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Hennessey legend Leon Crosswhite was honored - and surprised - recently when it was revealed the town would post highway signs declaring it “Home of Leon Crosswhite/1972 All-Big 8.” The signs will be posted at all four major entrances into Hennessey (U.S. 81 from the north and south and S.H.

Courtney Fox bobbled her dribble, squeezed past a defender and let a 25-foot shot fly. The Lomega senior’s heave found its mark as the buzzer sounded and while it had no significant impact on the game, it was further proof that it was Lomega’s night.

Kingfisher’s stint at the 2019 state wrestling tournament was short-lived. Neither of the Jackets’ two qualifiers was able to come away with a win last Friday at State Fair Arena. Senior Stone Snodgrass was pinned 21 seconds into his 138-pound quarterfinal match with Salina’s Austin Wilkins.

Cashion’s run of state tournament appearances has ended at four. The Lady Wildcats were defeated 51-42 by Carnegie in last Friday’s 2A regional consolation semifinal at Hinton. Cashion was led by Neeley Bedick’s 15 points. Brook Shelly added 11 and Kaitin Taylor six.

Four and seven. Those were the streaks put to an end Saturday when Hydro-Eakly defeated Okarche 55-35 in their Class A girls area consolation championship in Enid. It put to an end a streak of four straight elimination wins by the Lady Warriors, including two in the previous two days.

Crescent eliminated one of 2A’s favorites to reach the state tournament on Friday and made it to area on Saturday. “There was definitely some luck involved, but we’ll take it,” coach Karl Butt said. Lucky or not, the Lady Tigers are playing Preston at 6:30 p.m.

Another game. Another exciting finish. Another win for Hennessey. The Eagles landed within one more victory of the state tournament when they knocked off No. 10 Carnegie 54-51 last Saturday in their 2A regional championship at Hinton.

Kevin Lewallen has been a part of his share of heart-breaking losses. Last Friday night’s ranks right up there. “I’m not sure if I’ve felt as sick after a game as I did then,” said the Lomega girls coach.

Police cars and fire trucks were blaring their sirens. The streets were lined with cars honking their horns and fans cheering. The Okarche caravan was in full effect.

A third consecutive trip to the area tournament is in store for the Kingfisher girls basketball team. The Lady Jackets earned that right Saturday afternoon with a 51-42 win over Elk City in their 4A regional consolation championship at the APB.