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Two Lady Jackets were named to the first team and seven were honored overall when the Western Athletic Conference announced its 2023-24 basketball season award winners Wednesday.Voted by the conference coaches to the first team were senior Peyton Walker and junior Raegan Snider.

Karlee Harviston and Matt Peck earned top honors when the Skeltur Conference picked its 2023-24 basketball award winners.Harviston was named Most Valuable Player, one of three Lady Longhorns named to the all-conference team.Peck, meanwhile, was named the coach of the year.

Kingfisher picked up a sweep Monday in its District 4A-5 baseball opener. The Jackets toppled visiting Anadarko 16-1 and 10-3 at Homier Field. Eli Johnson (pictured above) was big with his arm and his bat in the initial win.

With respect to the rest of the classification, it was a foregone conclusion for most that Dale would win the 2024 Class 2A boys basketball state championship.

Two Kingfisher High School wrestlers have at least one more match in their high school careers… and it will be with their coach by their side.Seniors Gant Browning and Damien Haynes were named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All- State team earlier this week.

The shots weren’t falling and Hennessey’s season was fading away.But the Eagles kept their faith in one another…and the season came back to life.

Teams of the Week

In the previous two years, the Kingfisher girls found a way to string together three wins at the area tournament and punch a ticket to state.The Lady Jackets’ attempt to make it three years in a row fell one win shy.