Sports

Elk City dominated the Western Conference Tennis Tournaments last week, but the Kingfisher High School boys held their own.KHS got at least a fourthplace finish in each of the four brackets Monday to bring home the conference runner-up trophy from Earlywine Tennis Center.

The balance of Kingfisher High School’s basketball team has been evident in the number of different players to receive postseason honors.The latest is junior Xavier Ridenour who earlier this week was named the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association District 1 Player of the Year.

Ryder Cowan repeated as the medalist and Heritage Hall claimed the team title in a packed field Wednesday at the Kingfisher Large School Golf Invitational.

A handful of senior basketball players from Kingfisher County were recently recognized for their excellence off the court.Five local players were named Academic All-State by the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association.

Steadiness across the board brought Cashion another boys golf tournament title.The Wildcats fired a 329 Monday to win the Kingfisher High School Small School Invitational at Kingfisher Golf Course.

Braxton Mecklenburg had a nice, easy day at the track last week.The Kingfisher High School senior attempted only two jumps, but one was good enough to win the boys’ high jump during the 11th annual Kingfisher High School Track and Field Invitational last Friday.

Perhaps the eyebrow-raising event for Ally Stephenson last Friday was the one in which she finished next to last.Stephenson won three gold medals in her four events at the 11th annual Kingfisher High School Invitational Track and Field Meet.

Kingfisher took on a field of Class 6A schools Tuesday at the Enid Invitational Golf Tournament.The Jackets managed to come back with a sixthplace finish after shooting a 335 at Meadowlake Golf Course.The host Plainsmen won the tournament with a 303, two strokes better than Norman and Choctaw.

KHS dropped its first district soccer game of the season Thursday when Newkirk took home a 1-0 victory. Sophomore forward Jaquelin Rivera (9) is pictured in action against the Lady Tigers. The loss dropped a three-game win streak for the Lady Jackets, who are now 1-1 in 3A-2 games.