HUGO WEIGHTLIFTING STATE QUALIFIERS! The Hugo Buffaloes have demonstrated that they will be a force to battle in Regional and State Weightlifting competition. Qualifiers for the State Meet this year include: Tony Perry, Sharod Holt, Luciano Rosales, Chance Marzek, Julian Pugh, Lige White, Aden Parish and Julian Jackson. At-Large qualifiers were Jace Bolton and Caleb Joe. (Photo Contributed)

I have many memorable times of my junior high days in Hugo. We got a quality education, but education went beyond the classroom. In those days if you got in trouble at school, then it became worse at home. That was a long time ago. And, if we were going to fight at school it was expedient to wait until after school and settle it inside the old Frisco Depot. That made more sense than to fight at school and then incur the wrath of Mr. Leonard’s paddle. What a kind, gentle, and strong man.