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Defending champion Lincoln Christian lived up to its billing by handing Kingfisher a 53-32 defeat Tuesday morning in the Class 4A girls state quarterfi nals at OG&E Coliseum.KHS was making its fourth appearance at state in five years and saw its season end with a 26-5 record.

The sound of music rang through the halls and classrooms of Kingfisher Upper Elementary last Saturday.A lot of it was excellent, some of it was superior and it resulted in a dozen Kingfisher High School students qualifying for state.

Some sharp shooting by Bethel put an end to Hennessey’s 2025-26 basketball campaign.The Lady Wildcats nailed 10 3-pointers last Thursday to down No. 11 Hennessey 55-47 in the Class 3A area consolation quarterfinals at Prague.

Cashion found itself in familiar territory.Unfortunately, it was an all-too-familiar result.After winning two elimination games, the Lady Wildcats were downed 60-51 by No. 6 Riverside Saturday in a Class 2A area consolation championship game at Bridge Creek.The win moved Riverside to state.

A wild comeback came up just short and left the Kingfisher Yellowjackets just shy of the state tournament.Trailing by 17 in the third quarter, KHS fought back to tie the game in the fourth, but eventually fell 60-54 to No.

With the season and a spot in the state tournament on the line, coach Taylor Young’s team, more often than not, will get it done.The Lady Jackets proved it once again Saturday night when they held off No. 11 Berryhill 44-38 in a Class 4A area consolation championship at Kellyville.

It seemed a cruel twist that the final dance at “The Big House” didn’t include the team that had won more titles there than anyone.Lomega made sure the new home of the state basketball tournament was properly introduced to Lady Raider lore.

As Marco Sotelo carried the most coveted trophy in Oklahoma basketball into the swarm of people, one young boy couldn’t hold back his excitement.“I got to touch the gold ball! I got to touch the gold ball!