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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Senior Skyar Vann scored 15 points and her sister, freshman Zya Vann, added 14 to lead No. 9 Oklahoma to an 88-58 win over UNLV on Friday night. Raegan Beers scored 10 points for the Sooners, who improved to 5-0. Skyar Vann shot 3 for 6 from 3-point range and Oklahoma hit 41.4% (12 of 29) behind the arc. Kiera Jackson scored 20 points for UNLV (4-2) and Mikinna Brackens added 12. Takeaways Oklahoma: The Sooners limited the Rebels to two field goals in the third quarter and extended a one-point halftime lead to 67-42. In the t...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's fans literally couldn't wait to celebrate their team's victory over Alabama. An overzealous crimson and cream-clad mob stormed the field with 28 seconds remaining. After an announcement that the game was not over, the field was cleared. The Sooners took a knee to run out the clock in their stunning 24-3 win over the seventh-ranked Crimson Tide on Saturday night. After that, thousands of Oklahoma fans returned to the field and partied for more than 10 minutes as songs such as "Jump Around" by House of Pain and "FE...
A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women's volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender. The ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews in Denver will allow the player, who has played all season, to compete in the Mountain West Conference women's championship opening this week in Las Vegas. The ruling comes in a lawsuit filed by nine current players against the Mountain West Conference challenging the league's policies for allowing transgender players to...
On National Signing Day at Alva High School, Jaycee Kelln, Class of 2025, signed to play college softball for Oklahoma Baptist University. The Bison are back-to-back GAC (Great American Conferance) regular season champions....
Of the four area teams from Alfalfa and Woods counties in football playoffs, two won their games and will continue while two lost, ending their seasons. The two Alfalfa County teams, Timberlake and Cherokee, chalked up wins Friday night and will continue this week in the quarter-finals on the road to the state championship games. In Class C the Timberlake Tigers defeated Mt. View-Goteo 54-8. This Friday at 7 p.m. the Tigers will host Paoli in Helena. Paoli beat Oaks Mission last week 62-36. Also in Class C, the Waynoka Railroaders fell to Ryan...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State Baseball schedule has been finalized by Head Coach Ryan Bowen. The Rangers will open the year in late January starting the first of a 50-game schedule, which includes 27 home games along with 23 road games. The Rangers begin the season with seven non-conference games with four of those at home in Alva. Northwestern starts with a 2 p.m. game against Colorado Christian on Friday, Jan. 31, to start a four-game series that weekend, before a single game against the Newman Jets on Tuesday Feb. 4. After a t...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State Lady Rangers hosted Bethel College on Wednesday evening. The Rangers used a strong opening quarter taking a 33-5 lead before closing out a 98-45 victory over the Threshers. The Rangers improved to 2-1 on the season following the win and 2-1 overall at home. Northwestern was led in the win by four players scoring in the double figures led by Kennedy Hight with 15 a game high. Payton Jones finished with 13, Tegan Jones had 12 and Jaida Shipp with 10. Kira Bass l...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball had the home opener on Tuesday evening. The Rangers opened the game on a 19-4 run before heading to a 99-70 victory over the Barclay College Bears in the non-conference game. The Rangers improved to 2-1 on the season and 1-0 at home. Camron McDowell led all scorers with 31 points in the evening. Max Alexander was second with 21 points while adding 10 rebounds and nine assists with three steals earning the double double. Justin Norris was the third Ranger in double figures with 11 points. K...
The Alva Goldbugs hosted the Newkirk Tigers last Thursday, Nov. 7, for the final game of the season. Although Alva coaches brought players off the bench for the final quarter, the Tigers were unable to score. The first quarter started off slowly with neither team able to score. At halftime, Alva led 14-0. The Goldbugs upped the score to 47-0 in the third quarter, which was the final score for the game. With the win, the Goldbugs go into playoffs with a season record of 8-2 and a district record...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Tyson is set for his first sanctioned fight since 2005 as the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion takes on much younger YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Texas. The eight-round bout Friday night at the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys will be streamed on Netflix, which has more than 280 million subscribers globally. Texas regulators sanctioned the bout with limited rounds at just two minutes per round. Tyson and the 27-year-old Paul also will use heavier gloves, which in theory limits the power of punches. T...
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jalon Daniels threw for 169 yards, Dylan Neal ran for two touchdowns and Kansas upset No. 7 BYU 17-13 on Saturday night to hand the Cougars their first loss of the season. The Jayhawks (4-6, 3-4 Big 12) beat ranked opponents in back-to-back weeks for the first time in school history and improved to 3-0 against the Cougars. Neal surpassed 4,000 yards rushing in his career, finishing with 52 yards on the ground. The victory over BYU kept alive hopes of Kansas qualifying for a bowl game for a third consecutive season f...
Kansas strengthened its grip on No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The rest of the top 10 turned into a jumble of teams swapping places. The Jayhawks picked up five first-place votes in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll released on Monday, receiving 49 from a 61-person media panel. No. 2 UConn had seven first-place votes, No. 3 Gonzaga earned two and No. 4 Auburn three. Iowa State climbed two spots to round out the top five. The shuffling started with No. 8 Alabama's 87-78 loss to No. 6 Purdue, a game that dropped the Crimson Tide six...
