Sports

The Tankathon Is On

Welcome back to The Graham Jam newsletter! I hope you and yours had a very happy, healthy Thanksgiving and got to watch some sports while you were at it. Congratulations to Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, who welcomed a healthy baby boy last Sunday with his wife Ashley!

Watonga Middle School Takes 3rd at Tourney

The Watonga Middle School boys basketball team celebrates a third-place tournament finish after coming from behind to beat Cashion by 6!

A Very Thunder Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, and welcome back to The Graham Jam newsletter! May you be surrounded by family, great food, and sports this week, and I wish you all continued good health and happiness. Thank you for supporting this newsletter.

Watonga Teen Signs with KU, Named Scholastic All-American, Focused on Junior Nationals

Watonga’s Lydia Lafferty signed her National Letter of Intent to swim for the University of Kansas on National Signing Day this past Wednesday. Earlier this fall, the homeschooled senior was named among the USA Swimming’s Scholastic All-Americans by meeting a minimum 3.

Kiwanis to Turn Over Summer Baseball and Softball to a Parent Group

WATONGA — The Watonga Kiwanis Club has been sponsoring summer league baseball and softball for years. In 2022, however, it will no longer sponsor or run summer baseball and softball. It is the hope of Kiwanis that a parent-run organization will take over this responsibility.

Football Senior Night 2021

Congratulations to the Geary and Watonga football, cheerleading, band and cross country seniors! They were honored this past week in pregame ceremonies with their families before the final football games of the year.

Don't Be Blue: Thunder Win 2 Straight

Welcome back to The Graham Jam! The Thunder are coming off two exciting victories and looking to carry their momentum into the next week with winnable games against New Orleans and Sacramento.

Bison Score Fast but Lose to Sharon-Mutual

GEARY – As the Tri-County Fair got going blocks away, the Geary Bison matched up Friday night with the Sharon-Mutual Trojans for one of the last football games of the season. Geary scored first during the contest, earning its first points in several weeks.

Bison Drop Distant Game 48-0 in Boise City

BOISE CITY — It's a little-known fact that Boise City, Oklahoma, was the only American town to be bombed during World War II. It's true. You can look it up.