotah Impact Players of the Week
November 13, 2025
The Checotah Impact Players are Cole Rolland and Landynn Thomason. Quarterback Cole Rolland was eight of 19 for 118 yards passing, caught a touchdown and ran for 83 yards and a touchdown. Thomason mad...
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Wildcats win 21-14 in 110th meeting
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Wildcats win 21-14 in 110th meeting
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 13, 2025
It lived up to its billing as the Checotah Wildcats (6-4, 4-3 District 3A-3) defended a Eufaula Ironheads’ (2-8, 2-5 District 3A-3) rally late in the fourth quarter to win 21-14, winning the McIntosh ...
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Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at 84
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 13, 2025
Paul Tagliabue, who guided the NFL through 17 years of labor peace and expansion, died Sunday at 84 from heart failure in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He had battled Parkinson’s disease. Serving as commissi...
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Ty Dodd, Eufaula’s Gentle Giant, receives interest from Minnesota Vikings
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Ty Dodd, Eufaula’s Gentle Giant, receives interest from Minnesota Vikings
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 13, 2025
One of Eufaula’s best linemen is completing his senior season at East Central University in Ada. Dodd, (6’6”, 290 lbs.) is the starting center for the Tigers. Dodd is a versatile player that has playe...
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Eufaula, Checotah square off in storied rivalry in 110th Meeting
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Eufaula, Checotah square off in storied rivalry in 110th Meeting
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
For more than a century, few rivalries in Oklahoma high school football have carried the tradition, emotion, and community pride of the Eufaula Ironheads vs. Checotah Wildcats matchup. This is the lon...
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Sports
Sooners climb Rocky Top in a 33-27 victory
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (7-2, 3-2 SEC) kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive by escaping No. 14 Tennessee (6-3, 3-3 SEC) in a scintillating 33-27 victory inside raucous Neyland Stadium on Sa...
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Luke Hodgins makes VYPE Magazine Football Spotlight
Sports
Luke Hodgins makes VYPE Magazine Football Spotlight
November 6, 2025
Eufaula football standout Luke Hodgins has been featured in the VYPE Magazine Football Spotlight, presented by Sam Wampler’s Freedom Ford. Eufaula senior Luke Hodgins was bitten by the football bug wh...
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Sports
College Coaching Carousel continues to spin
November 6, 2025
The 2025 college football coaching carousel got off to an early start with a pair of firings -- DeShaun Foster at UCLA and Brent Pry at Virginia Tech just three weeks into the season. The carousel pic...
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Sports
Earl Lloyd: Breaking Barriers and Building a Legacy in Basketball
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
When Earl Lloyd stepped onto the court for the Washington Capitols on October 31, 1950, he did more than play basketball— he made history. Lloyd became the first African American to play in an NBA gam...
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Checotah vs. Eufaula 110th has lots of meaning
Sports
Checotah vs. Eufaula 110th has lots of meaning
By Rodney Haltom Sports Editor 918-689-2191 ijsports@cookson.news 
November 6, 2025
The 110th meeting of Oklahoma’s longest uninterrupted rivalry takes place this Friday (Nov. 7) at Paul Bell Stadium in Eufaula. There are no sugar coating stats. They are what they are but for the mos...
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Checotah Impact Players of the Week
Sports
Checotah Impact Players of the Week
November 6, 2025
Checotah Impact Player of the Week is Jayden Ellen and Cole Rolland. Ellen ran for 201 yards and 5 touchdowns while Rolland rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns and went 9-of-17 passing for 95-ya...
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Eufaula Impact Player of the Week
Sports
Eufaula Impact Player of the Week
November 6, 2025
Eufaula Impact Player of the Week is Beau Tarron. The senior led the team in tackles with 9 against Lincoln Christian.
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Wildcats defeat Idabel in Overtime Thriller
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Wildcats defeat Idabel in Overtime Thriller
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
In one of the most unforgettable games of the season, the Checotah Wildcats clawed their way to a dramatic overtime victory against the Idabel Warriors in a Friday night thriller that had fans on thei...
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Ironheads fall to No. 1 Lincoln Christian
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Ironheads fall to No. 1 Lincoln Christian
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
No. 1 Lincoln Christian Bulldogs defeated the Eufaula Ironheads 62-0 win on the road. Lincoln had 554 yards of offense en route to a 49-0 halftime lead, while the defense held Eufaula (2-4, 2-7) to ju...
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Eufaula Lady Ironheads earn Post-Season honors
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Eufaula Lady Ironheads earn Post-Season honors
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
November 6, 2025
The Eufaula Lady Ironheads season ended earlier than they wanted but several made post-season honors. Rayleigh Peterson, Emma Lovett, Hannah Needham and Leah Green earned district and regional honors....
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Adams qualifies for Indian National Finals Rodeo
Sports
Adams qualifies for Indian National Finals Rodeo
October 30, 2025
Sami Jo Adams of Eufaula qualified for the Indian National Finals Rodeo in Los Vegas.
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Stidham Redhawks Champs
Sports
Stidham Redhawks Champs
October 30, 2025
The Stidham Redhawks were tournament champs and Blazie Anderson was named MVP.
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Battle of Honey Springs still making history
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Battle of Honey Springs still making history
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 13, 2025
The Battle of Honey Springs Reenactment drew sizable crowds as did Education Day as actors and staff made history come to life over the threeday weekend of events from Nov. 7-9. Visitors and students ...
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Youth missing then found safe
November 13, 2025
A 16-year-old youth who went missing from his home in Lawrence, KS and was later found in Checotah, though he had no local ties to the area. According to a missing flier shared on social media, on Nov...
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Gardenia Club hosts Program of Honor
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Gardenia Club hosts Program of Honor
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 13, 2025
The Gardenia Art Colored Women’s Club recently hosted a Program of Honor on Saturday, November 1 at the Checotah Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. The club works diligently to: - Honor God in Worship and Pr...
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Missing in Oklahoma sets event
November 13, 2025
TULSA - Family and friends of missing persons can receive free help in their search by a Missing in Oklahoma meeting to be held Saturday, Nov. 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Martin Regional Library...
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Checotah Art Guild to host Holiday Art Show
November 13, 2025
All artists and crafters are welcome to come Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery located at 116 N. Broadway to compete in a judged Holiday Art Show & Sa...
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