After scoring only three baskets in its previous 29 minutes of play, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team flipped on the offensive switch and steamrolled to a 66-25 road win over Southeast.
The 66 points is the second highest point total for El Reno this season and the highest in District 5A-2 play.
The Indians move to 13-8 on the year and 10-3 in the league.
Welcoming two of its four missing starters back into the lineup, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team locked up fifth place in the District 5A-2 standings with an 81-54 road win over Southeast.
It was the third meeting with the Spartans this season, two in district play, with El Reno winning all three. The 27-point margin was the largest of the three games, with the other two being single-digit wins.
El Reno moves to 9-12 on the season and 6-7 in the District 5A-2 standings, two games in front of Guthrie.
A series of wins through the middle and upper weights carried El Reno High School’s wrestling team to a 60-23 win over Geary in the final duel of the 2025-26 season.
The 37-point win snapped a four-match losing streak for El Reno, finishing with a 3-9 record.
El Reno never trailed after getting forfeit wins at 106, 113 and 120 pounds.
Geary battled back to within 18-17 behind a technical fall at 126 pounds, a pin at 132 pounds and the Indians forfeit at 138 pounds.
Diesel Baker (144) swung the momentum back toward El Reno with a 2:22 fall over Zach Castleberry.
Calumet High School’s boys basketball team showed little letdown from its high-profile loss to top-ranked Okarche, bouncing back with a three-game win streak and retention of the Washita Valley Conference title.
The Chieftains, ranked second in Class B1, closed out the regular season with a 22-3 record after beating Sentinel (72-50) and Shattuck (95-43). Between those wins was a 78-54 decision over Binger-Oney in the WVC Shootout.
It’s the fifth straight year for Calumet to win the conference tile and the seventh time in the last nine seasons.
Redlands Community College women’s basketball team has strung together its longest winning streak in conference play following a 78-59 road victory over Eastern Oklahoma.
Winners of five straight, Redlands improves to 20-4 on the season. The Cougars swept the regular-season series with Eastern and now stand at 7-3 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.
Redlands remains in the fourth position but closed the gap on Western Oklahoma to a game and a half for third.
By snapping a two-game losing streak with a 76-72 road win over Eastern Oklahoma, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team remains in a three-way tie in the conference standings.
The Cougars moved to 10-14 on the year with the regular-season sweep of Eastern.
Redlands is now 4-6 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings - tied with both Northern Oklahoma College teams for seventh.
Dan Castrop celebrated his 99th birthday Sunday with family and friends.
The day was a gathering of five generations of the Castrop family and featured pizza, cake, pie and a cold beer for the honoree.
El Reno High School’s Speech and Debate Team has attended several tournaments so far this year and has qualified multiple events to regionals.
The following students and their events are headed to regionals:
Kayden Miller - Poetry and Dramatic Duet
Amy Puente - Poetry and Dramatic Duet
Codee Skaggs - Dramatic Duet
Radly Slimp - Domestic Extemp and Humorous Interpretation
Bella Stevenson - Program of Oral Interpretation and Original Oratory
Ariana Estrada - Program of Oral Interpretation
