Hilldale lineman Ryan Mattox wears No. 55.
Last year, Oklahoma wasn’t fully focused on Kansas State.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls weren't on Billy Donovan's radar when he and the Oklahoma City Thunder parted ways after five successful seasons.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — With Spencer Sanders’ status unclear for Saturday’s game against West Virginia, it is uncertain who will be at quarterback for No. 15 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 opener for both schools.
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The second annual “Let’s Make A Racket,” a family fundraiser for Muskogee High Girls Tennis Booster Club is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Spaulding Park.
Fort Gibson’s 3-0 start has largely been fueled by a core of youth from a small but talented sophomore class.
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TULSA — The University of Tulsa and Arkansas State Athletic Departments announced today that this Saturday's football game (Sept. 26) scheduled to be played in Jonesboro, Arkansas, has been postponed.
Both Hilldale and Poteau enter Friday’s game with one similarity — opportunistic defenses.
Current COVID-19 county numbers have Muskogee High School’s Friday home football contest against Putnam City West at risk of a postponement.
The context of the Hilldale-Poteau showdown in District 4A-4 Friday night has been altered drastically.
It’s hard to draw a comparison of views between last year’s 3-0 start and this year’s 0-3 mark, but Rafe Watkins nailed one with his team in meetings Saturday after the latest of those stumbles, a 42-21 loss to Coweta.
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STILLWATER — Mike Gundy is taking a wait and see approach with his starting quarterback Spencer Sanders.
Here is The Associated Press' Oklahoma high school football poll with first place votes in parentheses, records, points and ranking in last week's poll, records through September 14. Points for classes A through 5A based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scoring. Points for 6A (Division I & II), c…
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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — True freshman quarterback Shane Illingworth made Oklahoma State's usually high-powered offense look normal for just long enough to help the 11th-ranked Cowboys avoid a huge upset.
For most of Saturday’s game at Boone Pickens Stadium, the Oklahoma State offense’s engine was stuck in neutral, but the Cowboys found a way to win their season opener.
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A retired ODWC official gave me some in-depth information on a neat critter — the black bear.
CHECOTAH — The longest continuous rivalry game in the state was what the Eufaula Ironheads needed to get in to the win column, and they did just that with a 19-12 victory over the Checotah Wildcats on Friday night at Ray Grandstaff Stadium at Ogle Field.
It wasn’t pretty at times, but for the first time in its three non-district games, Hilldale found itself having to play four quarters.
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Muskogee drops third straight heading into district action
FORT GIBSON — Deven Woodworth had a night that everyone will remember for the Fort Gibson Tigers on Friday.
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The note was confusing, based on what some of us believed we heard back in June.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — One week after its originally scheduled season opener was supposed to take place, No. 11 Oklahoma State will finally take the field this weekend.
Like a lot of coaches this summer, Gore head coach Brandon Tyler walked a tightrope of hope regarding this season.
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When Alex Puckett joined his brother as a lay coach at the school they once played for, Bailey Puckett told him his younger brother’s first year would be a hard act to follow.
In a 2-0 start, Fort Gibson’s offense has evolved from the run-oriented I-formation sets.
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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul was named to the 2019-20 All-NBA Second Team, it was announced Wednesday by the NBA. This is the ninth time in his career that Paul has earned a spot on an All-NBA team.
The NCAA men's and women's basketball season will begin Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving.
One current coach and three former coaches are among the seven to be inducted as the 2020 Muskogee Athletics Hall of Fame class during ceremonies Oct. 23.
After seeing its Friday football date with Oologah wiped clear due to COVID-19 issues at Oologah, Hilldale landed an opponent.
A clarification of a June amendment to the potential impact of COVID-19 on athletic contests was sent to football coaches last week.
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Oklahoma State Athletics will launch a new tradition when West Virginia visits Stillwater on Sept. 26.
UPDATE: Hilldale scheduled Atoka at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hornet Field.
With five players out, one by injury, Muskogee was already battling from behind when it arrived for its home matchup against Wagoner.
After an 0-2 start, to say the bye week was good for Muskogee is an understatement.
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