Wayne 2026 football homecoming is Friday night at 6:30 at D.S. Zack Powell Stadium.

Queen candidates include Dakota Martin, Cylie Jones, Audra Watts, Allie Wells and Natalie Lynn Knobloch.

King candidates include Logan Idleman, Levi Alexander, Rhett Albert, Jaycob Medders, Eli Stottlemyre, Alan Martinez, Ryli Taylor and Lane Canfield.

The flower girls are Amelia and Everly Stottllemyre while Trip Boles will serve as the crown bearer.

Martin is the senior daughter of Shanne Gomez, Justin Martin and Harley Martin. Her activities include softball, basketball, cheer and student council. She has been on the principal’s honor roll, was rebounder of the year in basketball, most improved cheer and played in the district softball slow-pitch tournament.

Jones is the senior daughter of Sherry and Dan Jones. She has played both fast-pitch and slow-pitch softball, cheer, NHS, NTHS, student council and book club. She was a 3 time All Conference in softball, golden glove award winner, Bulldog Pride award for softball, was cheer MVP and softball MVP.

Watts is the senior daughter of April Bolding and Billy Watts. She has played fast-pitch and slow-pitch softball, basketball, cheer, cross country, student council and is in NHS. She has been MVP for basketball, was two times the defensive player of the year in basketball and defensive player of the year for fast-pitch and slow-pitch.

Wells is the junior daughter of Rachel and Jesse Cobb. She has been involved in basketball, cheer leading, golf and the prom committee. She has been on the principal’s honor roll, was an All American Cheerleader and Junior PGA.

Knobloch is the sophomore daughter of Anna and Adam Knobloch. She is on the student council, fast-pitch and slow-pitch softball, basketball, cross country, FCA, yearbook, class rep and cheer unified champions. She has been listed on the superintendent’s honor roll, athlete of the month, rebounder of the year, student of the month, has 700 strikeouts, was All Conference in basketball and softball, a state qualifier for cross country, was the 2025 fast-pitch MVP, and the 2026 slow-pitch defensive player of the year.

Idleman is the senior son of Shawn Idleman. He plays football and is in power lifting. He is in the book club and FCA. He has had perfect attendance, has been on both the superintendent’s and principal’s honor rolls, was defensive player of the year, a three time state qualifier and two time Purcell Register Player of the Week.

Alexander is the senior son of Levi Alexander and Jessie Alexander. He plays football, baseball, basketball and is the history rep of the class.

Albert is the senior son of Tim and Michelle Albert. He plays football, baseball and is in power lifting.

Medders is the senior son of Kristy Hill and Chad Medders. He is in Ag, football and weight lifting.

Stottlemyre is the senior son of David and Megan Stottlemyre. He plays football, basketball, baseball, is in power lifting, FCA and was the middle school offensive lineman of the year. He has been a five-time Purcell Register Player of the Week, three-time defensive player of the week and player of the month.

Martinez is the senior son of Rafaela Vergara and Rogelio Martinez. He plays football, basketball, is in NHS and FCA. He has been on the principal’s honor roll and a one time athlete of the month.

Taylor is the senior son of Amanda Dawson and Kory Taylor. He plays football, basketball, is in FCA and was middle school defensive coordinator. He is a five-time Bulldog Pride winner and a two-time athlete of the month.

Canfield is the senior son of Kari and Wyatt Turner and Nicole and Terry Canfield. He plays football and baseball and has been a three-time offensive Player of the Week in football.

Amelia is the five-year-old daughter of David and Megan Stottlemyre. She enjoys going to the park and eating ice cream.

Everly is the five-year-old daughter of David and Megan Stottlemyre. She enjoys going to the park and playing with Slime.

Boles is the five-year-old son of TJ and Kimberly Boles. He  enjoys going to work with Dad, riding his bike, playing T-ball, eating snacks, watching TV, feeding the fish in the pond and going fishing. He also like going to chicken shows.