Feb. 16, 17 & 18 We’re less than two weeks away from the Grand Opening of the Flying Queens Museum in Plainview on Saturday, Feb. 18th starting at 10:30 AM. But this weekend is also Wayland’s Homecoming week! If you’re coming to see the Flying Queens Museum, we wanted to let you know about two…
Read MoreFLYING QUEENS UPDATE: JANUARY 2023
January was a busy month in Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) play. The Queens finished 4-5 in SAC league play for the month and are currently tied with Southwestern Christian University for fifth place in the SAC with a 9-7 record. Overall the Queens are 13-9. “January for the Flying Queens was a bit of a…
Read MoreWAYLAND’S FLYING QUEENS MUSEUM GRAND OPENING SET FOR FEB. 18
By Phillip Hamilton PLAINVIEW – Imagine a Beechcraft Bonanza airplane flying above as you walk onto a shiny, woodenbasketball floor, where you are surrounded by historic championship memorabilia, basketball shoes, traveluniforms, and jerseys that bring collegiate sports legends to life. Imagination meets reality at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 18, at the grand opening of the…
Read MoreREDIN, WEESE, ODOM NOMINATED FOR NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
What a tribute to Wayland Baptist University and the Flying Queens program to have three Naismith nominees in the 2023 class. It is also worth noting that Flying Queen All-American Cherri Rapp was an alternate on the 1976 U.S. Olympic team, which also is nominated. I truly hope we will have another reason to celebrate when the…
Read MoreFLYING QUEENS UPDATE: QUEENS GO 4-1 IN DECEMBER
The Queens started December losing a heartbreaker to Southwestern Christian University in overtime, 81-77, in the first of five SAC games played during the month. The team bounced back to go on a four-game win streak to finish the month at 9-4 overall and 5-2 in SAC play. Highlights of the run included beating a…
Read MoreFLYING QUEENS UPDATE – OCT./NOV. 2022
Cooper used a tough early schedule to prepare team for a long conference season. The Flying Queens opened the 2022-23 season with a win over University of the Southwest, 91-51 on October 27 and a month later, after a tough non-conference schedule, the team stands at 5-3 overall and 1-1 in Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC)…
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