Kingfisher Oklahoma

Arnett was up to the task of playing Lomega’s pace in the Canton Invitational Tournament championship. Well, for one quarter anyway. Unfortunately for the Lady Wildcats, basketball chews up four quarters and they were eventually chewed up by Class B’s top-ranked Lady Raiders 106-57.

Cashion was able to top one county rival, but a panhandle foe was too much to overcome in its hopes of winning a tournament. The Lady Wildcats settled for runners-up at the NextEra Energy Resources Invitational at Garber after Saturday’s 51-42 setback against Hooker.

As he sat outside his team’s locker room overlooking the turf that is Pawhuska’s football field, Cashion head coach Lynn Shackelford was quite frank.

Dover’s boys took fourth in the Cimarron Classic over the weekend. The Lady Longhorns? Good question. After winning their first game of the season in Thursday’s quarterfinal, the Lady Longhorns dropped a 43-31 semifinal decision to Cimarron on Friday.

Coaches will tell you it’s one thing to try to prepare for a certain type of standout player, but another to actually face them in a game. How do you prepare for a quarterback who’s thrown for more than 3,800 yards, 59 touchdowns and guides an offense that averages 66.4 points a game?

Kingfisher lost a regular season game for the first time in nearly two years. And, just as was the case then, it took 6A’s best team to do it. The Jackets had to settle for a runner-up finish at last weekend’s Edmond Open after dropping a 33-27 decision to the host Memorial Bulldogs in the final.

School board races developed in three county school districts after last week’s filing period, while candidates in three other districts will be seated without opposition. Kingfisher, Cashion and Dover school district patrons will go to the polls April 6 to elect board members.

Many people need a little extra help and many people want to provide that help. The Salvation Army makes it easy, especially during the holiday season with its annual red kettle fundraising campaign. The national theme for this year’s campaign is “Rescue Christmas.

LIVING CHRISTMAS PAGEANT — For the fourth year, Lomega area churches are hosting their dnve through live nativity pageant, but this year’s event promises to be even more special.

President Donald Trump announced last week that he is appointing Mike Sanders of Kingfisher to serve as one of nine private citizens on the national Community Development Advisory Board.