Mounds

CHARISSA COOPER PHOTO MOUNDS JUNIOR AUSTIN JONES, shown here dunking against Kellyville last week, led the Golden Eagles in scoring Friday night against Stroud with 16 points.

Mounds Girls Fall to Haskell, but Boys Pull Out OT Win

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR MOUNDS –– The Mounds girls were close for a while but ended up falling 46-35 to Haskell last Friday night in their second game of the season, dropping to 0-2 on the year. They led 6-5 after the first quarter and trailed just 20-18 at halftime, but Haskell pulled away in the second …

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Kellyville Sweeps Mounds in Basketball Openers

JOHN TRANCHINA PHOTO – KELLYVILLE COACH TRAE FAIRCHILD (squatting with blue vest) addresses his team during a timeout of the Ponies’ 77-41 victory over Mounds Tuesday night BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR MOUNDS –– It wasn’t the smoothest of performances, because it was the season opener for both teams, but there were a lot of positive signs in Kellyville’s dominating 77-41 victory over Mounds Tuesday …

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Mounds Girls Looking to Take Next Step Forward

JOHN TRANCHINA PHOTOS – SENIOR SOPHIA ABBOTT will play a key role this season for the Lady Golden Eagles. BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR MOUNDS – Last year wasn’t a good one on the hardwood for the Mounds girls, but with most of the players back and a year better, this season promises to be significantly …

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Experienced Mounds Boys Ready to Take Next Step

JOHN TRANCHINA PHOTOS – JUNIOR JATHAN CLAY is one of three returning starters for the Golden Eagles. BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR MOUNDS –– They may not have had as much time to practice together or scrimmage other teams, but the Mounds boys will still be ready for the 2023-24 season to start because of the …

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Candidate Filing Begins for Board of Education

SAPULPA –– Candidate filing for the Board of Education begins Monday, December 4th for CREEK County school districts. Those who wish to file for a Board of Education office must submit a Declaration of Candidacy to the CREEK County Election Board December 4th, 5th or 6th, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. …

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Kiefer Trojans Football 2023

Friday Night Under the Lights: Area Teams Eye Regular Season Finales

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR  WEEK 10 – After a dramatic, come-from-behind 27-22 victory at McAlester last week, Sapulpa finishes up the 2023 regular season this Friday at home at 7 p.m. against East Central in their big Senior Night game.  The Chieftains (6-3, 4-2 in District 5A-3) have basically already clinched third place in the district …

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Recent Resident Addresses Mounds Town Board Regarding Historical Cemetery

By CHARLES BETZLER, HERALD WRITER MOUNDS –– Jeannie Smith, a newcomer to Mounds, went before the Mounds Board of Trustees to ask that a historic private cemetery be deeded to the Mounds Historical Society. The cemetery, known as the Gilcrease-Vowell Cemetery is contiguous to Smith’s property. Ms. Smith, who is a member of the Mounds Historical Society, wishes …

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Cross Country Regionals Saturday

By JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR This is the time of year the area high school cross country runners have been building towards since summertime.The Regional meets in all classes take place this Saturday and the local schools are ready to go. At each meet, the Regional meet determines which teams, and which runners, qualify for the state meet in …

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Friday Night Under the Lights: Area Football Teams Eye Late Season Success

WEEK 8 –– After a dominating 50-0 victory over Glenpool last Friday night, Sapulpa (4-3, 2-2) is in good shape for reaching the playoffs in District 5A-3, as long as they take care of business and win the games they are capable of. The Chieftains currently sit in a three-way tie for third place in the district …

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