BOSWELL — Boswell’s Scorpions took two wins off of Achille last week with the ladies prevailing 40-29 and the men, 52-34. Kamria Williams led the Lady Scorpions with 11, followed by C’Miya Williams 8, Liberty Pierce and Ashton Eastwood 6, Christian Jeffries 4, Jaden Brown 3, and Miah VanDuren 2.

This is Alan Simpson, and I’d like to inject some rhetoric concerning the shot clock for high school basketball. I am a retired basketball coach from Byng and a member of the following Hall of Fames: The Oklahoma Coaches Association, the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association, as well as the Oklahoma Tennis Coaches Association and Murray State College.

RAMS ARE MC-6 CHAMPIONS! The Rattan Ram basketball team recently defeated the previously undefeated Valliant Bulldogs (77-52) after previous wins over Fort Towson (48-32) and Haworth (72-36.) Members of the team include: Alisha Williams-Johnson, Coach Michael Clay, Grady Grimmett, Coy Green, Luke Clay, Logan Smith, Cale Clay, Cal Birchfield, Christian Hickman, Davin Parsons, Keegan Robertson, Jace May, Jake Echelle, Bryce Jackson, Jonah Vance, Cailin Jamison, Courtney Reese, and Assistant Coach Melanie Burgess. Players getting special honors for the tournament included: Cal Birchfield — All Tournament; Jace May — Most Valuable Player and Cale Clay — All Tournament.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– The Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) is seeking medical and non-medical volunteers to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts at more than 50 points of vaccine dispensing (PODs) locations statewide.

Financial exploitation is the most common form of elder abuse. Studies have shown that about 5% of Americans 60+ experienced financial mistreatment by a family member in a single year. Most exploitation complaints to long-term care ombudsmen involve perpetrators from outside the facility.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Oklahoma State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Lance Frye, issued the following statement recently in response to the recent decrease in COVID-19 case numbers.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Two bills have been filed by Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, to help Oklahoma’s meat producers by improving and expanding the inspection process.

Farmobile LLC, Agriculture’s Independent Data Company, announced it is working with the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) to further its mission — to support members in their quest to maintain a profitable business environment, adapt to a changing world and preserve their freedom to operate. The goal of the collaboration is to support agricultural retailers in getting the absolute most revenue out of one of the biggest line items in their P&Ls — their commercial fleet.

When Renie was a young teenager, she worshiped her older brother. Willing to do anything to get his attention, she would follow him around endlessly, much to his irritation. The year he moved away after graduating high school left her impatiently waiting for his infrequent visits back home. On one such visit, he returned proudly riding his brand-new motorcycle.

WILBURTON –– January was Board of Education Recognition Month and an opportunity for local schools and technology centers to honor Oklahoma’s more than 2,700 elected school board members for their dedication to students and communities.