OKLAHOMA CITY — The Thunder have played 10 games this season, but have yet to win at home.
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The Stonewall Longhorns jumped out to an early lead and shut down Coalgate in the second half during a 58-46 win over Coalgate Tuesday night inside the Murphy-Roberts Gymnasium.
The Ada High boys basketball team opened up a big lead early and powered past Durant 59-31 for a Tuesday night road win.
Latta’s Hyatt Hoppe drove to the basket along the baseline and hit a layup with less than a minute left that turned out to be the game-winner in a tense 32-30 win over Stratford Tuesday night inside the Latta Panther Fieldhouse.
Stratford star junior Jaedyn Getman and her Lady Bulldogs teammates tried to go toe-to-toe with Latta Tuesday night inside the Latta Panther Gymnasium. But in the end, Stratford simply couldn’t quite keep up with the array of weapons Latta head coach Bruce Plunk has at his disposal.
Area basketball
Ada Junior High golfer Peyton “Beans” Factor is back to her winning ways.
The Roff High School girls basketball team spent five weeks in a COVID-19 quarantine. When they finally returned to the court last week, you could hardly tell.
Ada basketball
Senior Kennedy Large exploded for a game-high 30 points in just three quarters and the Lady Pirates buried Plainview 78-45 Friday night inside the Bill Koller Field House.
The Allen Mustangs rallied from an early eight-point deficit and rolled past Vanoss 63-40 Saturday evening inside the Allen gymnasium.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Men’s college basketball fans in Oklahoma will have to wait a bit longer to see the first Bedlam contest of the year.
NORMAN — Having given it some real thought, it’s clear Oklahoma State has a secret weapon as Bedlam approaches Saturday evening and here it is:
Oklahoma State had to overcome injuries, a sluggish offense and an opposing mobile freshman quarterback to escape with a 20-18 win Saturday against Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas.
For the first time since 2015, Oklahoma State is undefeated through its first four games.
Long has Oklahoma State football been reliant on its offense to win football games in the Big 12 Conference, but with injuries at quarterback and along the offensive line, the Cowboys have turned to the defense for its clean start to the season.
It’s easy to see why Oklahoma State football faithful are enamoured with Mike Gundy. The longtime OSU football coach has turned the program around and made it a formidable force.
“Shock. Anger. Frustration. Determination.” That was the tweet by Oklahoma State senior athletic director of communications Kevin Klintworth.
STILLWATER — Eddie Sutton lived long enough to find out he is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but not long enough to see his enshrinement.
STILLWATER – When Steve Beck took the helm as state 4-H program leader for the Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development Program, he knew there would be challenges in his new position. He was not, however, expecting to start his role without employees in the office.
Mike Boynton and the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team added another player to next year’s team, Cal Baptist grad transfer Ferron Flavors.
Oklahoma Sooners
Momentum is quickly building for Oklahoma to be a serious College Football Playoff contender from the start of its 2021 season.
The practices are different. McCasland Field House’s doors won’t be open to the public, but a new wrestling season is upon Oklahoma.
Minutes before kicking off Saturday’s Big 12 championship game, Ronnie Perkins rallied his teammates near midfield.
Fresh off the practice field, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley was all smiles.
Unlikely as it seemed after a 1-2 start, a sixth consecutive Big 12 championship is in play for Oklahoma when it visits Arlington, Texas Saturday.
Lincoln Riley, near the end of his fourth year as Oklahoma’s head coach, isn’t sure who he’d turn to for help if Bob Stoops, the longtime Sooner skipper he succeeded in 2017, wasn’t available.
Oklahoma strolls into the final stretch of the regular season with momentum matched by few, and the first College Football Playoff poll reflected that.
Oklahoma strolls into the final stretch of the regular season with momentum matched by few, and the first College Football Playoff poll reflected that.
Imagine what the final score might have been had the Sooners not taken the second and third quarters off.
NORMAN — Having given it some real thought, it’s clear Oklahoma State has a secret weapon as Bedlam approaches Saturday evening and here it is:
Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Thunder have played 10 games this season, but have yet to win at home.
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Thunder are facing early adversity as the team travels to Orlando for a matchup against the Magic at 6 tonight.
Here is the way two national outlets have portrayed what’s going on with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The rebuilding of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the wake of the trades of Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Jerami Grant is clearly on. However, tanking may be difficult.
Those fawning over Russell Westbrook’s time in Oklahoma City, apoplectic that cheering for him now means rooting for a different uniform and it’s all unimaginably horrible, are wrong.
The Thunder chose to take young potential rather than fill their most pressing need in the draft.
The Oklahoma City Thunder hold the 21st pick in the June 20 NBA draft and, of all the spots from which organization’s ever chosen, the 21st selection has been the most prolific.
The more things change, the more they stay the same for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Oklahoma City Thunder did their job Tuesday, winning their fifth straight game to close the regular season, topping Milwaukee 127-116.
A comrade fallen, the Thunder played the final quarter and a half with renewed purpose.
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Obituaries
STONEWALL [ndash] Bernie Seeley, 82, of Pontotoc, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Ada. Graveside services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, at Pontotoc Cemetery in Pontotoc, Oklahoma. For up-to-date service information, please follow us on Facebook at Estes Phillips Fune…
ADA [ndash] Lois Carlene McNutt, 88, of Ada, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Ada. Arrangements are pending with Estes-Phillips Funeral Home at this time. For up-to-date service information, please follow us on Facebook at Estes Phillips Funeral Home.
ADA [ndash] Eleanor Burnett, 97, of Ada, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Ada. Arrangements are pending at this time with Estes-Phillips Funeral Home. For up-to-date service information, please follow us on Facebook at Estes Phillips Funeral Home.
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