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The 19th annual Samaritan Sports Spectacular was held on Saturday evening at Hilton Garden Inn. This is a yearly fundraising event to support the work of the Samaritan Counseling and Growth Center.

Bartlesville Radio's Evan Fahrbach was the moderator and five former Bruins in Clent Stewart, David Castillo, Campbell Barta, Morgan Lawrence-Hayes and Jared Hicks spoke on the importance of believing in yourself and blocking out the outside noise.

Hicks, a 2001 graduate of Bartlesville, said 25 years ago mental health was thought of differently than how it is today. Hicks said if there is an athlete who needs some form of help from a mental aspect, it is easier to step up and say something now.

For Castillo, who is a sophomore at Kansas State University this year, he said once he got to college, it was important to quit comparing himself to others and caring what others thought about his game.

Stewart, who played high school basketball at Tulsa Union before going on to play collegiately at K-State, said the biggest challenge for college athletes is having to adjust from being the best player on their high school team to being a role player on their college team.

The 19th annual Samaritan Sports Spectacular was another sellout crowd. If you would like more information, or if you would like to donate, visit supportsamaritan.org.