Sports

In talking with people around Dover High School, there’s a prevailing feeling about new boys basketball coach Aaron Norton. “He’s a really good guy,” was echoed by everyone from Principal Kyle Karns to baseball coach Dylan Blundell to girls basketball coach Byron Randle.

Following are results for local teams at last weekend’s regional cross country meets in Enid. (Ed. note: Stories can be found on Page 7 of this edition.) If a county school had a full team compete, the team standings for that race are listed. If not, only individual placings are listed.

Before the 2019 campaign began, Crescent head football coach J.L. Fisher knew his youthful squad was going to experience some growing pains. The Tigers are right in the middle of those pains in the ever-so tough District A-3.

Four Kingfisher High School softball players earned the chance to compete in one more game earlier this month. Macy McCully, Kaycee Karcher, Olivia Wilcox and Mia Farrell were chosen to the 2019 Tri-County Softball Conference all-conference team. They played Oct.

The Lomega boys will be among the field in the Class 2A state cross country meet. The Raiders were third at their regional last Saturday in Enid. Lomega had 125 points. Mooreland won it with 32 and Hooker was second with 75. Lomega edged Hammon’s 128 points.

Ashtin Witt had never medaled in a regional meet. Until Saturday, that is. The Kingfisher High School senior ran to a 12th place finish at the Class 4A girls cross country regional championship held in Enid.

Perkins-Tryon 34 Kingfisher 13 P-T 7 21 0 6 - 34 Kingfisher 0 7 0 6 - 13 Scoring summary: P-T - Austin Mages 5 run (Mads Ahrberg kick) K - Cade Stephenson 4 run (Clayton Abercrombie kick) P-T - Mages 4 run (Ahrberg kick) P-T - Colby Anderson 22 pass from Mages (Ahrberg kick) P-T - Gannon McCutchen...

The cold and the course weren’t overwhelming for the Kingfisher Middle School girls cross country team. But colds might have been too much to overcome.

Hennessey was reduced to a one-dimensional offense Thursday night. That didn’t bode well for the Eagles, who are still searching for their first win. Oklahoma Christian School scored 31 first-quarter points and rolled to a 59-7 win over Hennessey in Edmond.

To beat Perkins-Tryon, according to head coach Jeff Myers, the Kingfisher Yellowjackets were going to have to put together their best performance of the season to date. “We’ll have to play solid for four quarters and have a clean game,” Myers said.