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Last week, the Okeene Whippets saw their season end, one victory short of advancing to the Area Round of the playoffs at the hands of the Hammon Warriors. After defeating the Carney Bulldogs and Wesleyan Christian Mustangs on the first two days of the round, Okeene fell to the eighthranked Warriors for the second time in eight days to officially eliminate them from the postseason.

Last week, the Lady Whippets not only wrapped up the regular season, but also competed in the first round of the playoffs in Hammon. Unfortunately, Okeene dropped their Tuesday-night matchup

The Okeene Whippets closed out the regular season on a high-note last week, with a 48-37 victory over Drummond to move to 8-14 as they closed out the regular season.