Members of the El Reno High School baseball team prepare plates full of pancakes and sausage during the program’s annual pancake breakfast fundraiser
over the weekend.
The event was held at the Jeff Mills STEM Center. Proceeds will go toward program expenses.
Pancakes and other items were donated by the El Reno McDonalds.
It’s been said practice makes perfect and El Reno High School’s girls basketball team has been shooting a bunch of free throws on non-game days.
“Coach Douglas (Jennifer) makes us shoot free throws every day,” said junior guard Nazhoni Sleeper.
Sleeper put that work to good use, hitting two clutch free throws with 22.1 seconds left to help secure El Reno’s 57-52 come-from-behind win over Carl Albert, ranked No.1 in the Class 5A West rankings.
El Reno High School’s Carter Roman Nose made a pair of game-changing plays in the final two and a half minutes which helped the Indians become the first Class 5A team to defeat Carl Albert this season.
The sophomore buried a 3-pointer from the left arc with 2:24 to play to put El Reno up by three points. He then came up with a steal with 3.1 seconds left that sealed the Indians 45-44 win over the Titans.
Double-digit scoring in all four periods helped Calumet High School’s boys basketball team extend its win streak to 21 straight games as the Chieftains defeated Carney 88-48 to win the Class B, Area 1, District 1 Championship.
Calumet, ranked fourth in the state, improved to 24-1 and will host 20th-ranked Lomega Thursday in the Region A Winners Bracket. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
The Chieftains 88 points came off 46 percent shooting as the team made 22-of-43 (51 percent) attempts from inside the arc. Calumet was 10-of-26 from the perimeter for 39 percent.
Okarche High School’s girls basketball team reached the 20-win plateau for a second straight year with a 58-24 win over Canton in the title game of the Class A, Area 2, District 5 Championship.
The Warriors, ranked seventh in the state, improved to 20-5 on the year and advanced to the Region C Winners Bracket needing three more wins to make the state tourney.
Okarche will host Coyle Thursday at 6 p.m.
After seeing his team squander a double-digit lead in their first meeting with Guthrie, which led to a three-point home loss, El Reno High School head basketball coach Rodney Haydon was determined to avoid a repeat.
“Obviously we watched a lot of film from that game and talked about what happened and what we could do to make sure it didn’t happen again.
“Plus there was some extra motivation to get some revenge and learn from that first meeting,” said Haydon.
Turnovers and defending the 3-point line turned out to be the thorn in the side of El Reno High School’s girls basketball team in last week’s 43-39 road loss to Class 5A’s seventh-ranked Guthrie in Suburban Conference action.
The loss snapped a six-game win streak for El Reno, ranked third in the same Class 5A West rankings, and leaves the Indians with a 4-2 conference record and 13-4 overall mark.
The EHS girls team will be at the 2023 Regional Wrestling Championships Monday and Tuesday in Mustang, with spots at state on the line.
After having its 12-game win streak snapped by Class 2A’s second-ranked Amber-Pocasset, Okarche High School’s girls basketball team closed out the regular season with a 54-40 win over Cashion.
The Warriors, ranked seventh in the same Class 2A poll, improved to 19-5 on the season. Okarche fell to the Panthers by a 47-43 margin in its closest contest since the famed Tournament of Champions in December.
Emma Stover led Okarche in scoring in the win over Cashion with 27 points and logged 35 for the two-game set.
Okarche High School’s boys basketball team turned a double-digit steal count into a 20-6 scoring edge in points off turnovers en route to a 64-56 win over Class A’s 17th-ranked Cashion to close out the regular season.
The Warriors, ranked fifth in Class A, improved to 22-2 on the season and extended their current win streak to nine games. The Cashion win was the seventh this season against a ranked opponent.
The game was tied 28-all at the half before Okarche went on a 36-28 run over the final two periods, including a 23-17 run in the fourth period.
