Avery Daniels extends family sports tradition

FORT TOWSON — In the latest installment of our local athlete check-in series, we catch up with Fort Towson’s Avery Daniels, who has just wrapped up her freshman year.

The Daniels family has a history of track and field excellence in Southeast Oklahoma. Daniels explained, “My papa (grandfather) threw the shot put many years ago.” Full of pride, Daniels said, “My dad (Tony) was All-State at Idabel. M…