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The longest road trip of the season for El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team produced its biggest doubleheader sweep as the Indians ventured into the Oklahoma panhandle for the first time since 2021.

The eight-plus-hour round trip to Guymon netted a 12-3 and a 13-5 win over the Tigers that catapulted El Reno from fifth into third place in the District 5A-2 standings with a 7-4 record.

El Reno leap-frogged both Guymon and Noble for the third spot with the sweep.

El Reno High School’s volleyball team is still seeking its first win for the month of September after Santa Fe South, ranked 12th in Class 5A, rallied for a 3-1 win over the Indians.

The St. Bernards took the first game inside Jenks Simmons Field House, 25-22, after watching El Reno rally from a seven-point deficit to make it a two-point game.

El Reno would win a see-saw second game by a 25-22 margin to even the match at 1-all. Santa Fe South, which defeated the Indians earlier in the year at the EHS Invitational, took the final two games by scores of 25-11 and 25-15.

Heading into district play, El Reno High School’s football numbers for the season on both sides of the football are better than a year ago at this point.

Both El Reno High School’s cross-country teams continue to show marked improvements in both times and overall finishes two meets into the 2023 season.

The El Reno girls placed ninth overall in the recent Mike Driskell Turkey Creek Invitational, hosted by Hennessey, with an overall score of 212 points.

The teams had an overall time of one hour and 28.37 minutes, which broke down to an average time of 17:43 per runner.

Emmary Elizondo led the team with a time of 14:51 for the two-mile course at Turkey Creek Golf Course, to place 23rd overall.

Dalton Belcher belted out a pair of doubles and drove in four runs as Calumet High School’s baseball team closed out the fall regular season with a 14-1 win over Sentinel.

The win sends the Chieftains, ranked second in the state in Class B, into the postseason on a nine-game win streak. Calumet improved to 22-2 on the season and was set to host Dover and Carney in the District 2 Championships.

Belcher’s effort was part of a 14-of-27 (.518) showing at the plate for Calumet. Kingston Arnold logged three base hits, while Hunter Arnold and Kaleb Thiessen added a double each.

While Union City has been hit by the rainout bug, Calumet High School’s fast-pitch softball team was able to sneak in a game with cross-county rival Okarche last week.

The Chieftains slipped to 4-18 on the season with a 15-2 loss to the Warriors. Calumet was scheduled to close out the regular season with a road game at Okeene.

Laney Rogers’ team will travel to Lookeba-Sickles, ranked 10th in the state, for the Class B, District 12 Championships.

Redlands Community College women’s soccer team returns home Sunday to host Northeastern Oklahoma A&M seeking an end to a three-match losing streak.

All three losses came against the upper echelon of the NJCAA Region 2 standings, the latest a 4-1 setback to Eastern Oklahoma State College, ranked third in the league.

The three-goal setback dropped Redlands to 1-6 in the standings and 1-7 for the season.

The Cougars slipped to eighth in the league behind NEO.

El Reno will celebrate aviation as the Fourth Annual Air Show and Community Day at the El Reno Regional Airport expects to soar on Saturday, Sept. 30.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m and is free and open to the public.

Those attending will see Warbirds, classic aircraft and aerial performers as they showcase flight formations and stunts.

“The air show is a great way to introduce new generations to Oklahoma’s second largest industry,” said Bailey Flaming, airport manager.