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ARKADELPHIA, ARK. – The East Central University baseball team broke a 12-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory at Henderson State, in Great American Conference action. ECU Lineup Sr. Josh Lincoln (SS) Jr. Zach Lehman (LF) Fr. Drew Reed (DH) Jr. Dylan...

ADA, OKLA. – For the first time in the 2019 season, the East Central University softball team took two games from a Great American Conference opponent. The Tigers (12-19, 8-14 GAC) first earned a 13-1 win in five innings and then picked up a 3-0 shut...

SHAWNEE, OKLA. – The East Central University men's and women's track & field teams claimed 14 top-10 finishes, including two first place finishes by senior Dilland Gardner in the discus and the shot put. The men's team accounted for 10 of the t...

SHAWNEE – Battling wind and cold, the Oklahoma Baptist track and field teams wrapped up competition at the OBU Invitational Saturday by claiming a total of 23 event titles. OBU swept the 400 meter dash, with Cameka Witter claiming the women's c...

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern survived a cold snap and extreme wind to polish off a sweep of Ouachita Baptist on Saturday, taking the opener 4-3 before finishing the series with a 4-2 win in the finale on Saturday afternoon at the Southeastern S...

BETHANY - The Southern Nazarene softball team earned two more wins on Saturday as Skye Ah Yat walked it off in the 1tth of game one while a trio of pitchers came through in game two as the Crimson Storm completed a four-game sweep of...

WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Bulldog Baseball swept a three-game series against Arkansas Tech this weekend, going 3-0 while allowing just five runs to be scored in all three games combined. Saturday's doubleheader was a complete shut out with the Wonder B...

MAIZE, Kan. (March 30, 2019) – After a disappointing loss last Saturday to St. Edward's (Texas), Oklahoma Christian had to wait a full week for a chance for redemption. The Eagles took full advantage against Newman (Kan.). OC pounded out 23 hits a...

OKLAHOMA CITY (March 30, 2019) – Zachary Pape stood tall on the pitching mound, Oklahoma Christian took advantage of most of its scoring opportunities and the Eagles sealed a Heartland Conference series win by beating Texas A&M International 9-3 o...

SHAWNEE, Okla. – The Rogers State Women's Track & Field team ran at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational on Saturday, finishing with several strong performances, including a school record, despite strong winds and cold temperatures. Freshman Katelyn C...

CLAREMORE, Okla. - Rogers State Baseball dropped the rubber match of the Heartland Conference series with St. Edward's on Saturday, falling 16-3 at the Diamond Sports Complex. After a scoreless first inning, the Hillcats fell behind as St. Edward's...

CLAREMORE, Okla. – Danelle Day hit a grand slam and Andrea Morales tossed her second-straight shutout as the Hillcats completed a three-game sweep of Texas A&M International on Saturday with a 4-0 victory at the Diamond Sports Complex. With two o...

WEATHERFORD, Okla.– The Arkansas Tech offense struggled to get going on Saturday in a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Southwestern Oklahoma, as the Wonder Boys (21-13, 14-7 Great American Conference) dropped 10-0 and 2-0 games to the Bulldogs (...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech broke the score record for hits in a single game with 21 hits in the opening 14-9 win over the Lady Bulldogs. Sarah Coronado provided the late game heroics in the nightcap as her walk-off two-run home run helped t...

MAGNOLIA, Ark. - Harding women's track and field, ranked 33rd nationally and first in the Central Region, recorded four event victories Saturday at the Dan Veach Invitational, hosted by Southern Arkansas. Freshman Abigail Howell recorded her first...

MAGNOLIA, Ark. - Harding freshman Steven Konwent won the pole vault Saturday at the Dan Veach Invitational, hosted by Southern Arkansas. He cleared 3.84 meters (12-07.25) and won for the second time in three outdoor meets this season. He also won at...

ALVA, Okla. – Harding baseball fell 5-0 to Northwestern Oklahoma Saturday in the finale of the three-game Great American Conference series at Ranger Field. Harding dropped to 21-13 overall and 12-9 in GAC action. The Bisons are back at home next w...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Henderson State could not hold an early lead on Saturday night, as East Central turned in its best offensive game of the season to defeat the Reddies 7-4 at Clyde Berry Field. The Tigers, who entered the game with the lowest t...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Henderson State was unable to get the bats going in the first half of a four game series at East Central, as the Reddies scored just one run over two contests, falling 13-1 and 3-0 in Saturday's doubleheader. Selena Mendoza was a...

DURANT, Okla. – Ouachita Softball hits the ball well in Oklahoma, but they in the end fall to Southeastern Oklahoma State in both double header games. Tobi Finley had an incredible game from the plate as she would put in three hits and drive in t...

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The potentially stormy weather held off on Saturday at the Third-Annual Dan Veach Invitational as cooler weather and a steady, gusting wind took its place. As for the action that developed inside the competition area of the M...

Shawnee, Okla. – The SAU Softball team extended their winning streak to 14 games on Saturday after completing the series sweep of Oklahoma Baptist, outscoring the Bison 22-0 after outscoring the hosts 25-6 on day one. Elisa Favela started the p...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — David Boren's appointment as president of the University of Oklahoma two decades ago was the capstone of a storied career. Born into a prominent Oklahoma political family, he became a Rhodes scholar, then governor at age 33 a...

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