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It’s been a decade since the Dover boys basketball team has reached the area tournament.The drought is officially over. The Longhorns erased a late deficit Saturday afternoon to grab a 35-33 victory over Paden in a Class B regional consolation championship at Okmulgee.

The stat line for Abby Swart was typical in most respects.The Lomega senior made three 3-pointers, three shots from inside the arc and three free throws as her team beat Boise City 64-47 in a Class B regional championship game at Leedey.It also had one atypical stat: Her first career technical.

A championship and a milestone.Okarche got both on Saturday night and now sets its sights on an even bigger prize.The fourth-ranked Warriors outlasted No. 11 Pond Creek-Hunter 68-54 to win a Class A regional championship on their home floor.

The Class 3A state wrestling tournament will begin on Thursday with the first batch of matches beginning at 9:30 a.m.As always, state will take place at State Fair Arena.

Cashion can’t get away from conference foes to begin the 2024 playoffs.The Wildcats opened their postseason on Friday by dispatching of rival Crescent 85-20 at home to claim a 2A district championship.With the win, Cashion stays in the winner’s bracket moving into this week’s regional tournament.

Cashion’s wrestling program is still in its infancy.It now has two solid building blocks.Carlos Martinez and Matthew Stockton made history last weekend when they became Cashion’s first state qualifiers in wrestling.

The reins of the Kingfi sher High School wrestling program are firmly in the grasp of Steven Wilson.If last weekend’s performance was any indication, those reins are in excellent hands.

Colby Connel called his team’s first outing against Blanchard one of - if not THE - worst games of the season for the Jackets.His team was much improved against the Lions on Saturday night, but it still wasn’t enough to pull off an upset.

Someone told Peyton Walker that in a perfect world, the Kingfisher High School girls basketball team wouldn’t need the service of all its injured starters for the first round of the playoffs.“It’s not a perfect world,” responded the KHS senior point guard.

Missing three starters for the regular season finale was expected to make Kingfisher’s battle with Woodward an uphill climb.Someone forgot to tell three freshmen.