Articles from the February 3, 2017 edition
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Ladybugs take a loss on the road against the Lady Boomers
WOODWARD – In spite of a solid performance from Whitney Randall with 20 points, Alva fell to Woodward 50-43 Tuesday night. Though the Lady Boomers were off to a big start with a 10-0 run early in t...
Ethan Harzman signs with Northwestern Football
The Alva High School library was filled with classmates of senior Ethan Harzman Wednesday afternoon to cheer him on in signing a letter of intent to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University and...
Northwestern baseball season opens today
ALVA, Okla. – The feel of winter may still be felt all around northwest Oklahoma, but opening day for Northwestern Oklahoma State's baseball team is upon us. All head coach Sam Carel could say about his feelings towards this weekend's first four g...
Lady Rangers head to Lubbock for opening weekend
ALVA, Okla. – Six games in three days may seem like a heavy workload for the opening weekend of a season, but for Northwestern Oklahoma State's softball team it is exactly what head coach Charlie Zeilman was hoping for. After a long off-season and a...
Furious comeback bid falls short in Monticello
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Northwestern Oklahoma State's women's basketball team was unable to complete a late-game comeback on the road against Arkansas-Monticello. The 74-66 defeat brings the Lady Rangers record to 6-14, 5-9 in the GAC. Junior Kalea K...
Women's Basketball Fall in Overtime at Ouachita Baptist
ARKADELPHIA, ARK. – For the second time in the 2016-17 season the battle of the Tigers in women's basketball ended being forced into overtime. This time the wrong Tigers came out on top as the East Central University women's basketball team fell t...
Harding Halts Lady Bison
SEARCY, ARK. – Oklahoma Baptist for 16 points from Katy Custer and double-figure scoring from two other players in a 72-55 loss at Harding Thursday. Custer score four three-pointers in six tries. Autumn Avina added 12 points and Cameerah Graves a...
Lady Bison Tennis Picked Third; Men Fourth
SHAWNEE – Tennis coaches of the Great American Conference believe Oklahoma Baptist might be down this season. After going undefeated through their debut in the GAC last season, the Lady Bison graduated No. 1 player Anatasia Baranova and are r...
Explosive Fourth Quarter Powers SE to Road Win
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern rallied to erase a double-digit third-quarter deficit and exploded to outscore Henderson State 23-8 in the final frame to pull away with an 81-65 win on Thursday night in Arkadelphia, Ark. The win lifts the Savage S...
Lady Bulldogs Sweep Season Series over SAU with Win in Magnolia
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Lady Bulldogs defeated Southern Arkansas 79-68 to earn the first Great American Conference regular-season sweep of the season. SWOSU utilized a great defensive third quarter holding the Muleriders to just nine points to build a...
Quick Takeoff for Jets Grounds Hillcat Women in 67-59 Loss
WICHITA, Kan. – A hot first quarter by Newman combined with a slow start by Rogers State led to a 67-59 loss for the Hillcat women Thursday evening inside Fugate Gymnasium. After a sluggish first quarter the Hillcats turned it on to start the s...
Degnan Totals School-Record Eight RBI in Dominating Win over RU
CLAREMORE, Okla. –Junior outfielder Bradley Degnan set a school record with eight RBI in a dominating 17-0 victory over Randall on Thursday (Feb. 2) in the first game of a three-game at the Diamond Sports Complex. Degnan, a junior from Woodside, C...
Hillcats Use Big Fourth Inning to Roll to 11-0 Win on Opening Day
CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Rogers State baseball team scored eight runs in the fourth inning to roll to an 11-0 victory over Bacone College on Wednesday (Feb. 1) in the season opener at the Diamond Sports Complex. Eight of the 11 runs came in a h...
Golden Suns calm Crimson Storm
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – D'Rae Tullock came off the bench to score 16 points, while Kelsey McClure (16 points), Anissa Pounds (14 points), and Danielle Frachiseur (10 points) all hit double figures as the No. 23 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball t...
Hogue Leads Harding to 10th Straight Home Win
SEARCY – Sophomore Caroline Hogue starred for Harding at both ends of the floor Thursday, leading Harding to a 72-55 victory over Oklahoma Baptist in Great American Conference action at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House. Hogue scored a career-high 24 p...
Reddies fall to Southeastern 81-65
ARKADELPHIA, AR - Hailey Estes had 19 points and 8 rebounds but Southeastern Oklahoma used a big run in the second half to defeat Henderson State 81-65 on Thursday night in the Duke Wells Center. The Reddies got off to a good start behind 12 first qu...
Muleriders win season-opener; Pettigrew collects first career win
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – The Southern Arkansas baseball team opened their 2017 season with a 5-4 win over Missouri Western State in the first game of the Air Hogs DII Classic at the Ballpark in Grand Prairie on Thursday. With the win, first-year h...
Oklahoma panel seeks to expel lawmaker accused of harassment
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma lawmaker who admitted asking his legislative assistant to send him topless photos and accompany him to a strip club should be expelled from office, a special House committee recommended Thursday following a m...
Oklahoma seeking disaster declaration for January ice storm
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is requesting a major disaster declaration from the federal government for an ice storm that hit the state last month. Fallin's office announced Thursday that Oklahoma is seeking the declaration for 1...
Task force: Lower sentences for some nonviolent crimes
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Shortening criminal penalties for nonviolent drug offenders, offering parole to older inmates and allowing some prisoners a chance to expunge their records would help whittle Oklahoma's chronically overcrowded prison system and s...
Crews battling 2 wildfires in southeastern Oklahoma
STIGLER, Okla. (AP) — Crews are battling two wildfires in rural eastern Oklahoma that have burned more than 10 square miles combined. Oklahoma Forestry Services fire management chief Mark Goeller said the first fire in Haskell County was about 50 p...
Korean War veteran's remains will be moved to Alex
ALEX, Okla. (AP) — A U.S. veteran of the Korean War will be buried in Alex more than 66 years after his death. Corporal Melvin "Mutt" Hill's remains will be transported to Alex on Feb. 4, the Express-Star (http://bit.ly/2k4lmxk ) reported. Thressa B...
Amazon.com to start collecting state sales tax in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma will soon join a growing list of states that collect sales taxes on purchases made through online retail giant Amazon, Gov. Mary Fallin announced Thursday, touting the agreement as a "big accomplishment" for the f...
New film links McVeigh to far-right ahead of OKC bombing
It didn't start out that way, but a new documentary tying various threads among far-right extremists and Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh serves as a history lesson and, indirectly, as a warning that something so horrible could happen again....
Fallin, Oklahoma legislative leaders to discuss 2017 plans
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and legislative leaders are outlining some of their top priorities for the legislative session at a forum hosted by The Associated Press. Fallin and leaders from the House and Senate are expected to s...