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Boring isn’t enticing to Kase Simon. That’s why the pole vault – something he’d never before tried – was right up his alley. “I knew it was my last year and I wanted to try something new and exciting,” said Simon, a senior at Kingfisher High School.

Ian Daugherty was already batting over .400 for his senior season. Thursday’s performance made that average even shinier. The senior had seven hits and 9 RBIs in two games as Kingfisher swept Bridge Creek in a Class 4A bi-district baseball series at Homier Field.

The late Lance Beutler and his family were honored last Monday when Cashion High School’s new baseball field was dedicated to the former Wildcat.

Both of Kingfisher’s girls doubles teams earned medals Thursday in the Hub City Tennis Tournament in Clinton. The No. 1 team of Mia Farrell and Sydney Watkins (top photo) took second place in their bracket while the No. 2 squad of Hope Stafford and Gentry Taylor (bottom photo) took third.

On just her second hole of the day, Katey Brickman sailed her drive from the No. 4 tee box to the right and out of bounds at Kingfisher Golf Course. However, Brickman didn’t let that dictate the rest of her day.

Kingfisher’s Sydney Watkins went 3-1 last weekend to capture the runner-up trophy at the Oakwood Spring Classic tennis tournament in Enid. Watkins was defeated 4-1, 4-0 in the championship match of the United States Tennis Association event’s 16-under division.

Kingfisher rang up a 2-1-1 record last week in the Guthrie 89’er Invitational as it nears the end of the regular season. The Jackets hosted half of the tournament, which concluded Saturday with a 7-6 home loss to Midwest City.

All the golfers battled a rugged south wind Monday during the Western Athletic Conference Golf Tournament. Tristun Burnham did it just about as good as anyone. Burnham shot a 3-overpar 75 at Lake Hefner Golf Club’s North Course to finish as the conference runner-up.

Three Kingfisher County basketball players are among the top-15 players in the state regardless of class, according to the Tulsa World. Lomega’s Adysen Wilson was named to the newspaper’s girls All-State team while Kingfisher’s Matthew Stone and Bijan Cortes were selections for the boys.

Cashion and Crescent have advanced to the second stage of the Class 2A golf playoffs. The two were among seven teams Monday to advance to a regional tournament during a qualifier held at Kingfisher Golf Course. Cashion shot 345 as a team and Crescent 355 to place second and third, respectively.