Hazel Taylor, one of the most talented players in the history of the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens, was named today to the 2023 NAIA Hall of Fame for women’s basketball, as announced by the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The NAIA Hall of Fame was founded in 1952. The NAIA Hall of Fame Award…
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Wayland Baptist University, in partnership with the Flying Queens Museum and the Hutcherson Flying Queens Foundation is launching permanent, on-going project that will advance and enhance the history of the Flying Queens basketball program. The Flying Queens Oral History Project will gather and preserve the history of the Flying Queens women’s basketball team by means…
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In the midst of a hot, dry summer, golfers and former Queens gathered for what turned out to be a beautiful day at the Hutcherson Flying Queens Foundation Golf Tournament, held on August 28, 2023 at the Texas Star Golf Course in Euless, Texas. Why We Golf More than 50 golfers and a dozen teams…
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The Hutcherson Flying Queens Foundation was saddened to learn about the passing of Kellie Mitchell. The Foundation and the Flying Queens Program owe her a debt of gratitude for her work as writer, director, producer, and camerawoman on the documentary “Flying Queens: A Basketball Dynasty”, which she produced through her company Aperature Art Productions, Inc….
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Flying Queen 1986-88; 1989-91 NOTE: Christie Shippy was inducted into the Wayland Athletic Hall of Honor in 2013. The Hall of Honor article captured her unique Flying Queens story, and with her permission and an update on her life after college, the Foundation is honored to share it with you. Attaining a degree while playing…
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2023-24 Season Preview with Head Coach Jason Cooper The Queens have graduated some key talent and leadership over the past couple of years, but still have some veterans returning plus a promising sophomore in Taylor Houston. COOPER: Having Kaitlyn Edgemon back is a huge plus! She is such a great competitor and team leader. I…
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Former Wayland Baptist Flying Queen Carol (Bailey-Sessums) Foster has been selected for induction into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame. Carol Bailey helped lead the Levelland High School Loboettes to three consecutive state championships in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Under the direction of former Flying Queens coach Dean Weese at Levelland, Bailey was…
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