Area Sports
The Mason XC team took 20th place at the OBU pre-state run last Thursday. Cole Beets placed 15th overall in the meet and later took first place in the Tulsa Zoo Run.
Panther’s aerial assault levels Wolverines, 50-16
Panther’s aerial assault levels Wolverines, 50-16 By Justin Scrimshire ONL Sports Reporter If you didn’t go to the game in Holdenville on Friday night and are looking for a recap in this article, it would not be a disservice to you as a reader to just say the Panthers unloaded from the bus and proceeded…
Read MorePanthers Cruz past Knights, 46-7
Panthers Cruz past Knights, 46-7 By Justin Scrimshire ONL Sports Reporter The road to a 2019 post-season appearance began Friday night as the Panthers faced their first district opponent of the season. Looking to right the ship after a tough non-conference schedule, Okemah sailed past Henryetta with a convincing 46-7 victory. The Panthers faced a…
Read MorePanthers stumble on the road, lose 45-28
Panthers stumble on the road, lose 45-28 By Justin Scrimshire ONL Sports Reporter Okemah traveled to Hugo Friday night to close out the non-conference portion of the season. Facing a 0-2 opponent and coming off a dominating performance the previous week, the Panthers seemed primed for a second straight road win. Hugo didn’t get the…
Read MoreOkemah vs. Stroud: Touchdowns, turnovers and missed calls
Okemah vs. Stroud: Touchdowns, turnovers and missed calls By Justin Scrimshire The 2019 Okemah Panthers High School football season kicked off at home Friday night with a non-conference game against the Stroud Tigers. Despite being gifted five turnovers from the young, out-manned Panthers and a few pivotal missed calls from the officiating crew, the heavily…
Read MoreNew facility named the ‘Tony Dean Baseball Facility’
Date set for grand opening, ribbon cutting ceremony By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter The stellar new facility for baseballers at Okemah High School will soon get a new name. The new namesake will take on that of well-known Okemah man, Tony Dean, effectively making the new facility the “Tony Dean Baseball Facility.” School board…
Read MoreCD Harjo signs with Oklahoma Baptist University
By Joshua Allen ONL Staff Reporter Longtime high school sports player and team leader for the Okemah Panthers, CD Harjo, recently signed a letter of intent to attend Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee to play football. The signing event was held Wednesday, February 6, at the Okemah High School Library. Attending were coaches that have coached…
Read MoreChampions at home: Paden b-ball teams top competition at hometown invitational tourney
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…
Read MoreOkemah teams put up redeeming performances at 66 Conference Tourney; both squads finish in 3rd place
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…
Read MorePanthers victorious, Lady Panthers defeated by Latta
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,…
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