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A No. 1 vs. No. 1 matchup generally gets lots of hype, but often times falls short of it.That wasn’t the case Tuesday night when Class A’s reigning champ and undefeated Okarche traveled to Calumet to take on the Chieftains, who sit atop Class B.

Their first matchup went down to the wire.The second one did not.Weatherford avenged its previous loss to Kingfisher by handing the Lady Jackets a 53-47 defeat Tuesday on the Lady Eagles’ home court.KHS knocked off Weatherford 46-45 about 10 days earlier in the finals of the Buckle of the Wheatbelt.

The OSSAA has released basketball playoff assignments for Classes B, A and 2A.Their district tournaments begin next week as they start the quest for a spot in their respective state tournaments.

Usually the onslaught hits early for Okarche opponents.For Amber-Pocasset on Friday night, it didn’t happen until the third quarter.But when it did…. Okarche ran away from another foe as Class A’s top-ranked Warriors out-classed No. 9 Am-Po 94-52.

Two dominant runs by the team and a stellar performance by an individual Friday lifted Kingfisher to a 64-48 victory at Casady.

On a night when James Elder and Davis Currie thrilled the home crowd, Hayes White made sure Cyclones fans went home disappointed.White piled one big play on top of another Friday, brought Kingfisher from the brink of defeat against a two-win team and helped deliver a 55-52 victory at Casady.

Cashion returned to the win column Friday night in the Skordle Festival.After having a fivegame win streak snapped by Hennessey last Tuesday, the Lady Wildcats came back with a 54-32 thumping of Blackwell at the Stride Bank Center in Enid.

The signature showdown of the 2025 Skordle Festival lived up to its billing.Unfortunately for Lomega, it didn’t go the Lady Raiders’ way.Second-ranked Hammon used a big third quarter to build a lead, then held off a furious late rally by No.

Kingfisher High School has been selected as a host for a Class 3A boys west wrestling regional.The regional will be held Feb. 21-22.The Jackets will be part of the field, but the remaining teams have not yet been assigned.Those are expected to be released this Saturday.

Kingfisher had a pair of medalists in finishing seventh in the Hub City Classic Wrestling Tournament last weekend.Jaxon Sheppard was the 132-pound runner-up and Mason Alig took bronze at 175 pounds inside the Tornado Dome in Clinton.They led the Jackets to 89 points in the tournament.