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Macomb baseball's ready to make history

Shane Blankenship Ths Intern
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Macomb’s baseball team, alongside second-year Head Coach Anthony Hopkins, is getting ready to take this season by storm , hoping to shock everyone. The expectations for this season, per Coach Hopkins, are to learn from their mistakes during the season.

Macomb slow pitch softball

Shane Blankenship Ths Intern
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Macomb’s players and Coach Jimmy Hancock, the head girls basketball and softball coach are all in the process of transitioning from basketball to slow pitch. For now, they are getting back into the swing of things for the season, literally.
Bethel High School's Stohri Rhynalds, fourth from left, placed third in the OGPCA State Powerlifting Meet, held in Durant on March 2, with a 600-pound total in the large schools, 113-pound weight division. She is the first in Bethel girls powerlifting to place at the state competition, said Coach Joey Ginn. Photo provided

Bethel High School's Stohri Rhynalds, fourth from left, placed third in the OGPCA State Powerlifting Meet, held in Durant on March 2, with a 600-pound total in the large schools, 113-pound weight division. She is the first in Bethel girls powerlifting to place at the state competition, said Coach Joey Ginn. Photo provided

BHS's first Girls Powerlifting state placer

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Bethel Powerlifting had a very busy week this past week, as the girls competed at the OGPCA State Powerlifting Meet at the Choctaw Casino in Durant, and the Boys traveled to Hartshorne High School for the OPCA Southeast Regionals for both Junior High and High School.
Tecumseh's David Lawrence signed with Oklahoma Baptist University Bison Brigade Band. Shown shaking hands are Tecumseh Band Director John Outon, left, and OBU Band Director Dr. Brian Stackhouse. Photo provided by THS

Tecumseh's David Lawrence signed with Oklahoma Baptist University Bison Brigade Band. Shown shaking hands are Tecumseh Band Director John Outon, left, and OBU Band Director Dr. Brian Stackhouse. Photo provided by THS

THS & NRC celebrate college signings

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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Coach Wendi Wells presents Shawnee senior Daley Rice with a framed photo and a game ball in recognition of Rice reaching 1,000 high school career points in January. Photo provided by Shawnee Public Schools

Coach Wendi Wells presents Shawnee senior Daley Rice with a framed photo and a game ball in recognition of Rice reaching 1,000 high school career points in January. Photo provided by Shawnee Public Schools

SHS girls basketball player Daley Rice scores 1000th point

Shane Blankenship Ths Intern
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Shawnee senior Daley Rice scored her 1000th point on Jan. 25 during Shawnee’s Invitational. Rice has played all of her high school ball with Shawnee.
NRC boys claim the Area Championsip, beating Catoosa, 69-54, and moved on to State play on Mar. 10. NRC lost a buzzer beater against Fort Gibson to end their season at the new OG&E Coliseum. See next week's issue for those photos. Photo Courtesy of Gowin Photography

NRC boys claim the Area Championsip, beating Catoosa, 69-54, and moved on to State play on Mar. 10. NRC lost a buzzer beater against Fort Gibson to end their season at the new OG&E Coliseum. See next week's issue for those photos. Photo Courtesy of Gowin Photography

North Rock Creek boys are Area Champs

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Thursday, March 12, 2026
McLoud juniors, twins Chloe and Claire Mapira, take the ball up court during the Class 4A State Quarterfinal game against Harrah, at the OG&E Coliseum in OKC on March 10. The Lady Redskins won, 44-30, and advance to the Semifinals today (March 12) at 6 pm in Yukon. If they win, they will move on to the Finals on Friday, March 13, at 7:45 pm, back at the Coliseum. This is the Lady Redskins first ever State playoff run. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

McLoud juniors, twins Chloe and Claire Mapira, take the ball up court during the Class 4A State Quarterfinal game against Harrah, at the OG&E Coliseum in OKC on March 10. The Lady Redskins won, 44-30, and advance to the Semifinals today (March 12) at 6 pm in Yukon. If they win, they will move on to the Finals on Friday, March 13, at 7:45 pm, back at the Coliseum. This is the Lady Redskins first ever State playoff run. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

McLoud Girls make first State appearance

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Thursday, March 12, 2026