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McALESTER—Both Heavener teams open play in First National Bank Classic at McAlester on Monday.
The Lady Wolves (1-1) play Wright City (3-4) at 4 p.m. while Heavener’s boys (0-2) take on Caddo (2-3) at 8 p.m.
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LeFLORE—Smithville’s girls and Gans’ boys won the championship games of the Nadine Carpenter Invitational Tournament here Saturday night.
The Lady Braves downed LeFlore, 56-32, while Gans edged Smithville’s boys, 62-47.
Keota’s boys edged Arkoma in the third-place game, 51-49, and LeFlore’s boys captured the consolation championship with a 50-58 win over Cameron.
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QUINTON—Howe’s boys captured the Quinton Tournament championship Saturday night with a 63-46 win over Quinton.
The Lions improved to 5-1 with the win. Quinton falls to 3-2. The two teams play again Friday when Howe visits Quinton for a regular-season game.
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FORT SMITH, Ark.—Howe’s girls bounced back from their first loss of the season on Thursday by winning big over Fort Smith Southside, 73-27, in the final game of the Taco Bell Tournament of Champions Friday.
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PORUM—Eduardo Sanchez hit a basket with 2.2 seconds left to give Howe its first lead and the Lions held on for a 61-60 win over Warner Friday in the Porum Tournament.
The Lions improve to 4-1 and play Quinton in the championship game Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Warner drops to 4-2.
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By CRAIG HALL
POTEAU—Poteau’s girls won a thriller in overtime while the Pirates pulled away in the fourth quarter to sweep Heavener in basketball action Friday night.
The Lady Pirates outscored Heavener 9-6 in overtime to take a 51-48 win in the opener while Poteau’s boys controlled the game late to get … Read More
FANSHAWE—Funeral services for Glen Edward Denwalt, 58, of Fanshawe are Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with Rev. Junior Clift, Lester Wilson and David Collier officiating.
Services are under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home.
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Imogene Emily (Ragland) Huckabee, 92, of Heavener was born Sept. 25, 1926 in LeFlore to John and Clara (Wyatt) Ragland and passed away Dec. 4, 2018 in Pocola.
Funeral service is Monday at 2 p.m. at Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. … Read More
POTEAU–The Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society at Carl Albert State College inducted 27 new members into its chapter during the annual fall induction ceremony in the CASC Hamilton Auditorium on the Poteau campus.
PTK has recognized academic excellence in two-year college students since 1918 and has since … Read More
POTEAU–The Kiamichi Technology Centers has hired Christl Coyle as teaching assistant for the Poteau and Spiro campuses.
Coyle is assisting instructors from the Biomedical Sciences Academy, Education Accelerated by Service and Technology (EAST), Culinary Arts and the Career Connections Center.
Coyle is a … Read More