HUGO — The Hugo Buffaloes opened their 2025 baseball season with a strong 3-0 start, posting wins over Atoka and a pair of Ws over Tishomingo. Maliki Gillean, Charlie Ward and Jayka Santillan were tied for batting honors through the first five games all with a respectable .333 batting average.

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CHECOTAH — When the Regional Consolation Championship was set, fans from both sides expected a nail biter. Hugo and Valliant were set to meet for the third time in just over a month and the winner would advance to the area tournament, one step closer to a State Championship.

CHECOTAH — The Hugo Lady Buffaloes season came to an end Friday afternoon in Checotah in the second round of the Regional Tournament.

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VALLIANT — There’s a different level of excitement and energy that Hugo coaches, players and fans show up with whenever playoffs begin, and that could be felt Friday night when Hugo took on Valliant in Districts.

VALLIANT — The road to state just got longer for the Lady Buffaloes after a 46-40 loss to Valliant in Districts Friday night. Despite beating the Bulldogs a few weeks ago in the regular season, Hugo wasn’t able to pull out an early victory that would’ve given them momentum going into regionals.

Hugo News Sports HUGO — In the final game of the regular season, Hugo came out swinging. Broken Bow is a tough team — one that includes sophomore Graydon Howell, who’s become known for putting up huge numbers — and it could be easy to fall behind their pace and never recover.

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Hugo News Sports The Lady Buffaloes’ regular season came to a close Monday night with a 78-49 loss to Broken Bow at home on Senior Night. Broken Bow overwhelmed Hugo early, putting up 26 points to the Buffs’ 4 in the first quarter.