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Sooners lose two at West Virginia

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Bryce Madron went 3 for 3 with a single, a double and a triple, but the Oklahoma baseball team fell at No. 12 West Virginia 9-3 Sunday in a rain-delayed series finale at Monongalia County Ballpark. The contest, which was moved up on Sunday to an 11:00 a.m. ET start to avoid potential inclement weather,…

TU leads Indiana NCAA Regional in First Round

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Westfield, Ind. – The Tulsa golfers recorded a tremendous 9-under par 279 first round to lead the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Indiana Regional at The Club of Chatham Hills in Westfield, Indiana.  Tulsa will continue play with the second round on Tuesday and the final round scheduled for Wednesday. “It was a solid start,”…

Drake Named Summit League Scholar Athlete of the Championship

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Tulsa, Okla. – ORU men’s golf student-athlete Jackson Drake has been named the Summit League Scholar Athlete of the Championship. The Scholar of the Championship award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative undergraduate grade-point average participating at each of the Summit League’s 19 championships. Each institution that is participating in a Summit…

Sooner women’s tennis selected to host NCAA rounds in Norman

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Oklahoma Women’s Tennis kicked off Selection Monday by earning a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament! The Sooners will host the first and second rounds on Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6 at the Headington Family Tennis Center. OU will open the tournament against Hawaii on Friday at 3 p.m. CT, after Arkansas…

OU Men’s tennis earns at large bid to NCAA Tournament

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Oklahoma Men’s Tennis is set for its 13th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance! The Sooners earned an at-large bid and will head to Georgia to play NC State in the first round on Saturday at 9 a.m. CT. 2023 marks OU’s sixth NCAA appearance under head coach Nick Crowell. The Sooners have advanced to the NCAA…

PSO requests another rate increase

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Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) is seeking yet another increase, which would annually increase their buget by  $173 million or 9.18 percent.  There have been two rate increases since December 2021.  An average residential customer would see a monthly increase of around $14.11. Both Commercial customers and Limited Use Residential customers would also see…

Address Confirmation Notices mailed to Oklahoma voters

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(Oklahoma City) – Over the next several weeks, 326,603 registered voters in Oklahoma will receive an Address Confirmation Notice from the State Election Board. The notices are required by state law. Voters who receive an Address Confirmation Notice have 60 days to respond. However, State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax (pronounced ZEER-icks) is encouraging voters…

Oklahoma Baptist University students scheduled to return to campus

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Regarding: Update from Oklahoma Baptist University, following tornado damage of April 19, 2023 Statement from Dr. Heath Thomas, Oklahoma Baptist University President: “I’ve got some very exciting news. We have been working with all of our contractors to ensure a safe return to campus, and we are returning to campus for in-person learning on Monday,…

Oklahoma Caring Vans to provide immunizations

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Clinics will be held for children at several Tulsa metro locations The Oklahoma Caring Vans provide all immunizations required by Oklahoma law for enrollment in schools or child care facilities. Services are provided at no charge to children, aged six weeks through 18 years, who qualify; this includes children who are uninsured, Medicaid eligible or…

Mid-America Prophecy Conference

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The 14th Annual Mid-America Prophecy Conference “Winds of Change” and the GOD WHO DOES NOT CHANGE will be held on May 26-27, 2023 at the Marriott Tulsa Southern Hills. This is the Prophecy Conference with the reputation for non-speculative, Bible-first teaching! Make this your “Bible Prophecy VACATION” … … set aside by so many for the past 13 years….