Sports

Okarche got back on the winning track at exactly the right time.The Lady Warriors built a big early lead at home Saturday, then held on to beat Wellston 45-35.The win came in a Class A district championship game and it also snapped Okarche’s two-game skid to close out the regular season.

The wins keep coming for the Kingfisher girls basketball team.Unfortunately, so do the hits.KHS extended its win streak to 12 games Friday by holding off visiting Elk City 60-44.

A late turnover and poor free throw shooting kept the Kingfisher boys from their most dramatic win of the season.Instead it was Elk City spoiling the Jackets’ Senior Night as the Elks headed back west with a 41-37 overtime victory.

Jared Reese was visibly upset with Lucas Conrady in the second quarter.The Dover coach sent his junior guard to the bench during Dover’s 51-21 victory against Billings in the Class B district championship game.

Okarche finally started to find its range, but it wasn’t in time to beat Cashion.The Lady Wildcats closed out their Three Rivers Conference regular season on Tuesday by downing visiting Okarche 37-30.

Canton figured to be quite the sturdy tune-up for Dover in the final regular season game.Turns out the Lady Tigers were much more.Canton pulled off a shocker Tuesday with a 4643 victory to spoil the Lady Longhorns’ senior night.

Three underclassmen made sure Kingfisher High School’s senior night for wrestling was a success.Juniors Mason Alig and Jose Santoyo and sophomore Diego Arreguin nabbed first-period pins Tuesday night to help secure a 57-21 home dual win over Woodward at Heritage Gym.

A dominant performance highlighted Kingfisher basketball’s homecoming night.It also featured a dose of bad luck.KHS won for the 11th straight time Tuesday, thumping visiting Bishop McGuinness 64-33.The Lady Jackets led from the tip, were sharp offensively and held the Irish to 28 percent shooting.

Two lines helped determine Kingfisher’s fate on Tuesday night.The free throw line and 3-point line.McGuinness had stark advantages in both of those categories in an otherwise even game as the Irish left town Tuesday with a 42-29 victory.

The good kind of streaking continues for the Hennessey boys basketball team.The Eagles won their 12th straight Friday by putting away Perry 53-34 at the Eagle Event Center.