Great Day to be a Wolverine Every day is a great day to be a Holdenville Wolverine! But…… Some days are better than most. Last Friday a small group of Wolverines make the snowy trip to the state tournament games at the ‘Big House’ at the State Fair Arena to witness the honoring of the 1942 State Basketball Championship.

Holdenville powerlifter, Tyler Orr, had the third best performance in the 132 pound division at the state power lifting meet..

1942 State Champions to be honored The date and time has been set for the recognition of the Wolverines 1942 state champion basketball squad. The recognition will be held at the state fairgrounds arena during the state tournament games on Friday.

Weather alters basketball play-off schedule The icy weather has altered the basketball state playoff schedule. The Holdenville boys’ and girls’ team were scheduled to play on Thursday but the road conditions didn’t improve enough for the teams to make it to the tournament sites until Saturday.

New rodeo stars will be born during the wild and crazy “Dairyland Donkey Basketball Show” at Moss School Gymnasium on March 6, 2022 starting at 4:00 pm! It is basketball played on real, live donkeys and it will be wilder than a rodeo and funnier than a circus! All local players will be riding, so come out and see someone you know try to ride a donkey and play basketball at the same time. It’s a thrill a minute, a spill a minute. Laugh as you’ve never laughed before at the wild and crazy Donkey Basketball show!

Senior Laeh’lah Bowen with parents Amie and Darin Johnson. Senior Liberty Jackson with mother Carla Griggs and her Papa Lloyd Thomas.

Senior Jose Martinez with parents Miguel and Maria. Senior Josiah McPerryman with family.

These four guys are the Wolverines of the Week! All four are senior members of the basketball team. The players tried hard and stuck it out to the end of the season.Although some received a considerable more playing time than others they were all Wolverines until the season’s end.

Former Holdenville High School all-state athlete, Emily Smith, is a member of the Northwestern Oklahoma University track team. Emily competed in the 60 meter hurdles at Wichita State University this last weekend and made into the finals. The stellar Holdenville athlete is a music education major and is touring with a regional all-star collegiate choir. According to Emily, choir and track keep her busy but she still maintains an extremely high grade point!