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🏆 LEFLORE COUNTY SPORTS
Friday's games: 🏈 Poteau at Fort Gibson 7 p.m.;🏈 Panama at Pawhuska 7 p.m.; 🏈 Morrison at Pocola 7 p.m.; 🏈 Quapaw at Talihina 7 p.m. 🏀 Smithville at Howe; 🏀 Cameron vs. Battiest (at Howe); 🏀 Wister at Rattan. Thursday's scores: Boys 🏀 Howe vs. Battiest no score reported); 🏀Smithville 59, Cameron 48; 🏀 Kinta 70, LeFlore 25. Girls: 🏀 Howe 63, Battiest 21; 🏀Smithville 77, Cameron 14; 🏀 LeFlore 48, Kinta 27.

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HALL ABOUT SPORTS: JULY 1, 2026

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Local & Regional: Enjoying the Dead Period on the Water

It remains completely quiet on the high school sports front across Oklahoma. We are right in the middle of the mandatory OSSAA Summer Dead Period, which runs through July 5. With all area gymnasiums and athletic facilities locked down, local coaches and student-athletes from Heavener, Poteau, and surrounding LeFlore County towns are taking a well-earned breather.

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