March Bracket Bonanza Returns

Thursday marks the traditional start of this year’s NCAA basketball tournament, which annually produces some great drama, high-stakes bets and bracket challenges.

Watonga Boys, Girls Bounced from Playoffs in Hennessey

The Watonga Lady Eagles were held scoreless during the overtime period on Friday afternoon in Hennessey, ending their playoff run with a narrow 45-40 loss to the Merritt Oilerettes.

Athlete Spotlight: Maddox Finds Home Outdoors and on the Baseball Field

Kyler Maddox is a senior at Watonga High School and is looking forward to his upcoming baseball season. He is an outdoorsman and can always find himself hunting or fishing. Kyler is in the marching band, and he is gearing up for graduating this spring.

Geary Track Schedule, Spring 2022

Date March 25th April 1st April 1st April 4th April 8th April 14th April 30th Regionals May 6-7 State Location Hinton JH/HS Alex HS Only Okeene JH (7/8) Okeene HS Ringwood TBA Western Heights

Eight Men Out

Happy Monday, Thunder fans! Welcome back to The Graham Jam newsletter. Your Oklahoma City Thunder are now 18-44 after a tough Sunday-night matchup with the Utah Jazz, who boast the best offense in the league.

State Wrestling Results

Wrestle-in Round: 182: Vinita’s Jaxson Eichhorn def. Joe Jackson (Fall 3:03) 195: Ernesto Duenez def. Jay’s Jed Hampton (Maj dec 12-4) 220: Kale Smith def. Newkirk’s James Newman (Fall 4:28) 285: Barnsdall’s Carson Dildine def. Chris Ward (SV 2-0) First round: Girls 120: Shawn Johnson def.

Athlete Spotlight: State Qualifier Rooted in His Culture

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.

Merritt Fans Deny Using Slur

WATONGA — The Merritt fans involved in a Saturday altercation with a Watonga Eagles player have denied using racist language to provoke him, but the Watonga administration disagrees.