Beating Norman North 10-2 at the the first Crosstown Clash of the not-yet-upon-us school year does not mean Norman High’s finally headed to the state tournament. On the other hand, these games seem to always be close and this one wasn’t close at all, even on a night both teams collected eight hits. Also, the […]
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T-Wolves can’t say enough about quarterback Peoples
If Ryan Peoples finds himself playing professional football sometime in the future and Drake Stoops does not, the latter might find work for the former as his publicist. For instance, Stoops on Peoples: “[Fans] will notice how long he can extend plays … If Ryan gets open and he takes off and has nothing but […]
Rosino, Vincent capture party nominations in Senate primary
NORMAN — Republican Paul Rosino and Democrat Steven Vincent took early leads in Tuesday’s special primary election to fill the State Senate District 45 vacancy created by Kyle Loveless’ resignation. It was a winner-take-all primary that didn’t require 51 percent majority required for victory and no runoff. Out of a field of seven GOP contenders, […]
Speedster looking ahead for greatness
NASCAR driver Christopher Bell is leading the pack this year in the Camping World Truck Series. A Norman native, the 22-year-old drives for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and right now he’s in the number one spot in the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standings with four wins and 528 points. “I’ve been having a great […]
Prep Football Notepad: Late night, big crowd for North’s first practice
Norman North may already be ahead of the game after one day of football practice. That’s because the Timberwolves are already two practices into the preseason. Putting together its own version of midnight madness, coach Brent Barnes’ program actually got things going around 11 p.m. Sunday night at the North practice field, though actual practice […]
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation trains the next generation of medical researchers
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is known for conducting cutting edge research pushing the world of medicine forward. But the foundation also helps train Oklahoma’s next generation of medical researchers through the Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars program. The program offers high school graduates and college students with a tie to Oklahoma a chance to work […]