Articles from the April 20, 2018 edition
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Softball splits doubleheader, takes season series from rival SWOSU
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State hosted rival Southwestern Oklahoma State in the final doubleheader of their season series Tuesday and came away with a split, but a series victory. Game 1 Madison Garza started in the circle, but was injured...
April Rotary Students of the Month honored
Davion Murrow Davion is the son of Chandra Murrow, Cameron Pitts. High school activities include football, basketball, track and Key Club. Outside of school Davion is busy with youth group. He is...
Northwestern members of game programming teams place at annual gaming exposition
Northwestern Oklahoma State University's game programming teams participated for the fifth time in the University of Tulsa's annual Heartland Gaming Exposition in early April, placing in several...
Northwestern SWAT fosters "Wooden Child" prevention of child abuse
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Social Workers Association of Tomorrow (SWAT) has taken part in the "Wooden Children" project sponsored by the Garfield County Child Advocacy Center. The Wooden...
Soccer squads fall to Woodward on Senior Day
ALVA, Okla. – On a day when the Alva High School soccer teams celebrated the careers of eight seniors from girls and boys soccer teams, the Goldbugs and Ladybugs were forced to also battle the e...
Why is Oklahoma burning?
April 16, 2018 – Oklahoma's third megafire in three years – the Rhea Fire, which has torched some 242,000 acres in less than a week – may grow even worse on Tuesday, as horrific fire weather condi...
Eagles' offense stalls as St. Edward's posts sweep
OKLAHOMA CITY (April 19, 2018) – Oklahoma Christian managed only 11 hits and three runs in 16 innings as the Eagles dropped both games of a doubleheader to St. Edward's (Texas) on Thursday, losing 8-0 and 5-3 at Dobson Field. In what has become a l...
RSU Softball Sweeps LCU for First Time on Senior Day
CLAREMORE, Okla. – For the first time in program history, the Rogers State softball team swept Lubbock Christian in a doubleheader with two wins on Senior Day on Thursday (April 19) at the Diamond Sports Complex. The Hillcats earned 9-2 and 2-0 v...
RSU Baseball Rolls to 2 Wins over LCU, Klimas Earns 100th Career Victory
CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Rogers State baseball team rolled to two dominating wins over Lubbock Christian and RSU head baseball coach Chris Klimas earned his 100th career win in a doubleheader sweep on Thursday (April 19) at the Diamond Sports C...
Golden Suns cruise past SNU to GAC semifinals
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - After a 3-0 sweep of doubles play, Arkansas Tech defeated Southern Nazarene 5-2 in the opening round of the Great American Conference Championships on Thursday, moving the Golden Suns into the tournament semifinals. NEXT UP...
Harding Women's Tennis Rallies to Defeat Henderson State at GAC Tournament
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Harding women's tennis, the No. 4 seed at the Great American Conference Tournament, battled back from a one-match deficit after doubles to defeat No. 5 seed Henderson State 5-4 in the first round Thursday. Harding takes on No. 1...
Henderson Tripped Up Late by Harding in GAC Quarterfinals, 5-4
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Henderson State had a 4-3 lead in its GAC quarterfinal match against Harding on Thursday afternoon, and then led 5-4 in the deciding singles contest, but the Lady Bisons rallied to take the final three sets and defeat the R...
Tigers Put Up a Fight against UCA
CONWAY, Ark. – The Ouachita softball team fell 10-2 to the University of Central Arkansas on Wednesday evening. It was the second time this season Ouachita (19-25) has made the trip to the campus of Central Arkansas (23-19). The Tigers first trip t...
Comey memo: Trump complained about Flynn's 'judgment issues'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told former FBI Director James Comey that he had serious concerns about the judgment of his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and Trump's chief of staff asked days later if Flynn's c...
Rudy Giuliani to join Trump legal team in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump since the early days of his campaign, is joining the team of lawyers representing the president in the special counsel's Russia investigation. With the...
Columbine, Parkland students unite for voter registration
DENVER (AP) — A planned national high school walkout for gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting Friday won't include student protests at the Colorado school that changed the way the nation viewed shootings. Just as it has d...
Raul Castro retires as Cuban president, outlines future
HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro turned over Cuba's presidency Thursday to a 57-year-old successor he said would hold power until 2031, a plan that would place the state the Castro brothers founded and ruled for 60 years in the hands of a Communist Party o...
Seoul: N. Korean leader removes major nuclear sticking point
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that his rival, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, isn't asking for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Korean Peninsula as a precondition for abandoning his nuclear w...
Reports: Wells Fargo to be fined $1B as early as Friday
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators plan to fine Wells Fargo as much as $1 billion as early as Friday for abuses tied to its auto-lending and mortgage businesses, The New York Times and other news outlets reported, citing unnamed sources. The p...
At trial, experts debate drug Cosby gave to his accuser
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — It's long been one of the most enduring mysteries of Bill Cosby's sexual assault case: What drug did he give his chief accuser on the night she says he molested her? Cosby has insisted he handed 1 ½ tablets of the ov...
Southwest Airlines sought more time for engine inspections
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines sought more time last year to inspect jet-engine fan blades like the one that snapped off during one of its flights Tuesday in an accident that left a passenger dead. The airline opposed a recommendation by the engine...
Some GOP officials urge charges for women who get abortions
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Anti-abortion rhetoric is intensifying ahead of midterm elections as officials in Republican-dominant states push legislation that would punish both doctors and patients, even though such laws are likely unconstitutional. In Idaho...