Despite missing three starters, losing a fourth at half, committing 22 turnovers and shooting 26 percent in the first half, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team had chances to beat Noble.

Down by double digits to start the final period, El Reno trimmed that deficit to single digits twice before suffering a 60-47 league loss and dropping the season series to the Bears.

The loss keeps El Reno in the fifth spot in the District 5A-2 standings at 3-7. The Indians are now 6-12 on the year heading into the final five games of the regular season.

A return to dual state will have to wait another season as El Reno High School’s wrestling team took third place last week at the 2026 Class 5A District 3 Championship.

El Reno snapped a five-match losing streak with a win over Santa Fe South (60-21) but lost to Blanchard (48-33) and second-ranked Carl Albert (58-22) as the Titans claimed the title and a pass to dual state.

Turner Richardson (215) went undefeated with three falls, the fastest in 57 seconds over Blanchard’s Sam Miller. The others were in the first period pins including one over Carl Albert’s Joe Thomas.

El Reno High School graduate Nazhoni Sleeper (13) drives around a steal attempt by Redlands’ Katelyn Harviston (15) during a game over the weekend.

Sleeper plays point guard for Seminole State College.

Myracle Washington led a trio of scorers to reach double digits as Redlands Community College women’s basketball team defeated Northern Oklahoma College of Enid 67-61.

Washington was 5-of-8 shooting from the floor and made 4-of-6 free-throw attempts to close with 14 points.

The guard added four rebounds and a steal.

Alaura Pruitt knocked down a trio of 3-pointers to highlight her line of 13 points, five rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals.

Karlee Harviston added 11 points and three rebounds.