by - June 9, 2025 1:04 pm
One day after her high school career ended in a hard-luck defeat, Makenzie Freeman was right back in the circle, doing what she loves. She didn’t want to dwell on…
by - June 7, 2025 12:24 pm
Dartyn Meeks will always have very fond memories of his senior season playing baseball for Wister. Even if the ending wasn’t quite what he wanted. Meeks, who was primarily a…
by - June 5, 2025 2:28 pm
In previous postseason all-star games, D.J. Gist could be on the field and join his players that had been selected. On Sunday, June 8, Gist will get to return to…
by - June 3, 2025 10:41 am
Exactly 40 years ago, Scott Thompson’s coaching career began in the small, central Oklahoma town of Paden. He was in charge of the boys basketball program, from grades 6-12. But…
by - May 31, 2025 5:59 pm
Sallisaw’s Kayli Macon got to stand on the podium twice due to her being able to place in the Oklahoma Class 4A state track meet. She placed fifth in the…
by - May 26, 2025 10:21 am
Going into this season, Shawn Hogan knew he was going to be counted on as the ace of the pitching staff for Panama (Okla.). Hogan prepared for the role by…
by - May 21, 2025 4:42 pm
Morgan Coryell still has vivid memories of being part of Hackett’s first state championship softball squad last season. “Being a part of such a historical win for Hackett was truly…
by - May 16, 2025 1:32 pm
Northside senior Cherish Blackmon knew it would be a tough act to follow what she did on the track last season. As a junior, she won the Class 6A state…
by - May 10, 2025 7:40 pm
Van Buren’s Jocelyn Parga developed a love of softball actually through another sport – baseball. Parga is in her final season with the Lady Pointers, playing center field. She has…
by - May 8, 2025 6:54 pm
Abigail Harding is familiar running countless miles around the track at Southside High’s Jim Rowland Stadium. Her knowledge of the track definitely paid off on April 24, when the Southside…
by - May 6, 2025 12:23 pm
Lilly Oxford doesn’t need many reminders that, after winning the program’s first state title last season, Hackett’s softball team is now the hunted. She’s heard it from her coach on…
by - April 30, 2025 4:04 pm
There’s definitely a huge source of pride as far as Ivey Perkins is concerned. Though she is only one of two seniors on Van Buren’s softball roster, Perkins has a…
by - April 26, 2025 9:33 am
Growing up with two athletic older brothers, Kord Fenton learned the hard way at times about being competitive and standing his own ground. Looking back on that experience, Fenton wouldn’t…
by - April 19, 2025 1:00 pm
Greenwood senior Brilea Rofkahr has a very vivid early memory of learning to play softball. If she didn’t field a ball properly, she worked to make sure it didn’t happen…
by - April 11, 2025 9:56 am
As a freshman two years ago, Farah Crossno made history as the first girls wrestler from Greenwood to win an individual state championship. Her bid to repeat last year came…
by - April 4, 2025 9:48 am
Jordan Barlow knows the newest challenge which awaits him, but he is eager to take it head-on. Barlow, a former Van Buren high school quarterback, recently took over as head…
by - March 29, 2025 12:35 pm
In just his sixth season as a coach, Clay Conley has a state title on his resume. The Roland native is the head girls basketball coach at Hammon, located in…
by - March 21, 2025 1:23 pm
Breanna Lozano made the most of her only season wrestling at Van Buren. Earlier in March, the senior finally placed first at the Arkansas state girls wrestling tournament in Little…
by - March 15, 2025 1:46 pm
Isabella Kindrick has fond memories of attending Northside girls basketball games and attending the Lady Bears’ summer camps while growing up. And now she’s one of those very same players…
by - March 12, 2025 11:00 am
When he finally captured yet another individual state wrestling championship, Cole Mayfield didn’t display any excess exuberance. Initially, the Sallisaw senior felt relief, surviving a grueling final match that went the…
