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Oklahoma State Native American groups came together this week for Awareness Week. The Native American Student Association and the Center for Sovereign Nations partnered to host a series of cultural events meant to celebrate Native identity, build community and educate the wider campus. The week started with a stickball game on Monday, hosted by the Center for Sovereign Nations. Stickball is a traditional game from multiple tribes across Oklahoma.

A Payne County judge has scheduled an evidentiary hearing in the case of Jesse Butler after victims filed a motion alleging their constitutional rights were violated during court proceedings. During a scheduling hearing Tuesday, District Judge Michael Kulling found there were significant factual disputes between attorneys representing the state, the defense and the victims regarding how the case was handled. Because of those disputes, Kulling ordered an evidentiary hearing beginning April 13.

When Jacie Hoyt was coaching at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, she recruited a sharpshooter from Owasso. Ellie Brueggemann. However, Brueggemann elected to go to Lindenwood and turned into a star player in three seasons with the Lions, allowing her to return to her home state and finish her college career at OSU. “I’m coming home!” Brueggemann said in an Instagram post announcing her commitment to OSU.

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VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Mount St. Helens erupted Wednesday afternoon for the first time in almost a year, spewing ash to 25,000 feet, the Federal Aviation Administration reported. FAA duty officer Dick Ferguson in Seattle said details were sketchy, but ash from the 5:20 p.m. eruption apparently was headed east-northeast at 25 knots. Mount St. Helens awoke for the first time this century in March 1980.

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TULSA — Oklahoma State entered Tuesday night as one of the best teams in the country in home runs. OSU showcased its hot bats once again, hitting four home runs in a 7-3 win in eight innings at ONEOK Field due to weather. The two teams met at the beginning of the season during opening weekend on Feb. 14 at the Shriners Children's College Showdown in Arlington, Texas, where the Sooners clobbered the Cowboys, 10-1. This time, OSU (23-14) got the best of OU (24-12) in the rematch.

Steve Lutz made it clear after the final game of the season that improving the defense would be an emphasis for the Cowboys. The first move in that direction is Oklahoma State landing reigning Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year Kashie Natt, who committed to the Cowboys on Tuesday, according to The Field of 68. In his lone season at Sam Houston, Natt averaged two steals per game with 61 total, which led the CUSA.

TULSA — In a high-stakes game for Oklahoma State, Campbell Smithwick contributed heavily for the Cowboys in a 7-3, rain-shortened win over Oklahoma at ONEOK Field on Tuesday. Smithwick’s three-hit, two-home run performance powered OSU to a key win in the 352nd edition of Bedlam Baseball. His impact on both sides of the ball proved decisive in the in-state rivalry showdown.