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Conference Teams Boast Variety of Talent, Styles, Skills - April 24, 2012
By noon Thursday, the men’s basketball teams from Arkansas-Monticello and Harding University (Ark.) will tip-off in the Bartlesville High School Bruin Fieldhouse to officially begin the inaugural Great American Conference Men’s and Women’s Championship Tournament. (More)
SWOSU Women Seize Conference Title - April 24, 2012
Darcie Dick dumped in 21 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s women’s basketball team to glory Sunday. (More)
Promoting Athletics in Bartlesville - April 24, 2012
Bob Pomeroy could have retired anywhere. But the homegrown Bartian, following his career as a prominent Phillips executive, chose to stay in the community, where he’s just as passionate about boosting athletics as he is about promoting his beloved City of Legends. (More)
BSC Official Gives Thumbs-up to GAC Tourney - April 24, 2012
Despite the teeming throng of local citizens who traveled the weekend of March 1-3 to the Tulsa area, to follow the plucky playoff plight of the Bartlesville High School basketball teams, the Great American Conference college basketball tourney — held during the same time — drew a solid number of spectators. (More)
B’ville Sports Commission Does it Again - April 24, 2012
Start with 14 college basketball games in four days, throw in dozens of dedicated volunteers, hundreds of fans, pep bands, cheerleaders, mascots with names like Boll Weevils, Cotton Blossoms, Reddies, Wonder Boys, and Savage Storm, then add a generous portion of hometown hospitality and you’ve got the perfect recipe for the Great American Conference Championship tournament held at Bartleville’s Bruin Fieldhouse this weekend. (More)
GAC Commissioner Praises Tourney Efforts - April 24, 2012
Exactly one week before the Great American Conference Men and Women’s Championship Basketball Tournament gets under way in Bartlesville, GAC Commissioner Will Prewitt offered brief but heartfelt remarks of gratitude at Thursday’s Bartlesville Sports Commission leadership luncheon. (More)
Gathering of Wildcat Icons - January 24, 2012
Last month’s Bartlesville Sports Commission 2011 Hall of Fame Celebration weaved its Pied Piper magic by luring back the boys — and local athletic heroes — of yesterday back to town for an unofficial, but heartfelt, reunion. (More)
2nd BSC College Hoops ‘Shootout’ Under Way Today - January 24, 2012
Collegiate basketball action featuring some of the top men’s teams from a three-state area got underway this afternoon in the second-annual South Central Shootout. (More)
GAC Tourney Less than 10 Weeks Away - January 24, 2012
In less than 10 weeks, the opening stanza of a new chapter in Bartlesville sports will be written. (More)
BSC Shootout Set for Next Weekend at Fieldhouse - January 24, 2012
No bullets will be flying, but there will be plenty of pop and noise at the Second Annual Bartlesville Sports Commission South Central Shootout basketball tournament, set for next Friday and Saturday. (More)
Bartlesville to Host GAC Tourney - January 24, 2012
Bartlesville is back in the big-time college basketball tournament business. (More)
BSC Sets Major Announcement - January 24, 2012
Anticipation will be the word of the hour at 2 p.m. today, when the Bartlesville Sports Commission and Great American Conference hold a joint press conference in Bartlesville. (More)
Hustle Played Key in BSC’s Success - January 24, 2012
The Monday after Thanksgiving, Will Prewitt officially took charge of the newly-formed Great American Conference. Even before he barely had a chance to organize his desk, a man he had never met -- Bartlesville Sports Commission representative Bob Pomeroy -- was on the phone trying to convince Prewitt to hold the conference's men and women's postseason basketball championships in Bartlesville. (More)
Local Sports Icons Welcome Honor - January 24, 2012
Nearly 20 years after the event, Steve Hesser felt safe Saturday night in revealing one of the more intimate secrets about Bartlesville High's boys basketball 1992 state championship game. (More)
HOF Set to Induct Legends - January 24, 2012
October is a time of remembering the glory days of vanished spring and fading summer, and of basking in the harvest moon. For the Bartlesville sports community, October also offers an occasion for local sports greats of the past to reap long-deserved recognition. (More)
Bartlesville, Oklahoma will Host First-ever Great American Conference Basketball Tourney - January 24, 2012
The Great American Conference has announced a two-year deal to host the league's basketball championship tournaments at the Bruin Field House in Bartlesville, Okla. (More)
Bartlesville to Serve as Home of GAC Basketball Championships - January 24, 2012
The Great American Conference has announced a two-year deal to host the league’s basketball championship tournaments at the Bruin Field House in Bartlesville, Okla. (More)
GAC Interview with BSC Vice Chairman Bob Pomeroy - January 24, 2012
Video interview with Bob Pomeroy (More)
BSC has Made Major Impact in 3 Years - August 26, 2010
A little more than three years ago, a hearty band of local residents turned the ethereal dream of promoting Bartlesville as an viable sports venue for big-time events into stark reality. (More)
LSC Invades Bartlesville Again - March 06, 2010
March 2, 2010 by Nick Eatman - click Headline for Lone Star Conference website story (More)
LSC Tickets Now Available! - February 08, 2010
All-session passes $55 for adults and $27 for students. (More)
2010 LSC Interview on KWON-Bartlesville - February 03, 2010
Stan Wagnon, Commissioner of LSC, and Bob Pomeroy, Vice Chair of BSC, speak on KWON Radio about the upcoming championship.
