Teams to run for spot at state
KINGFISHER’S Harper Evans will be among the runners for Class 4A’s fourth-ranked Lady Jackets as they compete for a spot at state in this weekend’s regional. [Photo by Chris Simon/www.simon-sports-photos.smugmug.com]
A majority of county cross country teams will be making the trip to Enid this Saturday for their regional meets.
A couple of others will be traveling quite a bit further.
Kingfisher is one of them.
The KHS runners will take part in a Class 4A regional in Waurika on Saturday.
The girls will run at 10:45 a.m. and the boys at 11:30 a.m.
Also in the Waurika regional will be Lomega in Class A. Those races are at 9 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. for girls and boys, respectively.
Running in the regional at Oklahoma Bible Academy are Dover in Class A (9 and 9:45 a.m.) and Cashion and Hennessey in Class 2A (12:30 and 1:15 p.m.).
All runners - whether as part of a team or individually - will be trying to secure their spots at state, which will be held the following week.
In Class A and 2A, the top five teams and the top 12 individuals from non-qualifying teams will move on to state.
In Class 4A, it’s the top six teams and top seven individuals who qualify.
The KHS girls are ranked fourth in Class 4A and are one of three top-five ranked teams running at Waurika.
They are joined by No. 1 Pauls Valley, which is the defending state champ, and No. 5 Plainview.
The Hennessey girls are ranked fifth in Class 2A.
The Lady Eagles will be joined by the likes of top-ranked Hooker, the defending state champ, and No. 6 Fairview.
Lomega’s girls are ranked ninth in Class A. Their regional also consists of No. 3 Texhoma and No. 6 Boise City.
No boys teams from the county are ranked.
Following are all of the teams competing in each regional that contains a county school:
At Oklahoma Bible Academy
Class A girls at 9 a.m. Class A boys at 9:45 a.m. Class 2A girls at 12:30 p.m.
Class 2A boys at 1:15 p.m.
Class A - Beaver, Boise City, Buffalo, Burlington, Burns Flat-Dill City, Canton, Canute, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Cimarron, Corn Bible Academy, Covington- Douglas, Coyle, Deer Creek-Lamont, Dover, Fargo-Gage/Ft. Supply, Frontier, Geary, Hammon, Hillsdale Christian, Hydro- Eakly, Kremlin-Hillsdale, Laverne, Leedey, Medford, Mooreland, Okeene, Oklahoma Bible Academy, Pond Creek-Hunter, Ringwood, Sharon- Mutual, Shidler, South Coffeyville, Taloga, Texhoma, Timberlake, Turpin, Waukomis, Welch, Wesleyan Christian, Woodland
Class 2A - Cashion, Chelsea, Christian Heritage, Cordell, Fairland, Fairview, Hennessey, Hinton, Hooker, Ketchum, Minco, Morrison, Oklahoma Union, Pawhuska, Rejoice Christian, Tonkawa, Wyandotte
At Waurika
Class A girls at 9 a.m. Class A boys at 9:45 a.m. Class 4A girls at 10:45 a.m. Class 4A boys at 11:30 a.m.
Class A - Achille, Apache, Bennington, Caney, Carnegie, Cement, Central, Cyril, Duke, Elmore City-Pernell, Erick, Fletcher, Ft. Cobb-Broxton, Geronimo, Gracemont, Grandfield, Granite, Healdton, Hollis, Indiahoma, Lawton Academy, Lomega, Milburn, Mill Creek, Mountain View-Gotebo, Navajo, Ninnekah, Oklahoma Christian Academy, Oklahoma School for the Deaf, Olustee, Rock Creek, Rush Springs, Ryan, Springer, Stonewall, Southwest Covenant, Sweetwater, Temple, The Academy, Turner, Union City, Velma-Alma, Wanette, Waurika
Class 4A - Bethany, Broken Bow, Cache, Clinton, Douglass, Elk City, Idabel, Kingfisher, Lone Grove, Mount St. Mary, Pauls Valley, Plainview, Sulphur, Tuttle, Weatherford