Sports

The new ADMs were approved earlier this month by the OSSAA board of directors. The ADM - Average Daily Membership or enrollment - is used to determine classifications yearly for sports like volleyball, baseball and basketball.

Four Kingfisher High School wrestlers took part in late June in the OSU team camp in Stillwater. They attended with the now former KHS head wrestling coach Ed Evey. Attending were, from left, Braxton Shellstrom, Braden Kochenower, Isaac Long and Gant Browning.

The Cashion junior high cheer squad hosted a private J&C Camp recently. The entire squad received a Perfect Performance Award.

Okarche High School and junior high cheer squads participated in cheer camp Aug. 2- 6 to prepare for the 2021-22 cheer season. The camp was held at the Okarche High School gymnasium with UCA cheer instructor Karmeishie Bray and cheer coaches Kristie Harris and Jaci Geheb.

Drew Henderson pulled off the improbable last weekend in winning his first Kingfisher Golf Association club championship. Henderson erased a two-stroke deficit with two holes to play, then birdied the first playoff hole Sunday to knock off two-time defending champion Heath Myers for the crown.

Kingfisher won its softball season opener last Monday, but dropped to 0-1 in its district the next night. The Lady Jackets dropped Okarche 9-1 at home to start the 2021 campaign, despite managing just four hits.

Over the years – over the decades – Kris Webb and Kevin Farr have seen “some dudes” on the diamond. Farr has been involved with summer baseball for 30 years, the last 20-plus with the Woodward Travelers. Webb is a Travelers alum.

Bijan Cortes and Matthew Stone had one more basketball game as teammates. And, just like nearly every other, they won.

It was a proud night for yours truly when I attended last Saturday’s Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame Banquet in Tulsa. The banquet is annually the kickoff event for the All-State games and coaches’ clinics that take place over the following week.

Do things the right way. Even before he became the winningest football coach in Kingfisher High School history, Jeff Myers lived that creed.