MONTY WILLIAMS hustles up to field a ground ball in his outfield position for the Soper Red Bears....

RATTAN — The Rattan RAMS chalked up two wins at home in the past week, with solid wins over the Roff Tigers (10-6) and over the Calera Bulldogs (6-4). Against Roff, the RAMS saw the ball well and scattered 15 hits and plated 10 runners.

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HOLLY CREEK — The Hugo Junior Buffalo track team ran strong last week at the Holly Creek Tournament (March 23). According to Coach Tanner Trent, “Hugo had many athletes who placed in the meet” which was filled with competition from Southeast Oklahoma.

ANTLERS — The Antlers Bearcats put up back-to-back wins over the Hugo Buffaloes at Bearcat Field last week, winning the first encounter by a comfortable 11-1 mark. Antlers scored seven runs in the first three innings to take a commanding, 7-0 lead into the fourth, when Hugo scored its lone run.

Hugo 2.34 Antlers 1.38 Pine Creek Lake 1.87 Idabel 2.34 Broken Bow 2.13 Cloudy 1.55 Clayton 2.26 Talihina 1.08.

BRYAN COUNTY –– The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is investigating an in custody death at the Bryan County Jail. On March 19, 2022, the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the OSBI after an inmate was found unresponsive in his cell.

Once a U.S. Supreme Court ruling effectively declared much of eastern Oklahoma is composed of tribal reservations, tribal governments became responsible for prosecuting many crimes committed by Indians against Indians on those reservation lands.

High winds last week possibly contributed to the Hugo Lake Marina breaking lose from its cable anchors and floating into the boat slips. The Mesonet reported wind gusts as high as 39 mph on Friday. Contributed Photo

East and westbound US-70 will be closed at the Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern railroad tracks in Valliant beginning 2 p.m. Friday, March 25 through Sunday night. Through traffic will detour using Valliant Bypass Rd. Message boards will be in place to direct traffic. Drivers should expect delays or locate an alternate route.