Garvin County is growing, its towns shrinking
The United States Census Bureau released the 2010 census numbers Tuesday, Feb. 15, and the figures reveal that Garvin County’s population is growing while its towns are shrinking. The county’s only exception is Stratford which posted a 3.5 percent population growth (51 people) from 2000 to 2010. According to Stratford Public Schools, the district’s overall [...]
2011 Stratford Bulldogs football schedule
The 2011 Stratford Bulldogs high school football schedule was released Thursday, Jan. 6. There are six district and four non-district games; one of the Class A Bulldogs’ non-district opponents this year is Class 3A Dickson. The Comets are slated to host Stratford the second week of the season. All kickoffs are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. [...]
Area football players earn all-state mentions
Six high school football players from Garvin County, Okla., earned all-state honors for 2010 on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, as named by The Oklahoman. The student-athletes, five seniors and one junior, represent three different schools, three different positions—two offensive and one defensive, and two different classes. The Oklahoman’s 2010 All-State High School Honorable Mentions Quarterback: Hunter [...]
HighwayExit72: Top-10 posts of 2010
Still in its infancy, HighwayExit72.com is now entering its third year; 2010 recorded the site’s second full year. Just as shoppers vote with their feet, visitors to this site have voted with their eyes. By vote, I mean articles read. So here they are, the top-10 HighwayExit72.com posts of 2010, as chosen by you the [...]
Area football players named to all-state team
The Oklahoma Coaches Association announced its all-state high school football selections for 2010, yesterday. Three players and one coach from Garvin County made the list: Chase Chamberlain (Stratford), Zach Hibbard (Lindsay), Nick Crawford (Pauls Valley), and Tommy Ferguson (Lindsay). All are featured on the “West” team. Chamberlain led the Class A–Stratford Bulldogs to the school’s [...]
On the recruiting trail in Garvin County
The following student-athletes are being recruited from the Garvin County area as it relates to football. Further, while these players can verbally commit to a college or university, their decision is not binding until next year. According to ESPN.com, the recruiting class of 2011 can sign national letters of intent beginning Feb. 2, 2011. Pauls Valley — [...]
Stratford falls short in overtime loss
_____________________________________________________________________________ Overtime. That’s what it took for the Woodland Cougars to beat the Stratford Bulldogs in the 2010 Okla. Class A State Championship in Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 11. That’s also all the Cougars needed from a team that held Woodland scoreless in regulation. It was the Cougars’ first overtime game this season, [...]
Stratford ‘crazy’ over high school football
“This has been the greatest thing that could ever happen for Stratford. Everybody’s going crazy this week.” According to Stratford (Okla.) resident Charley Burnett, that’s the best way to describe the enthusiasm in the Garvin County small town. The reason? In three words: high school football. In two words: state championship. The Stratford Bulldogs are [...]
'State' nothing new for Stratford student
Competing for a state championship is nothing new for Stratford junior Tyler Gaines. Only this time it’s different. Gaines, a tight end with the Stratford Bulldogs, is set to compete with his teammates in his high school’s first-ever state football championship this weekend in Stillwater. “It’s kind of crazy knowing that we’re one of the only two [...]
2010 Garvin Co. High School Football Finals
Garvin County (Okla.) High School Football Post-Season — (Week Five) State Championships Stratford is the lone Garvin County team to advance to the (fifth-round) Class A State Championship of the 2010 Oklahoma High School Football Post-season. Stratford did so after defeating Morrison on Friday, Dec. 3, 33-14. The Bulldogs are scheduled to play at Boone [...]
