Kingfisher Oklahoma

Cashion Holton Aaron 83-82-79–244 Camden Maroney 80-78-90–248 Patrick Sexton 83-81-84–248 Jake Wilkerson 82-81-86–249 Max Brown 90-88-87–265 Hennessey Christian Tovar 81-86-83–260 Crescent Dominic Stevens 65-65-70–200 Jackson Watkins 93-85-89–267 Carter Johnson 95-100-97–292 Cade Watkins...

It didn’t take long for Cashion to make its mark in the golf world. In just the program’s fifth year, the Wildcat boys team finished as the Class 2A state runner-up last week at Earlywine Golf Course. The Wildcats shot rounds of 328 and 322 Monday and finished with a 336 Tuesday.

Walters 307-319-323–949 Cashion 328-322-336–986 Latta 334-331-324–989 Perry 333-331-328–992 Tishomingo 338-344-325–1007 Community Christian 336-332-344–1012 Nowata 343-330-356–1029 Crescent 361-343-361–1065 Keys 357-349-362–1068 Velma-Alma 356-358-367–1081 Pawnee 404-383-376–1163 Rejoice...

Man, what a year for those Cashion Wildcats. You would be hardpressed to match what the Cashion High School boys sports programs did during the 2020-21 school year. We entered the year not even knowing if we’d fully realize sports seasons.

Okarche High School has announced the students being honored as the April and May Students of the Month. April’s honorees (above left) are Brody Sadler and Anna Shirey. May’s Students of the Month (above right) are Ryen Wittrock and Madison Nance.

The No. 1 doubles team garnered Kingfisher its only points of the Class 4A boys state tennis tournament, but both doubles squads were able to advance to the second day.

Lomega’s Hector Rivera signed a letter of intent to run at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Rivera was a four-time state qualifier in the Class 2A state cross country meet, including Lomega’s 2018 team that was the state runner-up. He was also a multi-time qualifier in state track.

Turnout may have been light, but voters who did participate in last Tuesday’s election overwhelmingly approved a five-year, half-cent sales tax to fund a new fire station and other capital improvements. The proposition passed by a vote of 159-66, a nearly 71% approval rate.

It may look like a bounce house has been installed at the in-progress Newfield Community Park, but the inflated, doorless cylinder is actually the form around which the concrete $83,632 band shell will be constructed.

Kingfisher Mayor Roxie Alexander is pleased the Kingfisher Fire Department will get a new station to replace the current overcrowded, 50-year-old facility.