Sports

Kingfisher and Cashion’s golf teams came away winners in their first tournament of the season.The KHS boys were overall champs and Cashion won the 2A division Wednesday at the 2022 Turkey Creek Golf Tournament at Hennessey.

OKARCHE COACH Haley Mitchel applauds her team during the Class A state tournament earlier this month. In her second year, Mitchel guided the Lady Warriors to the state semifinals. [Photo by Chris Simon/www.simon-sports-photos. smugmug.com]

How old am I?I remember a time when Haley (Myers) Mitchel and Mallory (Markus) Kusik used to corner me and question - nay, grill - me as to why their seventh grade games weren’t getting more space in the newspaper.

Cashion Middle School’s cheer squad recently finished Class 2A state runner-up at the J&C Junior High Championships. The event was held at Washington High School.

In the American cinema classic “Old School,” there’s a scene in which Will Ferrell’s character, Frank Ricard, finds himself in a debate competition.

Six Kingfisher High School basketball players and a coach earned honors when the Western Athletic Conference coaches announced the all-conference teams.Jared Reese was named boys coach of the year after he guided the Yellowjackets to an 11-0 record and the conference title.

This one belongs to them.As the clock ran down on Kingfisher’s basketball state championship in 2021, a group of youngsters got ready to storm the court to celebrate with a core of seniors who left an indelible mark on the program.But not one - as it turned out - that couldn’t be duplicated.

John Hardaway felt great about his team’s chances to bring home gold in the Class 2A championship.Unless…“Unless Dayton Forsythe just decides his team is not going to lose,” Hardaway said.

In addition to hiring Gene Bennett as HS/MS wrestling coach March 7, the Hennessey school board also approved the following coaching and extra duties for the 2022-23 school year:CoachingBaseball: HS head coach, Matthew Fuksa; HS asst., TBA; MS head, Brady Johnson; MS asst., TBA; Summer head, Fuksa.

Members of Cashion’s basketball team pose with the silver ball trophy after falling to Dale, 65-58, in last Saturday’s Class 2A championship game at State Fair Arena. Cashion finished the year with a 24-6 record.