FORT GIBSON — It was a first for Wagoner coach Zack Ange. It was a heart-breaker for Fort Gibson coach Todd Dickerson.Â
(Note: Technical issues on the email submission from the Okay-Arkoma games resulted in a previous report being incorrect. That appeared in print as well Saturday. The following is the corrected accounts of those games.)
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Muskogee coach Lynwood Wade will be the first to tell you that it takes good free throw shooting to be successful in a basketball game.Â
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A high-energy back-and-forth game on Friday night ended with the Hilldale Hornets (11-3)defeating the visiting Catoosa Indians (7-6) by a final score of 65-59.Â
Fort Gibson and Wagoner's basketball games have been moved from Wagoner to Fort Gibson due to an apparent scheduling conflict. Varsity games are 6:30 p.m. (girls) and 8 p.m. (boys).
This time, Hilldale had the hot hand in the first half.
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WARNER — Coaches talk all the time about having a great team effort.Â
The nightmare scenario played out for Rafe Watkins.
Muskogee sophomore Meredith Stevenson was first in the 100 backstroke and second in the 200 freestyle — leading the Roughers’ showing at the Frontier Valley Conference meet Tuesday.
OWASSO — Muskogee basketball may be headed in the right direction, but Tuesday night at Owasso High School both the Roughers and Lady Roughers experienced growing pains that will only benefit them in the long run.
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OKTAHA — On paper it looked like it might be a pretty good match up — a pair of 7-3 teams, both with good finishes in post-holiday tournaments last week.
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Lacking flavor for several years, the Hilldale-Fort Gibson boys basketball rivalry has gotten spicy of late.
Defense has always been the hallmark of Fort Gibson girls’ basketball.
The Oktaha Lady Tigers are certainly no strangers to the throne room. They’ve won 12 previous Bedouin Shrine Classic Small School Girls titles since the small school division was introduced in 1987. But number 13 (second only to the Muskogee girls who have 15 titles) will be one that will be…
All-Phoenix Most Valuable Player Zane Adams was missing in action Saturday night at the Muskogee Civic Center, but the Haskell senior post still made the All-Tournament team of the 40th Bedouin Shrine Classic’s Small School Boys bracket.
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With the turn of the calendar to 2020, the sports calendar turns to basketball season for many. The Rougher Youth Sports Academy basketball season tips off today and the season concludes with the playoffs held February 15.Â
 It started out as a classic shooting duel between two talented players.
The stormy weather played a role in a late start in the 40th Bedouin Shrine Small School Girls semifinal game at Fort Gibson’s Harrison Field House, as Oktaha defeated Kansas 55-44 on Friday.
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Hilldale coach Scott Hensley’s plan was to get the ball in point guard T.J. Maxwell’s hands and let everything flow from there.
The Arkansas River Shootout at Webbers Falls has postponed Friday's games to Saturday with the final day on Monday, weather permitting on Saturday.
Hilldale didn’t waste any time taking charge in its first-round game in the 40th Bedouin Shrine Classic on the Hornets’ home court.
 FORT GIBSON —A pair of starting seniors helped the youngsters shake off the holiday rust as Conner Calavan and Tommy French combined for 39 points to propel the Tigers to a 67-43 win over Santa Fe South in the Large Boys division of the 40th Bedouin Shrine Classic Thursday night at Harriso…
Defending Small School boys champion Haskell got 18 points from inside man Zane Adams, including nine third-quarter points that saw the Haymakers break open a 31-27 halftime lead to lead 46-36, and beat Kansas 60-46 in the first round of the 40th Bedouin Shrine Classic at the Civic Center.Â
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For the first 16 minutes it looked like the Muskogee Lady Roughers were in the hunt for an upset.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Paul kept dribbling through traffic, always trying to get to that old familiar spot from where he has punished opponents for 15 years.
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The names have changed, but the event has persevered.
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CHECOTAH — Trailing by two at the half, a strong third-quarter performance gave Checotah the edge it needed as the Wildcats defeated the visiting Stilwell Indians 60-51 Friday night.
Muskogee baseball will host a baseball and softball hitting camp from 3-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the Muskogee High Indoor Complex on campus.
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Katie Kirkhart had just gotten out of practice and checked her text messages when she received the news. The Hilldale alum’s name emerged from some deep deliberations tagged as the Phoenix’s Prep Female Athlete of the Decade.
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88, Homemaker. Died January 15, 2020. The Visitation is 5:00-7:00 pm Monday. The Funeral service is at 1:00 pm Tuesday at the Kingdom Hall, 1102 North Pierce Avenue, Wagoner. Mallett Funeral Home and Crematory.
87, formerly of Muskogee, Real Estate Broker, died Friday 12/27/2019. Memorial service, 10AM Tuesday, 01/21/2020 at Clifford D Garrett Family Funeral Home Chapel, Fort Gibson. Clifford D Garrett Family Funeral Home. Online condolences clifforddgarrettfamilyfh.com
87, formerly of Muskogee, Real Estate Broker, died Friday 12/27/2019. Memorial service, 10AM Tuesday, 01/21/2020 at Clifford D Garrett Family Funeral Home Chapel, Fort Gibson. Clifford D Garrett Family Funeral Home. Online condolences clifforddgarrettfamilyfh.com
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