LeFLORE—LeFlore’s girls topped Cameron, 47-29, in an opening round game of the Nadine Carpenter Invitational Tournament Tuesday night.

The Lady Savages (6-1) advance to the semifinals while Cameron (2-3) drops into the loser’s bracket.

Both teams had trouble scoring in the first half as LeFlore led 12-9. The Lady Savages then went … Read More

POCOLA—Howe swept Pocola in a pair of basketball games Tuesday night.

The opener featured a battle of top 10 teams as Howe’s girls (3-0), ranked first in 2A, topped Pocola (2-1), the 10th-ranked team in 3A, 77-63.

Howe’s boys completed the sweep with a 79-38 victory in the second contest.

Girls

In a rematch … Read More

POTEAU—Poteau opened its season by splitting its NOAA games with Spiro on Tuesday.

Poteau’s girls downed the Lady Bulldogs, 44-41, while Spiro’s boys got another big game from Tylor Perry in a 78-54 victory.

Poteau is back in action Thursday at Checotah before hosting Heavener Friday. Spiro visits Sallisaw Friday.

Girls

Poteau built a … Read More

The LeFlore County sports scoreboard for 12-4-18.

Boys

Arkoma 37, Cameron 34

Howe 79, Pocola 38

Spiro 78, Poteau 54

Talihina 61, Antlers 47

Girls

Howe 77, Pocola 63

LeFlore 48, Cameron 29

Poteau 44, Spiro 41

Talihina 59, Antlers 27

Whitesboro 48, Oaks 34

To add a score or information on any game involving county teams please send an email to … Read More

By DAVE HOGG, Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit hadn’t lost in 12 days. Oklahoma City has been on a tear since the end of October.

On Monday night, it was the Thunder who stayed hot.

Steven Adams scored 21 points, Russell Westbrook added 18 and the Thunder routed the Pistons 110-83.

“I thought we … Read More

LeFLORE—Both Smithville teams along with the Keota boys and Arkoma girls won their opening games Monday at LeFlore’s Nadine Carpenter Tournament.

Smithville swept a pair of games from Panola. The Lady Braves won, 55-13, while Smithville’s boys scored an easy 72-18 win.

Arkoma’s girls defeated Keota, 46-32, while the Lions handled LeFlore, … Read More

LeFlore County sports scoreboard for 12-3-18.

Boys

LeFlore Tournament

Keota 69, LeFlore 62

Girls

LeFlore Tournament

Arkoma 46, Keota 32

To report scores or information on games involving LeFlore County teams, send an email to [email protected]

LeFLORE–The LeFlore Invitational Tournament starts Monday with four games scheduled.

For the girls, Smithville plays Panola and 3:30 p.m. and Arkoma goes up against Keota at 6:30 p.m.

In the boys’ games, Smithville takes on Panola at 5 p.m. and Keota and LeFlore square off at 8 p.m.

H.S. Boys Tournament Dec. … Read More

By JOHN COON, Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Faced with renewed offensive struggles, Utah found a way to fight through it and get back on track.

The Utes weathered a sluggish first half and staved off multiple comeback attempts by Tulsa after halftime to pull out a 69-64 victory on Saturday. … Read More

HOWE—Howe’s girls handed Smithville its first loss while the Braves edged Howe’s boys in the other contest.

The Lady Lions (2-0) jumped ahead 31-14 at the half and cruised to the 62-48 win over Smithville (6-1). Smithville held on down the stretch to defeat the Lions, 67-63. Howe visits Pocola on … Read More