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Coach resigns after alleged policy infraction

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El Reno High School softball coach Jason Little has resigned his teaching and coaching duties after being found to have violated school district policy. Little was said to have violated policy pertaining to the locker room.

El Reno Superintendent Matt Goucher said the district investigated accusations made March 9, before contacting El Reno police.

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El Reno lands two 5A-1 superlative awards

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For a team that was considered to be in a rebuilding phase, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team turned out to be a force to be taken seriously during District 5A-1 play.

The Indians went 9-5 in league play for fourth place, but three of those five losses were against Class 5A state semifinalists Carl Albert and Crossings Christian.

Those five losses were by a combined 51 points, with three of those games being single-digit setbacks.

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Week off

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El Reno is off to a 7-2 start this spring, but had the week of spring break off.

Keith Hill’s team returns to action Monday at Guymon for a District 5A-1 doubleheader with the Tigers.

El Reno is 4-0 in league play and tied with Carl Albert, Noble and Guthrie for the lead.

Calumet takes over top spot; Union City strings together winning streak

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Calumet High School’s baseball team is now the team to beat in Class B after the Chieftains took over the top spot in the second state rankings following a 3-0 start.

Cody Thiessen’s team remains unbeaten with a recent road win over Weatherford’s junior varsity (16-0), followed by an 8-2 win over Clinton in last week’s Calumet Festival.

Calumet went 23-of-52 (.442) from the plate for the two-game set, getting a double each from Carson Cooper, Brett Reed, Jackson Burns and Kaleb Thiessen.

UCHS finds limited success; Calumet snaps skid

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Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team split a road doubleheader with Alex last week as the Tigers are struggling to find consistency in the win column.

Chase Johnson’s team defeated Alex 16-12 but dropped a 3-2 decision. The split came on the heels of a 1-3 effort in the Highway 152 Classic as Union City defeated Lawton Eisenhower 11-0.

The Classic losses were to Hydro-Eakly (14-0), Lookeba-Sickles (8-2) and Amber-Pocasset (12-11). The 2-4 record over the past six games leaves Union City with a 5-6 record for the spring.

Redlands cagers make early exit from NJCAA Region 2 tournament

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Redlands Community College’s basketball teams suffered first-round losses in the 2024 NJCAA Region 2 Championships held in Muskogee.

The Redlands men lost to top-seeded Connors State College 107-67 to end the season with an 11-20 overall record. The Cougars dropped 11 of their final 13 games.

Deazhon Perkins was one of two players to close in double digits for the Cougars, scoring 20 points off 9-of-20 shooting. He added eight assists, five rebounds and two steals.

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El Reno dominates picks on District 5A-1 squads

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There were many firsts logged into the record books during the El Reno High School girls basketball team’s historic run to the Class 5A state championship.

First-ever undefeated record for EHS girls basketball at 28-0.

First-ever state championship in girls basketball.

First-ever district championship.

Now you can add two more superlative honors to that list as head coach Jennifer Douglas was named the District 5A-1 Coach of the Year and senior post player Pauline Black-Harmon was tabbed as the league’s Player of the Year.

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El Reno splits festival bids

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The Hub Reed Complex is usually a main hub for the annual Union City Spring Break Festival, but with El Reno High School on a different break schedule than the host, games at the HRC were trimmed down.

This season El Reno played in just two junior varsity and a pair of varsity outings in the event, which was scaled back due to Union City having its spring break a week earlier than many other districts.

“The field was cut by more than half,” said Union City head coach Ludy Griggs.

Ford helps Redlands break 10-game losing skid

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Redlands Community College’s baseball team snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over Carl Albert State College to avoid being swept by the Vikings.

The road win was the first of the season for the Cougars in NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 action as RCC improved to 1-8 in the standings and 5-25 overall. Carl Albert took the first two games of the series by scores of 5-3 and 10-2.