Kingfisher Oklahoma

It seems like we have an EPD for every trait imaginable from calving ease to ribeye area but we desperately need one for how photogenic an animal is.

Ten years ago, I wrote a column reflecting on my reactions to visiting Vietnam. Given the lack of revulsion to, and even flirtation with, communism (or its more mildly named version, socialism) among many young Americans, it is worth revisiting.

Despite taking a limited group of wrestlers, Kingfisher still managed to bring home sixth place last weekend from the 2021 Hub City Wrestling Tournament in Clinton. Freshman Gant Browning took home the 106-pound title to lead KHS to 93 team points.

Progress is something Cashion wrestling coach Steven Wilson is looking for from his new program. He and his wrestlers experienced some of it last weekend. Three Wildcats took fourth place in their respective weight classes during the 2021 Hub City Classic Wrestling Tournament in Clinton.

Kingfisher’s Jeff Myers can add another postseason honor to his resume. Myers was voted the Northwest Oklahoma coach of the year for the 2020 football season. The award is voted on by area coaches and announced by the Enid News & Eagle each year.

The OSSAA recently announced changes to the wrestling postseason. In years past, the dual state championships were held the second weekend of February followed by the regional tournaments and then the season culminated with the state tournaments the final weekend in February in Oklahoma City.

Joriaun passed a career milestone and led the Dover boys basketball team to its fourth straight win in the process. Caldwell scored 29 points Tuesday as the Longhorns defeated Pond Creek-Hunter 71-52 at home. The scoring total helped Caldwell pass 1,000 points in his Dover career.

Cashion strengthened its grip on the Three Rivers Conference title Thursday night... and did it against another top-10 foe. Class 2A’s fourth-ranked Wildcats played suffocating defense all night and built a big enough cushion to hold off No. 6 Hennessey 43-34 at home.

Scoring struggles in the fourth quarter kept the Kingfisher girls basketball team from pulling off a top-10 upset. Harding Charter Prep outscored KHS 17-7 over the final eight minutes to pull out a 45-40 victory in Oklahoma City.

WILDCAT ROYALTY - Cashion High School crowned its 2020-21 basketball homecoming king and queen prior to a recent game. Named homecoming king was senior Jake Wilkerson (back left) while Bella Schenk (back right) was announced as queen.