Sports

PONCA CITY — Ponca City Public Schools announced this week that they will be relieving two football coaches of duties and that Justin Roland will serve as interim head football coach for the remainder of the season if members of the Board of Education approve doing so at the November 13 meeting.

  TONKAWA — Northern Oklahoma College officials report that the re-establishing of the men’s wrestling program and the start of a women’s wrestling program for Fall 2024 is officially moving forward.

TONKAWA — The Sunday Trio bowling league is a short USBC Sanctioned bowling league that will start Sunday, Sept 10 at the Hub in the Tonkawa Casino. 

TONKAWA —  Brad Klump and Keshon Pratt are the new Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa Mavericks basketball assistant coaches. 

TONKAWA — Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa named Shelby Black as the assistant women’s basketball coach this week.

ISTANBUL, Turkey – Former Ponca City resident and current Stillwater High School wrestler, Ladarion Lockett defeated 2023 Asian champion Seyedabolfazl Hosseini of Iran in the 71 kg finals, 4-1 to claim a U17 World Championship gold medal.

BLACKWELL — Former Dragon House MMA Fighter, Lamar Marques Gosey, 35, has been arrested in Kay County for the second time in two months.

TONKAWA — Athletic Director Alan Foster is announcing the hiring of Michael Keeran as the new baseball coach for the Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa Mavericks.

TONKAWA —  Over 70 Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa and Enid athletes were named to the NJCAA Academic All-American Teams.

SANTA FE, N.M — The Blackwell Flycatchers snapped a six game losing streak this weekend with two wins over Santa Fe Fuego in Santa Fe.