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Kinidi Taylor continued her dominance in the long jump and showed off her speed in leading Crescent to a fourth-place finish.Taylor is the defending 2A state champ in the long jump and has the best jump in the state this year - regardless of class - at 19 feet, 3 inches.

Chris Combs had his eye on the weather for several days leading up to the Class 4A boys golf regional.Hosted Monday at the Kingfisher Golf Course, boys regionals are generally 36 holes…weather permitting.

Owen Duffy is a regional champion and will have a chance to add to his stellar postseason in four different state events.Duffy won the 200 meter dash Saturday at the Class A regional track and field meet at Cherokee High School.

One day after signing a college scholarship, Lauren Lamb went out and showcased her value.A senior at Cashion High School, Lamb last Friday signed to compete in track and field for Oklahoma Baptist University.

Kingfisher and Cashion advanced to regional baseball tournaments with home playoff sweeps on Thursday.Cashion, ranked sixth in Class 2A, took care of Merritt 10-0 and 10-3 in a best-of-three district tournament.That puts the Wildcats into a regional tournament this week, one they’ll likely host.

New school. New level of play.Same result for Maddi Kamas.

Raegan Snider has a confidence about her that’s rare for a high school golfer, much less a freshman.It was on display last Tuesday in a Class 4A regional at Kingfisher Golf Course.

The OSSAA last week announced assignments for this weekend’s track and field regionals.Kingfisher and Hennessey will take part in their respective regionals Saturday at Chisholm High School.Cashion, Crescent and Lomega will make the trek northwest to Cherokee High School for their meets.

Multiple county schools will host baseball districts and bi-district tournaments this week.In Class 4A, Kingfisher will play host to Madill in a best-of-three series beginning Thursday at 4 p.m.A second game will be played at 6 p.m. and the teams will meet up, if necessary, Friday.

Cashion’s boys golf team advanced to next week’s regional with a runner-up finish Monday at the Class 2A qualifier at Kingfisher Golf Course.Meanwhile, Hennessey and Crescent also had individual golfers advance, but missed out on reaching the regional as full squads.