Choctaw Times Sports
Jackets come up short in semifinal
Season ends just shy of the Stillwater goal line By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw High School’s hopes for a gold ball ended at Stillwater’s three-yard line Friday night in a Class 6A-II semifinal at Edmond North High School. Down by four, Choctaw marched down the field in the final minutes of play. The Yellowjackets…
Read MoreJones falls to unbeaten Warriors, 35-34
By John Martin The Jones Longhorns’ journey to the OSSAA Class 2A championship playoffs was blocked once again Friday night in an all too familiar situation at Yukon as the Washington Warriors outlasted Clayton Creasey and Co. for the sixth time in the past four years. This time, it was even more heartbreaking than the…
Read MoreJackets soar over Westmoore
Choctaw returns to the field following fatal shooting at season opener By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw High School completed their first football game of the year Thursday with a 29-10 win over Westmoore. While most teams moved to their third game of the season last week, Choctaw improved to 1-0 after a fatal shooting…
Read MoreMidwest City teen dies following shooting at football game
Tragedy unites community as investigation continues By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times A teenager has died following a shooting during Choctaw High School’s season-opening football game with Del City. Just after 10:10 p.m. with 3:56 left in the third quarter of Choctaw’s home opener against Del City, multiple gun shots rang out near the entrance to…
Read MoreAlbee wins first AGJA tournament
By Ryan Horton choctawtimes@sbcglobal.net Choctaw’s Preston Albee won his first American Junior Golf Association tournament last week. Albee overcame early adversity rallying for a come-from-behind victory in the July 24-27 tourney. He was down five strokes after day one, and two strokes after day two. However, he came from behind the last day to tie…
Read MoreTitans sweep Choctaw
By Jocelyn Horton Choctaw Times Carl Albert High School’s soccer teams remained undefeated with a sweep of Choctaw last Tuesday. The Carl Albert Lady Titans opened the night with a 2-0 win over Choctaw’s girls. Kayden Murphy and Ashlee Davison each scored in the win. Choctaw’s girls fell to 2-7 on the year, while CA…
Read MoreJones wins 3-Peat
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times As the final buzzer sounded, the Lady Longhorns piled in celebration near half court as Jones clinched the Class 3A state championship at State Fair Arena Saturday, defeating top-ranked Washington, 39-33. “Three-peat,” the Longhorn fans chanted as time expired. “Three-peat!” Third-ranked Jones proved they’re still No. 1 by defending their…
Read MoreYellowjackets roll to 58-12 homecoming win
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw High School senior wrestler Peyton Hand was crowned Homecoming Queen in a ceremony before a dual with Shawnee last week. Zac O’Hagan was named Choctaw Wrestling Homecoming King. Choctaw’s royalty went on to claim falls later that night as the Yellowjackets rolled over the visiting Shawnee Wolves at homecoming…
Read MoreLonghorns fall in 2A state semifinal
By John Martin Staff Writer The Washington Warriors once again proved to be the nemesis for the Jones Longhorns football hopes as Washington applied a 49-14 defeat to end the Longhorns’ 2022 playoff hopes in an OSSAA Class 2A semifinal clash at Putnam City Stadium on Friday. The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak for…
Read MoreChoctaw claims state runner-up
Yellowjackets fall to Stillwater, 26-21 By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times Choctaw had another historic season come to an end last week at the Class 6A-II Championship. Stillwater (13-0) defeated Choctaw (11-2) for the state title. For the second time in the last three years and third time ever, Choctaw High School made their way to the…
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