The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator and sponsor of the Biletnikoff Award, released the 2018 Biletnikoff Award Pre-Season Watch List on July 19. Today, th...

The sixth-ranked Sooners will have a chance at a fourth straight Big 12 Title.OU will have an opportunity for payback against Texas after the Sooners’ 59-56 Friday evening victory over the West Virgin...

The Checotah boys basketball team, coached by Truman Dixon, won the first state championship in the history of the school in the finals of the state tournament in Oklahoma City last Friday night when ...

Description:   This species is a striking sparrow with four black stripes and three white stripes (or tan stripes in juveniles) extending from the base of the bill over the top of the head. Its neck,...

Kliff Kingsbury has been fired at Texas Tech after the former record-setting Red Raiders quarterback had a losing overall record in his six seasons as their head coach. Kingsbury finished with a 35-40...

The No. 10 ranked Eufaula Ironheads (10-3) saw their magical football season come to an end Friday as the No. 4 ranked Sperry Pirates (12-1) sank any championship hopes in a 44-13 quarterfinal victory...

The University of Central Oklahoma football team including tight-end Daxton “The Big Cat” Newton Williams of Eufaula, accepted an invitation to play in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl Saturday, D...

Checotah freshman running back Dontierre Fisher received an invitation to attend the Oklahoma versus Kansas game this past weekend. Checotah head coach received a call from Oklahoma assistant coach Ca...

H.D. Page could not hide his nerves this week in Las Vegas. For the first time in SweetPro’s Bruiser’s career, the star-studded bovine arrived for the PBR World Finals with plenty of question marks af...

The 2018 deer gun hunting season will open a half-hour before official sunrise this Saturday, Nov. 17. Based on field reports from each region of the state, the bucks will be cruising for the last few...

Number 6 ranked Oklahoma Sooners topped a discombobulated Kansas Jayhawks team in a 55-40 Saturday evening victory on Senior Night at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. OU quarterback Kyler Mur...

Pro Bass fisherman Sean McAllister of Checotah participated in the FLW wild-card event on Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee. McAllister placed sixth to secure a spot to fish the 2019 All-American tournam...

Battling through torn ligaments in his left knee sustained last weekend, just days prior to the 25th PBR: Unleash The Beast World Finals, Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil) went 2-for-5 inside T-Mobile ...

It was a game that many analysts predicted a loss for the Cowboys, but Oklahoma State overcame a 17-point deficit against the No. 9 team in the country and became bowl eligible in a 45-41 win over Wes...

HALTOM'S HUDDLE Some area athletes’ performances on the gridiron have made several colleges’ watch list. Checotah’s Jacob Barrett has caught the attention of Washington State, University of Maryland a...

The Miami Dolphins hosted local Wounded Warrior Project®  (WWP) warriors at Hard Rock Stadium for a fitness and nutrition activity that marked the veterans charity’s 15 years of service. The event was...

Oklahoma’s 16-day deer gun season will run Nov. 17 through Dec. 2. With more than 187,000 expected participants, the season is the state’s most popular hunting event in terms of participation. It is a...

The Checotah Wildcats finished the season with another winning record of 6-4 in what most analysts considered one of the top two districts in Oklahoma high school football. The Wildcats overcame many...

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy made the decision to go for the win with under two minutes remaining in regulation as Cowboy quarterback Taylor Cornelius’ pass fell short for OU cornerback Tre Brown ...