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With its three total wins on the season, Alva wasn’t supposed to provide much of a roadblock for the Kingfisher Yellowjackets.And it didn’t. The Jackets made a season-high 13 3-pointers and tied their highest point total of the year Tuesday in an 80-45 win over the visiting Goldbugs at the APB.

There are a couple of different versions of the Kingfisher girls basketball teams.There’s one that doesn’t defend the 3-point line well, get defensive stops and thereby not able to get into a transition game.And then there’s the one that does all of that well.

Only five players scored for Hennessey in the Eagles’ home game Tuesday night with Watonga.But they scored a lot. The Eagles produced a season-high point total as they downed Watonga 87-74.It was Hennessey’s best win of the season as Watonga came in with a 6-6 mark.

( Editor’s note: Nate Reherman was a huge part of Weatherford’s emergence as a Class 4A boys basketball contender before graduating in 2024. In doing so, he had many clashes against Kingfisher along the way… and had local ties while doing so.

The high school and junior high boys Western Conference Wrestling Tournament will be held at the Kingfisher High School APB this Friday and Saturday.Hundreds of grapplers will be competing for conference crowns throughout mutliple sessions over the weekend.

Okarche dominates for 3rd straight; Cashion bounces back for consolation titleHe’s got two state championships and an undefeated season under his belt.Still, Aaron West appreciates significant steps during a season’s journey.

Something had to give.It was Varnum. Both the Dover and Varnum boys entered Saturday’s championship game of the Mulhall-Orlando Invitational basketball tournament with unblemished records. The Whippets were 13-0 and ranked No. 5 in Class B-I.

Three Lady Raiders scored in double figures Saturday as Lomega’s JV downed Coyle 60-48 to capture the consolation championship of the Mulhall- Orlando Invitational.However, it was Friday’s win that might have been record setting for the team.

Kingfisher kept taking punches over the final two days of the Wheat Capital Tournament and kept responding.Finally, it became one punch too many.Heritage Hall delivered the knockout blow in the fourth quarter Saturday night.

A smothering defense by Fairview denied Hennessey’s bid for the Three Rivers Conference Tournament title.The top-seeded Lady Jackets held Hennessey to single digits in each of the first three quarters to claim the championship 52-34 Saturday at Watonga.