Sports

PLAYED IN ALL-STAR GAME.....three Graham-Dustin football players were selected to play in the 8-man Oklahoma All-Star game in Miami. The three all-star players pictured above with Coach Corn are Kekoa White #55, Austin Fife #5 and Derrick Jennings #8.

ZACK CLARK, a 2020 graduate of Stuart High School, has signed with the Carl Albert State College Cross Country Team to continue his athletic career. Zack was a four year member of the Stuart Cross Country Team, and in the Fall of 2019 was part of the Class 2A OSSAA State Academic Championship Team.

Stuart’s Conner Clayton has been recognized as one of Prep Hoops top 40 prospects for 2022 graduation year. Conner will be a junior at Stuart when school resumes.

Ali’Jah Bowen is the daughter of Shannon Harjo. Her grandparents are Martha Harjo and the late Leonard Harjo. Her siblings are Lae’Lah & Bubbah Bowen, Jordan Harjo, Athienah & Haeighyah Billy. Shannon has been a member of Basketball, Softball, Cheer, NHS, NASC, FCCLA, Art Club and Key Club.

Maverick Palmer Jagubie Holden Photos Courtesy of Camille Fields, Dustin Secretary Arianna Harjoche, Justin Thompson and Xayvier Fife.

AERIAL JAGGARS BRALEIGH KING BRIANNA MCGIRT BROOKLYN O’BRYANT URIAH MCPERRYMAN GRACIE PHILLIPS PHOTOS BY DANE SMART, TRIBUNE SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER Pictures available at: https://robinsonpublishing.smugmug.com/Hughes-County-Tribune

The Stuart Hornets are aiming high, a State Basketball Championship could be on the horizon. After a tough loss to Kiowa in the Regional tournament at Checotah, the #10 Hornets won the consolation bracket to qualify for State.

Alyssa Berryhill is the daughter of Franchette Coody and Eugene Berryhill and the granddaughter of the late Shirley Berryhill and Cubby Berryhill and the late Andrew and Irene Coody. Her activities are basketball, National Honor Society, softball, gifted and talented and NYCP.

#21 TUCKER BROWN, #3 BO JETT, #15 TRENTON GOLDEN, #11 JAXON HILL #2 LANE MORRIS #5 KADEE BRIDGER, #11 RILEY PRYOR, #22 BETHANY FOSTER, #42 WYLDER COLEMAN #11 JAXON HILL, #3 BO JETT KADEE BRIDGER #22 BETHANY FOSTER, #11 RILEY PRYOR

My friend, Jerry Johnson, grew up in the Gerty area. During his high school days, he was an incredible baseball player. He played on the 1963 Holdenville American Legion Baseball team that went to the state finals. They finished the season with 47 wins and only three losses.