Sports

Watonga Basketball Soars at Minco Tourney

The Watonga Eagles had a great tournement in Minco this past weekend, as the boys won the championship over the host Bulldogs and the girls finished runner-up! The boys and girls are now both 5-1 for the season! Left: Mary Barton drives to the hoop in the championship game against Luther.

Athlete Spotlight: Richards’ Goal to Become a Nurse

Azha’Rae Richards is currently a senior on Watonga’s basketball team, with aspirations of nursing after highschool.

Stop Porch Pirates This Holiday Season

You know it’s that time of the year when packages of all shapes and sizes begin to litter your porch. This year, C + R Research reported that over 230 million US digital buyers would be shopping online, making it a busy time for package theft.

'Comeback Kids' At It Again During Recent Thunder Wins

Happy Monday, and welcome back to The Graham Jam newsletter! As you'll recall, Oklahoma City was down in the dumps last week after a historic loss to Memphis. But the Thunder responded in a big way, rattling off two straight wins against Detroit and Toronto to get their confidence back.

Geary Takes on MVG

Left: Geary’s Keaton Akridge goes for a layup in heavy traffic against Mountain View-Gotebo on Tuesday night. Above: Haylee Gormley brings the ball up against Mountain View-Gotebo. While the boys and girls both fell to MVG, Geary picked up wins on Friday against Cimmaron.

Watonga Sweeps Tuesday Games

Watonga girls and boys basketball both defeated the Canton Tigers on Tuesday night at home, while the Eagles wrestling team also notched a victory in its dual with Hobart. The Lady Eagles beat Canton 40-26 and are now undefeated on the young season at 3-0.

Athlete Spotlight: Watonga Senior Makes Comeback After ACL Injury

Osten Robert Reyes is a senior at Watonga High School, and playing his last season wearing red and white for the Eagle basketball team. Reyes is a sharpshooter and a starter for the Watonga basketball team. However, things have not always gone so easy in his basketball career.

Thunder Get Weekend Off After Worst Loss Ever

Welcome back to The Graham Jam newsletter! Thanks as always for starting your week with us. It's been a rollercoaster past week in Oklahoma sports, and the Oklahoma City Thunder have been no exception.

Basketball Is Back

The Watonga High School girls and boys kicked off basketball season Tuesday evening in Hinton! The boys suffered a 59-34 setback, but the Lady Eagles dominated the Lady Comets with a 53-16 win! Left: Natalie Walker and Mary Barton look for the rebound in a crowd of Comets.

Athlete Spotlight: Watonga Lineman Aspires To Play College Ball

WATONGA – Former Geary student Kale Smith moved to Watonga in August, leaving behind all his friends and teammates. However, the struggles of being the new kid didn’t deter Smith from what he loved to do – playing sports.