Riley Gilmore, Bragg City, and Jackson Wright, West Plains, were crowned the 2022 Grizzly Homecoming Queen and King, respectively, at Tuesday’s annual homecoming basketball at the West Plains Civic Center.
The crowning took place during halftime activities in Joe Paul Evans Arena. They were crowned by the 2021 Grizzly Homecoming king and queen, Jefferson Thomas of Houston and Queen Morgan Blanck of Willow Springs.
Both Gilmore and Wright were sponsored by the Grizzly Cheer Team.
The game pitted the Grizzlies against Link Year Prep. The Grizzlies won 80-73.
The homecoming court
Members of the 2022 Grizzly Homecoming court gathered for a group photo following the crowning of the king and queen at halftime.
King candidates included:
- Kole Brower, Mountain View, sponsored by Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)
- Logan Brewer, Ozark, sponsored by the Student Government Association (SGA)
- Dalton Dzurick, Houston, sponsored by the Campus Influencers/Ambassadors
- Logan Thompson, Iberia, sponsored by Christian Campus House (CCH)
- Merritt Silva, West Plains, sponsored by College Republicans
Queen candidates were:
- Kaylynn Newberry, West Plains, sponsored by Campus Influencers/Ambassadors
- Christin Gayer, Mansfield, sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa
- Cheyenne Cavitt, West Plains, sponsored by the PBL
- Madison Kaufman, St. Peters, sponsored by SGA
- Dora Cardoza, West Plains, sponsored by CCH