Earning a state berth for a fifth straight year, one might expect El Reno High School’s girls basketball team, the defending Class 5A state champion, to see making the Elite Eight as old hat.

Yet that would be far from the truth.

“The vibe I get is that they are excited and ready to go. They are ready to have fun and enjoy the process,” said El Reno head coach Jennifer Douglas.

El Reno takes a 22-4 record into state and will be looking to be the ninth team in Class 5A history to repeat as state champions.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The third time really is a charm.

In its third straight trip to the finals riding a multi-game win streak, top-ranked Calumet avenged last year’s loss to Henryetta-Wilson with a 56-43 victory to claim the 2025 Class B Oklahoma Boys State High School Basketball Championship.

“We’ve had a lot of great players who did not win state and deserved to be state champs. This is awesome to have (title) and there is a big difference from winning and losing that last game,” said Calumet head coach Jacob Mayfield.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The final small school game to ever be played inside the Big House proved to be a record-setting night for Okarche as the Warriors defeated No.4 Okay 67-54 to win the Class A Boys Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championship.

“My dad would be loving this right now. We came here for games ever since I could walk. All the great players who have been through this place before and for our kids to get out on this floor and experience it once more is something they will remember for the rest of their lives.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of William Eugene (Gene) Roblyer, who passed away peacefully Feb. 27, 2025, at the age of 79. 

Gene was born Aug. 11, 1945, to Jack Arnold and Betty Janice Roblyer in El Reno.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his middle brother, Richard Arnold (2016); and his youngest brother, Gary Donald (2015).