Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for hundreds of years, and every summer since 1975, teams have competed in Mississippi to become champion of perhaps the oldest game in North America.

"It was utilized to settle disputes in early years," said the women's stickball team head coach Jared Tom. "That practice still sticks with us today. We keep the game going. We honor our ancestors ...

On Saturday, hundreds came out to watch as the Choctaw Nation held its fourth annual Peh Toli Youth Stickball ...

The biggest tournament of its kind,organizers consider it the “World Series of Stickball” with 16 teams, roughly 160 players, teams from New York and Florida and even athletes who traveled ...

Hoss Villa, Bobby Burkes, Brian Larney and Eli J. Hickman vie for the ball at the stickball club DFW Kabutcha Toli's practice on Sunday, May 1, 2022 in Oak Cliff's Kiest Park. The U.S. government ...

In Georgia, stickball is drawing a bright spotlight. Last year, the state’s professional indoor lacrosse team, the Georgia Swarm, helped organize a demonstration of the sport with Native ...

After 20 years of trying to get Cherokee citizens interested, Johnson revitalized the traditional Cherokee style of stickball, which no other tribal teams in Oklahoma participate in. Johnson ...

May 15—The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma gives information on how youth stickball teams can enter a stickball tournament being held May 30 at the Choctaw Cultural Center in Durant. 1 What is the ...

Vernon said the goal is to have six teams next season. At 92, Palm Beach Gardens resident Austin Kelly is currently the oldest member of the league. He started playing stickball at age 10 in ...

Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for hundreds of years, and every summer since 1975, teams have competed in Mississippi to become champion of perhaps the oldest game in North America.

The department says since 1975, a variety of stickball teams have competed in Mississippi.Aside from stickball, "Little Brother of War" also focuses on strides to keep the tribe's traditions alive.