The 2023 Soper Fast Pitch team was awarded the prestigious Academic State Champion trophy in Shawnee on October 5. Members of the team present for the presentation included (front, l-r): Alexis Hill, Josie Gardner, Jaylee Campbell, Raili Beal, and Alexis Moore.

Senate committee looks for ways to increase state’s turkey population OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Tourism and Wildlife Committee heard from wildlife experts Monday about why Oklahoma has seen a significant decline it its turkey population. Sen. Blake “Cowboy” Stephens, R-Tahlequah, requested the study to find possible legislative solutions to increase their numbers.

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• Entrants are eligible to “win only one time” during the regular contest period and may be eligible for the Bowl contest. • Entry blanks are available at all sponsor locations.

Hugo News Sports Hugo fell to Heavener, 36-27 Friday night in a game punctuated by big highs and frustrating lows. The Buffaloes’ loss to the Wolves was the kind of game that sticks with most football coaches, makes them replay specific moments over and over again despite the fact the outcome won’t change.

• Entrants are eligible to “win only one time” during the regular contest period and may be eligible for the Bowl contest. • Entry blanks are available at all sponsor locations.

Hugo sophomore Quincy Shelton was named one of C4 Sports Performance & Fitness Week 5 top performers. C4 Sports Performance & Fitness is a training facility in Mead that works with athletes looking to get to the next level, as well as individuals who just want to improve their fitness.

The Hugo Buffaloes beat Antlers, 20-14 Friday night to win the Black & Blue Bowl for the second straight season. It was a hard-fought game for Hugo that highlighted the team’s toughness and gave them momentum moving forward in district play.

DALLAS — Dori Gabriel anxiously lumbered up the steps of section 26 in the Cotton Bowl as her son, Dillon, calmly prepared for the drive of his life. As thousands of fans draped in crimson roared around her, the mother of OU’s star quarterback couldn’t stomach the moment, so she rushed to the concession stand and waited for everything to pass.

HOLLY SPRINGS, Mo. — When Hugo’s Andrea Ruffin completes her day as an award-winning salesperson at the Jay Hodge Dodge dealership (also Chrysler, Jeep & RAM) in Hugo, she goes home to plan her next outing in “Joy Ride,” her 1977 Chevy Nova racing machine.