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Birnbaum New Po-Hi Boys Basketball Coach

Tuesday, April 25 by Lyman James

Pending approval by the Ponca City Board of Education, Jacob Birnbaum has been named the new boys head basketball coach for Ponca City High School. Jacob is a 2016 graduate of Ponca City High School and a 2020 graduate of Newman University with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He graduated with a GPA of 3.0, was named... Read More.

Lady Cat Soccer Coach Named

Monday, July 11 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools has named Madeline Wood as the head coach for Lady Cat Soccer program, pending board approval. Coach Wood will assume this role that was held by Kelli Kinkaid. Previously, Coach Wood spent time as the head coach at Azle High School and as an assistant coach at Northwest High School... Read More.

Late Cowley College Coach Honored Saturday With Complex Dedication

Tuesday, June 14 by Lyman James

By RAMA PEROO, Cowley College Director of Institutional Communication and Public Relations/SIDAfter 18 years as the head track and field coach at Cowley College and numerous conference and region titles, the Cowley College Track and Field Complex was renamed the Mark A Phillips Track and Field Complex during a dedication held Saturday at the... Read More.

New Softball Coach Named, Pending Board Approval

Tuesday, June 14 by Lyman James

Jeneva Nelson has been hired as the new head softball coach, pending board approval.Jeneva Nelson is graduate from Frontier High School and Oklahoma State University. Straight out of school she played Division 1 softball at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn. She transferred to Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma and earned the “player of... Read More.

New Softball Coach Named, Pending Board Approval

Monday, June 13 by Lyman James

First Ever Girls Wrestling Coach Named

Tuesday, June 7 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools has named Karissa Avallone as its first ever girls head wrestling coach, pending board approval. Coach “K” Karissa Avallone started her wrestling career at the age of four at Ponca City and later in Newkirk.During Coach K’s prep career, Coach won two national championships and received five All-American certificates held... Read More.

Cowley Baseball Posts 7 On All-Conference List, Including MVP, Pitcher And Coach Of The Year

Wednesday, May 25 by Lyman James

Notching 50 wins, conference and region titles, and now a punched ticket to the JUCO World Series, the No. 8-ranked Cowley College baseball team had seven players earn all-conference honors.According to a news release from Cowley College, the Tigers also had the Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division Most Valuable Player (Bryce Madron), Pitcher of the... Read More.

PCPS Names New Head Softball Coach

Thursday, December 16 by Lyman James

Jaden Hawkins-Wedel has been hired as the new head softball coach for Ponca City Public Schools. She grew up in Ponca City and was the Lady Cats short-stop from 2011-2015. She is a graduate of Ponca City High School and went on to play softball for the Northern Oklahoma College Jets in Enid before... Read More.

Former Ponca City Wrestling Coach Has Two Felony Charges Dismissed

Friday, August 27 by Lyman James

Former Ponca City Wrestling Coach Justice Circle, 24, had his two felony charges dismissed on August 19 in the Kay County District Court. The felony charges he faced were for lewd or indecent acts to a child under the age of 16 and soliciting sexual conduct/communication with a minor by technology. The state moved to dismiss... Read More.

Kelli Kinkaid Named New Girls Soccer Coach

Friday, July 16 by Lyman James

Pending Board of Education approval on Monday night, Kelli Kinkaid has been named the new high school girls soccer coach for the 2021-2022 school year.Kinkaid is a 1996 graduate of Ponca City High School. She played soccer starting with rec soccer at the age of five and continued playing competitive/traveling U12-U19 under the tutelage... Read More.