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Taking advantage of a series of unforced errors by Amber-Pocasset, El Reno High School’s volleyball team snapped a four-match home losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Panthers.

The 25-16/25-21/20-25/25-20 non-conference win moved El Reno to 9-12 on the season and 2-4 inside Jenks Simmons Field House for non-tournament matches.

The Panthers committed 59 errors in the loss but were able to take leads in three of the four games after El Reno struggled to 44 total miscues. The Indians had a strong serving night with 14 aces and a 95 percent team serving effort.

A schedule swap sent El Reno High School’s cross country team back to Anadarko for a second time in a week for the 2022 Warriors Invitational.

The boys team placed 15th overall with 447 points. Logan Singletary led the effort in 51st place with a time of 22 minutes and 44.8 seconds over the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) course.

Shane Caso Estrada (24:45) took 93rd, followed by Cobyn Mendez (25:20) in 102nd and Jayden Taylor (25:49) seven spots back. Bryce Black (30:55) took 137th.

It’s playoff time in Oklahoma for the lower classifications in fast-pitch softball and Union City High School enters the postseason riding an offensive juggernaut.

The Tigers take an eight-game win streak into the Class A, District 29 Championships at Rush Springs having outscored their last four opponents by a 43-10 margin.

Union City’s run margin led to wins over Community Christian (14-2), Calumet (11-5), Riverside Indian School (17-3) and Class B’s fifth-ranked Lookeba-Sickles (1-0).

The highest-ranked Calumet High School baseball team in more than a decade will take a three-game win streak into the playoffs after winning the Hammon Invitational – its second tourney title of the fall season.

Calumet, ranked third in Class B, improved to 19-3 on the season with wins over Canute (No. 5/B) 10-4, Cheyenne/Reydon 10-4 and Duke (No. 20/B) 12-0.

The Chieftains were slated to host the Class B, District 3 Championships to start their playoff run.

Redlands Community College’s soccer team dropped its fourth straight league match last week after a 6-0 road setback to Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa.

The loss dropped the Cougars to 1-7 for the season and 1-5 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

Redlands had eight shots in the loss, four of those on goal, led by Gladis Avalos with four attempts. Amya Lindsey and Moriah Reed closed with two shots each.

Kaitlynn Runnels allowed two goals in net but logged five saves in a half of work. Haley Inglehart picked up nine saves but allowed four goals.

The old Parkview Hospital building will be razed in early October after a shorthanded El Reno City Council voted to award a contract for its demolition.

With Mayor Matt White and Councilman Tim Robinson absent from last week’s meeting, Councilwoman Tracey Rider chaired the meeting. She was joined by council members Steve Jensen and Pete Stapperfend.

The trio approved a contract with RMR Demo for $372,000 to demolish the more than 60,000-square-foot structure in Adams Park. Built in 1954, the hospital served the El Reno area for some 60 years before being closed.

For the second consecutive year, El Reno High School students are involved in an internship program that gives them a look at what it’s like in the workforce, the goal being to expose them to possible career paths.

The Next Level Internship program is coordinated by Kara Watts and consists of 12 high school students interning at various jobs around town.

Performers from El Reno and across Oklahoma competed in the Third Annual Battle of the Bands event last weekend and a number of artists brought the downtown streets to life with colorful creations, some taking form as visitors looked on.

The event was a partnership between the Centre for the Arts organization as well as the El Reno Arts Council.

The musical portion of the two-day event took place at Petree Plaza, while artists set up their displays on Bickford in front of the historic Centre Theatre.