Sports

The narrowest of margins kept Maximus Washington from running in the finals of the 100 meter dash at last weekend’s Class 4A track and field state championships.In his preliminary race at Catoosa High School on Friday, the Kingfisher High School senior finished in 11.20.

Five Kingfisher High School tennis players will get to experience the state tournament this year.Both doubles’ teams and a singles player on Monday advanced to the Class 4A state tournament with their performances at the regional at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center.

Ally Stephenson couldn’t stand to watch, so she walked away.On Friday, the first day of the Class 4A state track and field championships, Stephenson found herself trailing Cache’s Madisyn Crandall in the long jump.It was Crandall who edged Kingfisher High School’s Stephenson by a mere 2.

ALL LEGS –Kingfisher High School senior Ally Stephenson isn’t pulling off a magic trick, but did work some magic during the Class 4A state track and field meet in Catoosa. Stephenson is pictured after clearing a height during the high jump as half of her body disappears into the mat.

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The Kingfisher boys soccer season came to a halt Tuesday.The Jackets were dealt a 5-1 loss at Crooked Oak in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.Crooked Oak (11-5) moved into the quarterfinal round against Mount St. Mary, which finished second in District 3A-2, the one from which KHS emerged.

Medals in all four brackets helped Kingfisher High School boys tennis capture a team championship.The Yellowjackets won No. 2 doubles, had two runner-up finishes and a thirdplace win en route to taking home the team title from the Clinton Route 66 Tennis Tournament on April 28.

First the good news.Kingfisher High School’s Braxton Mecklenburg continued his streak of winning the high jump at every meet this season.Mecklenburg won the event Saturday at the Class 4A regional track and field meet at Chisholm High School.

Arapaho-Butler was able to defeat the Cashion boys golf team at their Class 2A golf regional qualifier.The Wildcats didn’t let history repeat itself in the regional tournament.Cashion claimed the boys regional title by 13 strokes Monday at Falconhead Golf Course in Burneyville.

Katon Lunsford locked up a spot in the Class 4A state track and field meet early on in the day at last Saturday’s regional.Then came the disappointments.The Kingfisher High School senior took fourth in the 800 meter run and later was fifth in the mile on the track at Chisholm High School.