Ken Treadway into BSC Hall of Fame 2009 (EE Article) - October 24, 2009
Ken Treadway is one of the many accomplished inducted October 24, 2009 at Gala at Bartlesville Community Center (click headline for story)
West Texas A & M Women Repeat in Bartlesville! - March 08, 2009
Lady Buffs win it all again (click headline for story)
Midwestern State #1 in LSC over SWOSU - March 08, 2009
Mustangs take the tournament crown (click headline for story and pictures)
2009 LSC Basketball Championship in Bartlesville - March 07, 2009
2009 LSC Basketball Championship in Bartlesville (More)
LSC Women's BB Teams Reach out to the Community - March 07, 2009
LSC Women's Teams Reach Out to the Community as they Bowl with Special Students (More)
LSC proves to be a Blessing! - March 07, 2009
LSC proves to be a Blessing! (More)
Hoop Heaven! LSC a Blessing! (Bruin Newsletter) - March 07, 2009
LSC proves to be a Blessing! And LONE STAR shines brightly in Bartlesville. (More)
LSC Commissioner Discusses Success of LSC Tournament in Bartlesville - May 27, 2008
3/11/08 - Stan Wagnon praises community for its efforts.
Courtesy on Nick Eatman/Lone Star Conference (click on headline for story)
LSC Tourney Brings Back Memories for Mosley - May 27, 2008
3/9/08 - Abilene Christian's Athletic Director, Jared Mosley, shares memories. (click on headline for story)
WTAMU claims Women's Championship in Bartlesville - May 27, 2008
3/9/08 - WTAMU wins Women's LSU Champtionship over UCO (click on headline for story)
UCO prevails in Men's LSC Championship - May 27, 2008
3/8/08 - UCO Men win LSC Championship over A&M-Central (click on headline for story)
New Bartlesville Hall of Fame Celebrates Athletic Greats (EE Article) - May 27, 2008
5/13/08 - Wildcat Basketball team of 1967 honored at Bartlesville Sports Commissions inauguaral Hall of Fame banquet. Compliments of Mike Tupa, Examiner-Enterprise (click on headline for story)
Banquet Brings Out Stars (EE Article) - May 27, 2008
5/21/08 - Hundreds gather at Prime-Time Event for the inaugural Bartlesville Athletic Hall of Fame. Compliments of Mike Tupa, Examiner-Enterprise (click on Headline for story)
Bartlesville Honors Legends at HOF Banquet (EE Article) - May 27, 2008
5/18/08 - LSU Legend and Coach Dale Brown keynotes SBC HOF event. Compliments of Mike Tupa, Examiner-Enterprise (Click on Headline for Story)
Bob Kurland Still Casts a Long Shadow (EE Article) - May 27, 2008
5/16/08 - OSU, 7-foot center, Bob Kurland led Phillips 66ers basketball team. Compliments of Mike Tupa, Examiner-Enterprise (click on Headline for story)
Texans Reach Out to Bartlesville Elementary Students - May 27, 2008
LSC Community Men's Event (More)
LSC Women Bowl with Special Olympics Student Athletes - May 27, 2008
LSC Women's Outreach Event (More)
Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon - November 07, 2007
It’s Game Time!
2007 Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon Brings in New Year! (More)
66'ers Exhibition at Bruin Fieldhouse - November 07, 2007
The Bartlesville Sports Commission will host a Tulsa 66ers Exhibition Game featuring the NBA Development league team playing on of their big rivals, the Albuquerque T-Birds on Saturday, Nov. 17, 6:30p (More)
Bartlesville Hosted LSC Media Day - October 23, 2007
10/4/07 - The Lone Star Conference Media Day for Basketball was held in Bartlesville with great quotes, expections and fun times. (for story, click headline)
Lone Star Conference Chooses Bartlesville - July 09, 2007
06/28/2007 - The Lone Star Conference and the Bartlesville Sports Commission (BSC) announced Thursday a three-year agreement that allows Bartlesville, Okla., to host the LSC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments for three consecutive years, beginning in 2008. Click "more" to view the complete article. (More)
Bartlesville Lands Tournament (EE article) - July 09, 2007
06/28/2007 - "Bartlesville is rapidly gaining a reputation as a prime destination for regional and national sporting events," write the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise. (More)
A New Era in Bartlesville Sports - July 09, 2007
06/29/2007 - Read the follow-up Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise article about the announcement of the LSC conference. (More)
Lone Star to Move Tourney Next Year (Tulsa World Article) - July 09, 2007
06/28/2007 - Bartlesville will host the tournament for next three years.
By Guerin Emig, World Sports Writer. Click "more" to read the article. (More)
Bartlesville Blows Away the Competition! - June 29, 2007
07/05/2007 - The Abilene ReporterNews reports that Bartlesville is a great choice for the Lone Star Conference despite the city's size and location. Check out the article. (More)