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A young man wearing an ORU shirt smiles as he shows off his medals.

Battiest wins Creek Nation tournaments

Anadarko High School sophomore Sam Battiest dominates the courts at the Muscogee Nation Festival's annual tennis tournaments.

girl stands inside baseball stadium.

Gilreath named Whataburger Rising Star

Jordan Gilreath, a Texas Rangers Youth Academy alumnus, was selected as a Whataburger Rising Star and was presented at a Texas Rangers baseball game.

Kinslee Collier, young, athletic-looking girl poses with her arms crossed

Collier places in national wrestling tournament

Kinslee Collier of Edmond, Oklahoma, placed third in the 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16U National tournament in Fargo, North Dakota.

Kinsley Moon, a young girl in red and black softball uniform holds a bat on one shoulder and places her other hand on her hip.

Moon plays in USA Fast Pitch All-State Game

Moon recently played in the USA Fastpitch All-State games at Firelake Ball Fields in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

A young man standing on track holds up a medal as he smiles.

Butler competes in Junior Olympics

Jonas "Tank" Butler qualifies for a second time for the Track and Field Junior Olympics in North Carolina.

UARK hosts Stickball Tournament

The University of Arkansas' Native American Student Association celebrates sports and culture through stickball tournament.

A lacrosse team dressed in lime green jerseys pose for a group photo.

Blemmel plays on all Native Lacrosse team

Cohen Blemmel started playing on the Tvshka Waya youth Stickball team at the age of six. He was heartbroken to move away from his teammates, coaches and people eight years later when he relocated to Oregon. He started playing on his high school lacrosse team in an attempt to find the community he had longed for since his move.

Zach Fowler and family

Fowler coaches team to Texas 4A Championship

Former Baltimore Oriel draft pick Zach Fowler coaches the Liberty-Eylau baseball team to the Texas State Championship.

Halle Hance

Hance makes it to Nationals

Halle Hance and her teammates on the Fort Scott Community College Softball program make school history.

Maleah Sosa

Sosa receives Sportsmanship award

Maleah Sosa receives the Great Lakes Valley Conference's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award for the second year in a row.

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