SPORTS

The Wilson varsity basketball program kicked off its 2023-2024 season this past Friday evening at the Tiger Den. The first opponents for the Wilson cage squads this season were the Pirates and Lady Pirates of Paden High School. Last Friday was also a special Homecoming event for Wilson head girls...

Former Vian Lady Wolverines softball player and current Eastern Oklahoma State College Lady Mountaineer Greenlee Wells, seated center, signs a letter of intent with Oklahoma Baptist University in a signing ceremony Friday afternoon at EOSC in Wilburton Sharing the moment are, sister Maisie Wells, left, holding her phone while on Facetime with older brother Tyrus, mother Amy Wells, right, and father Rob. Maisie signed with EOSC last month to follow in her older sister’s footsteps.

By JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR KELLYVILLE – The Kellyville basketball teams swept games at Stroud last Friday and both squads were in action Monday in the Frontier Shootout tournament. The boys squad looked impressive in a dominant 79-40 victory over Stroud on Friday, and continued the success on Monday with a 74-60 victory over Blackwell in the first …

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.

SHAWNEE, Okla. – SWOSU Men's Basketball fell 63-52 in a physical contest at Oklahoma Baptist on the opening night of conference play. The Bulldogs continue to search for the first win of the season, dropping to 0-5 and now 0-1 in the GAC. SWOSU trailed 34-24 at halftime and...

SHAWNEE, Okla. – In the Great American Conference opener, SWOSU Women's Basketball secured a 59-53 victory over Oklahoma Baptist. The Lady Bulldogs built an 18-point fourth quarter lead but had to withstand a late push from OBU to earn the victory. SWOSU (3-3, 1-0 GAC) has now won eight...

Nov. 30 - SWOSU at Oklahoma Baptist. 7:30 pm tipoff || Shawnee, Okla. (Noble Complex) 3:00 pm tipoff || Weatherford, Okla. (PCEC) SWOSU Men's Basketball gets a second start to the season with the beginning of Great American Conference play set to begin this week. The Bulldogs will open up league play on the road against Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday (Nov. 30) before hosting Southeastern Oklahoma State on Saturday (Dec. 2).

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Brenden Moss scored 19 points as Kent State beat Shawnee State 103-61 on Thursday night. Moss was 6 of 8 shooting (5 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Golden Flashes (5-3). VonCameron Davis scored 16 points while going 6 of 10 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 2 for 4 from the line, and added six rebounds. Chris Payton shot 5 of 8 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 14 points.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The top-seeded and second-ranked Concordia-St. Paul volleyball team (29-2) swept (25-16, 25-20, 25-20) eighth-seeded Oklahoma Baptist (22-9) in the NCAA Division II Central Region Volleyball Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night at Gangelhoff Center. The Golden Bears improved to 18-0 in region quarterfinal matches and 79-10...

Nov. 30 - SWOSU at Oklahoma Baptist. 5:30 pm tipoff || Shawnee, Okla. (Noble Complex) 1:00 pm tipoff || Weatherford, Okla. (PCEC) SWOSU Women's Basketball opens the Great American Conference slate with Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday, November 30 and then hosts Southeastern Oklahoma State for their first GAC home contest on Saturday, December 2.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The top-seeded #2 Concordia-St. Paul volleyball team (28-2) will face eighth-seeded Oklahoma Baptist (22-8) in the NCAA Central Region Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. at Gangelhoff Center. TICKET INFORMATION. Tickets are for sale online at cspbears.com/tickets. CSP accepts credit cards only for ticket...