Plainsmen head coach Curtis Foster confirmed Tuesday that the team will have to quarantine after a person affiliated with the team came back with a positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday. Foster declined to state whether it was a player.
Woods was among the candidates for the position and was considered, though not named officially, one of the two finalists for the Roughers coaching job.
The Enid Plainsmen basketball team had a successful home debut Monday, defeating Hoops For Christ 70-47 in their first game at Enid’s new competition gym.
There was an actual sense of things returning to a degree of normalcy across our local sports landscape this past weekend.
Defending state champion Chance Davis claimed his second tournament championship of the season Saturday at the Larry Wilkey Invitational.
Results from Friday's Wheat Capital Tournament and Saturday's schedule.
Local and area basketball tournaments continue today. Here are some results from the Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, action:
Kingfisher’s boys, 6-1 and ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, will be looking to continue their dominance of the Wheat Capital Basketball Tournament, which tips off its 52nd edition Thursday at Chisholm’s Paul Outhier Fieldhouse.
The Plainsmen host Norman at 5 p.m. and Edmond Santa Fe at 7 p.m. in the first-ever duals at Enid’s new on-campus gym. Santa Fe and Norman will go at 6.
The restrictions COVID-19 has put on junior college basketball programs (no games until Jan. 23 for the Lady Jets) has been especially hard on Coach Kelli Jennings, who is making the transition from high school (Okarche) to college.
After millions in private-dollar donations over the last few months, a capital campaign now has about $500,000 left to fundraise to complete construction on Enid’s Advance Soccer Complex.
HELENA — J.J. Pippin ran for four touchdowns and top-ranked Timberlake beat Waynoka 50-30 to earn a spot in the Class C semifinals.
Pioneer will be well-rested when the 7-3 Mustangs host 5-6 Drumright in a 7 p.m. Class B second-round playoff game Friday.
The Enid Plainsmen football program made several positive strides this season and it didn’t go unnoticed by District 6A1-1 coaches, who voted second-year Enid head coach Rashaun Woods as its coach of the year.
Brian Smith will be seeing a familiar face when his 8-2 Covington-Douglas Wildcats host the 7-3 Depew Hornets in a second-round Class B playoff game at 7 p.m. Friday.
There were too many positive developments this year to allow that game to define Enid’s season.
Enid head coach Rashaun Woods said despite the disappointments he was proud of the work the team put in to improve.
Jett Cheatham scored six touchdowns and Oklahoma Bible Academy blasted Healdton 51-14 in the first playoff game at Commitment Field since 2010.
The win puts Enid in a far more positive mode as it prepares to visit Norman (1-4, 1-3) at 7 p.m. on Friday as opposed to last year when the team entered its game against the Tigers winless and not competitive.
Oklahoma Bible Academy (5-2 overall and 3-1 in District A-3), riding a three-game winning streak, hosts No. 1-ranked Cashion (7-0, 2-0) in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Commitment Field.
When a team is struggling and in the midst of a losing streak, good fortune can quickly turn to misfortune. Such was the case for the Chisholm Longhorns (1-6, 0-4) football team last week.
Pioneer coach Gus Overstreet expects to see a different Barnsdall team than he saw on video during a 48-8 loss to Covington-Douglas last week when the Mustangs (5-2 overall and 2-0 in District B-7) visit the Panthers (5-2, 1-1) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Two teams headed in different directions will meet Friday when Waukomis (0-6, 0-1, District B-2) hosts Ringwood (3-4, 2-0) in a 7 p.m. kickoff. It will be Waukomis' final home game.
Friday's Covington-Douglas at Garber game will be more than just for bragging rights between two schools 8 miles apart as in past years.
Timberlake goes for its eighth straight win when it hosts Bartlesville Wesleyan Christian (3-4 overall, 3-1 in district) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Some area coaches had mixed reactions about the move: ❝I'm old school. I know how hard it is to make the playoffs and this waters it down a bit.❞
Oklahoma Bible Academy clinched a playoff berth as the Trojans shut out Hinton, 37-0 in a District A-3 football game Saturday.
