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Paige Yeoman was nearly flawless in the goal Thursday night and it lifted the Kingfisher girls soccer team to its second victory of the season. Yeoman delivered a shutout in regulation, then allowed just one goal in a shootout to lift KHS to a 2-1 win at Oklahoma Christian School.

Kingfisher High School boys basketball assistant coach was selected for one of the top honors in the profession last week. Green was named the head coach of the Large West team for the Oklahoma Coaches Association boys basketball All-State game.

Kingfisher’s goal of a district championship in baseball got off to the best possible start last week. The Jackets swept Bridge Creek in a 4A-2 double-header Monday at Homier Field. The games were to be played at Bridge Creek Monday and Kingfisher on Tuesday.

Kingfisher High School will be hosting its annual baseball camp next week. The camp will be held March 18-20 at Homier Field in Kingfisher Park. It runs 1-4 p.m. each day. Campers will need a hat, glove, cleats, helmet and water bottle or money for concessions.

Kingfisher’s third straight trip to the Class 4A state title took an almost anti-climactic route through the semifinals. The Jackets were never challenged Friday when they downed sixth-ranked Holland Hall 58-32 at State Fair Arena.

Kingfisher’s win over Heritage Hall in the Class 4A boys basketball championship game wasn’t even the first for the Jackets over the Chargers that day.

For the third time in the program’s history, Hennessey had to settle for basketball silver Saturday evening after a 52-42 loss to Rejoice Christian in the Class 2A championship game at State Fair Arena.

Stats, stars and scholarship offers don’t matter to Reece Lafferty. Winning does. So Lafferty doesn’t care how many points you average, how many stars are on your Rivals profile or how many colleges are longing for your services. You aren’t better than him.

Kingfisher basketball players rush to the court and coaches begin to celebrate after the final buzzer sounded Saturday in the Yellowjackets’ 59-39 victory over Heritage Hall in the Class 4A championship game at State Fair Arena.

After 20 years as a head coach, Jay Wood is stepping away. At least for now. Wood informed the Kingfisher High School girls basketball team last Monday that the 2018-19 season was his last.