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One second and two free throws kept Redlands Community College men’s basketball team out of the win column for a second straight outing.

Neosho County College, based out of Kansas, drew a foul with a second left on the clock and made both free throws to cap off a rally over the Cougars 80-78.

Redlands slipped to 2-3 on the season with the loss and 1-2 at home after squandering a 41-30 halftime lead. The Cougars trailed early but used a pair of 10-0 runs over the last 10 minutes of the first half to build that 11-point margin.

Redlands Community College women’s basketball team kicked off a tough four-game road swing with an 89-35 blowout of Southwestern Christian University’s junior varsity squad.

The Cougars have won three straight games to improve to 3-1 on the season.

Redlands made 33-of-74 shots for 45 percent including seven 3-pointers off 24 percent shooting. The Cougars were 16-of-22 from the free-throw line for 73 percent.

It took only a few minutes for El Reno High School’s football team to dash any notions of a letdown after being eliminated from the playoffs a week earlier.

El Reno closed out its 2025 campaign with a 54-0 shutout of Western Heights to finish with a 4-6 overall record.

The shutout was the third in a row over the Jets and the seventh in the series dating back to 1972.

El Reno has now won seven straight games over Western Heights and closed the District 5A-2 race in fifth place with a 3-4 record.

Extending its winning streak over its cross-county rival, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team pushed five players into double digits in a 98-57 win over Union City.

With the season-opening win, the Class B’s defending state champion has won 12 straight games over the Tigers under head coach Jacob Mayfield.

Union City slipped to 1-1 on the season.

Calumet scored 20-plus points in all four periods including 29 in the second period to secure a 51-21 halftime lead.

A day after eclipsing the century mark for the second straight game on offense, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team gave up a triple-digit effort on defense.

The Cougars dropped a 102-79 game to Allen County Community College to slip to 2-2 on the season.

The loss came on the heels of a 104-72 victory over South Central Prep.

Treston Gage scored 31 points total for the two-game set with eight rebounds. Glenn Bishop Jr. had a 31-point 14-rebound effort, while Justice Johnson followed with 23 points and eight boards.

After dropping the season opener, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team has rebounded to win back-to-back games.

The Cougars defeated Cowley County (60-48) and Pratt Community College (73-50) to move to 2-1 overall.

Haven Joseph logged 22 points and 12 rebounds for the set, followed by 20 points, nine boards and four steals from Myracle Washington. Ainslee McComas was close behind with 18 points and two boards.

Whitney Wollenberg finished with 13 points and four boards, while Karlee Harviston had 12 points and nine caroms.

El Reno High School junior Michaela Reed lies flat on her stomach in a Superwoman pose to push a bowling ball down the lane at El Reno Bowl recently.

Reed was serving as a Unified Partner for a classmate with special needs during the 2025 Special Olympics Oklahoma area bowling qualifier. Schools along Route 66 in the area competed in the event.

EDMOND – Set to run alone and having some butterflies in her stomach, El Reno High School junior Lilly Owen admits she was feeling anxious before her biggest race of the season.

“I was really nervous at first,” said Owen.

Then the gun sounded to start the 2025 Class 5A Girls Oklahoma State Cross Country Championships and those nerves simply vanished.

Both Union City High School basketball teams jumped into the win column to start the 2025-26 season, defeating Verden on the road.

The boys posted a 67-63 win after outscoring Verden 20-12 in the third period to erase a one-point halftime deficit, 32-31. The eight-point spread was key as VHS tried to rally behind a 19-16 break in the fourth.

A see-saw battle ended on a sour note as Redlands Community College women’s basketball team dropped its season opener to Kansas-based Neosho County 75-71.

Redlands trailed 16-15 after one period and it remained a one-possession game until late in the second period. The Panthers hit several 3-pointers to cap a 16-12 run and took a 32-27 lead into halftime.

The Cougars battled back in the third period with a 26-24 edge to close the gap to 56-53, but Neosho County outscored RCC 19-18 over the final 10 minutes.