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The Oklahoma Eagles Elite 2022 went out in grand - make that gold - fashion. The team played its final game together earlier this month and defeated Houston Basketball National 39-34 in overtime to win the OKC Summer Nationals championship game.

Just over a week before the start of this softball season, new Dover coach Matt Peck was unsure about his team. The Lady Longhorns had just taken part in a preseason festival at Watonga and things did not go well. “It’s going to take a lot of work,” Peck said. Now, almost a month into the season?

Kingfisher was undefeated in the middle portion of the Highway 33 Classic last weekend. It was the first and last games that got the Lady Jackets. KHS settled for fourth place in its own softball tournament after Saturday’s 5-2 loss to Guthrie JV in the third-place game.

Sand Plum Invitational at Rader Park Girls 2,400 meters Kingfisher 29 Guthrie 61 Weatherford 69 OKC Knights 111 Hobart 139 Woodward 140 Elk City 149 Kingfisher – Liberty Starr 3rd, 9:42.76; Chesni Newkirk 6th, 9:50.20; Katon Lunsford 7th, 9:51.20; Ally Stephenson 8th, 9:55.

The 2018 Kingfisher High School girls cross country team won a state championship. While it’s to be determined if the 2021 version can attain that status, it may have the title team bested in at least one department. “I have never had a team with this much depth,” coach Kerri Lafferty said.

Kingfisher went 3-2 in its first tournament of the softball season and gave head coach Danny Green reason for optimism. The Lady Jackets knocked off OKC Broncos, Beaver and Guymon JV while suffering losses to Woodward and Watonga.

The new ADMs were approved earlier this month by the OSSAA board of directors. The ADM - Average Daily Membership or enrollment - is used to determine classifications yearly for sports like volleyball, baseball and basketball.

Four Kingfisher High School wrestlers took part in late June in the OSU team camp in Stillwater. They attended with the now former KHS head wrestling coach Ed Evey. Attending were, from left, Braxton Shellstrom, Braden Kochenower, Isaac Long and Gant Browning.

The Cashion junior high cheer squad hosted a private J&C Camp recently. The entire squad received a Perfect Performance Award.