The Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce held its monthly board meeting on Friday, Feb. 5 at Awesome Adventures. The agenda was kept short so board members had time to tour the facility. The minutes of the January meeting and Chamber financials were approved. In new business, the board voted to begin honoring a Business of the Month and selected Awesome Adventures as the Business of the Month for February. President-Elect Lena Kopp announced to the board that the Chamber’s PPP Grant in the amount of $10,200 has been approved.

“We Serve” is the motto of Lions Club International. Hugo Lions Club members find great joy in serving their community. At the most recent meeting, Coach Brandon Debo spoke about the Hugo High School Baseball program and their upcoming trip to Alabama during spring break. Lions Club members were happy to help with this project.

HUGO — The Hugo Buffaloes took down the Durant Lions in both mens and ladies games in Hugo last week... all by comfortable margins.

BOSWELL — Boswell’s Scorpions took two wins off of Achille last week with the ladies prevailing 40-29 and the men, 52-34. Kamria Williams led the Lady Scorpions with 11, followed by C’Miya Williams 8, Liberty Pierce and Ashton Eastwood 6, Christian Jeffries 4, Jaden Brown 3, and Miah VanDuren 2.

This is Alan Simpson, and I’d like to inject some rhetoric concerning the shot clock for high school basketball. I am a retired basketball coach from Byng and a member of the following Hall of Fames: The Oklahoma Coaches Association, the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association, as well as the Oklahoma Tennis Coaches Association and Murray State College.

RAMS ARE MC-6 CHAMPIONS! The Rattan Ram basketball team recently defeated the previously undefeated Valliant Bulldogs (77-52) after previous wins over Fort Towson (48-32) and Haworth (72-36.) Members of the team include: Alisha Williams-Johnson, Coach Michael Clay, Grady Grimmett, Coy Green, Luke Clay, Logan Smith, Cale Clay, Cal Birchfield, Christian Hickman, Davin Parsons, Keegan Robertson, Jace May, Jake Echelle, Bryce Jackson, Jonah Vance, Cailin Jamison, Courtney Reese, and Assistant Coach Melanie Burgess. Players getting special honors for the tournament included: Cal Birchfield — All Tournament; Jace May — Most Valuable Player and Cale Clay — All Tournament.