High School
How Hiawatha Hickman Silenced the Doubters at West Orange-Stark
From a tense school board vote to a state championship berth, West Orange-Stark head coach Hiawatha Hickman's belief in 'The Mustang Way' never wavered.

Hiawatha Hickman is swamped.
As if preparing to coach against Scott Surratt in the 4A Division II State Championship wasn’t already enough, he’s being inundated with requests from people all over Orange, Texas for tickets and sideline passes to watch his West Orange-Stark Mustangs play in AT&T Stadium against the vaunted Carthage Bulldogs on Friday.
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