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Po-Hi Excellence: Savannah Valgora named National Merit Finalist

Friday, May 5 by Lyman James

Savannah Valgora has been named a National Merit Finalist for 2023. She is the daughter of Jill Valgora. She plans to attend Oklahoma State University, major in psychology pre-law and plans to attend law school after graduation. Congratulations Savannah!

OU, OSU and National Championship Bowl Schedule

Monday, December 5 by Lyman James

OU and OSU now have dates and opponents for their upcoming bowl games. The Cowboys play Wisconsin in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on Dec. 27 on 1047 The Bull, while the Sooners will play Florida State in the Cheez It Bowl on December 29th. You can hear that game on 1230 WBBZ. Here’s the... Read More.

Cowley Tiger Volleyball Team Needs Four Sets to Win in National Tourney Opener

Thursday, November 17 by Lyman James

The No. 3-seeded Cowley College volleyball team shook off the rust of not playing for 11 days by defeating 14th-seed Bismarck State College (ND) 25-17, 25-20, 23-25, 25-11 in the first round of the NJCAA Division II National Tournament played Thursday in Cedar Rapids, IA.Cowley (39-3), winners of 10 matches in a row, advances... Read More.

Cowley Tigers demolish Top-Seeded Falcons 5-1 at National Soccer Tourney

Tuesday, November 15 by Lyman James

One day after netting a hat-trick in the eighth-seeded Cowley College men’s soccer team’s opening win at the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Melbourne, FL, sophomore forward Caique Trivelato scored two more goals in the first half of the Tigers’ 5-1 win over top-seeded Daytona State on Tuesday. With the victory, Cowley (15-4) advances out of... Read More.

Tiger Volleyball Ranked No. 2 In National Preseason Poll

Tuesday, August 16 by Lyman James

The top-two teams that met in last year’s NJCAA Division II National Championship volleyball match, Parkland College and Cowley College, make up the top-two teams in the 2022 NJCAA Division II national preseason poll.According to a news release from Cowley College, defending champion Parkland is picked to repeat as champ, while the national runner-up... Read More.

Dexter Shop Teacher Named National Finalist For Harbor Freight ‘Tools For Schools’ Award

Sunday, July 3 by Lyman James

A Dexter High School industrial technology teacher has been named a national finalist for a teaching award.According to a news release from Harbor Freight Tools, Brian Kuntz is one of 50 finalists across the country for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools prize for Teaching Excellence."This year a record 768 applications were received from... Read More.

Tigers Come Up Just Short In Bid For Third National Championship

Monday, June 6 by Lyman James

Making its first national championship game appearance since winning back-to-back JUCO World Series titles in 1997 and 1998, the seventh-seeded Cowley College Tigers came up just short of its third national title in a 4-2 loss to the sixth-seeded Central Arizona College Vaqueros Saturday night in the JUCO World Series title game played at... Read More.

Cowley’s Chloe Wilson, A Wellington Native, Nails National Title In Hammer Throw

Wednesday, May 25 by Lyman James

Chloe Wilson, who grew up just down the road from Cowley College in Wellington, came to Cowley with very little throwing experience, a news release from the college said.Now, two years later, she is getting ready to leave the school as a national champion.With Wilson placing first in the hammer throw she helped the... Read More.

PCPS Superintendent responds to national alleged post on TikTok referring to school safety

Thursday, December 16 by Lyman James

Dear PCPS Families,The Ponca City School District has been advised that there may be a national post on social media platform TikTok referring to school safety. The alleged post refers to a national threat to school safety for every school in the U.S., even elementary, on Friday, Dec. 17. While the district has NOT... Read More.

Ponca City Library selected for national NASA@ My Library STEAM programming initiative

Thursday, September 30 by Lyman James

Ponca City Library has been selected through a competitive application process to be part of NASA@ My Library, an education initiative created to increase and enhance STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) learning opportunities for library patrons throughout the nation, including geographic areas and populations currently underrepresented in STEAM education.Ponca City Library is... Read More.

NOC Men’s Basketball Team heading back to the NJCAA National Championships

Monday, April 12 by Lyman James

ENID, Oklahoma -- The NOC Mavs earned their second straight trip to the NJCAA National Championships with a thrilling 66-64 win over NOC Enid Saturday at the Stride Bank Center. The Mavs (23-1) completed the sweep winning the OCAC regular season crown and the Region 2 Tournament. NOC also avenged an earlier 66-62 loss... Read More.

Two Kay and Noble County locations added to National Register of Historic Places

Thursday, February 25 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office recently announced eight new National Register of Historic Places listings in Oklahoma.Among the eight new places added, two of those are from Kay and Noble counties. All pictures posted belong to the Oklahoma Historical Society, and all descriptions are from OKHistory.gov. Alcorn-Pickrel House of Ponca CityOKHistory.org lists... Read More.