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Texas softball to play Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship
The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners softball teams have been on a collision course for a fourth matchup in 2024 at the Big 12 softball tournament in Oklahoma City. After the No. 1 Longhorns and No. 4 Sooners notched two five-inning victories apiece, the top two seeds in the conference tournament will play Saturday for the conference crown. Texas started the tournament with a 13-4 five-inning victory over Texas Tech Thursday. Katie Stewart led the team with four RBI, while Viviana Martinez registered a three-run home run to give Texas an 11-4 lead in the third inning. Mac Morgan (12-1) earned the...
Jones wins girls wrestling title for Little Axe High School
LITTLE AXE – There had been a long drought in the wrestling program at Little Axe High School, but a Cherokee Nation citizen has helped put an end to it. Alexus Jones, competing at 135 pounds, won a 5-2 decision over Trinity Rakeshaw of Tecumseh to win the 5A state championship and end a streak of no individual state titles for LAHS wrestling in 10-plus years. Her teammate Chloe Vawter also won the 5A 235 division with a fall over Stacey Nash of McLoud. The two are the first female state champs in program history.
College baseball notebook: Sooners’ regular-season conference title is their first since 1995
For a program with such a proud history, it seems almost unfathomable Oklahoma hadn’t won a regular-season conference championship in nearly 30 years. The Sooners checked that box over the weekend, sweeping Baylor for their first title since Larry Cochell’s 1995 squad won the second of two straight in the old Big Eight.
Oklahoma high school tennis boys state championship results
The 2024 Oklahoma high school boys tennis state championships got underway Friday at Oklahoma City Tennis Center. Here are the results: More: OKC Tennis Center nurtured kids' tennis dreams. Now, they're competing at state there. ...
Headlines: Hispanic Day 2024, Barnsdall tornado & Thunder game four
Hispanic advocates plan rally against new immigration law. (KOSU) Women at the Capitol are decrying anti-DEI action closing OU programs. (Oklahoma Voice) State house plans to vote on religious classes for public school students. (Tulsa World) State Senate leader remains resolute against tax cuts. (Tulsa World) President Pro Tem Treat...
Class 6A-5A Oklahoma high school track & field: Mustang girls, Carl Albert boys win titles
The 2024 Oklahoma high school track and field state meet for Classes 6A and 5A concluded Saturday. The meet began Friday and was held at Western Heights, and emerging as the team champions were the Tulsa Union boys and Mustang girls in Class 6A and the Carl Albert boys and Tulsa Lincoln Christian...
College Football Transfer Portal Update (May 12)
Chris and John Holcomb discuss the latest portal additions for the Sooners and Cowboys and Golden Hurricane. Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News 9 delivered right to your inbox!
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