Since the Sallisaw Black Diamonds will have a Zero Week game Aug. 30 against Pryor at Perry F. Lattimore Stadium, they only will have one preseason scrimmage to try to iron out all the kinks. That one...

LEFLORE — The Gans Lady Grizzlies went 1-3 in last week’s Leflore Tournament to begin the season after being rained out Aug. 12 at Webbers Falls. The lone win for the Lady Grizzlies was an 8-2 win ove...

FORT GIBSON — The Sallisaw Lady Diamonds suffered a 12-2 road District 4A-6 loss to the host Fort Gibson Lady Tigers on Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Tigers (4-3 overall, 1-1 in district play) scored fo...

WELEETKA — The Gore Lady Pirates and the Webbers Falls Lady Warriors represented the area at last week’s rain-shortened Weleetka Tournament. The Lady Pirates went 1-1 for the first two days of the tou...

As the scoreless innings kept on happening during the Sallisaw Lady Diamonds softball team’s home opener against District 4A-6 rival Poteau, one could tell it likely would only take one big hit to dec...

Four local teams, the Muldrow Festival host Lady Bulldogs, Sallisaw, Central and Vian, all got their first wins of the 2024 fast-pitch softball season Friday on Day 1 of the festival. The host Lady Bu...

It was a rough Thursday for the host Vian Lady Wolverines in the 2024 Big 8 Conference Festival, which took place at Armstrong Park. The Lady Wolverines lost both of their games, falling 11-10 to Keys...

HEAVENER — The Albis Ramos era as coach of the Roland Lady Rangers got off to a successful beginning as the Lady Rangers swept a pair of road district games from the host Heavener Lady Wolves by score...

BROKEN BOW — It was a rough start to the 2024 fast-pitch season for the Muldrow Lady Bulldogs on Monday afternoon as they were blanked 20-0 by the host Broken Bow Lady Savages. The Lady Bulldogs (0-1 ...

The 2024 Sallisaw High School McDonald’s Mini Cheer Clinic will be from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Sallisaw Middle School Gym. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. The cost is $40 per participant, a...

The Cherokee Nation Public Health’s Wings Program will have its Lake Vian Trail Run, which will feature a 5k and a 1k fun run, on Saturday. The 1K fun run will begin at 7 a.m., followed by the 5k race...

As the first week of high school practice for the 2024 season arrives Monday, the local coaches have different things they hope to get accomplished in Week 1. Some just want to polish up on what was d...

As the first week of high school football practice arrives Monday in preparation for the 2024 season, Week 1 usually is accompanied by hot temperatures. Thus, heat-related issues are always on the min...

Monday has been a date that all football coaches and players have been anxiously awaiting — the day high school football practice can begin for the upcoming 2024 season. “We’re getting ready to start ...

The Cherokee Nation Public Health’s Wings Program will have its Lake Vian Trail Run, which will feature a 5k and a 1k fun run, on Aug. 17. The 1K fun run will begin at 7 a.m., followed by the 5k race ...

Boy, was there some wheeling and dealing by the time 5 p.m. Tuesday rolled around — the deadline for Major League Baseball teams to make trades to help bolster their squad for a postseason push. The f...

Carl Albert State College has announced the addition of former CASC Lady Vikings wrestler Alexis (Lexi) Miller to its coaching staff. Miller, a two-time NJCAA national champion and the first-ever CASC...

SHAWNEE — Two graduating senior Sallisaw Black Diamonds football players got to play one more football game as high school athletes. Cole Stephens and Brock Streun played for the East team in the 2024...

The Sallisaw Black Diamonds Wrestling Camp will have three sessions taking place Saturday at the wrestling room inside Sallisaw Middle School. The sessions will be from 10 a.m. to noon, 12:30-2 p.m. a...

The 2024 Muldrow Football Youth Camp will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the MHS football practice field just west of Marty Rogers Field. The cost of the camp is $50 per person. Th...