Sports

It almost never happens. Crops of “promising” young talent are in abundance in school districts in nearly every county across the state each and every year.

The Oklahoma Eagles Elite 2022 basketball team won four straight games to go undefeated in The PrepHoops Grindszn Kick Off at The Rock Gymnasium in Edmond last weekend.

Kingfisher made a clean sweep at the top when the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association announced its district honors. Bijan Cortes was named District I Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.

One scouting report on Jackson Jobe laid out the rarity of the Heritage Hall pitcher’s arm. “Guys that throw breaking balls exceeding 3,100 RPMs (revolutions per minute) are rare.

Coaching is more than a job for Taylor Cooper. Kingfisher High School’s girls basketball team is about to discover that firsthand. Cooper was unanimously approved as the program’s new head coach last Thursday during a special meeting of the Kingfisher Board of Education.

Cashion’s Neeley Tilley-Bedick has more basketball in her future. The senior recently signed to continue her career at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas. The signing came the same week Tilley-Bedick was named the Three Rivers Conference most valuable player.

The stage is set. Kingfisher’s shot at hosting a 4A baseball regional essentially comes down to two games this week. The Jackets and Heritage Hall will play Monday and Tuesday (weather permitting) to decide the District 4A-1 champion.

Kingfisher golfers didn’t take home any individual trophies and there aren’t enough of them for a full team. That didn’t mean it wasn’t a successful day for them Wednesday at the Kingfisher Large-School Boys Invitational.

Another statement was made last week by the Kingfisher High School girls golf team. The Lady Jackets won the Tara Robbins Girls Invitational hosted by Cushing on Monday at the Buffalo Rock Golf & Venue.

Kingfisher’s search for a new high school girls basketball coach ended Thursday night. The Kingfisher Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Taylor Cooper near the end of a special meeting. Cooper, an assistant at Edmond Santa Fe, said she is “excited” for the opportunity.