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GORE PIRATES YOUTH WRESTLING
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
There’s nothing like home-mat advantage for wrestlers, and the members of Gore Pirates Youth Wrestling took advantage of that in their own tournament, the Rumble on the River, which took place Jan. 25...
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CENTRAL FOOTBALL
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
Central Tigers football player Aidan Sainer said Hendrix College made him feel like family in the recruiting process, so it made it a no-brainer to sign a letter of intent with the Conway, Ark., schoo...
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KILGORE'S CORNER
February 6, 2025
The recent warm-up in temperatures prompted me to get up out of the recliner and off my duff. With the record-breaking spike in above average temperatures for the month of February earlier this week, ...
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ROLAND YOUTH LEAGUE WRESTLING
By McKinney 
February 6, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — Several members of Roland Youth League Wrestling placed at last weekend’s Oklahoma Wrestling Association Novice State Tournament. Two members won state titles. Channing McKinney won th...
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VIAN CHEER
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
VIan cheerleader Kaylee LaMar got to fulfill her dream of cheerleading in college Wednesday morning as she signed a letter of intent with Connors State College in a signing ceremony at B.J. Traw Gymna...
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BRUSHY WRESTLING CLUB
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
Two Brushy Wrestling Club members placed, one each in a different tournament, last weekend. Cooper Price won his weight-class title at last Friday’s Maverick Conference Tournament at Stilwell Activity...
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SALLISAW WRESTLING
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
It came down to the heavyweight bout in Tuesday night’s Sallisaw Black Diamonds wrestling dual with Lincoln Christian at the Sallisaw Middle School gym Heavyweights for the Black Diamonds, Kash Keepes...
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SALLISAW BASEBALL
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
Sallisaw baseball player Creed Nelson signed a letter of intent with Oklahoma Wesleyan University in a signing ceremony Wednesday morning at Paul Post Field House. “It felt like the best fit for me fo...
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MULDROW ATHLETICS
February 6, 2025
During the home NOAA Conference games against Poteau tonight at Roger Sharp Activity Center, the Class of 2025 Muldrow High School Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, Archer Ryan and Shannon Watts, will ...
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
POTEAU -- The Sallisaw Black Diamonds lost their NOAA Conference road game 6154 to the Poteau Pirates on Tuesday night at Sherman Floyd Fieldhouse. With the game tied at 17-all after a quarter, the Pi...
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
POTEAU -- The Sallisaw Lady Diamonds got their NOAA Conference sweep of Poteau on Tuesday night at Sherman Floyd Fieldhouse with a 70-35 romp of the Lady Pirates. The Lady Diamonds (135 overall, 4-2 i...
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SALLISAW FOOTBALL
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
Sallisaw Black Diamonds football player Zyler Rogers signed a letter of intent with Northeastern State University in a signing ceremony Wednesday morning at Paul Post Field House. “I always wanted to ...
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February 6, 2025
National Girls & Women in Sports Day, celebrated this year on Feb. 5, is a time to recognize and celebrate the achievements, strength, and perseverance of female athletes everywhere. We recognize the ...
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SALLISAW TAKEDOWN CLUB
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
TULSA — Five members of the Sallisaw Takedown Club placed at last Saturday’s Oklahoma Kids Wrestling Association Novice State Tournament. Four of those were in the age 6-and-younger division, with one...
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SALLISAW BASEBALL
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 6, 2025
Sallisaw baseball player Connor Green secured his future playing career as he signed a letter of intent with Seminole State College in a signing ceremony Wednesday morning at Paul Post Field House. “T...
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February 6, 2025
EUFAULA: Jan. 31. Elevation is normal and stable. The water temperature is 42 degrees and stained. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, and jerk baits around chann...
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CASC WRESTLING
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 4, 2025
MIAMI, Okla. — Carl Albert State College Vikings wrestler Ryder Clark was third at 133 pounds in Saturday’s Golden Norsemen Open, which took place at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. Keegan Sullivan...
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Gore Pirates defeat Kinta on homecoming
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 4, 2025
The Central Tigers got the week started with a 65-50 road win over the Wister Wildcats on Monday night at Jerry Carpenter Memorial Gymnasium. The game was to have been played Friday night but had to b...
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CASC BASEBALL
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 4, 2025
MIDWEST CITY — The Carl Albert State College Vikings baseball team opened the season by taking two of three games from the host Rose State College Raiders last weekend. The Vikings took Saturday’s ope...
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HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING
By DAVID SEELEY SPORTS EDITOR 
February 4, 2025
McALESTER — Several local high school and junior high powerlifters placed at last week’s McAlester Invitational, which saw the girls compete last Wednesday and the boys go on Friday. For the Sallisaw ...