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Duals may be a struggle for the Kingfisher High School boys wrestling team this season.Tournaments, however, may offer a chance for more success.“I’m excited for the upcoming season and optimistic about the individual success our wrestlers can achieve,” said coach Steven Wilson.

Another game.Another blowout win. Another night of Okarche starters watching most of the game from the bench.Class A’s top-ranked Warriors moved to 4-0 on Tuesday night with a 98-51 victory.The contest wasn’t even that close as Okarche led 68-26 at halftime.

Everything doesn’t always add up.Cashion scored 82 points in its season opener and standout senior guard Parker Mitchell poured in 43 of them.Yet the Wildcats lost. A balanced Chisholm attack last Tuesday saw the visitors head home with an 86-82 win at Cashion.

Jared Reese was confident about two things heading into last week.First, he felt his Longhorns would be highly- ranked in the initial Class B-II basketball poll of the season.Second, he also knew the first game after those rankings were released would be extremely tough.

The progression in Colby Connel’s seasons at the helm of the Kingfisher boys basketball program may eventually be able to be judged by his teams’ first game.Two years ago, the Jackets were defeated at Chisholm in Connel’s first game as the head coach and it turned into a seven-win season.

Taylor Young expected a tough game.She wanted a different result.Kingfisher tipped off its basketball season Tuesday night in Merritt and found itself on the wrong end of a 59-50 final score.“They’re good and they’re very experienced,” said Young of the Oilerettes. “But we didn’t play very well.

While most December basketball tournaments are next week, there are a few slated this week across Oklahoma.One of them includes a county school.Dover will travel north Thursday, Friday and Saturday to take part in the Mustang Stampede at Pioneer- Pleasant Vale High School.

Cashion quarterback Kellen Smith was voted the 2025 District A-I-1 Most Valuable Player by coaches.A junior, Smith had 2,155 yards and 25 touchdowns passing and another 958 and 10 TDs on the ground.He also had 52 tackles on defense.

Nearly all Kingfisher County teams will be in action on the hardwood Tuesday and it will serve as the season opener for three county schools.That includes Kingfisher, which makes the trek west to take on Merritt to tip off the 2025-26 season.

For the first time since its season opener, Lomega played a team that won’t be considered among the favorites to win a state championship in its respective class.The result was the Raiders putting an end to a three-game losing streak last Friday night.