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When the OSSAA was forced to postpone the state basketball tournaments two weeks ago, there was guarded optimism that champions would eventually be crowned. That optimism was shut down Thursday.

Ally Stephenson had a state championship to defend. Madelyn McCabe, too. Maddi Kamas had one to win. Ian Daugherty, too. None of them will get the None of them will get the opportunity. The OSSAA board of directors Thursday voted unanimously to cancel the 2020 spring sports season in Oklahoma.

Kingfisher’s boys basketball team has been invited to play in the 56th annual Tournament of Champions basketball tournament. The tournament, hosted by Tulsa Public Schools, is scheduled for Dec. 28-30 at the Mabee Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University.

The OSSAA’s stance on rescheduling a number of sporting events hadn’t changed early this week. However, a major shift by the state Department of Education could move that stance by the end of this week.

Coming off a season in which it won its first-ever district championship, the Kingfisher baseball team already has a pair of district sweeps under its belt in 2020. The Jackets have dominated a pair of 4A-1 foes, the most recent being on the road at Seminole last Tuesday.

Among the 10 people to be inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame this summer, three have local ties. This year’s incoming This year’s incoming class includes Ray West, Jeff Myers and David Glover.

Cashion basketball players were sitting in coach John Hardaway’s classroom late Thursday morning having some lunch and watching game film.

Caddo got two of the biggest plays of the game and that was enough to undo Cashion’s season.

In each of the three games against Weatherford this season, the Kingfisher girls basketball team was “right there” with Class 4A’s fourth-ranked team. There was a stretch in each of those previous three losses where struggles in one aspect or another ultimately cost KHS the game.

Two Kingfisher County basketball teams still have at least one game remaining this season. The Cashion and Kingfisherboys’ teams will begin their quests for a gold ball when the state tournament for Classes 2A, 3A and 4A tips off Thursday at various sites around Oklahoma City.