Sports

High school sports stopped for three weeks

An announcement by Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister that extracurricular activities will be stopped through April 6 due to public health concerns related to the coronavirus outbreak, that meant sports activities will be on hold for three weeks.

Class 2A state basketball tournament postponed

The Class 2A state basketball tournament has been postponed due to public health. The Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association announced that it will post new dates on its website (OSSAA.com) for the Class 2A-6A state tournaments when those are decided.

Glover resigns as Wolves hoops coach

Heavener boys basketball head coach Ray Glover has resigned from leading the team, as announced during the Heavener Board of Education meeting Monday night.

Talihina boys, Howe boys and girls head to Class 2A state basketball tournaments

Talihina's boys and Howe's boys and girls basketball teams made it to state. Talihina and Howe's boys teams are on the same side of the Class 2A bracket. Fourth-ranked Howe (26-4) plays sixth-ranked Minco (23-4) in the first round Thursday at 2 p.m. at Yukon HIgh School.

Waits delivers LeFlore’s state quarterfinal win

LeFlore’s girls basketball team pulled through in the clutch to make the final four of the Class B state tournament, beating Leedey 53-50 on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Lindsey Waits in the first round at Yukon High School on Thursday.

LeFlore girls advance, more Class B state basketball tournament scores

LeFlore's girls basketball team advanced to the Class B state semifinals on a buzzer beater by Lindsey Waits. Below are each of the scores for area teams in the Class B state tournaments. This will be updated throughout the day.
Girls
LeFlore 53, Leedey 50

Heavener wins two in Cameron triad

Cameron vs. Gans
The Cameron Yellowjackets hosted the Gans Grizzlies in slow pitch on Tuesday night. Gans got the road win, 11-1.

Bulldogs win area, set to hoop first state tourney

Whitesboro’s girls basketball team rallied from a seven-point third quarter deficit to beat Pittsburg 55-48 in the Class B Area IV final in Quinton on Friday, reaching the state tournament for the first time in team history. “We talked all year about being battle-tested.

CASC wins four straight

Carl Albert State College softball swept a pair of doubleheaders, one on Sunday and one on Monday. On Sunday, the Vikings took care of the twinbill against Coffeyville Community College at Oklahoma Union.

LeFlore County March 2020 sports calendar

Basketball
March 5
Class B girls state tournament quarterfinals: LeFlore vs. Leedey 2 p.m., McCurtain vs. Lomega 3:30 p.m., Whitesboro vs. Varnum 8:30 p.m. at Yukon High School
Class B boys state tournament quarterfinal: Whitesboro vs. Duke 2 p.m. at Mustang High School