Four football teams in the Newsgram area will begin state playoffs this week. Two are from Woods County and two from Alfalfa County. The Alva Goldbugs will host the Beggs Demons on Friday at 7 p.m. at Ranger Field. Alva has a season record of 8-2 and is 6-1 in the district. The Goldbugs are ranked second in Class 2A-II District 1. Beggs comes into the game with a record of 8-2 and 4-2 in district play. The Demons are ranked second in District 2. In Class B-II, the Cherokee Chiefs will travel to Copan to take on the Hornets at 7 p.m. on Friday....
With a record of 9-1 on the season, the South Barber Chieftains are District 3 and regional champions of six man football in Kansas. This advances them to sectionals. Friday, the team travels to Golden Plains High School in Rexford for a game at 6 p.m. Golden Plains is 8-2. Head Coach Matt Cantrell said the Chieftains beat Northern Valley 69-20 to win regionals on Saturday afternoon. South Barber rolled up a total of 517 yards compared to Northern Valley's 228 total yards. "It was a total team...
ATLANTA (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 28 points and Bill Self became the winningest coach in Kansas history as the top-ranked Jayhawks pulled away from Michigan State for a 77-69 victory in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. Spartans forward Jaxon Kohler hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 52 with just under nine minutes remaining. KJ Adams Jr. hit a pair of free throws to put Kansas (3-0) ahead to stay. Self improved to 591-143 in his 22nd season coaching the Jayhawks, pushing him past Phog Allen's mark of 590-219 in 39 seasons on the K...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Raegan Beers had 27 points and nine rebounds, and No. 9 Oklahoma set a school scoring record to roll past Western Carolina 122-56 on Wednesday. Beers was the AP Player of the Week for her dominant performances last week. The 6-foot-4 Oregon State transfer became the first Sooners player in 16 seasons to have back-to-back games with at least 20 points and 14 rebounds. She remained nearly unstoppable by making 12 of 14 field goals against the Catamounts. Sahara Williams scored 16 points and Skylar Vann added 15 for the S...
ATLANTA (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 28 points and Bill Self became the winningest coach in Kansas history as the No. 1 Jayhawks pulled away from Michigan State for a 77-69 victory in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. Spartans forward Jaxon Kohler hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 52 with just under nine minutes remaining. KJ Adams Jr. hit a pair of free throws to put Kansas (3-0) ahead to stay. Self improved to 591-143 in his 22nd season coaching the Jayhawks, pushing him past Phog Allen's mark of 590-129 in 36 seasons on the K...
ALVA – Home may be where the heart is, but it's often the most difficult place to play. The Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo teams hosted the Central Plains Region teams this past weekend at the Alva Dome, and while there was some rough sledding, there were a handful of Rangers who found success. "That was our hometown rodeo, but it's also a pretty tough place to compete because of the way it's set up," said Dale Lee Forman, a junior from Highmore, South Dakota, who placed in the cha...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State had the final home game of the 2024 season against the Henderson State Reddies Saturday, Nov. 2. The Reddies scored first before taking a halftime lead and closing out the 44-10 victory over the Rangers. Henderson State improves to 7-2 on the season as the Rangers drop to 2-7 on the year after the loss. Caleb Deal led the team in passing with 96 passing yards including an 84-yard connection to Travis Romar for the one touchdown. Darien Gill finished with a team high 46 rushing yards, while Romar had 84 yards....
A long trip to Meeker last Friday brought the Alva Goldbugs a 39-15 victory and a lock-in for second place in the district. The Goldbugs now have a 7-2 season record and are 5-1 in the district. Alva will be hosting a football playoff game for the first time since 2017. Alva scored on their first ball possession and led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter. By halftime, the Goldbugs had increased their lead to 25-7. At the end of the third quarter, Alva led 39-7. Starting toward the end of the...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 20 points and 10 rebounds for No. 1 Kansas, which blew a 20-point first-half lead against No. 9 North Carolina before holding on for a 92-89 victory when the Tar Heels' Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer as time expired Friday night. Zeke Mayo had 21 points and KJ Adams Jr had 14 for the Jayhawks (2-0), who led 49-29 in the first half but trailed 87-83 with 3:28 to go. Dickinson and Mayo responded with a series of baskets to tie the game at 89, and Dickinson's basket with 1:15 to go and free throw w...
The South Barber Chieftains are champs of District 3 in six-man football. At 7-1 on the season, they start the playoffs with a home game Friday night. They host Northern Valley at 5 p.m. in Kiowa. Chieftain Head Coach Matt Cantrell said Northern Valley is in Almena, Kansas, which is 4.5 hours away. Northern Valley is 4-5 on the season. “We need to continue to execute at a high level,” Cantrell said. “Northern Valley is a solid team that is well coached. They will come in here and be ready to go. We must be physical on the defensive side. They...
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy apologized on social media Tuesday, a day after he lashed out at his team's critics. Gundy is in unfamiliar territory. He has 169 wins in 20 seasons at Oklahoma State, including 18 straight bowl appearances. His team was among the favorites to contend for the Big 12 title this season, but the Cowboys are alone in last place heading into Saturday's game at TCU. The Cowboys (3-6, 0-6) have lost six in a row and must win out to avoid a losing regular season. A frustrated Gundy let loose on naysayers during his weekl...
