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Augusta girl

That’s a claim their little sister can make after this week. MaKaylee is one of only 88 junior golfers who will compete in the inaugural Drive, Chip & Putt Championship finals on Sunday in Augusta, Ga. So the eight-year-old from Yukon has that going for her, which is nice. Her brother Colton, who plays golf […]

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King pong

<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US” lang=”EN-US”> John Gillette and Linda Piattcompete at Belle Isle Berwery. Credit: Shannon Cornman On Thursday, it’s paddles down in the Belle Isle Brewery. Someone will make the final serve in a ping pong tournament that started nearly two months ago as a fundraiser for Easter Seals Oklahoma. As competition has narrowed, event […]

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Okies noodlin’

Noodling — a term for fishing for catfish using only one’s bare hands — has increased in popularity in Oklahoma and abroad, perhaps due in large part to native Oklahoma filmmaker Bradley Beesley’s 2001 documentary on the oddball sport, “Okie Noodling,” and its 2008 sequel, “Okie Noodling II.” “I think people just have an insatiable […]

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