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Tough luck with Irish

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OKLAHOMA CITY – It was a numbers game last week between El Reno High School’s girls soccer team and perennial powerhouse Bishop McGuinness, with the odds playing out in favor of the Irish.

The District 5A-2 front-runner took a staggering 29 shots at El Reno goalkeeper Bri Vickers en route to a 5-0 win over the Indians to remain unbeaten on the season.

McGuinness has won five straight matches over El Reno, with the five-goal margin being the closest in the streak. The Indians slipped to 3-3 on the season and 0-1 in the district standings.

Bri Vickers jumps into the air to knock away an Irish shot

Indians give up early goal en route to shutout loss on the road to BMHS

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OKLAHOMA CITY – It was a rough night for El Reno High School’s boys soccer team in its District 5A-1 opener, giving up a goal in the first two minutes against Bishop McGuinness.

The Irish went on to score six more times en route to a 7-0 shutout of the Indians. The loss dropped El Reno to 2-4 on the season.

McGuinness has won the last five meetings with EHS by shutouts, with the seven-goal margin tying the highest in the streak.

Angel Martinez tries to push past McGuinness player for control of the ball

El Reno hits well in losses to stout Piedmont squad

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Despite an improved hitting effort, El Reno High School’s baseball team is still searching for its first District 5A-1 win of the season after dropping a two-game set to powerhouse Piedmont.

El Reno slipped to 4-11 overall and 0-6 in league play after losing 12-2 at home and 4-1 on the road to the district-leading Wildcats.

El Reno went 9-of-49 (.184) from the plate in the series, but had six balls in the home loss carry deep into the outfield for outs. The Indians left five runners stranded in the 10-run setback.

Austin Castanon makes a throw from the outfield

El Reno defends Northwest Region trapshooting title

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For a second straight year, El Reno High School’s trapshooting team will take one of the top four scores into the Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports State Championships after defending its Northwest Regional team title.

Shooting at the Grand National Gun Club in Enid, El Reno beat out 22 other schools for the title. The Indians posted 215 team points to edge out Boise City (212) by three birds. Chisholm and Woodward tied for third with 203 points and Pond Creek-Hunter was a distant fifth with 190 points.

Members of El Reno High School's trapshooting team

Union City bats stay hot; Chieftains skid hits six

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Blazing bats continue to be the calling card for Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team as the Tigers posted a .500 record over the past six games.

Union City defeated Watonga (16-1) and Fletcher (18-2) in the recent Highway 152 Classic but dropped games to Mangum (8-0), Hydro-Eakly (8-6) in extra innings and Alex (13-11).

The Tigers, ranked sixth in Class 2A, rebounded from the Alex loss with a 12-1 home win over Bray-Doyle to improve to 14-8 on the season.

Payton Barnes chops the ball down the third-base line

Calumet strings wins; UCHS drops games

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Following a rough spring break, Calumet High School’s baseball team has regained its footing with a three-game win streak and victories in four of its last five games.

The Chieftains, ranked fourth in Class B, improved to 7-4 with a 5-2 win over Class 2A’s eighth-ranked Cashion. The victory came on the heels of a 3-1 effort in the Vici Invitational which carried Calumet to third place.

The tourney wins were over state-ranked Leedey (15-3), Seiling (5-1) and Mooreland (12-4) and the loss to Class A’s ninth-ranked Laverne by a 2-1 score.

Redlands leaves mark at nationals

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Last summer when Shelby Skaggs was hired to coach the newly formed Redlands Community College Shooting Sports Team, she was already at a recruiting disadvantage since many students had already signed with other colleges.

She made the decision to hold open tryouts for any Redlands students who were interested in joining the team. The gamble paid off, with five members of the nine-member team qualifying for the national competition.

Redlands Shooting Sports Team_March 2023

Redlands drops three to NOC Enid, slips into tie for fifth place with Jets

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Redlands Community College’s baseball team slipped into a tie for fifth place in the NJCAA Region 2 Division 2 standings after losing three of four games to Northern Oklahoma College of Enid.

The Cougars are now deadlocked with NOC-Enid at 6-6 in the league standings following losses of 2-1, 4-2 and 7-2 to the Jets. The win came at home by a 5-3 margin.

Redlands took a 14-18 overall record into a four-game set with the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain.