Articles from the March 8, 2017 edition
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Lady Bison Knock Off UAFS
FORT SMITH, Ark. – Lady Bison tennis continued their tour of the win column on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Arkansas-Fort Smith 7-2. OBU won five singles matches with Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg, Olivia Charvat, Kim Moosbacher, Madeleine Boepple a...
Bison Shut Out Fort Smith
FORT SMITH, Ark. – OBU men's tennis downed fellow Division II opponent Arkansas-Fort Smith by way of a 9-0 sweep Tuesday afternoon. The sweep is the Bison's third in a row and their fourth win on the same run. No singles match reached a third set a...
Bison Finish Eighth at Arbor Hotels Classic
LUBBOCK, Texas – (Final Results) Oklahoma Baptist golfers concluded the Arbor Hotels Classic at The Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas Tuesday afternoon. OBU finished eighth in the team rankings for the tournament with a total score of 906 (299, 306, 301...
Opening Round Woes Sink Storm Hopes
LUBBOCK, Texas – Southeastern never fully recovered from an opening round 313 and after carding rounds of 299 and 301 would finish tied for 12th at the Arbor Hotels Classic in Lubbock, Texas, with an event total of 913. Hayden Foster turned in the b...
Baseball Drops Opener, Ends Day with Tie
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern suffered from five errors in its Tuesday opener against Central Oklahoma, falling 8-6, before coming back in the nightcap and fighting a pitcher's duel to a 1-1 tie after eight innings which was ended due to darkness a...
Storm Finish Ninth at Diffee: Southern Nazarene holds steady in first spring tournament
EDMOND, Okla. — Emilee While shot a team best 76 on the final day of the Diffee Ford Lincoln Invitational as Southern Nazarene shot seven strokes better than Monday's scores, but stayed in ninth place. The Crimson Storm finished with a 321 on the d...
Early Deficit Dooms Bulldogs in Chickasha
CHICKASHA, Okla. – SWOSU Baseball gave up nine runs in the first two innings that proved to be too much of a deficit on Tuesday, falling to Science & Arts 10-7. The Dawgs utilized six pitchers in the game, with no arm throwing more than 2.0 i...
Lady Bulldogs Finish Second at Diffee Ford Invitational in Edmond
EDMOND, Okla. – SWOSU Women's Golf led after the first day at the Diffee Ford Invitational in Edmond, but was passed on the scoreboard by Central Oklahoma in the final round to finish second overall in the tournament. Gloria Choi and Elin Wahlin both...
Lady Eagles smash 4 homers in sweep at Eastern New Mexico
PORTALES, N.M. (March 7, 2017) – Oklahoma Christian isn't known for its home-run hitting, but the Lady Eagles rode the longball to a doubleheader sweep at Eastern New Mexico on Tuesday afternoon. OC smashed two home runs in each game while p...
Hillcats' Winning Streak Snapped By Undefeated OCU
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – In a clash between two hot teams, the Rogers State softball team dropped two games of a doubleheader at Oklahoma City, the No. 1-ranked and undefeated team in NAIA, on Tuesday (March 7) at Ann Lacy Stadium. The Stars took g...
Hillcat Men's Golf Finishes Third at The Rawls Course
LUBBOCK, Texas – Rogers State men's golf held to its third place standing in day two of the 2017 Arbor Hotels Classic at The Rawls Course with a round of 297 Tuesday for an 893 tournament total and the best finish by a NCAA Division II program in t...
Hillcat Women Slide to Fifth at Lion Invitational
POTTSBORO, Texas – Rogers State women's golf finished fifth in the Lion Invitational at Tanglewood Resort dropping one spot down the team leaderboard with a round of 345 on Tuesday. The Hillcats shot eight strokes worst then its opening round 337 f...
Golden Suns finish fifth at SNU Diffee Ford Lincoln Invite
EDMOND, Okla. – Anna Frandsen put together back-to-back rounds of 73 (+3) to finish in a tie for third as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns golf team came away with a fifth-place finish at the Diffee Ford Lincoln Invitational hosted by Southern N...
Softball Wins Ninth Straight; Sweeps Christian Brothers on Tuesday
SEARCY – The 19th-ranked Harding softball team won its eighth and ninth game in a row on Tuesday after sweeping Christian Brothers in non-conference action at the Harding Softball Field. The Lady Bisons won 8-0 in five and 8-4. The Lady Bisons i...
Reddies Lose In Extra-Inning to No. 24 Union 6-5
Union University put together back-to-back doubles in the top of the 10th-inning to escape with a 6-5 win over Henderson State, Tuesday at Clyde Berry Field in Arkadelphia, Ark. The Bulldogs, 17-3 overall and ranked No. 24 nationally, used one-out...
HSU Women's Golf Sets Record In Final Round of Diffie Ford Invite
Henderson State set a single round team score record of 286 to finish third at the Diffie Ford Women's Golf Invitational in Edmond, Okla. The Reddies improved on Monday's round performance by 39 strokes to move up from three spots from sixth-place...
Lady Muleriders improve 31 strokes on final day of Diffee Ford Lincoln Invitational; finish 11th overall
EDMOND, Okla. – The Southern Arkansas Lady Mulerider Golf team concluded their opening tournament of the spring semester by improving 31 strokes in round two of the Diffee Ford Lincoln Invitational hosted by Southern Nazarene to finish in 1...
The Latest: Wildfires prompt Oklahoma emergency declaration
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning across the country's midsection (all times local): 9:20 p.m. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency in 22 counties due to wildfires. The order issued Tuesday allows state a...
Voters select nominees for vacant Oklahoma House seat
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Voters in Seminole and Pottawatomie counties have narrowed the field of candidates for a vacant seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. During a primary election Tuesday, voters from House District 28 chose Democrat S...
Oklahoma treasurer sees some good news in revenue figures
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller says he's cautiously optimistic after overall collections to the state treasury last month were slightly higher than those from the same month last year. Miller released figures Tuesday showing i...
Oklahoma governor gives green light to Panhandle casino
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin is giving her approval to a federal agency's decision that paves the way for the Shawnee Tribe to build a $25 million casino near Guymon in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Fallin announced Tuesday that she agrees with t...
LGBT center in Oklahoma vandalized, staff harassed
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police are investigating after several shots from a pellet gun were fired at the Equality Center in Tulsa, marking the first serious vandalism at the center since it opened to support the local LGBT community 12 years ago. A s...
Oklahoma House passes phased-in teacher pay raise measure
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House has overwhelmingly passed legislation that calls for a $6,000 raise for public school teachers over three years, although lawmakers have not figured out how to pay for it. The House voted 92-7 for the bill o...
Supreme Court says DPS taking too long on license hearings
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's highest court says the state Department of Public Safety is taking too long to revoke the driver's licenses of suspected drunken drivers, and reinstated the driving privileges of a Tulsa man arrested on suspicion of d...
Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses justice residency lawsuit
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the residency of newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Patrick Wyrick. In a four-page ruling, the state's highest court decided that the lawsuit was not t...