Vinita Daily Journal

07/14/2025

Photo by Denton Thomason
Vinita eighth-graders Paxtyn Spring (left) and Joli Crabtree were two of the cheerleaders manning the face painting booth during the Fourth of July fun at the Craig County Fairgrounds.
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07/14/2025

HORNET AND LADY HORNET HISTORY
Photo by David Burgess
Maurice Jackson casts a worried glance at an Oklahoma Union runner speeding past him near the finish line of the junior high 1600 meter run at the Hornet Relays in 1999. He didn't need to be worried – the Oklahoma Union runner was actually a lap behind him. Jackson won in 5:08, helping the Hornets to a runnerup finish to Pawhuska.
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07/14/2025

HORNET AND LADY HORNET HISTORY
Vinita’s Aidan Hicks (right) battles Perry’s Kohl Owen in the Class 3A 182-lb. state championship match back in 2018 at State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City. Owen rallied back from a pair of 4-point deficits to edge Hicks 8-7 in sudden death to claim the state championship. Hicks finished the season with a 37-5 record.
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07/14/2025

VINITA SCHOOL HISTORY
Photo by David Burgess
Jonathan Stonebarger escorts senior attendant Tonya Flock during the band homecoming coronation ceremony in 2003.
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07/14/2025

GHB aka The Go Hard Boys pony express relay team was Runnerup in the men’s division championship at the recent 3rd Annual Battle in the Saddle Pony Express Relays in Vinita. The GHB team won a $5,400 purse.
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07/14/2025

Photo by DJ Johnson
Bluejacket’s Bryson Shaffer brings the ball up court during action in the Afton Summer League earlier this summer.
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07/14/2025

Photo by Denton Thomason
Michelle Smith brought her 1-year-old spider monkey Winston out to enjoy meeting people at the Fourth of July fun at the Craig County Fairgrounds.
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07/14/2025

Photo by Denton Thomason
Eighth-grader Matti Skinner paints a design on freshman Brayden Graves during the Fourth of July fun held at the Craig County Fairgrounds.
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07/14/2025

Photo by Pam Inman
One-year-old Presley McDaniel earned her first saddle and her first buckle at the annual Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo Sweethearts and Wranglers Fun Night held at the American Legion.
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07/14/2025

Photo by BC Parker Co.
Newly-crowned 2025 Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo Queen Dallie Jo Bledsoe (left) and Rodeo Princess Gentry Cason stand with the custom Corriente saddles they each won during the annual contest Friday night at the WRMR arena in Vinita. The saddles are sponsored by Austin Brown State Farm Insurance. Both will appear at the rodeo parade, All Settlers Day Reunion, and grand entry each night of the rodeo set for Aug. 6-9.
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07/14/2025