EMILY WEBBmade a sensational catch for the Soper Lady Red Bears in Rock Creek tournament action last week. Backing her up is Ashley Sheets.

ELI McINTYRE hits the dirt and slides safely into home plate to score for the Boswell Scorpions in their recent game against Haworth in the Rock Creek Tournament. Hugo News Photo / Bobby Hamill.

JAYLEE CAMPBELL(above) takes the throw and makes the tag at second, before making the double play throw to first base in softball action for the Soper Lady Red Bears last week in the Rock Creek Tournament. Backing her up is shortstop Ashley Sheets.

(At left) SADIE RICE winds up and focuses on the catcher’s glove as she delivers a pitch for Soper against the Lady Mustangs. Rice held the host team to a single run while Soper put up eight.

KOLLIN EDGEfollows through to bring some heat off the bump for the Boswell Scorpions against Haworth in recent Rock Creek Tournament action. Hugo News Photo / Bobby Hamill.

ETHAN BEDDOstretches to take the throw for the Boswell Scorpions as teammate Zach Ward watches the action as the Scorpions battled Haworth in last week’s Rock Creek Tournament. Hugo News Photo / Bobby Hamill.

AVERY DAVIShustles under a high fly ball deep in the outfield for the Lady Bears of Soper in their game against Rock Creek Tournament host Lady Mustangs. Soper won the contest handily, 8-1.

The Hugo Lady Buffaloes opened their fall 2020 softball season Monday at Stan Payne Field in Hugo facing off against the perennially tough Lady Jax from Wright City. Lady Buffs Head Coach Randal Copeland said his team displayed the always-feared opening game jitters, mishandling a number of balls that they would routinely handle.

RECKLESS BALLERS — This group of fifth and sixth grade athletes, has been playing traveling basketball this summer under the direction of Coach Jieriel Johnson (top right) and Assistant Coach Jordan Smith (top left). Team members include: (back, l-r) Haidyn Campbell, Hadli Campbell, Jozie Holder and Jalyn Johnson. (Front, l-r) Jakya Johnson and Genesis Smith. Johnson is a former Hugo High player as a member of the 2002 Hugo Buffalo basketball team. The team recently brought home a second place tournament trophy from the East Texas Hoops Tournament in Roxton, Texas.

After the GAC announced it would cancel all conference games through Sept. 28, SOSU Coach Keith Baxter was forced to postpone the university’s first three games of the fall season against Ouachita Baptist (Sept. 10), Henderson State (Sept. 19) and Northwestern OSU (Sept. 26).