B: Sports
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
December 2, 2025
BIXBY — Two members of the Sallisaw Takedown Club and several members of the Vian Wrestling Club placed in last Saturday’s Bixby Thanksgiving Day Classic. For the Sallisaw Takedown Club, Dawson Smith ...
B: Sports
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
December 2, 2025
POTEAU — Several local wrestlers, representing four organizations, placed at last Saturday’s Viking Open, which took place at Mick Thompson Fieldhouse on the campus of Carl Albert State College. Salli...
B: Sports
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
December 2, 2025
WARNER — The Muldrow junior high wrestling program got started in a great way on Nov. 24 as eight wrestlers earned medals at the Warner Eagle Classic, which took place Nov. 24 at Warner Events Center....
Sports
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
December 2, 2025
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. — Former Muldrow Lady Bulldog Kennedi “Kiki” Wight helped lead the University of the Ozarks Eagles to an 84-78 home victory over Rhodes College on Sunday at Mabee Gymnasium. Wight sc...
B: Sports
By Amie Cato-Remer Editor 
December 2, 2025
Ongoing renovations to the Central High School Gym have hit another unexpected delay, according to Central Public Schools Superintendent David Eads, who announced the delay in a district-wide newslett...
B: Sports
CASC WRESTLING
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
December 2, 2025
MARSHALL, Mo. — The Carl Albert State College Lady Vikings wrestling team competed in the Missouri Valley Open, which took place Nov. 21-22. Laila Mirza, who wrestled at 117 pounds, had the best succe...
Sports
TU FOOTBALL
By TULSA MEDIA RELATIONS 
November 30, 2025
TULSA — The Tulsa Golden Hurricane were defeated 31-24 by the Alabama-Birmingham Blazers in a closely contested American Athletic Conference match-up Saturday at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium. ...
Sports
UA FOOTBALL
By KYLE PARKINSON ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 
November 30, 2025
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Ryan Silverfield, one of the nation’s winningest coaches over the last three seasons, was named the 35th head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday. Silverfield has been one ...
Sports
UA FOOTBALL
By By Daniel New/Special to Your TIMES 
November 30, 2025
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- On a cold, wet, and windy Saturday afternoon at Frank Broyles Field at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Missouri knocked off Arkansas by a score of 31-17. With Missouri’s wi...
Sports
OU FOOTBALL
By MIKE MOGUIN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT 
November 30, 2025
NORMAN -- The eighth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners completed their “Red November” with a hard-fought 17-13 Southeastern Conference win over the Louisiana State University Tigers by the time cold, and darkne...
Sports
OSU FOOTBALL
By SEAN MAGUIRE OKSTATE.COM 
November 30, 2025
STILLWATER — Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Chad Weiberg hired Eric Morris as the school’s 25th head football coach last week. An elite offensive mind and talent developer, Morris was the coach ...
Sports
OSU FOOTBALL
November 29, 2025
STILLWATER -- The Iowa State Cyclones and running back Carson Hansen defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Saturday's Big 12 Conference game at Boone Pickens Stadium. OSU ended its regular season on ...
B: Sports, Columns & Opinions
GRIDIRON NOTES
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
November 27, 2025
The Vian Wolverines are going to have to wait another week before getting their chance to meet the Davis Wolves in the Class 2A, Division II state semifinals — and avenge last year’s state title game ...
Sports
KILGORE'S CORNER
November 27, 2025
Six years ago, I published a column on the innovative approach of using tracking dogs to find wounded deer. At that time, Oklahoma had only recently legalized the practice of blood tracking. My hope w...
B: Sports
NATIONAL FINALS RODEO
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
November 27, 2025
Christmas isn’t until Dec. 25, but for three local rodeo cowboys, it’s coming much sooner. Sallisaw cowboy Chance Howard and Muldrow rodeo cowboy brothers Tilden and Toren Gates, who also wrestle with...
B: Sports
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
November 27, 2025
TULSA — Several Sallisaw high school, junior high and sixth/seventh grade wrestlers placed at last Saturday’s 34th annual Union/Pryor IceFighter Open. Four wrestlers won titles. Briar James was first ...
B: Sports
GORE WRESTLING
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
November 27, 2025
WARNER — Several Gore Pirates high school and junior high wrestlers placed in the Warner Tournament, which took place Monday at Warner Event Center. In the high school division, Cole Brooksher (144 po...
Columns & Opinions, Sports
CAGE NOTES
November 25, 2025
First off, welcome to the first edition of the Cage Notes Column for the 202526 high school basketball season. It’s hard to believe, but the 2025-26 high school basketball season will begin next week....
B: Sports
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
November 25, 2025
Several local youth wrestlers placed in last Saturday’s Wolverine Classic, which took place at Vian High School’s B.J. Traw Gymnasium. The Sallisaw Takedown Club saw seven champions crowned. Adain Hol...
B: Sports
ROLAND CROSS COUNTRY
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
November 25, 2025
Roland Lady Rangers senior cross country runner Molly Carver was at the start of the thennew Roland cross country program when it was created for the fall of 2024. In its two-year existence, Carver ha...