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In the previous two years, the Kingfisher girls found a way to string together three wins at the area tournament and punch a ticket to state.The Lady Jackets’ attempt to make it three years in a row fell one win shy.

Missed opportunities in the fourth quarter by Cashion allowed Hartshorne to claim a 71-64 come-frombehind win.The loss last Friday ended Cashion’s season in a Class 2A area consolation semifinal at Stride Bank Center in Enid.“We played great for three quarters,” said coach Andrea Taylor.

Sometimes history can be derailed by the simplest of things.For Dover, it was the ball finding its way to the bottom of the net.The top-ranked Lady Longhorns saw their best season in nearly two decades come to a halt Friday with a 51-36 loss to Lookeba- Sickles in the Class B girls state semifinals.

Hennessey didn’t get back to state in the most difficult of ways.But it also wasn’t the easiest. Hunter Weber made the goahead 3-pointer with 3:47 to play and the Eagles made six consecutive free throws in the final minute to down Riverside 49-43 Saturday in Cleveland.

This was one for Jett Mueggenborg, but also Jarrod Mueggenborg.It was for Easton Roby, but also Barry Schwarz.It was for Wyatt Pinkerton, but also for Shane Coffey.It was for Hunter Mueggenborg, but also for Tyler Karr.It was for Caden Schieber, but also for Aaron West.And for Ray West.

The tears that had dripped onto the silver ball had barely dried when Abby Swart got a text message.It was March 4, 2023, and Lomega had just been defeated by Hammon in the Class B girls state title game.

State Fair Arena had a distinct Kingfisher County flavor last week as three local teams took part in the Class A and B state basketball tournaments. The Dover girls, Lomega girls and Okarche boys all qualified for state AND won quarterfinal games.

Bertha Frank Teague is an icon when it comes to girls high school basketball in Oklahoma… and the rest of the nation.She now has company with one of her most prestigious records.

A former Kingfisher High School standout is also excelling at the collegiate level.Friends University’s Rayland Garner was recently named to the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference first team for her play on the basketball court this season.Garner is averaging 17.5 points and 7.