Ponca City Senior High Student Kaylee Wimberley Named 2021 Academic All-State Scholar

Ponca City Senior High School is proud to announce that student Kaylee Wimberley has been named Academic All-State Scholar by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. This prestigious award honors 100 outstanding public high school seniors selected from 379 nominations statewide, hailing from 77 schools in 69 Oklahoma school districts.  Kaylee is the daughter of Chris... Read More.

Brown, McLean named NOC Maverick Student Athletes of the Week

  Mia Brown and Dylan McLean have been chosen as the NOC Maverick and Lady Maverick Basketball Student Athletes of the Week.   Brown is a sophomore from Mustang, Oklahoma while McLean is a freshman from Brooklyn, New York.   Brown had 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals against Labette last Friday night while McLean... Read More.

Ponca City Wrestling named 2021 Big 4+4 Team Champions

Ponca City Wrestling turned in another big performance over the weekend. The Wildcats are the 2021 Big 4+4 Team Champions. The tournament consisted of great competition from all classes. The participating teams include Ponca City, Choctaw, Blackwell, Perry, Deer Creek, Altus, and Pawhuska. “The team wrestled well this weekend and it should give us a... Read More.
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Ponca City Wrestling Team named 2020-21 District Champions

The Ponca City Wildcat Wrestling team has been crowned 2020-2021 District Champions. The Wildcats are now advancing to the OSSAA Dual State Championship on March 13th. Dual State will be held at the Stride Bank Center in Enid.“The kids persevered and I am very proud of our team effort.” said Head Coach Justin Roland.This... Read More.

Marquardt Named New Blackwell Mayor

The Blackwell Journal-Tribune is reporting that after Blackwell Mayor Glenn Cox recently resigned from his position, Blackwell Vice Mayor Steve Marquardt has been appointed the new mayor.Other new positions assigned include Blackwell resident Julie Green who has been sworn in as as member of the Blackwell City Council.Green is filling Marquardt's seat, and council... Read More.
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Dr. Nikole Hicks named NOC Nursing Division Chair

Northern Oklahoma College has hired Dr. Nikole Hicks as the Nursing Division Chair.   Dr. Hicks has over thirty years of experience in nursing, including clinical, education, and supervisory/management roles, clinical expertise in maternal/child, adult health, and perinatal education.   She has over 20 years of experience in academic nursing education, including program and curriculum development and... Read More.

Carl Renfro named to Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame

Ponca City’s Carl Renfro is among 11 individuals selected by The Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society for induction into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame.   The 2020 induction ceremony, scheduled for Nov. 2, has been cancelled due to the continuing health and safety risks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The society will announce its plan... Read More.

Forty-five NOC Mavs named NJCAA Academic All-Americans

Forty-five NOC Tonkawa Athletes earned NJCAA Academic All-American honors for the 2019-20 academic year.   Student-athletes are eligible to earn academic honors by achieving an overall GPA of 3.60 or higher for the 2019-20 academic year. The criteria for the three All-Academic teams are listed below as follows:  NJCAA All-Academic First Team: 4.00 GPA, NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80-3.99... Read More.
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Alan Foster named new NOC athletic director

Northern Oklahoma College has hired Alan Foster as the school’s new athletic director.   Foster comes to NOC after serving as assistant athletic director and head women’s basketball coach at Midway University, an NAIA school in Midway, Kentucky.   "I would like to thank President Evans, Jason Johnson (Vice President for Student Affairs), and the rest of the... Read More.