Body 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.

Body 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.

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

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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!

Body Wolverines Continue to Improve The Wolverine basketball teams played Warner and Prague this week and both the boys’ and girls’ teams showed significant improvement. The boys beat Warner 55-53 on the road and returned home to whip Prague 8864.

Body Lexxi Goolsby is the Holdenville High School Scholar Athlete of the Week. Lexxi is on the Superintendent Honor and is a multisport athlete at HHS.

Body If the start of basketball season was compared to a race at a track meet …it would be a combination of a sprint and a marathon.