Sapulpa Hires New Softball Coach

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR SAPULPA – Just before Spring Break, Sapulpa announced the hiring of Magen Coldiron as the school’s new varsity softball coach. Coldiron comes to Sapulpa from Oilton, where she led the Lady Panthers to a 44-29 combined record over the past two years, including a 21-16 mark this past season. Both years, they […]

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DEREK SUMNER PHOTO SAPULPA SENIOR HALLEE SUMNER fishes her ball out of the hole after sinking a putt to birdie on Hole No. 18 as the Lady Chieftains competed at the Frontier Valley Conference tournament on Monday at Forest Ridge in Broken Arrow

Sapulpa Girls Compete at Conference Tournament

BROKEN ARROW – The Lady Chieftains golf team competed at the Frontier Valley Conference tournament on Monday at Forest Ridge in Broken Arrow. Senior Hallee Sumner shot a 102 to place within the top 20 individuals on a wet and windy day. The Lady Chieftains are back on the links Wednesday at South Lakes.

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JOHN TRANCHINA PHOTOS STATE RUNNERS-UP LADY CHIEFTAINS: The girls had a hard time smiling as they posed with the Silver Ball trophy on March 9 for being 5A state runners-up, following their loss to El Reno in the state final. That game completed a remarkable four-year run that saw Sapulpa register a 90- 19 record, go 21-3 in playoff games and post a 9-2 mark at the state tournament, yielding three trips to the final and two state championships.

High School Winter Sports Review: Lady Chieftains Deliver Another Elite-Level Season

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR SAPULPA – They were devastated when they fell just a bit short a few weeks ago, but for the Sapulpa girls to even reach the Class 5A state championship game for the third time in the last four seasons was a remarkable accomplishment. Considering how close they were to three state titles

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Left is the crew from Triple J&A Construction, Broken Arrow, and on the right is the crew from Ladd Plumbing, Haskell. These two companies are installing new plumbing in Buddy Wells' house.

Sapulpan Does Good Deed for Neighbor In Need

BY CHARLES BETZLER, HERALD WRITER SAPULPA — Jesus commanded us to “Love your neighbor as yourself,” and retired librarian and school teacher Judy Brewer has strived to live by this commandment. Her neighbor, Carl (Buddy) Wells has been without running water for nearly four years. The water line and pipes under the house started leaking, and

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SUBMITTED PHOTO SAPULPA JROTC Cadet Sydney Burrow finished 40th in the nation at the 2024 JROTC National Three Position Air Rifle Championship competition.

Sydney Burrow Competes at JROTC Nationals

SAPULPA JROTC competes at Nationals!  From Lt. Col. Shannon: “The 2024 JROTC National Three Position Air Rifle Championship has concluded. Cadet Sydney Burrow fought hard over two days of competition, finishing 40th in the nation. This field of cadet rifle athletes started with over 583 Precision Rifle Athletes, with only the best in the nation

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Do You Remember These Herald Headlines?

CURATED BY CHARLES BETZLER, HERALD WRITER Forty Years Ago Today-March 27, 1984 Four campaign in Ward 2 election By TERRY HULL Herald Staff Writer In one week Sapulpans will choose a new commission to govern the city for the next two years. Ward 2 voters must select among candidates to fill the two commission posts for

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Creek County Literacy Program Introduces New Executive Director

SAPULPA –– Creek County Literacy Program in Sapulpa, announces the appointment of Debra Chandler as its new Executive Director, effective April 1, 2024. Debra brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to literacy and community development to her new role. Debra Chandler joins Creek County Literacy Program with a strong background in education,

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BOCC Signs Contract with Organizations for Opioid Abatement

BY CHARLES BETZLER, HERALD WRITER SAPULPA –– At their weekly meeting on Monday, the Board Of County Commissioners voted to sign a contract with five stakeholders in the Opioid Abatement Settlement: Humans Skills and Resources Inc., Family and Children’s Services, Youth Service of Creek County, the Creek County Health Department, CREOKS  (Creek, Okmulgee, and Okfuskee) mental

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Coming up in Sapulpa

Coming Up in Sapulpa – 3.27.2024

Sapulpa Athletics Sapulpa baseball will compete at the Bruin Classic in Bartlesville this weekend, starting with a Thursday game against Enid at 4:00 p.m. followed by meetings with Bartlesville at 11:00 a.m. Friday and Sand Springs at 4:00 p.m. The Chieftains will travel to Edison Monday before hosting the Eagles on Tuesday.  The Sapulpa boys

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Today in Sapulpa History: Population in Sapulpa is Larger

From the April 2, 1923 edition of the Sapulpa Herald. Increase of 2,000 Has been Noted Since Last Count Sapulpa is estimated to have increased approximately 2,000 in population, since the 1920 census was taken, by the census bureau at Washington. Their estimate of the present population is 13,517, in comparison to the 11,634 shown

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