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ALVA – The Ranger volleyball team closed out last week with a Friday afternoon match against the Henderson State Reddies. Northwestern dropped the first set before taking the next three in a row to win the match and snap a three-game losing streak. The Rangers improved to 12-10 on the season with a 6-5 conference record, while Henderson State falls to 12-12 with a 3-8 conference mark. The Rangers were led by Erika Asencio Soriano with 19 kills followed by Ece Ozdemir with 13. Mikayla White l...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State's football team hosted Oklahoma Baptist Saturday afternoon for Game 8 of the season. The Rangers jumped on the board first and never lost the lead, holding on to a 30-28 victory over the Bison Saturday. The Rangers are now 2-6 after the win as Oklahoma Baptist falls to 2-6 on the season. Brodey Johnson led the Rangers with 181 yards and a passing touchdown, and Darien Gill finished with 68 rushing yards and a touchdown. Travis Romar caught the Rangers' t...
Sometimes homecoming festivities can be distracting, taking the focus of football players away from the game. It wasn't a problem for the Alva Goldbugs last Friday as they hosted Kelleyville. The Goldbugs dominated the game, coming away with a 56-0 victory. At the end of a very long first quarter, Alva led 28-0. The Goldbugs scored twice in the second quarter to lead 42-0 at halftime. After Alva's first possession to start the second half ended in a touchdown, the coaches subbed in players from...
Arizona State (5-2, 2-2 Big 12) at Oklahoma State (3-5, 0-5), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Arizona State by 3 1/2. Series record: Oklahoma State leads 3-2. What's at stake? Both teams are looking to get back in the win column after road losses. Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt, who cracked a rib in the Sun Devils' win over Utah on Oct. 11 and didn't play in a 24-14 loss to Cincinnati on Oct. 19, will start for the Sun Devils. Oklahoma State must win three of its last four games to extend the nation's sixth...
No. 17 Kansas State (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) at Houston (3-5, 2-3), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Kansas State by 12 1/2. Series record: Kansas State leads 1-0 What's at stake? Kansas State aims to remain in the hunt for a spot in the Big 12 championship game and a chance to make the College Football Playoff. The Wildcats, who have won four straight since opening conference play with a loss to BYU, are looking for their longest winning streak since winning six straight to end the 2016 season and start the 2017 season....
Here is The Associated Press' Oklahoma high school football poll with first place votes in parentheses, records, points and ranking in last week's poll, records through September 10. Points for classes A through 5A based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scoring. Points for 6A (Division I & II), classes B and C based on 5-4-3-2-1 scoring. Class 6A-I Rank School Total Points Previous 1. Owasso (10) (8-0) 50 1 2. Bixby (7-1) 40 2 3. Jenks (5-3) 24 4 4. Union (6-2) 23 3 5. Norman (7-1) 13 NR Others receiving votes: Class 6A-II Rank School Total Points...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — None of the last eight unbeaten teams in major college football this season were unbeaten going into November last year. Or the year before that. Or the year before that. Or in the decades before that, in some cases. The last eight unbeatens: No. 1 Oregon (8-0), No. 3 Penn State (7-0), No. 5 Miami (8-0), No. 9 BYU (8-0), No. 11 Iowa State (7-0), No. 13 Indiana (8-0), No. 18 Pitt (7-0) and No. 21 Army (7-0). "It can get real special," Miami running back Mark Fletcher Jr. said after the Hurricanes beat Florida State o...
The South Barber Junior High Tornadoes volleyball team is on a roll. The Head Coach Janet Cook said the team is 14-2 and headed into the Heart of the Plains League (HOPL) tournament as first in the league. "We've been No. 2 several times, but never on top going into the tournament," she said. Cook said the league plays two round robins with five teams. "Two in each pool advance to what we call 'the final four.'" "I couldn't be more proud of these young ladies," Cook said. "They are a fun bunch...
ALVA, Okla. – When L.J. Yeahquo to transfer to Northwestern Oklahoma State University, he did it for two primary reasons. “I want to complete my MBA, get my master’s degree in business in April, and continue to rodeo,” said Yeahquo, a graduate student and team roping heeler on the Rangers rodeo team from Mandaree, North Dakota. “I also wanted to come to school here because of Cali. She’s the reason I wanted to come to Northwestern to continue to rodeo.” Cali Griffin is in her first year as the rodeo coach, and she’s been a major influence...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State's Ranger soccer team was home Wednesday evening against the East Central Tigers. The Tigers used an early goal Wednesday, Oct. 16, to take a 1-0 lead that remained through to the end as the Tigers completed the shutout victory. The loss drops the Rangers to 2-7-5 overall with an 0-4-4 conference record on the season. East Central improves to 4-9-1 on the season with a 3-4-1 conference mark. Overall, the Rangers slightly outshot the Tigers 14-13 with 9-8 on g...
In a Thursday night Fall Break game, the Alva Goldbugs beat Luther 33-18. With the win, Alva is 5-2 for the season and 3-1 in district play. The Associated Press' Oklahoma high school football poll that came out Tuesday lists Alva in sixth place in Class 2A-II in the state, up two from the previous week. Here are the rankings with first place votes in parentheses, records, points and ranking in last week's poll, records through Sept. 10. Class 2A-II 1. Stroud (4) (7-0) 75 1 2. Vian (2) (7-0) 69...
