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The Wewoka Tigers had a very exciting evening Tuesday night as the Class 2A Tigers took on the Class BI Varnum Whippets in two very close and exciting games. Tuesday night was also Wewoka’s Homecoming as the Tigers elected Cheyenne Tyler as their Queen and Danny Cottrell as their King.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn has done this before. And succeeded. The 41-year-old American skiing standout is “confident” she can compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics despite a torn ACL from a crash four days ago.

The New Lima Falcons hosted the Bowlegs Bison directly after the Annual Bowlegs Tournament this past week. The Falconettes won their match as the Falcon boys fell in a close game on Monday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder absolutely destroyed the Orlando Magic in a 128-92 win. In their second straight wireto- wire victory, they led by as many as 41 points and by double-digit points for most of the night.

MSN - The Oklahoma Sooners will begin 2026 in unfamiliar territory. They aren’t the defending national champion for the first time since 2021. They had a good season in 2025, but it was cut short in the Women’s College World Series by Texas Tech ace NiJaree Canady.

The Strother Yellowjackets celebrated their homecoming Friday night as they hosted the Varnum Whippets. The Yellowjackets selected Geneva Reynolds as their Queen and Michael Kanard as their King.

The Seminole Chieftains welcomed the Stroud Tigers Friday night after many schools and games were canceled due to the snow storm the week prior. The Lady Chieftains started the evening off and went back and forth with the Lady Tigers in the first.

The New Lima Falcons won the Consolation Championship at Bowlegs Saturday. The New Lima Falcons beat Graham-Dustin 80-45.

The Konawa Lady Tigers won the Bowlegs Basketball Tournament Runner Up Championship Saturday evening.

The Konawa Tigers won their championship game with the Moss Pirates Saturday. Konawa won the Bowlegs Tournament Championship with a final score of 52-49.