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It was another scoring barrage for the Lomega Lady Raiders. Class B’s top-ranked team blitzed Ringwood 111-34 on Lomega’s senior night. Lomega had 99 points by the end of the third quarter. Senior Emma Duffy had a huge night as she poured in 30 points.

COVID-19 affected the Buckle of Wheatbelt Invitational before it began and even after the fact, but it couldn’t stop it. Yukon’s girls dropped out of the event on Tuesday due to quarantine protocols, forcing the addition of a JV team and some bracket shuffling.

Kingfisher’s basketball season is hitting the home stretch and this season that means a plethora of games at the APB over the next two months. Kingfisher Public Schools officials want to remind patrons of the protocols in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hennessey continued to battle the quarantine bug but the Lady Eagles did sneak in a win before the latest interruption. A dominant stretch in the middle two quarters Friday allowed them to run away from visiting Oklahoma Bible Academy 48-29 on homecoming night.

Dover’s comeback attempt came up short Saturday and it saw the Lady Longhorns’ win streak come to an end. Covington-Douglas held off the Lady Longhorns late to preserve the 4641 road win. The Lady Wildcats got up 12 points by the end of the first quarter.

Continued scoring woes led to a third straight loss for the Kingfisher girls basketball team. The Lady Jackets had just 10 first-half points and couldn’t overcome a double-digit deficit in a 34-33 loss last Friday at Clinton.

The last big tournament week of the basketball season will see two county teams host their own events. The Buckle of the Wheatbelt Invitational returns to Kingfisher and the Cashion County Line Tournament will be taking place at the same time. Both tournaments run Thursday-Saturday.

Clinton’s task of knocking off top-ranked Kingfisher was grand enough as it was. The fact the Red Tornadoes were missing two starters and another key contributor made it a nearly impossible one. KHS, meanwhile, was fully loaded in its 79-30 conference win inside the Tornado Dome on Friday.

Kingfisher had three wrestlers reach the championship round, but couldn’t quite pull off individual gold at last weekend’s Western Conference Tournament.

Okarche got back one of its injured players, but won’t see the return of another. Logan Kroener scored 27 points in his return to the Warrior lineup Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Watonga in a 58-50 loss on Okarche’s senior night.