Idabel sophomore Kynli Sky honors late family member through cheerleading, academic bowl and writing poetry – Presented by McCurtain County National Bank
Kynli Sky, an Idabel High School cheerleader, sophomore class president and academic bowl’er, is a fanatic reader and even a casual poet. “I have an uncle that died 8 years ago from suicide,” Sky said. “The cruel world just got him, and I hate that. He was my favorite person, and he lived with us, […]
Valliant’s Baylee Weatherford – FFA Spotlight – Presented By Oklahoma AgCredit
Valliant High School junior Baylee Weatherford is a varsity cheer captain, National Honor Society secretary, class treasurer and a member of the shooting sports team. If that wasn’t enough, Weatherford also finds time to be an active member of the FFA chapter. “I got involved with FFA my freshman year. My sister Raeghan, and dad both […]
Academic Bowl Spotlight – Broken Bow Senior Alicea Noah – Presented By McCurtain County National Bank
Broken Bow High School senior Alicea Noah participates in student council, serves as vice president of History Club and captains the Savages varsity academic team. She’s a savant when it comes to buzzing in to answer history-related questions. She plans to major in history in college. Noah plans to attend Arkansas University, where she has […]
Like Sister, Like Brother – Broken Bow Golf Coach Mollie Wallis And Senior Golfer Eli Pruett – Presented By Pruett’s Food
By Bryce McKinnis [email protected] Mollie Wallis was a standout golfer at Broken Bow High School, earning All-State honors in 2016 before she signed to play Division I golf at Houston Christian University. But after a transfer to UCO led to a miserable end to her collegiate golf career, she didn’t pick up her clubs for […]
Idabel Girls Track Benefitting From New Facilities, All-Weather Track – Presented By McCurtain County National Bank
Idabel girls track head coach Sanda Gambol leads a young but hopeful team this spring. “We are very young with two freshmen and two sophomores on the short relays,” Gambol said. “If we can stay healthy, we should be good. These girls can run.” The Warriors’ facilities, including a new all-weather track, should aid in […]
Idabel Senior Golfers Cole Grant, Devin Finney Look To Finish Career Strong – Presented By Jake’s Brickhouse Grill
Idabel’s boys golf team has a chance to be one of the best in the state this year. “Our boys team has two seniors that have played all four years,” Idabel head coach Madelyn Lehr said. “I am very excited for these boys to finish their high school careers strong.” Cole Grant, also a star […]
Q&A With Broken Bow’s Brady Hough – Presented By Pine Cellular
VYPE: When and how did you get started with golf? Brady: I first started playing golf around 14 months ago. My inspiration for golf was my dad, who did golf back in high school. VYPE: What is your favorite part of golf? Brady: My favorite part of golf is the enjoyment of meeting other people […]
Haworth’s Curstin Pate – Presented By Pine Cellular
Haworth softball coach Sarah Morgan and her senior pitcher Curstin Pate share an intertwined history and a hope to revitalize a dormant slow pitch softball program at Haworth. Curstin arrived to a family that was big into softball to say the least. “When I was born and it was time to leave, instead of going […]
Talihina’s Maggie Smith – Presented By Pine Cellular
“She’s a fantastic leader and I couldn’t have asked for a better captain of our cheer team.” That’s how first-year high school cheer coach Amber Collins describes Talihina senior Maggie Smith who is a whirling dervish of activity in and out of school. “I was in pageants when I was little, and my mom met […]
McCurtain County Players To Watch – Presented By Evan Smalling State Farm
Case Pratt – Idabel Case has been a staple in Idabel athletics. He improved drastically last season on the diamond and coaches look for him to have a great senior season. Kyler Pollard – Smithville Kyler is the senior hoping to carry the Braves to the win column this spring. In the fall, he batted […]