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HHS senior wrestler Lilly Haywood received her All-State jacket frokm coach Dave Hutchings Thursday. Haywood posted a record of 90 wins and 30 losses during her wrestling career. She will be competing in the All-State contest July 25.
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A disc golfer from Utah took the top honors in the mens open division at the fifth annual Henryetta Shootout Saturday. The event was held at Nichols Park.
Despite the windy conditions that faced the 133 participants, Levi Hancock finished the course with 16-under par for first place. Brandon Cawthorne from Broken Arrow was second with 10-under.
Larry Gardner, Oklahoma City, was the only contestant in the men’s mixed pro 40+ to come in under par. He took first with six-under for a 116 total. Brett Yackeschi, Tuttle, and Yasha Koman, Broken Arrow, tied for second with even par totals of 122.
In the women’s pro 40+ Melissa Lawrence from Slaughterville, was first.
Dewar’s Samantha Russell was the first place winner in the Women’s amateur 50+.
Another local player, Matthew Hicks, Dewar, won the mixed amateur 3 division.
Yahoo Sanders, Okmulgee was the mixed amateur 4 winner.
Over $4,000 went to the winners at the conclusion of the day’s tournament.
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The Henryetta Knights are the Heartland Conference golf champions.
Playing at their home course, the Knights won the Heartland title by ten strokes beating Eufaula 339 to 349. Henryetta easily outdistanced the other two teams with Beggs posting a 390 score and Morris Eagles with 394.
HHS junior Brady Norman was the individual champion. He shot a 73 on the day. That was seven strokes ahead of Eufaula’s Trent Montgomery with an 80 followed by Newton Reed from Beggs with an 82.
HHS freshman Nakona Johnson had an 88 with Hunter Gobin and Cavern Foster each turning in 89 on their scorecards. Mavrix Randleman rounded out the HHS team with a 91 for the 18 holes.
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Some former HHS softball heoes got another chance to smile Saturday when they won the Okmulgee County Alumni Showdown. The Henryetta girls took a 17-7 win over Preston in the finals. Both Henryetta and Presotn met earlier in the day with the Lady Knights taking a 13-0 win.
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Henryetta jumped off to an early lead but had to fend off a late-game Holdenville attack for an 8-5 win Thursday.
Playing in their first game of the slow pitch season, the Lady Knights opening their first inning appearance with Makayla Greenhaw and Shelby Kilhoffer each getting a single. Serenity Rex singled driving in Greenhaw. Alinee Hicks got the first home run of the season with a hit over center field fence scoring both Rex and Kilhoffer.
Rex, Hicks and Kassidy Lee would score on RBI hits in the third then Hicks got the final run in the fifth.
The Lady Wolverines would get a solo home run in the fourth then added four runs in the fifth to close up the scoring distance.
On the rubber for Henryetta, Hicks would let five Holdenville runners get on base in the sixth and seventh innings on four hits. The Lady Wolverines loaded up the bases in the sixth but a double play on a line drive need that threat.
In addition to her pitching duties, Hicks would get three hits, three RBIs and one run in her three times at bat. She struck out three batters, gave up five walks and five hits.
Holdenville would tally nine hits, five runs and four RBIs during the game.