Three Buffaloes, have qualified for State in powerlifting after finding success at the Southeast Regional Championship last week. Sophomore Noah Allred won the regional championship in the 132-pound weight class with a 230-pound bench press and a 410-pound deadlift.

Jordan Holman, a 2021 Hugo High School graduate, was named Newcomer of the Week by the Ohio Valley Conference for the second time this season. Holman entered the starting lineup for the Little Rock Trojans after multiple teammates were benched with the flu.

Kaydrin Scott,a 2022 graduate of Hugo High School, is finding success on and off the court at Northern Oklahoma College. The sophomore is coming off a 31-point win against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, also finishing with 14 rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Currently, OU has 10 commits in the 2025 class and one pledge in the 2026 recruiting class. After a big weekend, however, these numbers could be increasing very soon.

Buffalo Baseball, 1984 As the Hugo Buffaloes move through their 2024 season and the rest of the country prepares for another season of college and Major League Baseball, it seems fitting that some unusual parts of Hugo’s baseball history be addressed. As it turns out, there are three stories from Hugo’s past that every resident and baseball fan should know about.

Physicians and scientists have long suspected a connection between three separate illnesses that often affect older people. An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist recently verified that suspicion, providing a potential treatment pathway.

Pastor of Southside Baptist Church, Hugo During my daily devotional, God showed me this scripture, Matthew 11:15: “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” Today I want to listen to the Lord. Today I want to hear my Heavenly Father.

• March 14: Brotherhood Meeting at FBC Rattan 7 p.m. • March 17: Chapel of the Pines will have a F.A.I.T.H.