Players face each other during the Choctaw stickball exhibition last Saturday at the Choctaw Cultural Center.
The Choctaw Cultural Center kicked o the new year with a stickball exhibition Jan. 3. The tribe said stickball stands as an enduring part of Choctaw culture not only as a sport but also as a way of teaching traditional social structure and family values.
A player reaches for the ball during the stickball exhibition last Saturday at the Choctaw Cultural Center.
The Choctaw Cultural Center kicked o 2026 with a stickball exhibition on Jan. 3. The event was not a tournament with formal teams. There were teams made up by ages giving everyone a chance to play.
Players run down field during the stickball exhibition at the Choctaw Cultural Center. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat
