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Lady Powerlifters head to Regionals The Holdenville High School Girls’ Powerlifting Team made a good showing at the meet in Chandler. Lainee Yates, Madisyn Wilkerson, Lani Dentler, Raelee Johnson and Kylierae Leftwich all won medals at the meet.

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WOLVERINE POWER LIFTERS ARE SUPERSTARS Holdenville has been a significant force in the sport of powerlifting ever since Coach Butch Rawls introduced the sport to the Wolverines in the early 1990’s. The sport became popular under Rawls’ leadership and in the past decade it has picked up momentum throughout the state.

HOLDENVILLE GIRLS DEFEAT BEGGS IN OVERTIME The Holdenville girls won a thriller at Beggs. The girls pulled off a late rally and sank key buckets when they needed them.

9th grade Team Champions, 8th grade Team Champions, Girls JH Team Champions, 7th grade Runner-up (lost by 1 point) .

The Holdenville High School Girls Basketball Team crossed a milestone on Tuesday when they defeated the Luther Lions. The Wolverines have had a tough season and the girls picked up their first win of the season with the 40-29 victory. Holdenville has played some really close games but something always went wrong in the final ticks of the clock. The girls were determined this time though and put the game away with crisp shooting and a ton of hustle. The girls put 24 points on the board in the first half and led 24-14. Luther came out hot after the half and closed the gap to 24-18. Just as the game looked as though things would deteriorate for the Wolverines like it has in the past, Darcy Shepherd hit a long shot from behind the arch and then added an important lay-up. Lexxi Goolsby and Makayla Blackshire added a point apiece and Holdenville regained their composure.

The Holdenville Junior High and High School Powerlifting Teams excelled in the first meet at Little Axe. The sport of Girls’ Powerlifting is really taking off. Every competition features a gym full of young ladies. RaeLee Johnson and KylieRae Leftwich were the top high school lifters.

Local girls athletes turned in an impressive showing at a recent weight meet, with competitors across multiple grade levels posting personal bests and podium finishes in squat, bench press, and deadlift.

Brayden Black is the Holdenville News male Scholar Athlete of the Week! Brayden is a straight “A” student and excels in football, powerlifting and baseball. Darcy Shepherd is the Holdenville News Female Scholar Athlete of the Week! Darcy is a straight “A” student and excels in multiple sports at Holdenville High!.