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Read moreA pair of Kingfisher County boys basketball coaches were recognized during last week’s Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State week.
Read moreKingfisher County athletes - and coaches were among those taking part in the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State games last week in the Tulsa area. On Wednesday, Kingfi sher’s Peyton Walker represented the Large West in the girls basketball games at Sapulpa. Walker (43 in top photo) scored six points in the Large West’s 62-45 loss to the Large East. She’s pictured with her KHS coaches, from left, Taylor Young, Mallory Kusik and Morgan Dutton. Lomega’s Abby Swart was selected for the Small West team, but was unable to play in the game due to injury. Hennessey’s Jael Torres (12 on right) played for the Small West in the boys games Thursday at Sapulpa. He scored two points in his team’s 84-83 defeat against the Small East. KHS had three wrestlers and a coach taking part in wrestling activities Wednesday at Broken Arrow. Pictured below are, from left: Gant Browning, Steven Wilson, Damien Haynes, Jace Johnson and Jacob Farrell. Browning wrestled at 132 pounds, Johnson at 144 and Haynes at 150 for the Small West. All three were defeated in their matches. Wilson coached the Small West, which lost 34-18 to the Small East. [Photos provided/Torres photo by Russell Stitt]
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Read moreBefore she officially becomes a UCO Broncho, Peyton Walker will be a Kingfisher Lady Jacket one last time. Walker was picked up for next week’s Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State girls basketball game, it was announced this week. Walker was originally the first alternate for the Large West, but is now a member of that squad, which includes Classes 4A, 5A and 6A. The Large West will play the Large East at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at Sapulpa High School as part of the annual OCA All-State Games. Walker was a four-year starter for KHS. During her senior campaign she averaged 6.1 points, 3.5 assists, 3.3 steals and shot 42 percent from 3-point range as KHS went 24-6 and advanced to the area consolation championship game. It was revealed after the season that Walker had finished the season with a broken bone in her foot, which forced her to miss soccer season. Among her other postseason accolades was being named to the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association All-State team and being named an all-Western Athletic Conference first-team member. Walker has signed to play at the University of Central Oklahoma. [Photo by Russell Stitt/www.stitt.smugmug. com]
Read moreEight University of Oklahoma track and field student-athletes earned All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association ( USTFCCCA), the organization announced Monday.
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