No bark, no bite
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Though heavily favored going into last week’s senior night dual with Santa Fe South, upperclassmen on El Reno High School’s wrestling team were taking nothing for granted — a lesson learned from history.
Sports
Free-throw winner
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El Reno’s Noah Witherspoon recently won the title at the district level in the 2020 Elks Lodge National Hoop Shoot Competition. The district level was held in Kingfisher, with Witherspoon hitting 17-of-25 free throws to win the 12- to 13-year-old boys division. Noah now moves on to the state level to be held Feb. 8 in Enid at Chisholm High School. If he wins a state title, Noah would represent Oklahoma at the regional level in Dallas in late March. A win in Texas sends him to nationals in Chicago in April.
Okarche girls win streak halted
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Just three days after extending its winning streak to 18 games with a victory over Crescent in the finals of the Coyle tournament, Okarche High School’s girls basketball team was defeated by the same Tigers team.
Tough losses
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Redlands Community College’s basketball teams dropped two games Thursday night in Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference action to Murray State College.
Warriors blow out Crescent 70-32
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Okarche High School’s boys basketball team seems to have found its late-season scoring groove after hitting 25 baskets last week in a 70-32 blowout of Crescent.
Red, white and blue
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From his first snap as a Little League player through four years on varsity, El Reno High School senior Rafe Goucher has always worn a jersey with the color blue.
However, that will all change come July when Goucher puts on the jersey that he and every other player this side of Interstate 35 dreams of stretching over their shoulder pads – that red and white jersey of a West All-Stater.
“Since I was 7 years old I’ve only worn blue so that will be weird. However, it will still say All-State or West on it and that will be a huge honor.
Okarche girls extend win streak to 18 games
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Okarche High School’s girls basketball team now owns the longest win streak among top 20 teams in Class A after sweeping three games en route to the championship at the 2020 Coyle Tournament.
Late FTs seal WCT crown for Calumet boys, 57-55
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While as a team, Calumet High School’s boys basketball squad shot just 64 percent from the freethrow line in the West Central Tournament, but
Home duel
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El Reno’s Joshua Perkins tries to kick out of a throw attempt during last week’s District 5A-4 dual with Lawton MacArthur. The Indians were slated to wrestle Santa Fe South Tuesday night at Jenks Simmons Field House.
Okarche falls to Pats in Coyle finale
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Southwest Covenant cracked the top 20 of the Class A polls this week at No.19 after the Patriots handed Okarche High School’s boys basketball team a 57-40 loss in the title game of the Coyle tournament.