SOPER — The Fort Towson Tigers blew into Soper last week and made off with a pair of victories over their cross-county rivals. The Tigers jumped out to a strong first-quarter start, booking 18 points offensively, but Soper wasn’t too far behind scoring 15 of their own.

Jordan Holman, a 2021 graduate of Hugo High School, was named Newcomer of the Week by the Ohio Valley Conference at the end of November. Holman averaged 11.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in the first two games of the season and shot 50% from the field and 75% from behind the arc.

through a few early-season issues. “I thought we played slightly better in the Antlers Tournament than the Broken Bow Classic,” coach David Vann said.

Hugo News Sports Two weeks into basketball season, the Buffaloes have quickly gotten used to being in close games that go down to the wire. Over the weekend, Hugo went 1-2 in the Antlers Tournament, falling to Valliant 51-49 on an overtime buzzer beater and dropping a game to Holdenville, 60-51.

Hugo News Sports The Buffaloes are off to a 1-2 start one week into the regular season after a double-overtime win over Henryetta and losses to Wright City and Broken Bow. Hugo kicked off the season with a nail-biting, 74-68 win over Henryetta before falling to Wright City, (43-38) and Broken Bow, (70-60) in the Broken Bow Classic.

As Native American Heritage Month has just slipped past us, I’d like to share the story of a football game played Nov. 9, 1912 between Army and Carlisle Indian School at West Point, N.Y. This is an epic story, and I hope I can do it justice.

Hugo News Sports HUGO — It’s officially basketball season in Hugo, and the Buffaloes are looking to return to the state championships a second year in a row. A lot goes into preparing for a playoff run, and few know how to prepare like longtime head coach Darnell Shanklin.

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Hugo News Sports HUGO — Last year, the Lady Buffaloes’ season ended after a hard-fought battle in the final game of the regional tournament. Just one win away from making it to area, the loss stayed with Hugo, and they’ve spent the offseason using it as motivation for this year. The goal: Make it to area and then to state.

SOPER — Soper’s Lady Bears put up nine points in OT to claim another barnburner win in the storied rivalry of Boswell vs. Soper last week, 35-30.