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Watonga Welcomes New Basketball Coach

Watonga Welcomes New Basketball Coach

Watonga Welcomes New Basketball Coach

Watonga schools have a new superintendent, and now Watonga High has a new boys basketball coach. And as it turns out, their paths have crossed before.
Eagles Slow Pitch Softball Updates

Eagles Slow Pitch Softball Updates

Eagles Slow Pitch Softball Updates

The Watonga Lady Eagles poured on the offense Friday but ultimately dropped a back-and-forth ballgame to Waukomis by the final score of 11-10. The loss drops the Lady Eagles to 2-6 overall for the season, according to the OSSAA.
Lady Bison Have 'Come a Long Way' in Spring Softball

Lady Bison Have 'Come a Long Way' in Spring Softball

Lady Bison Have 'Come a Long Way' in Spring Softball

The Geary High girls didn’t have enough players to field a full squad Tuesday, so the junior high squad got an extra game in during a doubleheader with visiting Calumet. The Lady Bison bats came alive, besting the Lady Chieftans 13-5 in the first game and 9-3 in the second.
Watonga Girls Win Track Meet in Okeene

Watonga Girls Win Track Meet in Okeene

Watonga Girls Win Track Meet in Okeene

The Watonga Lady Eagles took first place Friday in a track meet down the road in Okeene. Watonga paced the large field with an overall team score of 136, comfortably ahead of second-place finishers Chisholm (73.5).
Dallas Mata Watonga’s Outstanding Student of the month

Dallas Mata Watonga’s Outstanding Student of the month

Dallas Mata Chosen as This Month’s Outstanding Student in Watonga

Fifth-grader Dallas Mata of Watonga Elementary school was one of the students chosen to be WES’s outstanding student of the semester. From his love for science to getting to make friends, Mata lets us know exactly why he was chosen to be one of the outstanding students.
The Watonga High School girls nabbed a second-place finish Friday at the Watonga Invitational track meet, while the boys also placed inside the top 10 and several other local teams made a strong showing. (Photos provided by Brenda Lee Geels)

The Watonga High School girls nabbed a second-place finish Friday at the Watonga Invitational track meet, while the boys also placed inside the top 10 and several other local teams made a strong showing. (Photos provided by Brenda Lee Geels)

Lady Eagles Take Second at Watonga Invitational

The Watonga High School girls nabbed a second-place finish Friday at the Watonga Invitational track meet, while the boys also placed inside the top 10 and several other local teams made a strong showing. With a final score of 140, the girls fell just 11 points shy of meet winner Weatherford.
Geary Little League Wants YOU to Join In On the Fun

Geary Little League Wants YOU to Join In On the Fun

Geary Little League Wants YOU to Join In On the Fun

Geary’s Little League is getting ready to go into full swing this season, and they are eager to get as many players involved as they can! Whether it’s t-ball, machine pitch, baseball, or softball, Geary Little League’s President Rocky Coleman encourages those eligible to join to do so.
Slow Pitch Softball Season in Full Swing

Slow Pitch Softball Season in Full Swing

Slow Pitch Softball Season in Full Swing

JH and HS slow pitch softball seasons are in full swing with many games and tournaments on the schedule. Coach Rick Scott reports the players are "gaining experience everyday learning how to win.
Kiyla Cooper participates in the high jump during a track meet.

Kiyla Cooper participates in the high jump during a track meet.

Kiyla Cooper Jumps to Great Heights to Achieve Success

For eight years now this Watonga High School senior has participated in track and has come to achieve high success. Kiyla Cooper first began running track when she joined the track team in the fifth grade. Ever since then she has continuously practiced to better herself.
Akridge Ready for a Home Run Season

Akridge Ready for a Home Run Season

Akridge Ready for a Home Run Season

Having a history in playing baseball, the second baseman for the Geary Bison’s Keaton Akridge is ready to start back up again. Getting his start in sixth grade under Coach Evans, Akridge started as a catcher saying that he used to be good at it and could “hold it down.”