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Sallisaw wrestler makes national quarterfinals at Fargo
FARGO, N.D. — Sallisaw Black Diamonds wrestler Cason Craft is still in line to be a national champion. At the 2024 National Junior Wrestling Tournament, Craft won his third and fourth matches at 106 pounds in the Junior Freestyle Division of the event to make it to the quarterfinals. Craft, who won the Class 4A State Tournament at 106 pounds last February, defeated Virginia’s Jonathan French 10-0 in the round of 32 and beat California’s Elias Briones 10-0 in the round of 16 to put him in a quarterfinals match against New Jersey’s Charles Esposito.
Sallisaw football player ending prep career in All-State Game
Sallisaw Black Diamonds senior football player Cole Stephens will end his prep career in the 2024 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Football Game next Friday night at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee. In his senior year alone, he rushed for 1,040 yards and 16 touchdowns, while catching 12 passes for 115...
Central football coach adding baseball to coaching duties
In a bit of a whirlwind situation, Central High School was in need of filling its baseball coaching job after CHS fast-pitch softball and baseball coach Wes Green was hired as the new Sallisaw Lady Diamonds softball coach, so in last Wednesday night’s Central Public Schools Board of Education meeting, it decided to let the current staff fill the void.
RTR Legacy Association hosts first gala honoring 1984 riders
TAHLEQUAH – The Remember the Removal Legacy Association hosted its first gala on July 13, honoring the 1984 RTR riders on the 40th anniversary of the ride. “This is our very first gala,” RTR Legacy Association President Kayce O’Field said. “Each year we have a new board, so it just kind of depends on what the plans are for next year’s board, but we do want to make this an annual thing.”
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