For the second time this season, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team emerged from a tournament outing with two setbacks after losing 44-24 to Guymon in the consolation championship game of the 2026 Anadarko Warriors Classic.

The 20-point loss to the Tigers, who El Reno beat by 11 last month, dropped the Indians to 6-6 on the season. Jennifer Douglas’ team lost to Lawton Eisenhower (55-53) after trailing by as many as 20, before beating John Marshall (69-21) in the other two tourney games.

The host of the 2026 Anadarko Warriors Classic used an 18-11 run in the fourth quarter to defeat El Reno High School’s boys basketball team 44-36 in the third-place game.

El Reno dropped to 4-8 on the season with the loss to Anadarko, ranked No.17 in Class 3A, which came on the heels of a setback to Classen SAS (61-54) in the semifinals. The Indians opened the tourney with a win over Lawton Eisenhower (70-54).

Over the three games, El Reno shot 39 percent from the floor (57-of-146) including a 40-of-98 (41 percent) effort from 2-point range.

Services for David James Littlebear were held Monday, Jan. 12 at the Concho Emergency Response Center with burial in the Concho Cemetery.

Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

David died Jan. 6, 2026. He was born July 22, 1991. He attended Darlington and Calumet High School, where he was a member of the basketball team.

He attended Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan. He was employed with OKC West Livestock Market and Tractor & Supply.

He was a Cheyenne Sun Dance Priest and a member of the Bowstring Society. 

El Reno took 10 wrestlers to the 2026 Mustang Girls Wrestling Tournament, splitting the group between varsity and junior high matches.

In the high school division, Alivia Jackson (145) dropped two matches, while Bentley Sharp (235) went 3-1 to take third with falls over Claremore’s Scarlett Ramos (:43), Altus’ Anahi Uribus (2:27) and Sand Springs’ Heaven Bullis (2:40).

Billie Hinchey (155) went 2-2 after pinning Stillwater’s Selene Flores (3:31) and Southmoore’s Taya Amevor (3:01). Lilie Arrasmith (145) posted a 1-2 mark with a 1:18 fall over Ava Henry of Piedmont.