Sports

Chalk up another win for the Kingfisher High School girls.The Lady Jackets were the top team at last Saturday’s OBA/ Chisholm Cross Country Meet in Enid.KHS won the largeschool portion of the meet with just 46 points.Runner-up Watonga scored 106.

Three Kingfisher softball players were named to the Tri-County All-Conference team for their 2021 seasons.Selected to the team were juniors Mya Dewberry, Natalie Dick and Taylor Mills.The conference includes KHS, Pioneer, Fairview, Alva, Watonga, Waukomis, Chisholm and Ringwood.

Uninspired, but good enough to win.That’s how Lynn Shackelford summed up Cashion’s 39-28 victory over Oklahoma Christian Academy last Friday in Edmond.The Wildcats traded first-quarter touchdowns with OCA before going on a 26-7 run in the second and third quarters to pull away.

Crescent’s chances for a road upset slipped away in the final minutes of its first district game.Trailing by six points, the Tigers were driving on Tonkawa before fumbling at the Bucs’ 1 yard line with about eight minutes to play on Friday night.

Newkirk thought there was hope for its first win of the year.Weston Smith took it away.The sophomore returned a kick 74 yards for a touchdown with 7:56 to play to help seal Hennessey’s 36-28 homecoming win.

The good news is this: Kingfisher won.Alan Muñoz booted a 25-yard field goal with 26 seconds remaining Friday to lift Kingfisher to a dramatic 30-28 win at Douglass in their District 3A-1 showdown.

Kingfisher’s fastpitch softball season came to an end one day sooner than originally scheduled.The Lady Jackets were defeated 6-3 Monday at Bridge Creek.The team was supposed to conclude its season on the road Tuesday in Alva, but that game was ultimately canceled.

Kingfisher 58Bridge Creek 26Score by quarterBridge Creek 0 7 7 12 - 26Kingfisher 13 32 13 0 - 58Scoring summary:K - Alan Muñoz 2 run (Muñoz kick)K - Jax Sternberger 1 run (kick failed)K - Slade Snodgrass 34 pass from Sternberger (Muñoz run)K - Snodgrass 39 pass from Sternberger (Muñoz kick)K -...

Hennessey’s defense kept it in the district opener much of the night against Perry.It just couldn’t hold up all night.The Maroons opened up a slim halftime lead to pull away in the second half for a 34-13 win last Friday night in Hennessey.

Cashion has been a solid three-headed offensive monster all season.A fourth dimension emerged last Friday night.Nick Nabavi ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns in front of a homecoming crowd as Cashion beat Watonga 56-34 to give the Eagles their first loss of the season.