JESSE GRIMES hustles to field a ball and make the throw from his right field position for the Fort Towson Tigers. Hugo News Photo / Bobby Hamill.

RATTAN — Rattan’s Ben Ellis threw a 1-hit shutout over Hugo on the RAM’s home field last Thursday, striking out seven and walking only one. His teammates backed up the arm scattering seven hits, inclusing one home run by Dawson Addington enroute to the 8-0 decision. Rattan plated five runs in the second inning to take a big lead over Hugo.

The Hugo Buffaloes put up a solid 17-7 win over the Haworth Lions Friday with Camdon Holt leading at the plate, slapping two home runs and booking 4 RBIs for the game. The Buffaloes scattered 16 hits on offense, and backed up starting pitche Ashton Barnett with zero errors in the field.

Eight of Hugo’s high school and middle school students are headed to State for powerlifting this year. Senior Sharod Holt and junior Mekii Bell qualified for the Oklahoma State Powerlifting Championship.

The Buffaloes season came to an end last Tuesday night after a 58-34 loss to Prague in Regionals. Hugo had dropped the first game in Regionals to Bethel before overtaking Lexington to keep their State tournament hopes alive, but Prague, which had a dominant regular season, proved to be too much for the Buffs to handle.

The Boswell Scorpions cruised past Achille in recent baseball action, scorching the base paths with a massive 12-run first inning and a 13-0 win. The Scorpions were led by Jessie Gardner and Brenden Robinson, each with three hits.

THE LANE LADY EAGLES are the 2022 ORES STATE DIVISION III STATE CHAMPIONS! The Lady Eagles basketball team defeated Rocky Mountain School with a win of 30-22 to secure the State championship in Shawnee on Feb. 12, 2022, at North Rock Creek Public School. Team members include: (top l-r): Hadli Campbell, Haidyn Campbell, Miranda Brower, Jozie Kate Holder, Josie Jones, Belle Hookom, Mylee Viss. (bottom, l-r) Madelyn Viss, Presley Conn, Harlee Willis, Sirrah Annett, Superintendent: Pam Matthews, Coach: Jake Mattingly, Principal: Ashley Willis.

It only took a minute or two into the first quarter of Hugo’s game against Bethel Saturday night to notice things weren’t clicking for the Buffaloes. Something was off, and if the Buffs didn’t fix it they would be headed to the losers’ bracket during Regionals.

PRAGUE — When the Lady Buffaloes fell to Davis at districts last week, they knew the road to state wouldn’t be easy. They were going to have to dig themselves out of a hole at regionals, potentially playing three games in a week just to make it to area.

MADISON ROE finished third in State during her first State Wrestling Finals. She is a sophomore at Moyers and is expected to be a major contender for the State title in 2023-2024..