Weekly Stats – May 17, 2012
Skiatook baseball 5A State Quarter-Finals in Union May 10 Carl Albert 4, Skiatook 0 Read the story. Skiatook 5A State Track Meet in Yukon May 11-12 EVENT – PLACE – NAME – GRADE – TIME/DISTANCE 200m dash boys prelim – 12 – Dylan Keys – 12 – 23.39 4x800m relay girls – 12 – [...]
A first: Carrying the torch
While Osage County Deputy Sheriffs Travis Harris, Terry York and Kevin Burke rappelled down into the Oklahoma Special Olympics opening ceremonies in Gallagher Iba Arena in Stillwater on Wednesday night, Osage Nation Sgt. Michael Fish walked alongside athletes and other officers. All four of the men, including other officers from Highway Patrol Troop K, the [...]
Weekly Stats – May 10, 2012
Hominy baseball (2A) at Regionals in Oktaha Thurs., May 3 Latta 13, Hominy 1 Warner 12, Hominy 2 Hominy girls baseball Tennis at State Tournament Read the story. Hominy (2A) State Track in OKC EVENT – PLACE – ATHLETE – GRADE – FINAL TIME/DISTANCE discus girls – 10 – Keondre Mitchell – 12 [...]
A prairie chicken outing: Starting a movement toward eco-tourism
On a cool spring morning well before dawn late last month, plumes of dust rose behind vans as they made their way to some secret spots on the tallgrass prairie west of Pawhuska. The vans were carrying people from afar: Seattle, North Carolina, Arizona, Mississippi, Virginia, and other states. It was a very quiet start [...]
Huskies, Bucks, Cougars, Tigers all earn bling at State Track Meet
The Pawhuska Huskies brought home three third-place medals from the state track meet, while the Hominy and Woodland each brought home medals in the top three. Senior Jeremy Tuller jumped into third with a time of 40.69 seconds in the Class 3A boys 300 meter hurdle finals. During the Regional Track Meet in Pawhuska [...]
Pro rodeo hits P-town
The Pawhuska IPRA Rodeo ”OKLAHOMA TWISTER RODEO SERIES” whirled into Osage County Fairground at the Clarence L Brantly Indoor Arena May 4-5. Competitors from all across the county, state and mid-west came to take part in the event. Shidler’s one armed bandit performed along with a Branson, Mo., rodeo clown. Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour
Weekly Stats May 3, 2012
Barnsdall softball Regionals at Morrison Pioneer-Pleasant Vale 9, Barnsdall 4 Barnsdall 4, Morrison 0 Fairview 12, Barnsdall 3 Read the story. Hominy tennis at Tulsa 7 Conf. Wed., April 25 Read the story. Hominy baseball Districts vs Pawnee 13-7, Hominy 6-7, Pawnee 12-2, Hominy See the photos. Pawhuska baseball Districts vs Caney [...]
Burbank floods; people evacuate
Early Monday morning storms wreaked havoc throughout the county. Lightning set fire to a home in Skiatook just before 3:30 a.m. Heavy rains eventually flooded and closed OK 18 north of Fairfax while residents in Burbank, just west of Pawhuska, woke to a river running through their small town of about 150 residents. In Burbank, [...]
Cougars error out of Regionals
Cougar Kyle King (25) started the Woodland Cougars off right for a three-run home run in the first inning, bringing the score to 5-2 against Glencoe on Friday. “We hit the ball well the whole tournament. We really did,” Woodland Head Coach Brian Edwards said. “We hit the ball well, we just didn’t get them [...]
Feet to the pavement, athletes in the air
Regionals for Pawhuska, Shidler and Woodland took place at Ormand Beach Stadium in Pawhuska Saturday. Hominy track competed in Oologah for regionals. Photographs are from the Pawhuska 3A & 1A Regionals. Results are listed below the photo gallery. Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour Pawhuska (3A) Regional Finals EVENT – PLACE – NAME – TIME 100 [...]
Changes afoot at Bighearttimes.com
On Wednesday, The Bigheart Times made an unusual move for a newspaper: We put our website behind a pay wall. It’s also unusual for a weekly newspaper with a two-person newsroom to have a website of our caliber. The new move should please our past e-subscribers, who have been gradually left without access to the [...]
