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Not surprisingly, Tuttle will be moving on to the Class 4A dual state wrestling championships.The top-ranked Tigers on Thursday swept the District 4A-2 duals in convincing fashion on their home mats.Among those falling to the Tigers was Kingfisher, which lost 69-9 in their matchup.

The history books won’t show whether Raegan Snider made or missed her free throw attempts. She never got them.They’ll only show that Class 3A’s two-time defending state champion Jones survived Kingfisher 35-34 Saturday in the finals of the Wheat Capital Tournament in Chisholm.

There was nothing that could touch the Lomega girls’ run at the Wheat Capital Tournament from 1983 to 1993.That is until the last decade of the Kingfisher Yellowjackets.

The dream scenario was in play for Okarche.In the first Three Rivers Conference Tournament the school has been able to host on its home court, Okarche was a mere seconds away from completing the championship sweep.Then James Sims crashed the party.

Okarche has won on its home court.The Lady Warriors have won conference tournament championships.But they’ve never won a conference title on their home court.Until now.

Hammon posed a big problem for Lomega.Her name is Henley West.The 6-foot-4 sophomore played to her stature Saturday as she led her thirdranked Lady Warriors to a 66-55 win over No. 1 Lomega in the finals of the Warriors Classic.

Dover coach Matt Peck knew a championship at the Jim Walling Invitational tournament in Earlsboro was a long shot.Still, it offered the opportunity to garner at least one quality win.The Lady Longhorns got just that on Saturday as they beat Class B No.

Several schools will be on hand this weekend as Kingfisher hosts the annual Western Conference Wrestling Tournament.The high school and junior high tournament will be held Friday and Saturday at the APB.KHS will be joined by county teams from Cashion and Hennessey.

Gant Browning scored the bulk of Kingfisher’s points at last weekend’s Cushing Tiger Invitational.Browning took sixth place in the 126-pound bracket and was the Jackets’ only placer.The junior went 4-3 in his bracket.

Three Kingfisher County basketball teams celebrated tournament championships over the weekend. The Kingfisher High School boys (top left) hoisted the Wheat Capital Tournament championship in Chisholm for the ninth time in 10 years.