Tom Turner has been a familiar face in and around Holdenville for most of his life. He is originally from Illinois but explains that his parents, Rev. Richard and Corean Turner moved to Holdenville when he was 11 years old and in the 6th grade. His father was the pastor at Harvest Time Church.

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The Holdenville School girls’ basketball team didn’t play well the first time they faced off with an extremely good Okemah team. The final score of 61-41 indicated a total dominance by the Panthers. Holdenville was embarrassed! They knew they were a better team than the 20 point losing margin indicated thus the girls had something to prove when the met the Panthers again in the 66 Conference Tournament! The girls did prove they were better than they played against Okemah the first time. This time the 66 Conference Tournament Championship was on the line and Holdenville came to play for the trophy. The Wolverines played like a totally different team than they did just 11 days earlier when Okemah embarrassed them on the Wolverines home court. This time Wolverines were dominate! The resulting score of 56-41 not only reestablished Holdenville’s respect as a team to be reckoned with but it earned them a trophy to be cherished for decades to come.

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The Holdenville girls had a rough time with Okemah but the boys came through big time and saved a split with the Panthers. The girl’s contest was a battle between two of the state’s top teams.

Holdenville Girls Shine at Konawa The Holdenville High School girls’ basketball squad played well in the Tiger Classic Tournament at Konawa High. Holdenville thrashed Casady High 57-21 in the first round, destroyed Destiny Christian in the semi-finals and fell 46-28 to Washington in the finals.

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The Holdenville boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will travel to Konawa this week to participate in the Tiger Classic. The tournament will tip off on Thursday and conclude with the finals on Saturday. The Wolverine boys will open Holdenville’s post Holiday schedule at 11:50 Thursday morning when they face off with class 4A North Rock Creek. NRC has posted a 5-2 pre-Christmas record and is currently ranked 17 in Class 4A. Seminole is the only common opponent of both teams. Holdenville lost a close 50-51 contest at Seminole on a buzzer beater. NRC defeated Seminole by 13: 64-51.

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The Wolverines have set a few lofty goals for next year that would have seemed to be impossible before the 2022 season. The Top goals are: 1. Go 10-0 and win district! The Wolverines turned around a 2021 1-9 season and posted a 9-1 season in 2022. The Wolverines put in the work and achieved what most fans thought was impossible in 2022.