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There’s a reason Tuttle is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A girls basketball.The Lady Tigers showed it in their season opener.Kingfisher hung tough for much of the first half, but never could get it going offensively in a 48-22 loss.

Three of Kingfisher’s four returning state qualifiers picked up wins in the team’s first wrestling dual of the season.However, it wasn’t nearly enough to overcome Hinton as the Comets claimed a 60-21 victory Tuesday on their home mat.

Make that six wins in a row for the Okarche Warriors.The team traveled to Oklahoma City Tuesday and came back with a 51-36 victory over Harding Fine Arts.“We’re playing better defense and playing harder overall,” coach Aaron West said as the Warriors improved to 6-2.

Not since March 10, 2017, had the Kingfisher boys played a team ranked higher than them.That run came to an end last Tuesday night, but the Yellowjackets’ home win streak did not.Class 4A’s No. 4 Kingfisher pulled away from second-ranked Tuttle in the second half to earn a 58-40 victory at the APB.

Despite two late chances to tie or take the lead, Hennessey came up short in its home opener.The Eagles missed a late free throw and then later turned it over in a 51-50 loss to Crooked Oak Friday at the Eagle Event Center.

Cashion denied Pawhuska its shot at revenge.Now with the script flipped, the Wildcats will see if they can do some exacting of their own.Third-ranked Cashion (13-1) will take on No. 1 Ringling (14-0) at 1 p.m.

After a pair of single-digit losses to start the season, Crescent grabbed its first win.The Tigers shut down Dover’s offense Friday to earn a 49-17 road victory.Dover couldn’t manage more than six points in any quarter and was held scoreless in the fourth.

Win homecoming and your conference opener.Check and check for the Okarche Lady Warriors, all in one night.Okarche got out to another blazing start Friday and rode that to a 56-34 home win against Fairview to open Three Rivers Conference play.

Kingfisher High School had three players listed when District 3A-1 football honors were recently announced.Named to the all-district team were Alan Muñoz, Grayson Bromlow and Slade Snodgrass.Muñoz was named as a running back.He ran for 716 yards on 113 attempts (6.

The starters were all brand new. The result was not.Kingfisher debuted its “new look” Friday night with a 58-21 thumping of Chisholm at Outhier Fieldhouse.The Jackets scored the game’s first 16 points, forced 25 turnovers and were never threatened in the road win.