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Kingfisher still has a chance to make its first-ever softball super regional.But it won’t be easy. The Lady Jackets went 2-1 in their Class 4A regional games Thursday at Plainview.KHS sandwiched wins of 11-0 and 11-1 over Pauls Valley with a 5-1 defeat to the top-seeded host team.

Okarche will be the top seed in this week’s Class A state baseball tournament.The top-ranked Warriors earned that right Thursday with a sweep of their regional competition on their home field.Okarche thumped Sterling 22-0 and then won the regional title with a 10-0 victory against No. 8 Union City.

Multiple Lomega runners had strong showings - and winning times - at the Run to Restore 5K during Okeene’s 10th annual Germanfest last weekend. Hunter Russell (left photo), a Lomega junior, was the overall winner as he finished the race in 19:31.91.

Jackson O’Kelly and Casen Buck were locked in a serious pitcher’s duel.In the end, it was O’Kelly and the Moss Pirates who got the win.Buck’s wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning allowed a run to score as No.

Okarche eliminated one team from its Class A softball regional.It will need to do the same to two more on Friday in order to advance to the state fast-pitch tournament.After suffering an 11-3 loss to fourth-ranked host Arapaho-Butler, Okarche came back Thursday evening to knock out Apache 11-5.

Kingfisher 42 Pauls Valley 0Score by quarter: PaulsValley 0 0 0 0 - 0 Kingfisher 28 7 7 0 - 42 Scoring summary: K - Brody Boeckman 20 fumble return (Rhett Schlegel kick) K - Collin Farrar 7 pass from Jhett Birdwell (Schlegel kick) K - Brett Calamateo 51 run (Schlegel kick) K - Kasen Blair 4 run...

After the win over Clinton, Kingfisher head football coach Reagan Roof was distraught about his team’s inability to put teams away late.That hasn’t been the case the last two weeks.The Jackets once again struck early and often Friday night as they sent Pauls Valley home with a 42-0 defeat.

Lynn Shackelford often brags he’s got the best coaching staff in the state.Adjustments by that staff helped the Wildcats run to their fourth win of the season.Cashion racked up 309 rushing yards Friday in downing Merritt 37-7 on the road.

It wasn’t the performance Carma Reagan wanted or expected.But, said the Kingfisher High School cheer coach, what happened at the Class 4Astatecompetitiondoesn’t have to define this team.Kingfisher had a disappointing showing during its routine at Union High School in Tulsa.

Kingfisher travels south on Thursday and Friday for its softball regional.The Lady Jackets are in a three-team regional that will be hosted by Plainview.Also taking part is Pauls Valley.Plainview earned the right to host by placing second in District 4A-4.