Wolverine Sports by Tom Turner.

COACH DILLION SNOW AND KASE SIPES REPRESENTED THE HOLDENVILLE WOLVERINES IN THE OKLAHOMA BOYS BASKETBALL ALL-STAR GAME.

The 2025-2026 Wolverine sports seasons are a mere 4 weeks away! Four weeks from this paper’s publishing date will be July 15 which is the first day of practice for the Fall softball season. Cross Country practices will also begin but hopefully the cross country runners will be putting in a few miles all summer long.

The Wolverines were well represented at the Oklahoma Basketball Association All-Star Boys’ Basketball Games. Sipes and his Coach, Dillion Snow, earned the honor of being named as an All-Star Player and All-Star Coach with their outstanding playing and coaching with an outstanding 2024-2025 season.

We Oklahomans recall with pride the fact that noted humorist Will Rogers was from the Sooner State and didn’t mind telling about his heritage to people in Hollywood, Washington DC, the South, overseas and any other place where people would listen. Some of his most famous quotes involve the unpredictable Oklahoma weather.

SPRING ART SHOW WINNERS ANNOUNCED.

Hughes County Sheriff Trever Teague is sounding the alarm on the future of the Hughes County Jail, outlining the tough decisions ahead and offering what he believes is a practical path forward. In a recent discussion with the Holdenville News, Sheriff Teague laid out the county’s two main options: attempting to repair the existing facility or working to build a new one from the ground up.

For the first time in 24 years, the Eastern Oklahoma State College Mountaineers punched their ticket to the NJCAA World Series— marking a historic milestone for the program, the college, and the communities that support them.

Ryan H. Pitts has been officially sworn as Special Judge of Seminole and Hughes Counties. District Judge Brett W. Butner originally announced the appointment on April 21, 2025. Pitts’ appointment was subsequently approved by all nine (9) District Judges in the South Central Administrative District. “I am pleased to welcome Ryan Pitts to serve as Special Judge for Seminole and Hughes Counties,” said Judge Butner. “His leadership, experience, and expertise will be an invaluable addition to our judiciary.”

Wolverine Coach says team is making progress. Holdenville Head Football Coach David Barker had this to say when asked to sum up the Holdenville Wolverines off season progress: “The Wolverines came into the spring with a lot of returners.