Sports

Whitesboro graduate returning to county as a coach; Blagg-Tidwell leaves BV Buffaloes to coach Wister Wildcats

In some ways, Whitesboro graduate Blake Blagg-Tidwell is returning home, but in another way he isn’t.
Blagg-Tidwell has left Buffalo Valley High School after a year of coaching the Buffaloes on the hardwood and on the diamond to coach the Wister Wildcats basketball team.

Pocola baseball coach heads to softball

When the 2020 baseball season begins in March for the Pocola Indians, there will be one big human figure missing.

State Champions

Poteau senior wrestler named to All-State Team

When anyone is named an All-State alternate in any sport, those individuals have to ready for the call to replace someone on the East roster. Such a call came to one lucky local athlete.

Sports Photo of the Week

Today’s Panama Summer Baseball League Schedule

Wister vs. Vian, 10 a.m.
Vian vs. Panama, 11:45 a.m.
Heavener vs. Sallisaw-Central, 1:30 p.m.
Talihina vs. Sallisaw-Central, 3:15 p.m.
Talihina vs. Panama, 5 p.m.
End of season.

All-State Soccer Duo

Dribbling Darlings

Today’s LeFlore County Girls Summer Basketball League Schedule

At Howe
Sallisaw-Central vs. Howe, 5 p.m.; Sallisaw-Central vs. Wilburton, 5:45 p.m. Wilburton vs. Howe, 6:30 p.m.
At Heavener
Whitesboro vs. Heavener, 5 p.m.; Red Oak vs. Whitesboro, 5:45 p.m. Heavener vs. Keota, 6:30 p.m.; Keota vs. Red Oak, 7:15 p.m.
At Pocola

Today’s Pocola Summer Baseball League Schedule

Mansfield, Ark., vs. Pocola, 10 a.m.
Mansfield, Ark., vs. Heavener, 10:45 a.m.
Poteau vs. Heavener, 1:30 p.m.
Poteau vs. Pocola, 3:15 p.m.