Kansas (2-5, 1-3 Big Ten) at No. 16 Kansas State (6-1, 3-1), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Kansas State by 10. Series record: Kansas leads 65-51-5. What's at stake? Kansas State still has its eye on playing for the Big 12 championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff after bouncing back from its lone loss to BYU with three impressive wins. The Jayhawks snapped a five-game skid last week with a win over Houston, and their hopes of qualifying for a bowl game could depend on a brutal three-game stretch. Key mat...
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jaxson Dart threw for 311 yards, No. 18 Mississippi's defense produced nine sacks and the Rebels used a big third quarter to beat Oklahoma 26-14 on Saturday. The Sooners were up 14-10 at the half before the Rebels (6-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) scored two touchdowns in the third quarter behind Dart and tight end Caden Prieskorn, who had five catches for 71 yards. Oklahoma (4-4, 1-4), in its first game since last Sunday's firing of offensive coordinator Seth Littrell, was productive in the run game in the first half but...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Sawyer Robertson had three touchdown passes and ran for another score, helping Baylor end an eight-game home losing streak in Big 12 games with a 38-28 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday. Robertson and three other players combined for 345 yards rushing a week after the Bears (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) ended an eight-game overall conference losing streak with a blowout of Texas Tech in Lubbock. The victory, which came on homecoming, was the first in the Big 12 for Baylor at McLane Stadium since a 35-23 win over Kansas on Oct. 2...
In their first year of playing Six-Man Football – the South Barber Chieftains caught on quickly. They are 6-1 in the season and are District Champions. The Chieftains have a home game and it's senior night this Friday at 6 p.m. They host Rollo who is 1-5. Head Coach Matt Cantrell said, “We'll have a first playoff round bye next week. Then we will have a home game the next Friday night. The opponent will be announced....
Oklahoma State (12-20, 4-14 Big 12) This will be Oklahoma State's first season under Steve Lutz, who replaces Mike Boynton. Lutz took the last three teams he coached -- two at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and last season at Western Kentucky – to the NCAA Tournament. It'll be tough to make it four in a row. There has been a near complete roster overhaul. The team has 11 newcomers -- a lot, even in the transfer portal era. Big 12 coaches picked the Cowboys to finish 14th in the 16-team conference. Players to watch Bryce Thompson (senior, SG, 11.6 p...
Kansas State (19-15, 8-10 Big 12) The Wildcats took a step back after Jerome Tang led them on an unexpected Elite Eight run in his debut season, missing the NCAA Tournament last year as one of the last teams on the bubble. They wound up losing to Iowa in the first round of the NIT, and Tang immediately began to rebuild his roster around a handful of high-end transfers. The biggest was Coleman Hawkins, who transferred from Illinois and reportedly got a seven-figures name, image and likeness deal. Michigan's Dug McDaniel should replace the depart...
Kansas State (19-15, 8-10 Big 12) The Wildcats took a step back after Jerome Tang led them on an unexpected Elite Eight run in his debut season, missing the NCAA Tournament last year as one of the last teams on the bubble. They wound up losing to Iowa in the first round of the NIT, and Tang immediately began to rebuild his roster around a handful of high-end transfers. The biggest was Coleman Hawkins, who transferred from Illinois and reportedly got a seven-figures name, image and likeness deal. Michigan's Dug McDaniel should replace the depart...
Mississippi and Oklahoma are both coming off frustrating losses, but they happened in much different fashion. The 18th-ranked Rebels (5-2, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) enter Saturday's game having lost two of their last three games, by only a field goal apiece. The Sooners (4-3, 1-3) have dropped three of four, including two straight blowouts amid sputtering efforts that led to an offensive coordinator change. It's Ole Miss that is still harboring hopes of making the newly expanded College Football Playoff, even if there's no margin for error...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Brad Franz announced the hiring of Nathan Weatherly as the new assistant director of athletics for internal operations. Weatherly is set to take the position starting in November for Tim Lauderdale. Lauderdale spent 12 years at Northwestern and is moving to Oklahoma City to enter private business. Weatherly brings in over six years of experience in managing and optimizing athletic programs, while overseeing all aspects of operations i...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State volleyball came back on Thursday night, Oct. 10, to secure a 3-2 comeback win over Arkansas Monticello after trailing 2-0. The Rangers battled to a 20-18 five-set victory. The win improves the Rangers to 10-7 on the season with a 4-2 GAC record as Arkansas Monticello drops to 4-12 on the season with a 0-6 conference mark. Erika Ascencio Soriano led the way with 18 kills in the five-set match as Carmae Jones led with seven blocks. Mikayla White had 26 assists a...
The three teams at the top of the rankings in Alva's district are Stroud, Luther and Alva. Last week, the Goldbugs traveled to Stroud where a seasoned Tiger team dominated, defeating Alva 52-14. First Half The Tigers put two touchdowns on the scoreboard in the first few minutes of the game. Quarterback Dylan Baker passed the ball to Kason Presley for a six-yard TD followed by an extra point kick. A picked-off Goldbug pass set up Jordan Lindsey for a pick-6 score. This time the kick was missed...
South Carolina (3-3, 1-3 Southeastern Conference) at Oklahoma (4-2, 1-2), Saturday, 12:45 p.m. ET (SEC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Oklahoma by 2 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Oklahoma fans are getting restless after a blowout loss to rival Texas last week. The Sooners have played strong defense this season, but their offense is one of the nation's worst — an unusual position for a program used to posting big numbers. A loss here, especially if the offense struggles, raises more questions for Oklahoma coach B...