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Kingfisher County natives Jennifer Storck (left) and Gina Denten (right) completed the 125th Boston Marathon last Monday. The long time friends crossed the finish line together in 4:10.43. “Boston was incredible!” reported Storck after the race.

The heartbreak continues for Crescent.The Tigers led from early in the first quarter until the final seconds of the game Thursday at Watonga, but were dealt another late loss.

Hennessey broke open a close game with a dominant second half to remain in the playoff discussion.The Eagles scored 22 unanswered points Thursday to pull away from Chisholm for a 36-8 road win.

For much of the past month, Kingfisher had been able to skate around its injury issues.The month caught up with the Yellowjackets all in one night.Perkins-Tryon capitalized on Kingfisher’s ever-depleting roster Thursday to thump the Jackets 49-16 in a pivotal District 3A-1 showdown.

2A Girls 2,400 mOakdale 75Washington 79Marietta 83Hennessey 117Kiefer 157Chisholm 173Purcell 187Heritage Hall 189Christian Heritage 209Casady 233Heavener 250Okmulgee 361Hennessey - Tayler Franklin 7th, 9:43.82; Jocelyn Matousek 11th (10th), 10:02.16; Emma Sipe 23rd (20th), 10:29.

In a sense, it was a perfect season for Scout Snodgrass.The Kingfisher eighth grader dominated the field Thursday to win the Class 4A girls race at the Junior High All-Star Cross Country Championships at the Chickasha Sports Complex.

Photos by Chris Simon and Brad Stone

Hennessey’s playoff chances - at the very least - hit a speed bump on Friday.The Eagles were shutout offensively in a 21-2 loss at previously winless Blackwell.The Maroons weren’t spectacular, but did just enough offensively to pull away from the Eagles.

Make that two heartbreaking losses in a row for Crescent.The Tigers saw a big lead disappear, then faltered near the goal line late in last Friday’s 27-26 home loss to Minco.

Hinton nearly carried out the perfect game plan to upset Cashion last week. Nearly.The visiting Comets did their best to ruin Cashion’s senior night, but the home team finally mustered a pair of second-half touchdowns to escape with a 12-0 victory.