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Thirteen years and five days.That’s how long it had been since the Dover girls basketball team had raised the championship trophy of a regular-season tournament.The drought ended Saturday night when the Lady Longhorns defeated Cimarron 63-52 to win the Cimarron Winter Classic.

Not even a heavy dose of foul trouble could keep the Kingfisher Lady Jackets from winning their first tournament of the season.KHS knocked off the host squad 47-32 in Saturday’s title game to win the Cleveland Invitational championship.It was Kingfisher’s second straight win over a ranked 4A foe.

Sometimes the best decisions are the ones you never have to make.Lynn Shackelford was one play away from having to deliver one of the more difficult calls of his professional life.

Photos Captured and Provided By Brad Stone

Cashion fans rush the field as football players hoist the gold ball after claiming the 2021 Class A state championship. The Wildcats defeated Ringling 21-14 Saturday afternoon at UCO’s Chad Richison Stadium to win their second consecutive state title.

There was no apparent rust in Lomega’s first outing in 19 days.The Lady Raiders scored 58 points in the first half Tuesday to hand Carnegie a 79-45 defeat on its home court.It was Lomega’s first game since beating Burlington on Nov. 19.

Dover built up some breathing room in the third quarter, then held on in the fourth.The Lady ‘Horns nabbed a 51-46 road win Tuesday at Covington-Douglas...but it was tough.

There’s a reason Tuttle is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A girls basketball.The Lady Tigers showed it in their season opener.Kingfisher hung tough for much of the first half, but never could get it going offensively in a 48-22 loss.

Three of Kingfisher’s four returning state qualifiers picked up wins in the team’s first wrestling dual of the season.However, it wasn’t nearly enough to overcome Hinton as the Comets claimed a 60-21 victory Tuesday on their home mat.

Make that six wins in a row for the Okarche Warriors.The team traveled to Oklahoma City Tuesday and came back with a 51-36 victory over Harding Fine Arts.“We’re playing better defense and playing harder overall,” coach Aaron West said as the Warriors improved to 6-2.