Okarche hoops teams back on the hardwood

Games resume, tournament ahead Jan. 7 at Fairview

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Karsyn Vallerand and the Okarche Lady Warriors returned to basketball games in January 2021. (Photo by Travis Barnhard/Fairview Republican)

From Staff Reports

The quarantines for COVID-19 have ended for the Okarche basketball teams.

Games were canceled at the end of December due to COVID-19 cases and exposure.

Games with Harding Fine Arts Academy scheduled for Jan. 2 were also canceled.

The boys’ and girls’ teams play Thursday, Jan. 7 in the Three Rivers Conference Tournament at Fairview.

The boys play Watonga at 1:30 p.m. The winner will play at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8. The loser of the Thursday game would play at 10:30 a.m. Friday.

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The girls play at 12 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7 against Oklahoma Bible Academy. The winner will play at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8 and the loser of that game would play at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 8.

The boys’ team had posted a 3-2 record heading into a Tuesday night game against Cordell.

Boys Head Coach Aaron West said the team kept in shape after games were postponed.

“We had a good week of practices and are slowly coming back around. I think we just take it day by day and week by week. Just trying to improve daily and stay in shape,” West said.