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One last standing ovation.Kingfisher’s core group of seniors have earned their fair share of them over the last few seasons, but on Thursday night they got one more on their home court.Their final one.

Tyrone had one Humphries.Dover had two Harvistons.Dover wins.The junior twins Katelyn and Karlee Harviston combined for 36 points Thursday to lift the Lady Longhorns to a 54-39 victory against Tyrone in Woodward.

Last year, Hennessey knocked off a highly-ranked Alva team in the opening round of the regional tournament.This year, the Eagles are that highly-ranked team with big expectations.They, however, didn’t fall prey to the early upset.

Cashion went 23 years without making it to the area tournament before breaking the drought in 2020.This year’s team made sure it didn’t revert to the old ways…and in dramatic fashion.

Gant Browning was familiar with his state wrestling opponent.The Kingfisher High School junior met up with Marlow’s Brayden Bowman in the semifinals of the Hub City Classic last month in Clinton.Bowman won that match 6-3 and Browning eventually settled for third.

Twelve Eagles scored Saturday as Hennessey ran through a conference foe to open the playoffs.Fourth-ranked Hennessey thumped Watonga 72-33 to claim a 2A district championship and stay in the winner’s bracket entering this week’s regional.Hennessey will host No. 20 Sayre at 7:30 p.m.

Make it three trips to state in as many tries for Gant Browning.Kingfisher High School’s junior was the 126-pound runner-up at last weekend’s Class 3A west regional held at Perry.Browning’s finish earned him a spot in this weekend’s state tournament at State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City.

Okarche has been savoring another crack at VanossOn Saturday night in front of a packed home gymnasium, the Lady Warriors assured themselves of that chance.Dominating from the start, No. 7 Okarche took care of business against No.

Aaron West watched his share of game film on Velma-Alma and had seen enough to be wary of the two-loss Comets.What stood out other than Velma-Alma having all the pieces of a dangerously good team were a couple of weapons that kept him up especially late at night.

Dover’s Karlee Harviston and Lomega’s Abby Swart had quite the scoring battle going in their teams’ Class B regional championship game.Harviston won that battle, but Swart’s team won the game.The Lady Raiders pulled away from a stubborn Dover squad Saturday to prevail 79-54.