Sports

Wrestle-in Round: 182: Vinita’s Jaxson Eichhorn def. Joe Jackson (Fall 3:03) 195: Ernesto Duenez def.

Ernesto Duenez is 16 and a junior at Watonga High School. He’s very involved with his school activities, as he’s in a number of clubs and he’s in football and wrestling. He’s gone to Watonga Public Schools for all of his life, and is now enrolled at the Western Technology Center for engineering.

The Oklahoma High School Wrestling Championships will be held this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26, at the State Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City. Session I begins Friday at 5:30 p.m. and the medal matches will be Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Congratulations to our local State qualifiers!

The Watonga Eagles started their journeys to the Big House on Saturday Feb 19th. Both teams came away with a win against the Tonkawa Buccaneers, making them District Champions on their home court. The Lady Eagles ended with a score of 55-29 and the Eagles 75-50.

Braeleigh LaShawn Johnson is a senior at Watonga High School. Most people refer to her as Shawn. She’s a member of the wrestling team, and she also ran cross country and will be running track and field this spring. She enjoys drawing, cooking, and being active in her free time. She is also in the Heritage Club and she cheered during football season. She describes herself as “a lot” and she’s very unique. “You ain’t gonna find another me,” she said.

Grade- Senior Family- Nia LaShawn Maggard (mom), Aubrianna Aaliyah, Julia, and Gabriella Maggard Activities- Heritage Club, Cheer, XC, Wrestling, Track and Field Hobbies- Drawing, Cooking.