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On one side of the coin, Sydni Walker had the kind of high school basketball career of which most young people in Oklahoma can only dream.On the other side of that same coin, Sydni Walker suffered through more injuries, endured more pain and shed more private tears than most people can ever bear.

A recommendation from Dan Hays was good enough for David Glover.Kingfisher has its new boys basketball coach as the board of education Monday night approved the hiring of Colby Connel.

Tristun Burnham racked up another golf win last week…and another scholarship.The recent Kingfisher High School graduate, who has signed to continue his golf career at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, was the winner in Monday’s K101 Classic Bowl Golf Tournament in Woodward.

Several county athletes competed this weekend in other all-star and all-state games.That includes the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association All-State games, the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association All-State games and the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association all-star games.

Cashion’s most productive offensive player is now an All-State selection.Senior Preston Cotter was announced Thursday as a member of the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association All-State team.

Tristun Burnham may be graduating, but still has more golf to play as a Kingfi sher Yellowjacket.Burnham on Thursday was named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State team.

Cooper Frazee gave Cashion the start it needed.The momentum just didn’t carry over quite enough.For the second straight year, Cashion’s baseball season ended in the Class 2A state semifinals.

Cashion’s Madelyn McCabe, left, and Kingfisher’s Ally Stephenson, right, competed against each other last weekend in the hepatathlon during the Big 12 Track & Field Championships in Norman. McCabe finished 12th for Kansas State with 4,992 points, led by a third-place finish in the high jump.

A pair of Kingfisher High School seniors had one more fun ride in athletics before walking the graduation stage.Drake Friesen and Xavier Ridenour made it deep into the second day of the Class 4A state tennis tournament.Ultimately the Kingfisher pair took sixth place in the No. 2 doubles bracket.

There have been times in Kingfisher High School golf history that a state runner-up finish was disappointing.Don’t count 2023 among them.The Yellowjackets brought home Class 3A’s runner-up prize after Tuesday’s final round of the 54-hole tournament at Ardmore’s Lakeview Golf Club.