Game summaries cover Covington-Douglas, Pioneer, Hennessey, Chisholm, Ringwood, Pond Creek-Hunter, Kremlin-Hillsdale, Waukomis, Timberlake, Medford, Deer Creek-Lamont, Cherokee, Okeene, Kingfisher and Garber.
The Enid Plainsmen (3-3, 1-2) went on the road and defeated Edmond Memorial (0-7, 0-4) Thursday to pick up their first District 6A1-1 win of the season.
ENID, Okla. — With most of Oklahoma’s prep football teams having played Thursday night and all three of the state’s college football teams idled Saturday, Enid area sports fans still have an option for live sports this weekend when Enid Speedway hosts the Pure Stock Nationals on Friday and Saturday.
Enid will be looking to halt a three-game losing streak and pick up its first District 6A1-1 this season when the Plainsmen (2-3, 0-2) visit winless Edmond Memorial Thursday at 7 p.m.
The new enthusiasm could be felt Monday as the 0-5 Chiefs began preparations for Thursday's District B-2 game at 2-4 Kremlin-Hillsdale.
Covington-Douglas, riding a five-game winning streak, should find out if it's a contender or a pretender in the District B-7 race when the Wildcats host 5-1 Barnsdall in a 7 p.m. kickoff Thursday.
The Enid Outlaws professional basketball team announced on Tuesday that it has hired Ed Corporal as the expansion franchise’s first head coach.
No. 19 Enid Pacers gave No. 11 Owasso all it could handle before falling in five sets in the Class 6A volleyball regional at Deer Creek Edmond on Tuesday.
The Oklahoma Flying Aces professional indoor football team will play a 10-game season in 2021 according to a release issued by Champions Indoor Football on Monday.
Second-seeded Heritage Hall overwhelmed third-seeded OBA in the first set and carried that momentum to a 3-0 sweep in a semifinal match at Blanchard High School.
❝It's just going to take time. The guys are bigger, faster, stronger and they understand what we're trying to do. They gave us an opportunity to compete in last week's game.❞ — Enid head coach Rashaun Woods
Chisholm looks to break its longest losing streak in nine years when it visits Perry at 7 p.m. Friday in a District 2A-1 contest.
The Trojans (3-2, 1-1) are coming off a 34-7 win over Watonga. OCA (1-4, 1-1) is coming off a 64-0 loss to No. 1-ranked Cashion.
No. 3 seed Oklahoma Bible Academy (25-10) will have a rematch with No. 6 seed Oklahoma Union (22-10) at 4 p.m. Friday in the first round of the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at Blanchard High School.
Hennessey has gone through the harsh realities of COVID-19 the last two weeks.
Pioneer’s seniors will be playing for a lot of bragging rights Friday when the Mustangs host rival Garber at 7 p.m. in their homecoming game.
Kremlin-Hillsdale coach Tyler Severin doesn’t see Pond Creek-Hunter’s two-week quarantine because of COVID-19 as being an advantage for his Broncs when they visit the 1-2 Panthers Friday in the District B-2 opener for both teams.
Teams highlighted include Fairview, Alva, Kingfisher, Watonga, DCLA, Timberlake, Canton and Seiling.
Asked of the status of Perkins' ongoing suspension, OU head coach Lincoln Riley said it hasn't changed and the defensive end traveled with the team to Ames to provide off-field leadership.
The Enid Plainsmen dropped their second straight game of the season on the road against Yukon, 42-24 in a District 6A1-1contest on Friday.
Roundups for Oklahoma Bible Academy, Watonga, Chisholm, Timberlake, Kingfisher, Medford, Thomas, Fairview, Alva, Ringwood and Canton.
Chris Gerber has been named Northern Oklahoma College Enid men's basketball head coach the school announced on Wednesday.
Oklahoma State football has long relied on offense to win games in the Big 12 Conference, but with injuries at quarterback and along the offensive line, the Cowboys have turned to the defense for its clean start to the season.
OU head coach Lincoln Riley said the Sooners failed to execute in all three phrases — offense, defense and special teams.
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