Lomega Keys in on 3rd place
Heading into last Wednesday’s third-place game of the 48th Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic, coach Kevin Lewallen wasn’t worried about how his team would bounce back from its first loss.
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Washington flexes its muscle
Usually it’s Lomega imposing its will on opponents.On Tuesday, Washington did the imposing.
![BREE YOST attempts to score in the paint (right) and Hadley Ott shoots a 3-pointer (below) during Lomega’s loss to Washington on Tuesday. [Photos by Russell Stitt/ www.stitt.smugmug.com]](/sites/kingfisherpress.net/files/styles/large/public/8f835b1f10_Ar00601013.jpg?itok=uFybB4vu "BREE YOST attempts to score in the paint (right) and Hadley Ott shoots a 3-pointer (below) during Lomega’s loss to Washington on Tuesday. [Photos by Russell Stitt/ www.stitt.smugmug.com]")
Owasso rams Okarche into 7th place game
Okarche officially has a new streak.It’s one the Warriors will want to end as soon as possible.Class A’s top-ranked team was dealt a 91-44 loss by 6A Owasso on Tuesday in the consolation semifinals of the Tournament of Champions at Tulsa’s BOK Center.
Myers Has Keys to KHS Victory
In its first-ever trip to the Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic, Kingfi sher won the tournament championship.Nearly 30 years later, the Lady Jackets have an opportunity to duplicate the feat.
![ABBIE MYERS shoots over a Keys defender in Tuesday’s semifinal win. Myers scored 21 points as the Lady Jackets advanced to the championship. [Photo by Russell Stitt/www. stitt.smugmug.com]](/sites/kingfisherpress.net/files/styles/large/public/da08cbc541_Ar00201010.jpg?itok=t0UfIMVj "ABBIE MYERS shoots over a Keys defender in Tuesday’s semifinal win. Myers scored 21 points as the Lady Jackets advanced to the championship. [Photo by Russell Stitt/www. stitt.smugmug.com]")
Defense pushes Lomega past Latta
Half of the teams in the semifinals of the Bertha Teague Mid-America Classic reside in Kingfisher County.Lomega assured that late Monday night with a 48-41 victory over 2A’s second-ranked Latta in the final game of the day at the Kerr Activities Center in Ada.
All good things . . .
Okarche’s 51-game win streak came to a halt Monday in Tulsa.The Warriors were downed 82-69 by Class 5A’s Tulsa East Central in the opening round of the Tournament of Champions at the BOK Center.
Roof, Myers lead Lady Jackets
A dominant fourth quarter pushed Kingfisher into the semifinals of the Bertha Teague Mid-America Classic.
The best around?
There are four basketball teams in Kingfisher County that have yet to experience defeat heading into this holiday break.Two of them will be putting those sterling records on the line this week.The Okarche boys - the two-time defending Class A state champion that’s currently ranked No.
Coming up
While most teams get a holiday break, that’s not fully the case for three basketball squads in Kingfisher County.The Kingfisher and Lomega girls and the Okarche boys will take part in tournaments next week.The two girls teams will play in Ada at the Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic.
Lady Raiders stay among ranks of unbeatens; Bertha Teague is next
A final tune-up before the holiday break saw Lomega bring home a 97--31 win from Cherokee last Friday.However, the Lady Raiders won’t have to wait as long as most teams before playing again.