Sports

The Bowlegs Bison Football Program started off their season this past Friday night hosting the Olive Wildcats. Bowlegs had a commanding lead throughout the first half, but the Wildcats rallied back and pulled out the win.

SSC - Seminole State College’s men’s golf team won the Southwestern Christian Invitational, and the women finished second, at Earlywine Golf Course in Oklahoma City on Sept. 2-3.

The 2025 Little River Conference Fastpitch Tournament is in the books. This past weekend had ten local high schools battling it out for the championship crown. Five of our local county high schools started their tournament on Thursday evening.

Seminole 34 Checotah 27 Wewoka 0 Holdenville 44 Strother 14 Depew 28 Maud 6 Alex 52 Bowlegs 30 Olive 36

On a cool and windy Friday, Sept. 5, the Seminole Chieftains hosted the Checotah Wildcats in a non-district battle to open up the 2025 season. A slow, defensive battle in the first half turned into an offensive outburst by both teams in the second half, with the Chieftains coming out on top.

For the first time in 305 days, Dak Prescott took the field as the Cowboys starting quarterback on September 4 against the Eagles. Things got interesting before he even took his first snap.

FAN SIDED - The season is officially over for Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. After suffering multiple injuries this season, beginning all the way back in the preseason, Clark announced she will not return to the court this season.

NORTHEAST Birch: August 31. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 77°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids fair on live shad around main lake and points. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure.

ESPN - Boxing legends Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. agreed to compete in an exhibition match next spring. The event will be put on by CSI Sports/ Fight Sports, but details regarding a location, date and where the fight will be broadcast have yet to be determined.

The Little River Conference Softball Tournament is underway. The tournament kicked off Thursday evening at the new Firelake Ballfields further west of the Arena. The tournament runs from the fourth through the sixth of September.