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In what could be the final regular-season meeting in the cross-county rivalry between El Reno High School’s girls basketball team and Piedmont, the Wildcats snapped a four-game losing streak with a 39-35 victory.

El Reno, ranked fourth in Class 5A, dropped its second straight game to slip to 5-2 overall and 1-1 in the Suburban Conference standings.

Piedmont, ranked 11th in the same poll at 5-2, earned the win in its league opener.

For the first time in school history, El Reno High School’s wrestling team held a spotlight dual at Jenks Simmons Field House as the number one team in Class 5A. Unfortunately for the Indians, their opponent proved to be a rude guest.

Broken Arrow, ranked fourth in Class 6A, won 12 of the 14 weights en route to a 54-7 win over El Reno, which slips to 3-1 on the season.

The first rankings of the basketball season for upper classifications favored El Reno High School as both teams opened in the top 10 in Class 5A.

The El Reno boys grabbed the sixth spot in the 5A poll and took a 5-1 record into Friday’s home game with Piedmont. The Indians loss was by a point on a late 3-pointer to Choctaw, ranked sixth in Class 6A.

Four Calumet High School boys basketball players earned honors from the 2022 Canton Invitational after the Chieftains steamrolled through the field to capture the championship for an eighth straight year.

It was the sixth straight Canton title for Calumet head coach Jacob Mayfield as his Chieftains, ranked fifth in Class B, defeated Fairview JV (88-13), Cherokee (91-27) and Lomega (71-47).

Earning all-tournament team honors were Kyler Thiessen, Dalton Belcher and Caleb Meschberger. Junior Hunter Arnold was named the tourney’s Most Valuable Player.

Union City High School’s girls basketball team played two overtime games en route to a third-place finish in the recent 2022 Binger-Oney Invitational.

Post player Emily Griggs hit a buzzer-beater to send the Tigers into overtime of the semifinal game with Mt. View-Gotebo, but Union City went on to lose that game 52-48.

The loss dropped the Tigers into the third-place game against Ninnekah, which went into overtime. In the extra frame, Megan Goad made four free throws, followed by Lily Russell with three and two by Bree Goad to help fashion a 46-43 win.

Choctaw used a 21-8 scoring edge in the second period to rally past El Reno High School’s girls basketball team for a 52-45 win in the title game of the 50th Annual Harrah Panthers Classic.

It was the first loss of the season for El Reno, which dropped to 5-1, after defeating Bishop McGuinness (56-28) and Star Spencer (81-31) to reach the championship game.

El Reno led the Yellowjackets 20-13 after one period, but was outscored 39-25 over the final three periods by the Class 6A school.

Guard Carson Elliott hit a 3-pointer with just over two seconds left to catapult Choctaw past El Reno High School’s boys basketball team 56-55 in the championship game of the 50th Annual Harrah Panthers Classic.

El Reno suffered its first loss of the season to slip to 5-1 overall after beating the Yellowjackets junior varsity team (67-40) and Classen SAS (47-45) to reach the title shot.

The Indians trailed in the fourth period before tying the score at 53-all on a free throw each from Alex Elizondo and Jacob Robertson.

Effort was the key word according to head coach Tyrone Lewis as El Reno High School’s wrestling team rallied from early-round deficits to defeat cross-county rival Piedmont 53-18.

El Reno, which moved up from sixth to third in the latest Class 5A poll, is now 3-0 on the dual season with a third straight win over the Wildcats, ranked No.13 in Class 6A.

The Indians trailed after the first period in three of the first four weights, but rallied to win two of those matches to set an early duel lead which it never relinquished.

Using a 14-8 scoring edge in the fourth period, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team remains undefeated on the season with a 47-38 road win over Bishop McGuinness.

El Reno is now 3-0 on the season and extended its current win streak over the Irish to three games with the nine-point decision.

The Indians trailed by one after the first period but regained the lead via a 19-7 run in the second period for a 30-19 halftime cushion.

The Irish made it close with an 11-3 break in the third to close the gap to 33-30 after three frames.

El Reno High School’s boys basketball team extended its current win streak to three games after riding a recent hot streak in 3-point shooting to a 60-53 road victory over Bishop McGuinness.

The Indians are now 3-0 on the season and 2-1 against the Irish since the series was renewed in 2021.

Both meetings last season were overtime affairs, with El Reno winning in February by five points.

Last week’s win was sparked by outside shooting as El Reno went 8-of-17 for 47 percent.