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A district sweep to start the week saw the Kingfisher High School baseball team surpass last year’s win total.The Jackets downed Bridge Creek 18-17 in a wild 4A-4 matchup on the road Monday and then came back home Tuesday to grab a bit more conventional 9-6 victory.

Kingfisher County - especially on the girls side - had a strong showing Tuesday at the Fairview Track and Field Meet.The Kingfisher High School girls placed second overall while Lomega was fifth and Hennessey sixth out of more than two dozen teams that took part.

Okarche’s baseball team traveled nearly 900 miles one way to take part in the Gulf Shores Classic over Spring Break.Ironically, the Warriors’ lone loss in the Alabama- based event came to a team 57 miles from home.

Seven Kingfisher High School seniors were guests recently at a meeting of the Kingfisher Rotary Club.Joining the local civic group were Emma McLean, Ethan McLean, Brandon Gutierrez, Logan Taylor, Josh Finley, Xavier Davis and Eric Joseph (E.J.) Gorman, Jr.

Cooper Henley and Brett Calamateo combined to give up just one run last Thursday as Kingfisher went 1-1 in the Edmond Spring Break Festival.The KHS duo did their work in an 8-1 victory over Putnam City North.The Jackets were also downed 8-1 later that day by Mustang.

Reagan Snowden was voted the Most Valuable Player of the Cherokee Strip Conference by coaches, it was recently announced.The Lomega sophomore led her team to an undefeated conference record that also included winning the Cherokee Strip Conference Tournament championship.

Kingfisher’s Brayden Kochenower is officially an All-State wrestler.Kochenower was named to the 144-pound slot on Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State squad for the Small West recently.He placed third at 144 pounds in the Class 3A state tournament this season.

Taylor Young was voted Coach of the Year and Mattie Slezickey the Defensive Player of the Year, it was announced by the Western Athletic Conference last week.Slezickey was one of four Lady Jackets to earn first- or second-team all-conference honors.

Kingfisher senior Jeff Johnson was selected to the Northwest Oklahoma All-District basketball team recently by the Oklahoma Coaches’ Association.Johnson was chosen all-district for District 1, which includes all of northwest Oklahoma.A 6-foot-1 guard, Johnson averaged 21 points, five rebounds and 4.