Two wins from state, one loss from season ending
Both the Woodland Cougars and Shidler Tigers competed in their Regional Tournaments Thursday, and face ending their seasons with one more loss. The Class A Cougars traveled to Glencoe where they played Pioneer-Pleasant Vale and lost, 14-2. They won their second game against Olive, 5-4. Woodlands play Glencoe Friday at 2 p.m., a change from the [...]
Panthers get clawed at Districts
The Barnsdall Panthers baseball season ended with more of a whimper than the bang they had wanted. Entering the district playoffs on Wednesday, the Panthers travelled to Woodland to face both the Cougars and the Rejoice Christian Eagles. Hopes were high among the Barnsdall faithful due to the fact that in the three previous meeting [...]
Board nixes Simmons candidacy
Daryl Simmons, a Republican who described himself as “your new Sheriff” as he tweeted supporters, was disqualified as a candidate for the office on Monday after an 90 minute hearing before the Osage County Election Board. Sheriff Ty Koch had challenged Simmons candidacy on two points: That Simmons had not been a resident of Oklahoma [...]
Duncan returns from Afghanistan
NORMAN — The wide grin on Col. Rex Duncan’s face as he hugged his family said it all. Duncan’s return from his deployment in Afghanistan was a happy one at the Oklahoma National Guard Center in Norman April 18. He was greeted by his wife Amy and their three young daughters, Ava, 5; Elise, 4; [...]
Cougars slide into Regionals
The Woodland Cougars started off slow, but eventually hit their way into the regional tournament after beating both Barnsdall and Rejoice Christian for the District Champiopnship Title last week. “When we started hitting the ball, we hit the ball well. We got to start the game faster,” Head Coach Brian Edwards said about putting the [...]
Kicking up dust on the track
The Hominy Bucks and Woodland Cougars, as well as Newkirk and Blackwell, traveled to Pawhuska to compete in the Big 8 Conference Track Meet Monday. Pawhuska will also be the Regional Track Meet host Sat., April 28. Events begin at 9:30 a.m. at the football field and surrounding area. Photos by Rachel Anne Seymour
Weekly Stats April 26
Tues., April 17 Barnsdall vs Hominy: 17-3 H Hominy tennis at Bristow – Girls #1 Singles- Erin Krushe (H) def. Jennifer Barnett (B) 6-3, 6-1; #2 Singles- N/A; #1 Doubles- M. Osburn/M. Kidder (H) def. Johnson/Liddle (B) 7-5, 6-1; #2 Doubles- A. Twombly/T. Potts (B) def. C. Miles/ R. Hughes (H) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4); Boys [...]
Times takes home awards
The Bigheart Times took home almost a dozen awards Saturday in the Society of Professional Journalists Oklahoma Pro Chapter’s 2011 contest among all newspapers in the state with circulations of 25,000 or under. Photographer Rachel Anne Seymour was given the top award in her field, with the best photographic portfolio, while Publisher Louise Red Corn [...]
Dumped pets tax good hearts
When a small white-and-gray spotted cat slides across the tile floor of Jonnston’s Vet Clinic like he is practicing for a Michael Jackson dance-off, it’s hard not to laugh. Scooter, as he is known at Jan Johnston’s veterinary clinic, was dumped off after suffering a severe spinal injury that left him paralyzed. He wasn’t expected [...]
Gas state, Dollar General open in Barnsdall
The former Bigheart Grocery has opened under Andy Smith, who renamed it The Store. Gas started selling Monday, and you can pick up a copy of The Bigheart Times there, along with your tank of gas, snacks and other items. Smith is also planning on opening up other Bigheart Groceries and gas stations that had [...]
Weekly Stats March 22
Barnsdall baseball at Nowata Tues., March 13 No stats provided. Barnsdall softball at Sperry/Yale Tues., March 13 Barnsdall 11, Sperry 4 Barnsdall 5, Yale 4 Pawhuska baseball vs Newkirk Tues., March 13 Varsity: 14-10, Newkirk Shidler baseball vs Tonkawa Tues., March 13 Varsity: 1-0, Shidler Woodland baseball at Pawnee Tues., March [...]
