The Flying Queens Museum is ready for takeoff Saturday, Feb. 18, and is expected to fly high with those attending the 10:30 a.m. grand opening. In somewhat of a crowning moment, a vintage Beechcraft Baron emblazoned with the Flying Queens logo was mounted outside the museum this week as final details were addressed inside the…
Read MoreSTAR ATHLETES AMONG FORMER PLAYERS ATTENDING OPENING OF FLYING QUEENS MUSEUM
source: Wayland Baptist University News and Marketing PHILLIP HAMILTON 14 FEBRUARY 2023 PLAINVIEW – Four individual women’s basketball hall of famers will be present Saturday for the grand opening of the Flying Queens Museum at Wayland Baptist University. Hall of famers Alice “Cookie” Barron and Kaye Garms, as well as coaches Dean Weese and Marsha…
Read MoreMUSEUM WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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…
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