Brendan Hoover, Author at Oklahoma Gazette

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Russell Westbrook asks Why Not?, helps children through foundation

Brendan HooverApril 24, 2015November 10, 2023

Why Not? Foundation helps children during its fifth annual bowling charity event.

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Iron Thistle Scottish Heritage Festival & Highland Games comes to Yukon

Brendan HooverApril 23, 2015May 18, 2023

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Renowned yogi to teach at This Land Yoga

Brendan HooverApril 16, 2015June 16, 2024

It says something about Oklahoma City that famed yoga instructor Patrick Beach will soon teach at Betina Wills’ studio. “It’s exciting that we, the (local) yoga community, have grown enough to be able to do that and not worry about if we can pay for him to be here or if anyone will show up,” […]

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Basketball tournament to benefit the Greater Oklahoma Disabled Sports Association

Brendan HooverApril 8, 2015April 11, 2024

OU Medicine hosts the 7th Annual Wheelchair Basketball Tournament to benefit the Greater Oklahoma Disabled Sports Association.

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New facility offers laid back experience with same thrill of paintball sport

Brendan HooverApril 2, 2015January 13, 2024

During the late 2000s, paintball was a fairly popular pastime. Nearly 5.5 million people nationwide played at least once in 2007, according to a report from the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, making paintball one of the most popular extreme sports in America. By 2013, participation had fallen to 3.5 million and domestic sales of paintball […]

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Pro athlete trains to fight cancer

Brendan HooverMarch 26, 2015April 6, 2024

Local pro triathlete Dan Tigert dedicates his 2015 season to the Go Mitch Go Foundation.

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Run Lucky 5K to raise funds for cancer research

Brendan HooverMarch 5, 2015November 13, 2023

For some, a reward is needed to accomplish a goal. Like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. For others, beer is the greatest motivator. Or is that fear? Regardless, the luck of the Irish might be enough to sustain participants of the fifth annual Run Lucky 5K and Mission Mile Fun […]