Sports

Weleetka put 46 points on the scoreboard Friday night on the way to a 46-14 victory over Strother. Strother scored first in the game, but that was the only time they led. With less than two minutes left in the first period Brennon Lewis connected with Devin Davis for a 71 yard touchdown.

The Holdenville Wolverines lost on the road Friday to the Henryetta Knights, 47-7. Despite the lopsided score, the game was quite competitive early, and into the second quarter. Holdenville’s defense held Henryetta to just seven points in the first quarter.

The Holdenville Wolverines faced a tough foe Friday night, and lost to the Okemah Panthers, 48-14. Okemah’s defense stifled the Wolverines’ offense at critical times, holding them to just 170 total yards. All of Holdenville’s points came from returns.

The Weleetka offense was at its best Friday night as they scored 58 points on the way to a win of Depew. The locals never trailed in the game. With less than a minute gone in the first period Chase Pitts scored from the 10 yard line and Brennon Lewis added the two point conversion.

The Wetumka Chieftains lost their last non-district game Friday night at Keota, 30-24. Wetumka is 2-4 in non-district play, which is similar to last year when it was 2-3 prior to district play. The Chieftains then won the district last year, and made it to the Final Four in the state playoffs.

It was a heartbreaking loss Friday night when Graham/Dustin lost to the Midway Chargers 22-20. The locals actually led at the end of three quarters 20-16. However Midway scored in the last period for the win. Derek Jennings connected 9 of the 16 passes for 89 yards and one touchdown.

Three Stuart School athletes were chosen as USSSA All-American Fastpitch Athletes and were selected to compete in the fourth annual USSSA 2019 All-American Fastpitch Tournament at the Space Coast Stadium Complex in Viera, Florida during the week of July 22nd through July 27th .

The Stuart Lady Hornets are the Class A-18 District Champions for Fall Fastpitch Softball.  They beat Weleetka 13-0 and Wetumka 10-5 & 18-1 to capture the title.  The Lady Hornets (21-12) will play their Regional Tournament at Morrison on October 3-4.

The Holdenville Wolverines played their first district game of the season Friday, and lost to the Prague Red Devils by a score of 43-6. Head coach Monty Lewis said Prague was a pretty physical team, but the Wolverines are getting better.