McKinley Alexander scored on a conventional 3-point play with seven seconds left as Heavener rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Poteau, 50-48, Monday in the opening round of the 2023 LeFlore County Tournament.
Both Heavener teams are in action Tuesday at Poteau. The Wolves play Talihina at 5:30 p.m. while Heavener’s girls take on Howe at 7 p.m.
2023 basketball queen McKinley Alexander and escort Landon Thurman
Homecoming tonight: Coronation at 6:00. Boys play first at 6:30
7th,8th,&9th BB Game that was scheduled for Jan 16 vs Hartshorne has been rescheduled to Tues, Feb 7th
Heavener seventh and eighth grade academic team is Oklahoma Association for Academic Competition Regional Champions. Team members are captain Brooklynn Woods and team members are Jonah Scroggins, Kyler Bowen, Jorge Martinez and Jacob Stinson.
January is school board recognition month. At Monday night’s board meeting, Heavener Public Schools board members were presented with a certificate of appreciation for their dedication, passion and commitment to Heavener Public Schools. Pictured (L-R) Ralph Perdue Jr, Danny Yandell, Dylan Roberts, Tim Davis and Michael White. Thank you, Heavener School Board. #alphaservice
Homecoming court for Heavener’s homecoming game against Stigler Friday night. Pictured are: front row Sadee Huddleston and Giovany Alvarez. Second row is Kinley Brand, Ava Cartwright, Cayleigh McGee, McKinley Alexander and Mariana Garcia. Third row is Josue Melendez, Nick Lopez, Landon Thurman, Dalton Semore and Bryce Morrison.
Basketball tonight here vs. Poteau, JV Boys at 5:00, Varsity Girls at 6:30, followed by Varsity Boys. Come to the gym and support these student athletes.
The Heavener wrestling team traveled to Hilldale High School for a tournament Friday.
The Wolves were in the running for runner-up until late in the day. Heavener eventually finished sixth overall. The only school in the Wolves’ class that finished ahead was Sequoyah-Tahlequah. The other schools competed in Class 4A-6A.
Jerami Casteel pinned his way into the finals at heavyweight before taking second place. He was 3-1 on the day.
Jaxon Armstrong also made the finals and was ahead on points before getting caught, was pinned and took second place. He was 2-1 on the day and increased his season record to 7-3, which leads the high school team.
Jorge Lira picked up his first two wins of the season and finished third in his weight, going 2-2 on the day.
Kevin Bretado went 4-1 and finished strong with a third-place finish. Emelio Garcia finished fourth, going 2-2.
Several other Wolves wrestled really tough, according to Coach Jack Armstrong, but came up a little short of the podium.
“These guys are working hard and getting better every day,” Armstrong said.
Heavener goes to Mena, Arkansas Monday for a tri-meet before going to Gore Tuesday.
Heavener split two games with Hartshorne Friday night on Fan Appreciation Night at Heavener.
The Lady Miners broke open the game in the second half and used their pressure defense to force several turnovers in a 74-51 win before Heavener’s boys dominated the second game in a 54-34 victory.
Heavener is back home Monday against Poteau.
Lynn Williams was honored by Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Brian Terry at Friday's game for her support of Heavener athletics.
Heavener FCCLA after going Christmas shopping for a local family in need.
Heavener seventh and eighth grade team was the OAAC regional runner-up. Team members are Yug Pael, Hector Hernandez, Ben West, Jerred Boss and Stephen Heflin.
JH Wolves win two firsts at Bixby
COWETA – Heavener’s junior high wrestlers competed at Coweta Friday in a tough tournament.
The Wolves finished just outside of the top 10, competing against 4A, 5A and 6A schools. Heavener took eight wrestlers and placed three of them.
Jerami Casteel and Gracie Springfield both pinned their ways to first place in their class. Casteel was 4-0 with four pins and Springfield was 3-0 with three pins, improving to 9-0 this season with nine pins. Alex Armstrong was 3-1 with three pins before losing to a Bixby wrestler in the finals.
Logan Hetherington was 3-2 and came up just short of placing. Briar Adams, Jonah Scroggins, Wesley Johnson and Lucas Corbin all wrestler tough, according to Coach Jack Armstrong, but came up short of placing
Heavener FCCLA after going Christmas shopping for a local family in need.
INTERN Spotlight:
Haden White is a junior intern in the HS Library with Mrs. Diane Lynch. Hayden assists with shelving, displays, creating digital & artistic content, organizing, running errands, helping students & teachers, and communicating with groups. He helps keep the library and the HS Student Council running smoothly. Mrs. Lynch says she is grateful for Hayden's outstanding help and his amazing attitude.
Haden plans to attend NSU and major in Arts or English after high school. He has an interest in law and politics and plans to own an Italian Greyhound or racoon at some point! Something else interesting about Haden is that he is wants to travel the world to learn about various cultures!
Coach Ray West and CASC Coach Kristin Snyder talk about Destiny Lawson signing with the Lady Vikings: https://youtu.be/jCEstMsCvW8
The Heavener wrestling teams traveled to Broken Bow Tuesday for a dual.
The JH Wolves wrestled tough but got manhandled by the Broken Bow wrestlers, 50-24. Heavener Coach Jack Armstrong said the Wolves are starting a lot of seventh graders and they faced several ninth graders.
“We wrestled hard but couldn’t pull out the wins needed to win the dual,” he said.
Jerami Casteel was the lone win for the JH team with a pin at heavyweight.
The high school Wolves lost a close dual 30-24, with Jaxon Armstrong and Travis Kincaid both picking up pins.
Alex Armstrong also picked up a win in an exhibition match with another junior high wrestler after losing a tough one to the varsity 165 lb wrestler.
Jaxon Armstrong is leading the team with a 3-0 record with three pins.
Gracie Springfield is the top junior high wrestler with a record of 6-0 with 6 pins.
This weekend, Heavener wraps up the first semester with a trip to Coweta.