Articles from the September 2, 2018 edition
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RSU Men's Soccer Falls, 2-0, to Ouachita Baptist
CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Rogers State men's soccer team had its opportunities, but couldn't convert in a 2-0 loss to Ouachita Baptist on Saturday (Sept. 1) afternoon at Soldier Field. The loss is the first this season for RSU as they fell to 1-1 on t...
Suns drop heartbreaker to 11th-ranked Sailfish
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Tymber Riley and Mackenzie Eford turned in a team-high 13 kills, Amanda Milnick dished out 46 assists and Meredith Darnell added a team-best 24 digs as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns volleyball team (3-4) fought valiantly but d...
Harding Volleyball Comes up Short Saturday in Two Five Set Matches
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Harding volleyball team fell to Wisconsin-Parkside 3-2 (27-25, 19-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-10) and Winona State 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17, 15-10) Saturday on the final day of the UINDY Tournament. Harding moves to 4-4 on t...
Harding Men's Soccer Posts 1-0 Shutout over Oklahoma Christian
EDMOND, Okla. – Harding men's soccer freshman Jack Savage scored in the 54th minute to give the Bisons a 1-0 victory in nonconference action Saturday against Oklahoma Christian, a member of the Division II Heartland Conference. The win gave H...
Harding's Kwiecinski Wins UCO Land Run in Oklahoma
EDMOND, Okla. – Harding junior Bartek Kwiecinski opened the 2018 cross-country season by winning the UCO Land Run, hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma on the same course where Harding will compete for the Great American Conference C...
Harding Women's Cross-Country Places Third at UCO Land Run
EDMOND, Okla. – Harding women's cross-country opened its season Saturday with a third-place finish among eight teams at the UCO Land Run, hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma on the same course where Harding will compete for the Great A...
Tigers Soccer Unblemished After Week 1
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – For the third consecutive season the Ouachita Tigers men's soccer team has started the season without a loss. The Tigers tied Dallas Baptist on Thursday night and on Saturday afternoon Ouachita defeated Rogers State 2-0. 2014 w...
Leonard, Nolly Power Ouachita in Day 1 of the Reddie-Tiger Challenge
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Ouachita is off to an impressive start to their season at 6-0, contributing two wins to that record today in the Reddie-Tiger Challenge in their home opener. The Tigers defeated the Dallas Baptist University Patriots in five s...
#17 RiverHawks shutout Drury, 5-0
TAHLEQUAH – Northeastern State set the pace early with three first half goals to throttle Drury 5-0 in their home opener on Saturday afternoon. Joe Garcia netted two of the RiverHawks (2-0) goals in the first 45 minutes, Justin Todd and Blake D...
No. 10 RU beats CCU 3-1 to advance to Bronze Bracket Finale
DENVER, Colo. – The No. 10 ranked Regis University volleyball team (4-3) tamed the Colorado Christian University Cougars (2-6) on the way to a 3-1 win in the first game of day two at Colorado Premier Challenge. How It Happened:After being plagued w...
Emporia State Volleyball splits Day Two defeating #6 Rockhurst in the Rockhurst Classic
September 1, 2018- Emporia State Volleyball split day two of the Rockhurst Classic as they fell 3-1 to Colorado Mesa on Saturday morning and defeated host school #6 Rockhurst 3-2 in the afternoon game. This is the first time since October 23, 2013...
Murray leads No. 7 Oklahoma past Florida Atlantic 63-14
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kyler Murray wasn't worried about replacing Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield as Oklahoma's quarterback. The junior passed for 209 yards and two touchdowns to lead the seventh-ranked Sooners past Florida Atlantic 63-14 on S...
Trial date set for Oklahoma man charged in daughter's death
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A trial date is set for an Oklahoma man charged with killing his 21-month-old daughter more than three years ago. The McAlester News-Capital reports that 27-year-old Devin Sizemore is to go on trial starting Sept. 10 on c...
Professor researching if snake venom can cure cancer
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — When Stephen Mackessy opened the door to one of his favorite rooms on the University of Northern Colorado campus, it erupted with a noise like a mix of cicadas buzzing, rain hitting a metal roof and raucous applause after a c...
Tulsa administrators fill teacher vacancies for third year
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At least one fifth-grade class at Celia Clinton Elementary School had two teachers for the first day of school. One, Robin Lemmons, a 30-year veteran of teaching who just returned to the profession, will be their teacher for a...
Oklahoma nonprofit offers 'Community Care Chests' to needy
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — Area residents in need will soon have more opportunities to get staple items, as Sweetwater Foundation is making "Community Care Chests" available here. The "chests" are actually repurposed newspaper racks, and they will be f...
Counties complete count of votes in Oklahoma primary runoff
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Election officials in Oklahoma's 77 counties have completed counting the votes in the Tuesday primary runoff election. Officials on Friday considered nearly 400 provisional votes that were cast, finding about half are from e...
Oklahoma follows national trend in increase in sex diseases
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is following a national trend with a sharp increase in the number of sexually transmitted diseases. The Oklahoma State Department of Health says chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases rose from 29,716 in 2016 to 3...
Kansas court rules for grand jury investigation of Kobach
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A grand jury must be convened to investigate whether Republican gubernatorial candidate and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach intentionally failed to register voters in 2016, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled. The court's o...
New safari opens in Topeka zoo
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Visitors to the Topeka Zoo's newest exhibit can now experience what it's like to go on a safari. Camp Cowabunga opened Friday to the public. The exhibit is based on zoo director emeritus Gary Clarke's experiences leading s...
GOP makes Pelosi issue even for Democrats who keep distance
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Paul Davis kicked off a promising Democratic campaign to flip a GOP-leaning Kansas congressional district with a pledge to oppose Nancy Pelosi's return as House speaker. It didn't change the GOP's strategy for keeping the seat: Re...
Jackson County jail guard sentenced in contraband case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Jackson County detention officer has been sentenced to federal prison for smuggling contraband cellphones and other items to inmates in the jail. Twenty-seven-year-old Andre Lamonte Dickerson, of Kansas City, was s...
Texas Education Agency seeks $54M for school safety
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Education Agency is asking lawmakers for $54 million to pay for school safety initiatives in a request just months after deadly gunfire on a campus. The Houston Chronicle reports the TEA made the request Thursday in i...
DeVos: No plans to take action on funding to arm teachers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says she has "no intention of taking any action" regarding any possible use of federal funds to arm teachers or provide them with firearms training. DeVos' comments came Friday after a top official i...
Trump: Canada 'will be out' of trade deal unless it's 'fair'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Canada on Saturday that it "will be out" of a revised North American trade agreement unless it's "fair" to the United States, and he threatened to scrap the current deal should Congress "interfere" w...