The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District is in the early stages of revising the Hugo Lake Master Plan. The attached public notice gives information on the 30-day public comment period, what a master plan is used for and the key topics that will be addressed in the revision.

A new era of Hugo Buffalo football is already underway at Gene Nesbit Stadium, as newly appointed Head Coach Krystopher Gross directs the Buffaloes through spring drills. “Our numbers for spring training are good this year,” Coach Gross said during Monday morning drills on a soggy, but well-draining Buff Parker Field.

Football... HUGO BUFFALO FOOTBALL award winners for 2021 include: Lige White (MVP), Kris Akins (Off MVP-Not pictured), Jace Bolton (Def MVP), Luciano Rosales (Trench Warfare Award), Tony Perry and Chance Marzek (Buffalo Award), Lamarcus Davis (Newcomer of the Year Award).

Awards Wayne “Rabbi” Estus was minister of Hugo’s First Christian Church and a Professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University for many years, and he never let a minute pass without looking for a way to “lift someone up” for their hard work and accomplishments, regardless of their position in life. He touched the hearts of many HHS athletes, cheerleaders and staff, and the most prestigeous award given at the annual All Sports Banquet bears his name, along with...

EDMOND — After winning a nail-biter against the Oklahoma Christian Saints in first-round Regional Tournament play last Thursday in Edmond, the Hugo Buffaloes fell to the Kingston Redskins 12-9 and had to replay the Saints in an elimination game Friday. The Saints avenged their loss to the Buffaloes with a 10-7 victory to stay alive in the Regional Tournament.

Hugo Lady Buffalo Jordan Holman carved her initials in the Buffalo history books last week with a sensational second place finish in the State 3A Track Meet. Holman has been a multi-sport letterman all four years at Hugo High and a team leader of the Lady Buffaloes Basketball team and member of the school’s Championship Cheer Squad.

SHAWNEE — The 2021 Rattan RAMS were on a mission and many believed they would bring home another baseball State Championship. But the Fort Cobb-Broxton Mustangs had other ideas, and they squeaked past the RAMS in a back-and-forth 6-5 win to claim the State title last week.

Boswell 0, Roff 16 The Boswell Scorpions ventured into State playoff territory Thursday against the Roff Tigers, hoping to get a chance to play for a State title. But the Tigers had State Championship plans and some red-hot pitching, to keep the Scorpions on their heels both at the plate and in the field and to prevail in becoming the ultimate State Champions.

The Boswell Scorpions defeated LeFlore 6-5 and Whitesborro twice in Regional baseball tournament action to earn a trip to the Class B Baseball State Tournament this week. The Scorpions racked up 16 hits to blister the bases with runners.

RATTAN — The Rattan Rams strapped a two-hit 7-0 shutout on Varnum last week in preparation for their district play that was raindelayed against Stuart. The RAMS were tentative in their first trip to the plate, but Jace May started things off in the bottom of the second with a hit that the RAMS would turn into the game’s first score of the day.