Area Sports

By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter The boys and girls basketball teams at Paden High School recently gave the school reason to celebrate, both finishing as tourney champions after going undefeated in the recent Paden Invitational Basketball Tournament, held at the end of January.  Under direction of Head Coach Sherrie Simek, the Lady Pirates went…

By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter Hard fought performances yielded third place finishes for the Panther and Lady Panther basketball teams after both squads matched wins and losses at this year’s annual 66 Conference Tournament, winning in the first round, taking losses in the second and finishing on top in the final round. The Lady…

By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter The Okemah basketball teams split wins and losses this week with the Panthers defeating visiting Latta High School and the Lady Panthers narrowly losing after a hard-fought match for the teams’ annual homecoming game.  Struggling on offense throughout the game, the Lady Panthers struggled to get anything to fall,…

By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter Three Okemah High School basketball players were presented plaques and All-Tournament Team honors following their performances during the Byng Tournament last week. The Lady Panthers ended up losing their first bout in round one, moving them to the side of the bracket that would be bested by winning the Consolation…

By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter Okemah High School basketball players saw to it that 2019 would start off swell as both the Lady Panthers and Panthers added to their win columns this season, knocking off Okmulgee at home Friday.   Both teams tout 7-3 records on the season. The wins over Okmulgee were on the…

By Joshua Allen Staff Reporter Just as a few games have been already this season, the Panthers were responsible for another couple close and intense games of hoops last week, facing off against Wewoka Tuesday and Bethel Friday.  The Panthers lost the first game of the week but took a victory in the second.  …

After stellar starts by both teams, the Okemah Lady Panthers and Panthers both were dealt tough losses in the final two games of the Okemah Invitational Tournament last week at the Panther Dome.  The teams played dominantly, scoring baskets often on offense and preventing baskets diligently on defense, both defeating opponents in two rounds before…

By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter Thursday saw the start of this year’s Okemah Invitational Basketball Tournament, featuring teams from all over the region in a variety of classes, depending on the size of the school district. Tourney games started that morning, leading up to the Lady Panthers taking the court for the game just prior to…