HUGO BUFFALO POWER-LIFTERS turned some heads and brought home some hardware from the recent Weightlifting Meet in McAlester. Pictured above are: Coach Derek McKinney, Jaren Trantham, Dacorion Cook, Mekii Bell, Kam Allred, Sharod Holt, Ethan Bigfeather, Daniel Heady, Coach Krystopher Gross. Photo Contributed

KELICIA COOK, surrounded by three teammates, steps up to confront a Silo shooter..

HUGO — Friday night’s game against Silo ended in fitting fashion for the Lady Buffaloes. With 4.7 seconds to go, junior Ashia Jordan shook free of a defender and got just enough space to shoot from behind the arc.

HUGO’S SHULL-BYWATERS PARK, that has hosted thousands of baseball events in Hugo for more than a half-century, was given a complete lighting upgrade this past week through an improvement project by the Hugo City Schools. According to Supt. of Schools, Dr. Earl Dalke, the new lights were built by Musco Lighting of Oklahoma City at a cost of $150,000 and erected and wired by Electrical Express at a cost of $85,000. The high-tech LED lights were tested Monday night and were said to be “outstanding,” paving the way for many well-lit night ball games for decades into the future. The project also included new outfield and perimeter fencing. Presently, the Hugo Independent School District has a 99-year lease with the City of Hugo under which it manages and maintains the Shull-Bywaters Park. Hugo News Photos / Stan Stamper

BOSWELL — The Boswell Scorpions jumped out to an impressive start against Sringtown last week (leading 22-17 after the first quarter of play), but the visiting Tigers made some adjustments on both ends of the court in the second quarter and claimed the quarter 23-15, taking a narrow threepoint lead with them into the first half locker room.

SOPER — The Soper Red Bears split games with Victory Life last week, with the boys coming out on top, 69-55, and the Lady Bears on the short end of a 25-26 game. The boys battled to a 9-8 first quarter advantage with a balanced scoring effort and four players booking points.

HUGO — The Buffaloes knew returning to the court after an extended period away would be tough, but their first two opponents being 5A Durant and 4A Ada made their first week back in action that much harder.

ABBEY STAMPER sets up the offense for the Collinsville (Ok.) Cardinals and finds a soft spot in the opposing teams’ defense. A junior, Stamper has been an All-Metro-Lakes Conference (5A) guard for the past two years and was recently named by the Tulsa World as one of three conference players to watch this season. Last Friday she dropped 28 points on Claremore and had 17 Saturday against Tulsa Bishop Kelley. Abbey is the daughter of former Hugo residents Brian and Elizabeth Stamper, and granddaughter of Judy and Stan Stamper. Hugo News Photo / Stan Stamper

CALISTA KELLY brings the ball up the court for the Hugo Lady Buffaloes in their weekend clash with the Lady Cougars of Ada. Coach Scott says his Lady Buffs will be back in the groove after they get back into top condition after holiday and COVID breaks during the past 30 days. Hugo News Photo / Kelli Stacy