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On a night when Kingfisher High School honored its softball seniors, it was a sophomore who provided the early spark before the upperclassmen made sure the victory was complete.

Despite it being the first meet of the season, the Kingfisher girls cross country team sent a strong message. It’s a group with which to be reckoned in 2020.

Hennessey’s defense gave the team a chance to win, a stark contrast from a year ago. The offense, however, is still being molded. That helped allow Crescent to sneak out of Hennessey with a 13-7 victory last Friday in the season opener for both teams.

Maybe it was his sizzling speed. Maybe it was his ability to scorch the opponent time and again. Or maybe it was just the blazing-hot turf on Ranger Field.

One of the more anticipated early-season showdowns last Friday turned into a Week 0 blowout. Cashion traveled to Owasso to battle Rejoice Christian in a matchup of teams that went a combined 26-2 in 2019.

Kingfisher was short-handed Monday in a pair of district softball losses at Cushing. Better yet, the Lady Jackets were short-armed. With starting pitcher Olivia Wilcox home sick, the Lady Jackets dropped 11-3 and 13-2 decisions to Cushing.

Dover’s third win of the season - and second straight - came at the expense of another county team as a rivalry was renewed last week. The Longhorns went on the road last Tuesday to knock off Lomega 14-6. That win came after Monday’s 12-0 victory at home over Cimarron.

All four local football teams are once again taking advantage of Week 0 to open their 2020 campaigns. [Ed. note: For much more on each team, including schedules, rosters, districts, seasons outlooks and more, see the “Gridiron Guide” tab that’s included in this edition.

The Kingfisher softball team was runner-up of its own tournament for a second straight year, but, ironically, defeated the eventual champion. The Lady Jackets went 4-1 last weekend in their own Highway 33 Classic.

Chalk up another win for Maddi Kamas. The state’s top junior female golfer stormed from behind Sunday to win the Oklahoma Junior Golf Tour’s Kickingbird Fall Challenge by four strokes. Kamas shot a 2-under-par 68 in Sunday’s second round for a two-day total of 141.