Kingfisher Oklahoma

Twelve members of the Kingfisher Study Club and two guests met Feb. 6 in the home of Sherry Blair. Guests were Donna Krittenbrink and Dr. A.J. Johnson. Linda Randall served as co-hostess.

Top-ranked Kingfisher wasn’t struggling, but hadn’t exactly kicked it into high gear in the first quarter of its regional semifinal against Classen SAS. With one play, Bijan Cortes sent the Jackets into overdrive.

The first half of Kingfisher’s bid to upset Classen SAS went according to plan. The second half? Not so much. The second-ranked Lady Comets rode the shooting explosion of Micah Gray in the second half to pull away from KHS 56-25 in their Class 4A regional semifinal Thursday at the APB.

Dominant second and fourth quarters helped the Crescent girls keep their season going. The Lady Tigers defeated Mounds 54-40 on the Lady Eagles’ home court in a 2A Area I regional consolation quarterfinal.

Okarche won its third straight elimination game Friday by beating No. 12 Glencoe 46-27 in their Class A Area I consolation quarterfinal. That pitted the No. 9 Lady Warriors against Shattuck Friday afternoon in the semifinals. Shattuck beat Okarche 63-54 in last week’s regional.

The Hennessey-Cash-ion rubber match is off. At least for now. Hennessey advanced to its Class 2A regional championship game in Area III Thursday night by holding off Merritt 69-66 in Hinton. The Eagles play Carnegie at 8 p.m.

Hennessey’s girls were eliminated from the playoffs with their 62-32 loss to Navajo Thursday in a regional consolation quarterfinal at Hinton. The Lady Eagles beat Hinton 56-42 last week in the district elimination game, but fell to Fairview in the district championship.

VIEW from behind the plow The Green New Deal promoted by progressives might better be named the “watermelon deal” – green on the outside and red on the inside. It is an extension of former President Obama’s announced intention to “transform” America.

New Mexico’s Quay County is pushing back against the state’s gun control bills by declaring itself a “Second Amendment Sanctuary County.” The Quay County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday supporting the resolution to protect its citizens’ gun rights.

It’s the Pitts I’ve been in every state but feel most at home on the left side of the Mississippi.