Sports

A pair of Kingfisher High School seniors had one more fun ride in athletics before walking the graduation stage.Drake Friesen and Xavier Ridenour made it deep into the second day of the Class 4A state tennis tournament.Ultimately the Kingfisher pair took sixth place in the No. 2 doubles bracket.

There have been times in Kingfisher High School golf history that a state runner-up finish was disappointing.Don’t count 2023 among them.The Yellowjackets brought home Class 3A’s runner-up prize after Tuesday’s final round of the 54-hole tournament at Ardmore’s Lakeview Golf Club.

Some of the Class 2A state baseball quarterfinals were able to be played on Thursday.Cashion’s wasn’t one of them.Severe weather delayed Cashion’s game against Oktaha and also moved its location.The two were set to play at 6:30 p.m.

Community Christian handily won the Class 2A boys state golf championship while Cashion wound up eighth in the two-day tournament.The Wildcats shot 334 on their final round Tuesday at Lake Hefner Golf Club in Oklahoma City.Combined with Monday’s 323 and 329, Cashion finished at 986.

Kingfisher had to wait an extra day to play in its first ever soccer quarterfi nal. When the opportunity finally did arrive last Friday evening, the Jackets were eliminated from the Class 3A bracket with a 5-0 loss at Heritage Hall.The loss wrapped up Kingfisher’s season with a 7-7 record.

Following are athletes from Kingfisher County schools who scored points for their respective teams at the state track and field meets:Class 4A at Ardmore Kingfisher Girls400 - Scout Snodgrass 7th, 59.45800 - Snodgrass 3rd, 2:19.30100 hurdles - Talor Mecklenburg 8th, 17.

Boedy Beutler couldn’t make the finals in the hurdles events as a junior.He did more than just make the finals in 2023.The Cashion High School senior closed out his career strong with a pair of silver medals.

Owen Duffy nearly pulled off a repeat of his track and field state championship.The Lomega High School senior ran a personal- best 22.10 in the finals of the 200 meter dash Saturday at the Class A state track and field meet at Western Heights.

Kingfisher got the tying and winning batters on base, but couldn’t quite muster the runs needed to extend its baseball season.The Jackets were eliminated Friday from their Class 4A regional in Tuttle with back-to-back losses.

Kingfisher is in prime position to collect some hardware from the Class 3A boys state golf tournament.The Yellowjackets sat in second place after 36 holes Monday at Lakeview Golf Club in Ardmore.KHS had rounds of 309 and 328 for a 637.