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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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Young Minds Big Ideas

Young Minds Big Ideas (YMBI) is a group of kids who volunteer around town. This is our Main Street clean up that was done on Tuesday. We had eight kids show up and they cleaned for two hours. They cleaned the Carletti parking lot, the shopping center lot, the alleyway, and AutoZone came out and

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A Timeline of Women’s Rights

By CHARLES BETZLER, HERALD WRITER In honor of National Women’s Month, here is a timeline of women’s rights in the United States. The quest for women’s equality had its roots in the birth of our great nation. In a letter to her husband, future First Lady Abigail Adams asked John Adams, and the Continental Congress

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JOHN TRANCHINA PHOTOS SAPULPA BASKETBALL REGIONAL CONSOLATION CHAMPIONS The Chieftains defeated Bishop Kelley to advance out of the Regional playoffs on Feb. 24. Sapulpa was one game away from the Class 5A state tournament.

High School Winter Sports Review: Chieftain Basketball Came a Long Way in 2023-24

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR SAPULPA – It’s just been a few weeks, but already the pain from getting so close to making it to the state tournament is being transformed into motivation in the off-season for Sapulpa’s basketball team. To recap: Sapulpa went 15-13 over the course of the season, a major bounce-back after the squad

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Nerd Knowledge: Tornadoes 101

BY CHARLES BETZLER, HERALD WRITER Tornadoes are among the most violent natural occurrences on the planet. They can destroy multi-story buildings, hurl houses and semis into the air, and drive a straw into a tree. The wind speeds from these rotating storms can reach 318 mph (512 kph). Although a hurricane can generate 10,000,000,000 (10 billion)

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An Artistic Rendering of the Proposed New Medical Facility

Muscogee Nation Plans to Build Large Health Facility

BY CHARLES BETZLER, HERALD WRITER SAPULPA — The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has purchased 27 acres at the Northwest corner of Highway 117 and 49th West Ave., on which they hope to construct a comprehensive clinic. The Sapulpa Herald reached out to Sapulpa City Manager Joan Riley for details of this massive project. “The Muscogee Creek Nation

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CHARLES BETZLER PHOTOS PATRICK BARNETT AND ELLIOTT WHITETREE proudly display the crappie they caught at Sahoma.

Lake Sahoma and Pretty Water Lake Report

BY CHARLES BETZLER, HERALD WRITER SAPULPA –– The Sapulpa Herald visited Sahoma and Pretty Water Lakes on Wednesday,  March 20, to check fishing conditions. It was a sunny day with a light breeze out of the east, and the temperature was a summer-like 80 degrees.  Tent camping has resumed and the RV campsite had several spots open.

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JOHN TRANCHINA PHOTO KIEFER TROJANS DISTRICT CHAMPIONS after beating Tahlequah Sequoyah on Feb. 16. The No. 17-ranked Trojans finished the year 19-9, advancing to the Class 3A Area III semifinals.

High School Winter Sports Review: Kiefer Basketball Enjoyed Strong Year, Close to Goals

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR KIEFER – They were very close to where they wanted to get to but ran into some offensive difficulties when it mattered most and fell just short of their goals. That’s basically the assessment from Trojans coach Colton Loomis, as he completed his first season as the boys’ head coach with a

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FRESHMAN CORD BAHLING takes a lead off of first base Monday. Bahling’s lead-off single in the bottom of the seventh got the Trojans’ winning rally started.

Trojans Baseball Trending Up: Beat Morris for Third Straight in Walk-Off Victory

BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR KIEFER – It has been a bit of an up-and-down start to the season for the Kiefer baseball team, but it looks like they are finding their way now, if their performance against Morris on Tuesday is any indication. After losing their first four games of the season, the Trojans had an

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