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🏆 LEFLORE COUNTY SPORTS
🏈Sallisaw at Poteau 7 p.m.; 🏈 Panama at Pocola 7 🏈 Liberty at Talihina, 7 p.m.🏀 Cameron at Clayton 6 p.m. 🏀 Stuart at Wister 6 p.m.

Wister Lake fishing good for crappie and catfish

Wister Lake fishing report

Fishing remains steady at Wister Lake heading into August, according to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. As of late July, the lake’s elevation was normal and stable with a water temperature of 91 degrees and stained conditions. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic baits and worms around brush structure, while channel catfish are good on grasshoppers around flats and crappie are good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, according to the report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.

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OU, OSU, Tulsa and Arkansas set 2026 football schedules

2026 Week football high school scores

Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa and Arkansas have all released their 2026 football schedules, setting up a season that includes several in-state and regional matchups. Oklahoma opens Sept. 4 at home against UTEP in a Friday night kickoff, while Oklahoma State and Tulsa square off in Tulsa on Sept. 5 to begin their seasons. Arkansas hosts North Alabama the same day. Tulsa and Arkansas also meet later in the schedule, facing off Sept. 26 in Fayetteville.

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