Sports

The high school and junior high boys Western Conference Wrestling Tournament will be held at the Kingfisher High School APB this Friday and Saturday.Hundreds of grapplers will be competing for conference crowns throughout mutliple sessions over the weekend.

Okarche dominates for 3rd straight; Cashion bounces back for consolation titleHe’s got two state championships and an undefeated season under his belt.Still, Aaron West appreciates significant steps during a season’s journey.

Something had to give.It was Varnum. Both the Dover and Varnum boys entered Saturday’s championship game of the Mulhall-Orlando Invitational basketball tournament with unblemished records. The Whippets were 13-0 and ranked No. 5 in Class B-I.

Three Lady Raiders scored in double figures Saturday as Lomega’s JV downed Coyle 60-48 to capture the consolation championship of the Mulhall- Orlando Invitational.However, it was Friday’s win that might have been record setting for the team.

Kingfisher kept taking punches over the final two days of the Wheat Capital Tournament and kept responding.Finally, it became one punch too many.Heritage Hall delivered the knockout blow in the fourth quarter Saturday night.

A smothering defense by Fairview denied Hennessey’s bid for the Three Rivers Conference Tournament title.The top-seeded Lady Jackets held Hennessey to single digits in each of the first three quarters to claim the championship 52-34 Saturday at Watonga.

In perhaps the toughest tournament in the state last weekend, the Kingfisher High School boys wrestling team notched 51.5 points.That was good for a modest 21st place out of 37 teams at the Cushing Tiger Invitational.

After nearly three weeks without a game, Okarche came back Tuesday to down visiting Tonkawa 55-30.The Lady Warriors last played Dec. 19 when they edged Seiling with the winning bucket coming with just seconds remaining.

Dover worked inside and out Tuesday in its return to action.The Longhorns made 8 3-pointers and more than their share of shots in the paint in a 71-27 victory over visiting Medford.

Following is a roundup of Kingfisher County teams’ results in quarterfi nal action of various tournaments on Thursday.