Sports

There is a wall of names at the northwest end of the Kingfisher APB that lists every Yellowjacket wrestler who has ever qualified for state.It’s time to add a new one…the first female name, to be more specific.

A breakout performance by Katie Parham gave the Okarche Lady Warriors a three-game win streak to end their regular season.Parham scored 33 points Tuesday night as Okarche overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to down rival Cashion 54-52 on the road.

Lomega found its offense in the second half, but lost it again in the overtime periods.That saw the Raiders drop a 55-48 double- overtime decision last Tuesday afternoon at Pond Creek-Hunter.

The Woodward Boomers continued their trend as one of the hottest teams in Class 4A and Kadon Gaines once again showed he’s one of the top freshmen in the state.Unfortunately, it came at the expense of the Kingfisher Yellowjackets.

Woodward attempted to guard Kingfisher with a man-to-man defense for much of the first half on Tuesday.It didn’t go well, nor did much of the rest of the night as KHS cruised to a 61-39 victory at the APB.Feasting on that manto- man was senior Raegan Snider.

Taygen Otey was crowned the queen and Jose Santoyo the captain Tuesday night when Kingfisher High School celebrated its 2025 wrestling homecoming.The two were announced in front of a large crowd at the Heritage gymnasium prior to KHS taking on Bridge Creek in both girls and boys duals.

Perfection has been achieved.Now the tough part begins.Okarche completed the rarely-attained undefeated regular season last Tuesday with an 84-66 victory at Cashion.It served as a double-dip for the Warriors.

Hennessey was able to break its string of narrow defeats…only for the joy to be temporary.The Eagles visited Perry last Friday and came home with a 47-34 victory.It snapped a four-game skid, the last three of which were by a total of 10 points.

It was a quick night Monday for Hennessey basketball.The Lady Eagles dispatched of Pioneer-Pleasant Vale 49-21 for a road win.It was Hennessey’s third game in four days, but the boys can’t say the same.

Lomega had another comeback fall short.This time it was against the reigning Class A state champ Seiling.In a showdown between the No. 1 team in Class A and the No. 1 team in Class B, the Ladycats held off Lomega’s rally Saturday to preserve a 47-43 victory.