Cagers repeat Harrah titles

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Displaying the teamwork which carried the program to its first-ever state title, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team doubled up its opponents on the scoreboard to defend its title at the Harrah Panthers Classic.

El Reno defeated rival Shawnee 45-34 in the championship game to move to 4-0 on the season.

The Indians reached the title game with victories over Star Spencer (64-14) and Bishop McGuinness (72-34).

Jennifer Douglas’ team has now won 32 straight games dating back to last season, with 27 of those falling in the regular season.

Reagan Bugaj shoots a running jumper in the lane

Indians continue winning ways at HPC with 70-44 dominance of Irish

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El Reno High School’s boys basketball team, an annual fixture in the Harrah Panthers Classic since 2015, has added another piece of golden hardware to its trophy case from the early-season tourney.

The Indians defeated Class 4A’s fifth-ranked Bishop McGuinness 70-44 in the title game to win their second straight HPC championship. Coupled with wins over Star Spencer (93-46) and John Marshall (75-68), El Reno moved to 4-0 on the season.

Alex Elizondo

Grapplers pin down home dual victories

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A string of seven straight victories, five by falls, through the middle weights allowed El Reno High School’s wrestling team to rally past Midwest City for its first dual win of the 2024-25 season.

El Reno, ranked 14th in the Class 5A Dual Rankings, improved to 1-1 with a 46-29 tally over the Bombers. It was the Indians third straight win over Midwest City.

The win got off to a fast start as Mason Hoffman (106) posted a 12-1 major decision over J.J. Reeves.

Midwest City rallied for an 18-4 lead behind two El Reno forfeits and a loss by EHS’ Hollis Gore (120) by fall.

Trevor Robinson grimaces as he rolls out of a takedown

Hall secures win for EHS girls without taking a shot

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For the second time in three days, P.J. Hall won a duel for El Reno High School’s girls wrestling team without ever breaking a sweat on the mat.

The senior (235) picked up a forfeit win to secure a 38-30 victory over Perry as the 10th-ranked Indians (6A) moved to 2-0 on the season.

Perry, ranked 11th in Class 5A, trailed the entire match but closed the gap to 32-30 with Avery Tetik’s 4:47 fall over El Reno's Emma Resendiz (190) in the next to last weight class.

Brooklynn Huggins hooks the arms of Perry’s A.J. Wasen as she leans into a takedown move
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