Sports

Welcome New Teachers!

We are pleased to welcome 24 new faculty and staff members to Geary Public Schools. All were ready and eager to meet our students on the first day of school August 12.

Geary’s Return to Learn Plan

We reserve the right to adjust this plan as we receive new information, things change in our community, or state/federal government requirement change.

'Reservation Dogs,' Filmed in Oklahoma, Smashes Stereotypes of Indigenous People

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Two Indigenous filmmakers are smashing the caricatures and stereotypes of Native Americans, who since the earliest days of film and TV have often played supporting roles or been portrayed as bloodthirsty killers standing in the way of white, westward expansion.

Football Time in Oklahoma

The Watonga Eagles football team resumed evening practices this week, under new head coach Skylar Watson, in preparation for their first scrimmage against Fairview on Aug. 19. (Photos provided by Watonga Football) Eagles Football Schedule 2021 Aug. 19: Fairview (Home, Aug.

S-E-C Ya Later, Pokes

In fall 2014, I was an intern for the OU athletics department, specifically the sports information team, meaning the PR guys.

Watonga Festival

The Watonga Lady Eagles hosted 12 fastpitch teams from across the state last week at Huff-Lorang Park for the annual Watonga Festival of preseason scrimmages. The fastpitch season begins on Aug. 9.

Watonga Lady Eagle Soars in Jacksonville

Alyssa Bay, an incoming senior at Watonga High School, competed in the pole vault this past weekend at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Championshiops in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photos provided by Alison Tock.)

Oklahoma, Texas Submit Request to Join Powerhouse SEC

Texas and Oklahoma submitted a request Tuesday to join the Southeastern Conference, with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey saying the league would consider it in the “near future.

SEC Takeover: Expansion Would Just Mean More Power, Wealth

Barring a dramatic change of direction, Texas and Oklahoma are moving toward taking the Red River Rivalry to the Southeastern Conference in a seismic shift that will have repercussions in college sports from coast to coast.

Saturday Golf Tourney Raises Funds for Watonga Wrestling

WATONGA – The Watonga Eagles wrestling program held a golf tournament fundraiser at Roman Nose State Park this past Saturday, July 10, drawing a good turnout to help the team with its expenses during the upcoming school year.