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While Jennifer Douglas will take what she terms an “ugly win” over the alternative, the El Reno High School girls basketball coach knows her team has the skill level to do better.

El Reno overcame 21 turnovers and 20 fouls to defeat Altus 59-32 in its first road contest of the season. The Indians remain atop the District 5A-1 standings at 2-0 heading into this weekend’s Harrah Panthers Classic.

“I’ll take an ugly win but we have got to get better,” said Douglas.

El Reno High School’s football team was recently recognized with its first round of postseason honors as six players were named to the 2023 All-District 5A-1 team – a senior-only honor.

Two of those picks were superlative awards as running back Malachi Nicholson was named Offensive Most Valuable Player.

William Elledge was selected as the Linebacker of the Year, sharing the award with Lawton MacArthur’s Jake Caldwell.

El Reno placed three on the first team in offensive linemen Dion Kaulaity and Cade Houston as well as defensive lineman Spencer Davidson.

PIEDMONT – Facing one of the busiest weeks on its schedule, El Reno High School’s wrestling team kicked off the first of three ranked road events with a 46-30 dual loss against cross-county rival Piedmont.

The Wildcats, ranked seventh in Class 6A, snapped a three-year losing streak to El Reno – ranked seventh in Class 5A. The loss dropped the Indians to 2-1 on the season.

“They (Piedmont) are better than they have been and we didn’t come to wrestle today.

“We are a young team and we’ve got some injuries but that is no excuse.

A precursor to earning the top spot in the first Class B state ranking of the season, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team moved to 6-0 on the season with a 75-54 win over Hinton.

Calumet has now won 26 regular-season games in a row dating back to last season. The six-win start, in which the Chieftains have scored no less than 72 points in any game, was enough for 67 first-place votes in the poll and 1,652 points.

Fort Cobb-Broxton, ranked second, earned just eight first-place votes and 1,313 points.

Riding a 16-5 scoring edge in the second period, Union City High School’s girls basketball team posted back-to-back wins for the second time this season with a 44-41 road victory over Gracemont.

The three-point decision followed a 68-47 win over Ninnekah as the Tigers moved to 6-1 on the season.

Union City trailed 10-5 after one period but got three baskets from Keely Riley in the second period.

Bree Goad added two buckets, followed by one each from Kamryn Cook and Morgan Brothers.

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Redlands Community College women’s basketball team had its three-game win streak snapped last week with a 57-49 home loss to Texas-based Frank Phillips College.

The loss, on the heels of a 74-50 win over Southern Nazarene University’s junior varsity, left the Cougars with an 8-3 record.

Isabella Stafford led the team in scoring over the two games with 21 points, 12 against Frank Phillips, while adding 14 rebounds, two assists and five steals.

Hannah Harris followed with 19 points for the set, while collecting 19 rebounds.

Despite double-digit scoring efforts from seven different players, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team split a pair of high-scoring affairs to slip to 5-4 on the season. The Cougars defeated Mid-American Christian University’s junior varsity team 103-85 on the road but dropped a 106-99 decision to El Reno-based On-Point Hoops Academy.

Deazhon Perkins scored in double digits both games and closed the set with 33 points.

He added 14 assists, seven steals and five rebounds.