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The weather event that forced the initial postponement of playoff basketball and wrestling events forced the games to be pushed back even further.Originally, area tournament games for Class A and B and the regional games for Classes 2A-4A were slated last Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Dover won the first matchup.Fort Cobb-Broxton got the one that mattered most.The Lady Mustangs closed with a 10-0 run Monday to beat Dover 44- 36 in a Class B regional consolation championship game at Coyle.

Only four players scored for Hennessey during its Class 3A district championship.That’s all that was needed.The Eagles hit the road Friday, nailed nine 3-pointers and came home with a 50-44 win at Lindsay.“We played really well,” said coach Brady Page after his team moved to 14-7.

Cashion finally came alive in the second quarter.Once that happened, Stroud had no chance.The Lady Wildcats on Saturday began their playoff quest with a 60-36 victory at home against Stroud in a 2A district championship.The visitors led 10-9 after a quarter and pushed it to 16-11 in the second.

A career night by a Kingfisher senior kickstarted the Yellowjackets’ bid to win another state championship.Top-ranked KHS blitzed Harrah 74-44 Saturday at the APB to win their Class 4A district title matchup.Chase Davis poured in a career-high 31 points in just 21 minutes of action.

Gant Browning is making a return trip to the state wrestling tournament.The Kingfisher High School sophomore secured his spot Saturday when he finished fourth at 113 pounds in the Class 3A west regional at Plainview.He’ll be the lone KHS representative at state this year.

Okarche normally takes part in track meets on the basketball court.The last game of the season resembled nothing of the sort.The up-tempo Warriors went against their grain Monday, but were still dealt a 31-27 loss to Regent Prep in a Class A regional consolation championship in Tulsa.

As many teams have done in the past, Paden was able to keep up with Lomega for a quarter.And, as most other teams eventually discover, it’s just not a sustainable game plan.No. 1 Lomega put itself within one win of the state tournament Monday by running past No.

It’s not baseball season just yet in Lomega.The Raiders won back-to-back elimination games in Coyle to extend their campaign into this week’s area tournament.Lomega claimed their Class B regional consolation title Monday with a 58-44 victory against Wesleyan Christian.

The number “76” was a good one for Okarche in its Class A regional tournament.The Lady Warriors scored that many points in back-to-back games to win the regional and advance to this week’s area championship.Okarche blitzed No.