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OWASSO, Okla. -  A beloved Owasso High School baseball coach and retired teacher has died. 

Okla. -- A Green Country dentist who’s also an OU fan is giving a brand new set of teeth to a fellow OU fan for free after seeing him being trolled online. Dentist Brett Francis, who’s originally from Collinsville but has a practice in Stroud, posted about it online and it went viral.

Joe Duvall has worn many hats during his career in motorsports, but this year that lid transformed into a crown as the 51-year-old from Claremore, Okla., captured the 2023 championship in the American Racer USRA Modified Series powered by Day Motor Sports. Duvall recorded five top-fives and ten top-ten finishes...

Fort Hays State (5-1, 1-0 MIAA) at Rogers State (2-2, 1-0 MIAA) Saturday, December 2 • 1:30 p.m. Video: The MIAA Network CLICK HERE TO WATCH ($) The Fort Hays State men's basketball team continues its road swing in Oklahoma to start MIAA play on Saturday with a 3:30 p.m. contest at Rogers State in Claremore. The Tigers enter the game at 5-1 overall, 1-0 in the MIAA, while the Hillcats are 2-2 overall and also 1-0 in the MIAA.

#22 Fort Hays State (5-0, 1-0 MIAA) at Rogers State (4-2, 0-1 MIAA) Saturday, December 2 • 1:30 p.m. Video: The MIAA Network CLICK HERE TO WATCH ($) The 22nd-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team looks to continue its winning ways Saturday afternoon (Dec. 2) when the Tigers take on Rogers State. First tip is slated for 1:30 p.m. inside the Claremore Expo Center.

Join the Fox 23 team as they unite with alumni of the Catoosa Basketball Club to raise funds. Catch a glimpse of familiar faces, including John AAS, Tanya Motorz Sitki, and even our news director, all supporting the Catoosa boys' basketball program.

CLAREMORE, Okla. – Fort Hays State fell to a hot-shooting Rogers State squad 76-63 on Saturday at the Claremore Expocenter. The Hillcats hit 11 of their first 14 3-point attempts in the game, producing the most points in a game by a Tiger opponent this season so far. FHSU moved to 5-2 overall, 1-1 in the MIAA, while RSU improved to 3-2 overall, 2-0 in the MIAA.

OWASSO, Okla. — An amateur boxer from Owasso flew to Louisiana Friday to compete at U.S. Olympic Trials next week for a spot on Team USA. FOX23 first shared the story of Neida Ibarra and her boyfriend/coach Luis Ramirez in October. She picked up the sport as a way to stay in shape in her 20s and climbed the ranks once she started competing.

Redshirt junior wing Meg Burns scored 17 points and Nebraska Kearney limited Rogers State to 27 percent field goal shooting to win 58-51 Thursday night in Claremore, Okla. This was the MIAA opener for both teams with UNK (7-0) now 8-0 all-time against the Hillcats (4-2). This was the only meeting between the two this season.

Senior transfer guard Rodney Battle scored 21 points to help Rogers State down Nebraska Kearney, 79-68, Thursday night in Claremore, Okla. This was the MIAA opener for both squads and the only meeting between the Hillcats (2-2) and Lopers (2-3) this year. Rogers has now won six of the eight all-time meetings between the two. UNK rallied from two seven-point deficits, 14-7 and 46-39, but couldn't do it a third time.

PRYOR, Oklahoma ~Trying to find one word to describe Coleman Proctor is a bit perplexing. He’s a husband, a father, a cowboy, a partner, a broadcaster and a podcaster. He’s also one of the greatest team roping headers of his generation, proven through multiple qualifications to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and his six top-10 finishes in the world standings.

IOWA PARK — Perhaps Muenster inadvertently got one over on District 8-2A Division II foe Collinsville without actually playing the Pirates.  By giving Albany all it could handle last week, the Hornets woke up the defending Class 2A D-II champions. And the Lions took out their frustrations on Collinsville.  Albany senior Adam Hill scored...

Pryor, Oklahoma ~ The path to success for the Pryor High School girls' soccer team in the 2024 season runs directly through District 5A-4, widely recognized as the toughest 5A district in the state. In this powerhouse district, the girls will be pitted against formidable opponents, including perennial 4A state finalist Metro Christian, the now 5A juggernaut Booker T. Washington, and a host of other talented teams like Collinsville, Claremore, Grove, East Central, and Tulsa Rogers.

NOBLE, OKLAHOMA – It very easily could have been a trap game.  One step away from playing for a state title and a possible rematch with defending champion Midwest City Carl Albert on the horizon, Del City could have overlooked Claremore and found themselves in a dogfight during Friday’s 5A ...

For the fourth time in the last 21 months, Bixby and Owasso faced off in what started as a close game. However, Bixby Spartans ran away with the win, scoring them their tenth straight spot in the state finals. Spartans win, 56-14.

Owasso was poised to pull off another shocking playoff upset on a Black Friday.  This time, though, Bixby fended off the Rams' chances at another monumental win. The Spartans broke a 14-all score in the third quarter with three touchdowns in less than two minutes; then went on to a decisive ...

SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA – It was looking like a game when Owasso tied the score in the third period.  Then Bixby returned to dominating form with a barrage of touchdowns in a span of just a few minutes. Just like that, the Spartans were pouring it on and the Rams looked dejected. In the end, ...

Watch as Bixby Spartans secure a decisive 56-14 victory over Owasso in the HSFB semi-finals. With key interceptions, turnovers, and a 10th straight trip to the finals on the line, this game is packed with thrilling moments and standout performances.

CLAREMORE, Okla. – Another year is in the books for the American Quarter Horse Association as the 2023 racing season has concluded at Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs. A total of 279 total races ran in 27 days . Of them, 54 were with mixed (Paint and Appaloosa) horses and 225 with Quarter Horses. The season concluded on November 19, with an improvement in average field size from 7.99 in 2022 to 8.22 in 2023 . The meet saw more than $5.2 million in wagers.

NOBLE, Okla. – Pokes Report was on the scene on Friday afternoon in Noble at the Class 5A State Semifinal between top-ranked Del City and Claremore. Oklahoma State running back commitment Rodney Fields was doing a little of everything for the Eagles in the 34-13 win over the Zebras that clinched the Eagles spot next Saturday in the Class 5A State Championship Game against fellow Mid-Del rival Carl Albert. The Carl Albert Titans beat McGunness 51-28 in Noble later Friday night.