These Kids are better than OK
Four teams from Kingfisher County will be spread from Sallisaw to Clinton this week to take part in their respective OK Kids state baseball tournaments. Reaching the 12-under tournament were both the Kingfisher Jackets and the Hennessey Eagles. The Jackets won a regional championship against the Eagles in Kingfisher last week. The teams posed together for a photo after the game. Hennessey players on the left side of the photo are, from left: front row, Drake Riddle, Brett Munzy, Karsyn Hatchel, Mason Moore and Parker Stewart; and back row, Izaiah Duran, Joel Ramirez, Osiel Roman, Jax Beaman and Daxson Wymore. Not pictured is Elliot Matthews. Coaches are Steven Lott, Brad Moore, Aaron Munzy, Danyon Wymore, Dayton Wymore, Dylan Hatchel and Danny Wymore. Kingfisher players are from left: front row, Braydn Lack, Cooper Myers, Colton Cline, Cooper Nault, Hunter Winters and Julian Marquez; and back row, Matthew Schaefer, Jax Johnson, Kruz Meier, Isaac Martin, Jojo Voth, Gage Kusik, Liam Gomez and Bryson Black. Ryker Barnhill is not pictured. Coaches are Heath Myers, Joe Voth and Quinton Cline. They began their state tournament Tuesday in Weatherford. The Kingfi sher Cubs (bottom left) advanced to the 8U state tournament after taking runner-up honors in their regional at and Maverick Squires. Their tournament starts Thursday in Clinton. Heading east down I-40 will be the Kingfi sher Spikes (bottom right). They were runners-up in their regional at Weatherford and advanced to the 10U state tournament, which started Tuesday in Sallisaw. Team members are, from left: front row, Carlos Tellez, Easton Smith, Cru Stephenson, Beckett Yost, Bennett Calamateo and Camdyn Lack; middle row, Beckett Swayne, Kannon Cox, Cooper Wilczek, Kanon Stewart, Crew Silk, Dawson Long and Beckham Black; and back row, coaches Greg Black, Jason Lack, Brandon Yost, Trevor Wilczek and Nick Smith. [Photos provided] Kingfisher. Team members are, from left: front row, Race O’Dell, Sam Tollefson, Paycen Page, Declan Willms, Sutton Myers, Grayson Pyle and Noah Dissinger; middle row, Ferdinand Padilla, Maddox Farrar, Mack Alig, Sawyer Ince, Kyze Meyer, Octavio Altamirano and Sterling Squires; and back row, coaches Walter O’Dell, Zack Meyer, Heath Myers, Matt Tollefson