Sports

It appears nothing will come easy for the Kingfisher boys basketball team.The Jackets had to overcome an early deficit against Chickasha before pulling away late for a 49- 34 home win on Tuesday.The upstart Chicks got off to a hot start and led 11-3 midway through the first quarter.

Any high the Lomega girls basketball team experienced after last week’s finish at the Mid-America Classic was taken away in one night.Okeene shocked the No. 1 ranked team in Class B Tuesday by handing the Lady Raiders a 39-34 loss on their home court.

How does a group bounce back one day after a 41-point loss to the No. 1 team in Class 4A?By beating the No. 4 team, of course.

Although it should prove beneficial for Cashion in February and March, the Tournament of Champions stings in December.The Wildcats dropped their third straight close game of the tournament Wednesday when they fell 51-49 to Class A No. 1 Hydro-Eakly in the seventh-place game at the BOK Center.

OKARCHE WARRIORS – Members of the Okarche High School boys basketball team include seniors Osbaldo Barcenas, Evan Endres, Trey Gilles, Trenton Neiderer and Brayden Stover; junior P.K.

In the last edition we looked at five of the biggest headline makers for the 2021 calendar year as it pertains to sports in Kingfisher County (and if you read it, you know Crescent is included as well).Here we take a look at five more.

Sometimes you give up 10-point leads.Sometimes you overcome them.The Kingfisher girls did the latter on Wednesday as they came back to defeat Piedmont 37-34 to claim the consolation championship of the Mustang Holiday Classic.

If Jenks is indeed the No. 1 team in Class 6A, then the Cashion Wildcats should like their chances in any class.Cashion gave the Trojans all they wanted for much of the game, but ultimately was saddled with a 53-39 defeat in the opening round of the Tournament of Champions at Tulsa’s BOK Center.

After her team blew a sizable lead and was dealt a loss Monday in the opening round of the Mustang Holiday Classic, coach Taylor Young had a surprisingly positive reaction.“The good thing about playing in a tournament is that you get to play in less than 24 hours,” Young said.

There was no shortage of storylines when it came to Kingfisher County sports in 2021.Fortunately for us as sports fans, I can rewrite that line every 365 days and just change the year.We are in a bountiful area when it comes to quality coaches, athletes and teams.