Pushing three players in double-digit scoring, Union City High School’s girls basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 65-40 win over Gracemont.
The game was a makeup from an earlier date which was postponed due to COVID-19 complications. The Tigers improved to 5-6 on the season but more importantly, earned their first Washita Valley Conference win in five attempts.
Thirteen players got into the scoring act for Union City High School’s boys basketball team as the Tigers jumped back into the win column with a 65-42 road decision over Gracemont.
The victory moved Union City to 6-5 on the season and 2-3 in the Washita Valley Conference standings.
J.D. Riley scored a team-high 11 points, highlighted by a trio of 3-point baskets. Colson Combs and Tyler Norton paced those shooters in single digits with seven points each. Blake Ross, Ruston Dawson and Cody Woods chipped in six points each.
It’s been said there is life after football and Chuck Atchison has decided he wants to try and see if that old saying is really true - while he still can.
In a move which stunned some, the El Reno High School football coach of five years resigned his current position last week to become the district’s new Director of Operations.
Winning four of the final five weights, El Reno High School’s wrestling team remains undefeated at home this season with a 39-33 win over Class 4A’s fourth-ranked Blanchard.
The dual was the fourth this season for El Reno against ranked opponents, three of those being top five schools.
The Indians, the No.2 team in the latest Class 5A poll, improved to 3-2 on the year.
“It was a hard fight and we just had to keep going and get better from here on out. We finished with a close one but we got the win,” said 195-pounder Xzavier Devereaux.
Double-digit scoring in all four quarters, including a 29-point second period, allowed Calumet High School’s girls basketball team to snap a two-game losing streak with a 74-39 win over Corn Bible Academy.
The victory moved the Chieftains to 6-6 on the season and 3-1 in Washita Valley Conference play.
Calumet shot 43 percent on the night, including 14 baskets from 2-point range, while hitting 10-of-30 shots from behind the 3-point arc for 33 percent. The Chieftains were 16-of-19 from the free-throw line for 84 percent.
With four of its five scorers reaching double digits, Okarche High School’s boys basketball team jumped back into Three Rivers Conference play last week with a 62-54 win over Oklahoma Bible Academy.
The Warriors, advancing three spots in the latest Class A poll to No.15, improved to 9-3 on the season with their third straight victory. Okarche is 2-0 in conference action.
Bouncing back from its first loss of the season, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team won back-to-back games against fellow ranked Oklahoma squads to take the consolation championship of the 2021 Arkansas Tournament of Champions.
Playing in Fort Smith, El Reno opened with a 60-54 loss to local power Northside.
The Indians got a steal and a layup with 1.5 seconds left from Janae Black-Harmon to defeat Howe, the top-ranked Class 2A team in Oklahoma, 56-54.
Freshman guard Carter Roman Nose logged his first double-double of the season as El Reno High School’s boys basketball team defeated Star Spencer 78-55 to win the consolation title at the 2021 Harrah Panthers Classic.
El Reno, ranked 10th in Class 5A, improved to 3-2 on the season with the 2-1 run through the classic.
The Indians suffered their second straight loss with a 48-32 opening-round setback to Class 6A’s Stillwater.
El Reno High School’s wrestling team placed 10th overall in the 2021 Mid-America Nationals in Enid, but in reality it was a runner-up finish when you break down the field by classes.
There were 35 teams entered from Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Kansas.
However, the Indians were one of two Class 5A teams to place in the top 10, with top-ranked Collinsville taking seventh place with 328.5 points.
El Reno, ranked second in Class 5A, posted 233 points and finished 21.5 points in front of third-ranked Glenpool - which was 12th in the Mid-America field with 211.5.
Three double-digit victories allowed Calumet High School’s boys basketball team to collect its first tournament hardware of the season, taking the championship of the 2021 Canton Invitational.
The Chieftains, ranked eighth in Class A, improved to 9-2 on the season with wins over Arnett (71-38), Crescent (55-31) and Class B’s 20th-ranked Lomega 64-49 in the championship game.
It was the Chieftains seventh straight Canton title, with Matt Snyder earning Most Valuable Player honors, while Dylan Walling and Hunter Arnold were named all-tourney picks.
