Poteau softball player signs with Western Oklahoma State College

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GOING WEST — Poteau right fielder Gabba Wilson, seated, signs a letter of intent to play softball at Western Oklahoma State College in Altus, in a ceremony on Tuesday morning at the high school. Sharing the moment are, back row, from left, Cory Wood, Poteau principal; Misty Collins, Poteau softball coach; and parents Kim and Tim Wilson. PDN photo by David Seeley

American author Horace Greeley coined the phrase, “Go west, young man!” as westward expansion was taking place in the 1860s in the United States. A Poteau senior softball right fielder will head west to play at the next level.
Poteau’s Gabba Wilson signed a letter of intent to play at Western Oklahoma State College in Altus in a ceremony Tuesday morning at the high school.