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SHAWNEE – Both of Oklahoma Baptist's track and field and cross country programs had five student-athletes recognized on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team on Wednesday.On the men's side, Carson Kardokus, Josh Kearse, Caden Martin, Evan Olson and Jentezen Smith were recognized. For the women, Altyn Bartley, Anisha Henderson, Kaylen King, Valerie Olson and Sophia Strange were honored.To qualify, a student-athlete must have been of sophomore standing, possess at minimum a 3.50 grade point average, competed in at least half of the team's events and have legitimate playing credentials.

Four Oklahoma Baptist student-athletes – Gimena Errecart, Marta Romero Crespo, Rylie Spaulding and Sam Lehr - were honored as Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars on Monday. OBU’s total of four surpasses the previous two seasons which brought three award-winners.

Oklahoma Baptist University’s 2025-26 season has a 28-game schedule with 13 contests coming inside the Noble Complex next winter. “We couldn’t be more excited to release our schedule for this upcoming season,” Jason Eaker said.

Those who didn’t get enough of watching the Potawatomi Fire recently capture their historic third straight championship of The Basketball League (TBL) last week, can make a short trip up to Wichita, Kan., on Friday, July 18 and see many members of the team compete in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a 64-team, winner-take-all One-Million Dollar event. The team is called the Fire Family and will feature eight current Potawatomi Fire players and will be led by current Fire Head Coach Mark Dannhoff.

A four-run second inning gave McLoud all of the offense they needed to top a young Chandler squad in a summer league game Thursday. With several travel ball players from each team in Colorado for national tournaments, both teams used young players to fill in the gaps for the summer league game.

Summer baseball can be tough. Travel teams and All State games as well as church camps and family vacations make it difficult to field a consistent team.

Tuesday, the City of Oklahoma City hosted the Champions Parade to celebrate the Thunder’s first NBA Championship in franchise history. Hundreds of thousands of fans lined the parade route, and Thunder players regularly walked the parade route to high-five and celebrate with fans..