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Dean Odom of Poteau had four catches for 45 yards for Northeastern State University (1-3) in the Riverhawks' 38-13 homecoming win against Lincoln (Mo.) on Saturday. Odom, a freshman, has five catches for 47 yards this season.

As Arkansas quarterback K.J. Jefferson's body fell to the AT&T Stadium turf late in the second quarter, more than the ball would go out of his control. Tenth-ranked Arkansas (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) witnessed its advantage slip away after that as it lost the Southwest Classic 2…

Poteau's softball team did not back down while playing two elite teams that have 51 wins combined on the last day of the Northeastern State University Festival on Saturday.

Three LeFlore County football teams won their district openers on Friday. Panama earned consecutive wins for the first time since October 2020.

Three area baseball teams (Wister, Red Oak and Buffalo Valley) advanced to regionals by winning their district titles at home. Here's a look at how they prevailed and the results for others in districts on Friday.

In baseball districts on Thursday, each area host team won its first two games. The district tournaments will be completed on Friday.

Pocola won two games at the Northeastern State University Festival, and Poteau won one on Thursday. Poteau played its games at Tahlequah High School, and Pocola was at the NSU field.

Whitesboro (12-15), which is ranked eighth in Class B, beat Battiest 12-0 and 15-0 to win its home district title.

There would be no rallies, no hanging on this time.

Brett Maher kicked a 50-yard field goal as time expired, and the Dallas Cowboys held on to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 20-17 on Sunday after losing a two-touchdown halftime lead.

Dillon Gabriel threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and sixth-ranked Oklahoma hammered Nebraska 49-14 on Saturday in the Cornhuskers’ first game following the firing of Scott Frost.

While Missouri State may have looked more focused during most of the game, Arkansas recovered from the shock of trailing the Football Championship Subdivision team led by former Razorbacks head coach Bobby Petrino to score three unanswered touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win 38-27 at hom…

Panama's softball team earned a much-needed win in district play. Buffalo Valley's Courtney Grey threw a five-inning perfect game with 13 strikeouts against Cameron in the Dale Festival.

Chapter G Oklahoma presents the 17th annual Lake Wister POW-MIA Memorial Poker run in memory of Bobby L. Taylor on Saturday, which will be during POW-MIA weekend.

The Jeff Shockley Memorial Golf Tournament will be Sept. 23 at Wolf Ridge Country Club. Tee time is 9 a.m. The cost is $250 for a four-person team, which includes meals, or $280 for the Shockley Select Package, which also includes two mulligans and four chamber pot drives. Sign up at the Pot…

Poteau's cross-country teams snatched all the championship trophies at the Pumpkin Patch meet at Ward Ranch on the northwest side of Wilburton on Saturday.

Things were looking bleak for Tulsa near the end of the Golden Hurricane's home opener. However, as always, the Golden Hurricane did not give up.

The Oklahoma Sooners' offense woke up late in the first half and scored 33 unanswered points throughout the rest of the game en route to a 33-3 victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes on Saturday night at Owen Field.

Darren McFadden and Felix Jones make for some serious company. Rocket Sanders can now say he’s there with those all-time Arkansas running backs.

Despite a sluggish start, the 11th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys ended strong as they defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 34-17 Saturday night at Boone Pickens Stadium.

Buffalo Valley advances to the winners bracket final of the Cameron Baseball Tournament, where it will face Smithville on Saturday. Howe plays Cameron, and LeFlore faces Stonewall to see who plays the BV-Smithville loser for a shot at the final.

Pocola (23-1) started the Morris Softball Tournament strong by winning its first two pool play games on Thursday. Kail Chitwood hit a grand slam against Sallisaw and totaled seven runs batted in for the two games while Maci Maxwell had five RBIs in the two games. Buffalo Valley's Courtney Gr…

The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's women's cross-country team had another Poteau graduate leading the way to start the new season.

The Jeff Shockley Memorial Golf Tournament will be Sept. 23 at Wolf Ridge Country Club with a 9 a.m. tee time. The cost is $250 for a four-person team, including meals. The Shockley Select Package costs $280 and also includes two mulligans and four chamber pot shots. 

Poteau's softball team lost 6-0 on Wednesday at Broken Bow in the completion of a suspended District 4A-8 game that was halted during the bottom of the first inning by thunderstorms on Thursday.

On Saturday, the Cameron School softball field will be dedicated in honor of M.K. Derrick at 1 p.m. Afterwards, there will be a reception at the Cameron Community Center.

Poteau overcame errors and rallied in the sixth, scoring the go-ahead run on a single by Kennedy Cox, to hang on in the District 4A-8 race. Maggie Wheat had a three-run home run, and Emma Hackler threw nine strikeouts.

There would be no upset by Central Michigan in Stillwater as there was in 2016 as No. 12 Oklahoma State picked up a 58-44 win Thursday night at Boone Pickens Stadium.The Big 12 Conference runner-up and Fiesta Bowl champion dominated the first half, made a safety, exploded with its offense an…

LARAMIE, Wyo. –– Wyoming claimed a 40-37 victory over Tulsa in a wild overtime game Saturday afternoon in front of 20,574 fans at War Memorial Stadium.In regulation, the lead changed five times. Tulsa led by 10 points 34-24 after an early fourth-quarter scor, but the Cowboys tied it on back-…

Arkansas came out for its season opener against Cincinnati to the roar of the Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium crowd, responding with gracious energy on Saturday, as the 19th-ranked Hogs beat the 23rd-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats 31-24.

Keota and Arkoma won their season openers. This was Keota's second straight season winning its opener. For Arkoma, it was the fifth straight. Also, Pocola won a big road game against a foe that had stumped it the past couple years.