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B: Sports
March 26, 2025
Okmulgee to host Slowpitch Festival Friday
By PATRICK FORD Editor,

Area softball teams will gather for a full day of competition on Friday, March 28, as Okmulgee Public Schools hosts the 2025 Okmulgee Slowpitch Festival. The event will bring together nine local matchups at the Okmulgee fields, starting at 10 a.m. and running through the evening.

Teams scheduled to participate include Okmulgee, Wilson, Mounds, Checotah, Preston, Dewar and Henryetta.

Each game will be capped at a one-hour time limit, with run rules in effect to keep play moving: 12 runs after three innings, 10 after four and 8 after five. Side fields will be available for warmups to help keep the event on schedule.

– Okmulgee Slowpitch Festival Schedule Friday, March 28

• 10 a.m. Wilson vs. Okmulgee

• 11:10 a.m. Wilson vs. Mounds

• 12:20 p.m. Checotah vs. Mounds

• 1:30 p.m. Wilson vs. Checotah

• 2:40 p.m. Mounds vs. Preston

• 3:50 p.m. Henryetta vs. Mounds

• 5:00 p.m. Henryetta vs. Preston

• 6:10 p.m. Preston vs. Okmulgee

• 7:20 p.m. Dewar vs. Henryetta

• 8:30 p.m. Dewar vs. Okmulgee – Organizers thank everyone for supporting local athletics and look forward to a competitive and fun-filled day of slowpitch softball.

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