Sequoyah County Sports Calendar:

All schedules are subject to change.

FRIDAY, FEB. 24

•Sallisaw and Vian girls’ and boys’ high school wrestlers at State Wrestling Tournament in Oklahoma City (9:30 a.m.)

•Sallisaw basketball teams at North Rock Creek in Class 4A regional consolation semifinal games (To Be Determined by Thursday’s outcomes)

•Muldrow basketball teams at Verdigris in Class 4A regional consolation semifinal games (TBD by Thursday’s outcomes)

•Roland basketball teams at Roland in Class 3A regional consolation semifinal games (TBD by Thursday’s outcomes)

•Vian basketball teams at Roland in Class 3A regional consolation semifinal games (TBD by Thursday’s outcomes)

•Central basketball teams at Haskell in Class 2A regional consolation semifinal games (TBD by Thursday’s outcomes) SATURDAY, FEB. 25

•Sallisaw and Vian girls’ and boys’ high school wrestlers at State Wrestling Tournament in Oklahoma City (10 a.m.)

•Sallisaw basketball teams at North Rock Creek in Class 4A regional consolation final games (To Be Determined by Thursday and Friday’s outcomes)

•Muldrow basketball teams at Verdigris in Class 4A regional final or regional consolation final games (TBD by Thursday and Friday’s outcomes)

•Roland basketball teams at Roland in Class 3A regional final or regional consolation final games (TBD by Thursday and Friday’s outcomes)

•Vian basketball teams at Roland in Class 3A regional consolation final games (TBD by Thursday and Friday’s outcomes)

•Central basketball teams at Haskell in Class 2A regional consolation final games (TBD by Thursday and Friday’s outcomes)

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