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Cowley College Lady Tiger soccer team wins first-ever district title

All the hard work paid off. After 16 seasons since starting the women’s soccer program at Cowley College, the Lady Tigers are heading to the national tournament for the first time in program history after Cowley knocked off top-seeded Barton Community College 2-1 Sunday in the Plains District title game played in...

NOC Livestock Judging Team wins NAILE Championship

The NOC Livestock Judging Team won their second big competition this fall as the Mavs were named Champions at the 2022 North American International Livestock Exhibition (NAILE) Junior College Livestock Judging Contest in Louisville, Kentucky this past week.Team awards included High Team Overall, High Team Swine, Second High Team Oral Reasons, Sixth...

OSU professor and student wins OKC Men’s and Women’s Marathon races

After two years of changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 22nd annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon made it’s comeback on Sunday. One of the winners from the different races Sunday was McKale Montgomery, a nutrition professor at Oklahoma State University and a Fairfax, Oklahoma native. According to KFOR-TV, when Montgomery was 15-years-old and living...

Po-Hi Girls Bowling Team wins State Championship

The Ponca City Girls Bowling Team won the State Championship over the weekend in Stillwater!The Lady Cats are coached by Jessica Hamlin, who is a Class of 2020-21 graduate. Team members are posted below: Porscha Kreger, Sophomore Mallory Riley, Senior Madi Jernigan, Senior Sanaya Rabb, Sophomore Kimberlyn Hamlin, Sophomore Assistant coach Angela Hamlin Elizabeth...

Blackwell High School Wrestling Team wins Cushing Tournament

The Blackwell High School Wrestling Team brought home some new hardware over the weekend as the Maroons won the Cushing Tournament with a score of 194 points with Cushing following with 167 and Guthrie with 151.5 points. Placers are: Kruz Goff-champ Christian Mora-2nd Aidan Odell -2nd Kaiden Ailey-4th Louden Wolfe-3rd Kolby Looper-3rd Jd McCleary-6th

Mavs’ Softball earns two wins over Connors

WARNER, Oklahoma -- The NOC Mavs swept Connors in two conference softball games Saturday in Warner.   The Mavs (18-10) improved to 8-4 in conference while Connors (6-16) fell to 1-7 in league. NOC won the first game 12-4 and the nightcap 9-6.  The Mavs have now won four straight...

Mavs’ softball wins two at Pratt Festival

PRATT, Kansas -- The Northern Oklahoma College Mavs picked up two softball wins Sunday in the Pratt Festival beating Frank Phillips (TX) 8-0 and Pratt (KS) 11-2.   NOC is now 8-4 on the year and has won three straight games.   In Game 1, Lynsey Ailey tossed a two-hit shutout while Meagan...

Noah Montgomery wins monthly Kids Who Make A Difference Award

CONGRATULATIONS NOAH MONTGOMERY!Every week…we like to celebrate kids who make a difference: Local kids who make good choices and positive contributions to their families, schools and communities! And this week, we celebrate Noah Montgomery, a student at East Middle School and the son of Mike & Mindy Montgomery. Noah is known...

Shanks wins re-election, Braman propositions pass

Following Tuesday's election in Kay County, Jason Shanks has been re-elected as Kay County Commissioner District 2. Shanks won with a 74% to 26% margin over Chris DeBoard.The Blackwell Journal-Tribune reports that in Braman, voters have approved both of the city’s ballot propositions. Proposition 1, which will raise the town’s sales tax rate by...

NOC Cheer Squad Wins 2019 Small School National Championship

It was quite the exciting weekend for the Northern Oklahoma College Cheer Squad which included members from both Tonkawa and Enid campuses. The team got the opportunity to make the trip to Anaheim, California to compete in the Small School Coed 2 Year Show National Championship. With hard work and dedication in their performances...

Zach Murray Wins PCPS Teacher Of The Year

Ponca City Public Schools announced the winner of the 2020 PCPS Teacher of the Year at the T.O.Y. Banquet. The winner of the award was Zach Murray. Murray is a Biology and Chemistry teacher at the Ponca City High School. Murray is seen in the thumbnail pictured to the right holding his award.

Nicholson Wins Re-Election, School Bonds Pass

Homer Nicholson won his fifth term as Ponca City Mayor following Tuesday's election with 85 percent of the totals votes cast, defeating somewhat of an unwilling challenger Fed McCullough.432 votes of the 507 ballots were in Nicholson's favor. The low turnout at the polls and large margin Nicholson defeated his opponent by may have...