HYDRO – Briar Turman pitched a perfect five-inning game while striking out nine as the fourth-ranked Dale Pirates blanked Navajo 8-0 Saturday to capture the championship of the Hydro-Eakly Tournament.
LITTLE AXE – The trio of Maddox Davis, Luke Quinter and Gavin Lynch helped rally the Bethel Wildcats to a 48-41 season-opening football victory last Friday night over the Little Axe Indians.
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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports a Davis man was killed in a Pottawatomie County crash over the Labor Day holiday weekend.
The countdown to Tecumseh's Frontier Days celebrations is officially on as signs have been going up around town.
Shawnee came into Tuesday night’s game with 5A No. 7 Duncan after a week of struggling while senior libero Kylie Moore was out with an illness. The Lady Wolves lost two matches last week and dropped from No. 9 to No. 12 in the 5A rankings.
The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is excited to welcome an endangered okapi (pronounced oh-COP-ee) calf to its animal family. The female calf was born during the night on Sunday, August 24, 2025 in the Zoo’s okapi barn at Expedition Africa, presented by Inasmuch Foundation.
BETHEL ACRES – Bailey Tucker tripled once and drove in three runs during a 2-for-2 performance while Lilly Ingmire and Lakin Davis combined for a one-hitter Tuesday as the Bethel Lady Wildcats crushed Holdenville 12-0 in five innings.
Oklahoma winters may be unpredictable, but one thing is certain: every snowstorm deserves a snowplow with a personality. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is inviting K‑12 students statewide to submit names for 24 of the agency’s winter-weather fleet in its inaugural Snowplow Naming Contest.
Oklahoma Baptist University has announced two appointments to its Division of Language and Literature, expanding its capacity to serve students in English, literature and TESOL programs. Dr.