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Cashion was tired.Cashion was hurting. But Cashion was also hungry.And now, Cashion is a state champion.The 2023 Class 2A competitive cheerleading title banner now resides in Kingfisher County after Cashion bested a group of seven other teams at the OSSAA state championships at the UMAC in Tulsa.

Kingfisher was dealt a loss in its final district softball game of the season.The Lady Jackets were defeated 10-0 Thursday at Bethany.It was a 1-0 game entering the fourth inning before Bethany broke it open with a five-run inning.The Lady Bronchos added three more in the fifth.

The Dover Lady Longhorns extended their softball season at least one more week.Dover won three games on Thursday to claim a Class B softball district championship at Macomb.The Lady Longhorns opened with a 17-1 victory over host Macomb.

A 13-hit attack helped the Kingfisher softball team earn its first district sweep of the season.That happened Monday with an 18-9 win at Mount St. Mary.The victory snapped a five-game district losing streak that dated back to the team’s 9-1 home victory over the Lady Rockets on Aug. 24.

Cashion seniors Tommy Branson and Reese Williams were crowned the 2023 football homecoming king and queen prior to last week’s game. Junior attendants were Kopeland Williams and Everleigh Koenke. The Wildcats were defeated 49-7 by Walters after the coronation ceremony.

A week off didn’t end Kingfisher’s cross country streak.But business is officially about to pick up.The KHS girls won the team title for the fourth time in as many meets on Saturday when they outran the field at the 10th annual Mike Driskill Turkey Creek Invitational in Hennessey.

Mike Driskill Turkey Creek Invitational at Hennessey High School Boys5K (121 runners) Chisholm 36 OBA 74 Frontier 79 Harding Prep 196 Woodward 118 Mooreland 131 Tonkawa 168 HillsdaleChristian 212Cashion - Luke Baustert 7th, 18:21.85; Gage Bedick 10th, 19:05.01; Cole Baustert 34th, 20:14.

In the cool, early mornings, coworkers Jeff Wittrock and Bethany Piotrowski hit the streets of Kingfisher training for future marathons and half-marathons.A recent addition to the pair’s routine has brought about a little different running style and pace.