Emily Bjorklund
Sports Director
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Emily Bjorklund joined the News Channel 6 team as a multi-media journalist in May 2019 and was named Sports Director in 2021.
She calls Texas home after moving from Sacramento, California, to Oklahoma and graduating from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Sports Media (Go Pokes!). She interned with on-campus media group, OStateTV, which included helping to launch the Inside OSU podcast.
When Emily is not in the newsroom, you can find her either in the kitchen baking or outside running. Her goal is to run a marathon in all 50 states before she is 50. As of this writing, she is at four.
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Highlights from week nine of Texas high school football and the Blitz on 6.
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The Wichita Falls Warriors’ series against the Shreveport Mudbugs, scheduled for Friday Oct. 22 and Saturday Oct. 23, has been canceled.
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That includes our Blitz on 6 Game of the Week: the City View Mustangs v. Callisburg Wildcats.
Highlights from week eight of Texas high school football and the Blitz on 6.
Highlights from week seven of Texas high school football and the Blitz on 6.
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Each week the Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Week program selects the top players from around the state in each class. Windthorst’s Logan Cope has been honored as the player in class 2A for week six.
Highlights from week six of Texas high school football and the Blitz on 6.
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Roughly twenty Texas high school football matches are taking place each Friday night in Texoma (give or take a couple), but more and more coaches are being asked to play on Thursday as the entire state grapples with a shortage of officials.
Our Week 6 Blitz on 6 Game of the Week is the Petrolia Pirates (5-0) versus the Archer City Wildcats (2-1) in Archer City on October 1.
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Highlights from Midwestern State’s home football opener against Eastern New Mexico.
Highlights from week five of Texas high school football and the Blitz on 6.
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Highlights from Wednesday’s Lone Star Conference match-up.
Week 5′s Blitz on 6 Game of the Week: Hirschi v. Graham at Memorial Stadium.
Highlights from week four of Texas high school football and the Blitz on 6.
Highlights from week three of Texas high school football and the Blitz on 6.
The Blitz on 6 Game of the Week for week three of Texas high school football is the 4A rivalry between the Iowa Park Hawks and the Burkburnett Bulldogs.
Highlights from week two of Texas high school football and the Blitz on 6.
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Results from the Burkburnett Cross Country Jamboree, the first cross country meet of the season for Texoma’s high school athletes.
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The Blitz on 6 Game of the Week for week two of the Texas high school football season is the match-up between the Graham Steers and the Springtown Porcupines.
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Scores from week 3 of Texas high school volleyball across Texoma.
Highlights from week one of Texas high school football and the Blitz on 6.
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The Rider Raiders have made it to the state semifinals twice in the last three seasons, but this year, they’ve lost the large senior class that helped get them there. Players on this year’s Rider team, however, said there’s talent just waiting in the wings to come out and show out.
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On the day of their first home game, Old High Coyote Head Coach Grant Freeman said his team is ready to take on an opponent, and he’s excited for the Wichita Falls community to see his team in action.
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It was an easy transition for Michael Swenson to move from defensive coordinator to head coach at Iowa Park; he knows the playbook and where his players are at their best.
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Kevin Sherrill spent two seasons as the head coach at Sonora before joining the Lions, and when it comes to giving Vernon its first winning season since 2014, he said it comes down to one thing: hard work.
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The Hirschi Huskies have a talented offense that helped them to playoffs last year and a solid run game led by running back A’Marion Peterson. Players are saying this year, however, the receiver corps could be the ones making some big plays.
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Here's all of the schedule changes made to Texoma football games for this week.
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Burkburnett ISD will not host any home football games this year at Bulldog Stadium, after inspections found issues with the pipe supports that hold up the concrete bleaches.
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You’ll hardly be able to recognize Electra’s football team this year; yes, part of it is because of changes being made to the offensive scheme, but most of it has to do with its players: 13/25 starters this season did not play on the varsity team last year.
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It’s hard to deny how good of a run the Holliday Eagles had last season: going perfect in district play before losing to Eastland in the regional semifinals. With a large amount of returning starters, the Eagles are looking to do it again.
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The Olney Cubs are looking to not only continue the success they saw last year, but with a sophomore- and junior-heavy team, they’re ready to build a legacy.
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The Henrietta Bearcats are out to make a name for themselves this year.
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It will be a new offensive system built around McCasland, who’s looking forward to another chance to show off what he can do now that he’s got a year under his belt.
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It’s a year that’s already starting off on a better foot for the Bowie Jackrabbits.
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Wednesday marked one year since the Rider High School community lost one of its own: Kaleb Honea passed away after battling injuries from a car crash.
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August is here, and that mean Texas high school football is back in action.
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At Endunamoo Strength & Conditioning in Wichita Falls, some of Texoma’s athletes are celebrating the end of summer by testing their strength and pushing themselves to new limits.
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There’s a new coach in town: Brittannie Talley has been hired as the new head softball coach for Midwestern State University.
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Home-schooled students will not be allowed to participate in UIL activities with the Wichita Falls ISD, at least for now.
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What started as an initiative to get more referees for Texas High School games is now history-making, gathering five women from all across the state to be the first all-female officials team when they take to the field for Texas SixMan Coach’s Association Division I All-Star game.
Currently in North Dakota with scouts preparing for the July 14th draft, head coach Garrett Roth is looking to looking to build upon his team’s first and historic season.
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One of Texoma’s own gets to wear the white buckle hat and sash this year: Archer City native Bobbi Loran is the 2021 Miss Rodeo Texas.
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A number of Texoma’s high school softball players have been named to this year’s Texas Sports Writer’s Association all-state teams.
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Thursday, July 1, marked the first day since the NCAA’s inception that college athletes across al divisions could begin receiving money based off of their name, image and likeness; the same goes for MSU Texas athletes.
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Next Thursday the girls of Falls Town FC 07G will take to the pitch at the US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup, the only Texas girls team to receive a bid to compete at the national tournament in Iowa.
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Scores from each round of the Texas-Oklahoma Junior Golf Tournament