Kingfisher Oklahoma

Earl Cary Hazel was born Dec. 22, 1947, in Thomas to Glen Dale and Myrtle Spangler Hazel. He passed away at his home on Jan. 31, 2025, at the age of 77.If you knew Earl, you likely heard him say, “Come on 7’s” and “SPIN Red!

Their first matchup went down to the wire.The second one did not.Weatherford avenged its previous loss to Kingfisher by handing the Lady Jackets a 53-47 defeat Tuesday on the Lady Eagles’ home court.KHS knocked off Weatherford 46-45 about 10 days earlier in the finals of the Buckle of the Wheatbelt.

A No. 1 vs. No. 1 matchup generally gets lots of hype, but often times falls short of it.That wasn’t the case Tuesday night when Class A’s reigning champ and undefeated Okarche traveled to Calumet to take on the Chieftains, who sit atop Class B.

A strong first half allowed Fairview to put a damper on Cashion’s “Senior Night” and avenge a loss from earlier this season.The Lady Jackets built a double-digit halftime lead Tuesday night and made it stick 53-40 for a Three Rivers Conference road win.

Carson Gump could hardly miss and the Cashion Wildcats didn’t miss their chance to exact some revenge.Gump produced a double-double Tuesday as 11th-ranked Cashion downed No. 18 Fairview 69-55 as the Wildcats celebrated “Senior Night.

Dover keeps delving to new lows.As in point totals for opposing teams.The Longhorns gave up a season-low last Tuesday in a 68-6 victory at Pioneer.In improving to 21-2, the Longhorns gave up fewer than 20 points for the seventh time this season.

Kingfisher was able to hang in there for much of the first quarter.But, eventually, the size, skill and any number of other positive attributes possessed by Class 4A’s top-ranked team proved too much.The Weatherford Eagles won their 20th game last Tuesday by downing visiting KHS 79-40.

Hennessey coach Brian Richardson knew winning at Ripley last Tuesday would be a chore.“They’re no joke,” he said of Class A’s 10thranked Lady Warriors.He was right….but Hennessey also continues its no joke as the playoffs near.

Kingfisher Board of Education members acted on some personnel items and discussed several others Monday at their February regular meeting.Among the moves was approving Interim Superintendent Andy Evans’ recommendation to rehire all the current principals on staff for the 2025-26 school year.

Kim Gritz was selected as the Hennessey Public Schools’ 2024-25 Teacher of the Year by school staff last week.Gritz was initially voted the Hennessey High School Teacher of the Year, making her eligible for the district honor.