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With a pair of two-baggers in a 21-0 nightcap win over Del City, senior Davin Shamblin became the career leader in doubles as El Reno High School’s baseball team swept a road doubleheader from the Eagles.

El Reno took the series opener 20-0 to move to 2-0 in the District 5A-1 standings and 3-0 on the season. The Indians defeated Capitol Hill 16-0 in their season opener.

Shamblin, who holds the career mark in triples with 14, broke Dalton Kudron’s mark of 31 doubles set back in 2019. He went 2-for-3 in the win with a walk and three runs scored, while driving in four runs.

Despite 12 shots in the final 11:35, El Reno High School’s girls soccer team could not get the goal needed to enact the mercy rule in a 9-0 season-opening win over U.S. Grant.

El Reno had over 40 shots in the win as the Generals crossed midfield less than 15 times in the 80-minute match and had only one shot on goal which was stopped by El Reno keeper Yaneth Moran Flores.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Seven first-half steals led to 15 points as Calumet kicked off its third straight title run with a 71-38 victory over No.10 Duke in the quarterfinals of the Class B Boys State High School Basketball Championships.

The top-ranked Chieftains improved to 26-3 on the year and will play No.8 Dover in the semifinals.

Calumet, appearing at state for the 13th time, is seeking its third spot in the title game and the eighth overall.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Playing through second-half stoppages due to lighting issues inside the Jim Norick Arena, Okarche outscored No.5 Amber-Pocasset 25-1 over the final 13:41 to rally for a 50-42 quarterfinal win in the Class A Girls State Basketball Championships.

Okarche, ranked 20th in the state, improved to 23-9 and moved into the semifinals for the 12th time in school history but the first since 2017.

The Panthers led 31-25 at the first stoppage with 5:41 left in the third period.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Okarche High School took the first step toward setting two major program records, defeating Texhoma 87-63 in the quarterfinals of the Class A Boys State High School Basketball Championships.

The top-seeded Warriors, who have held the No.1 ranking all season, moved to 30-0 with the 24-point win.

The defending state champions are looking for the school’s third overall title but the first-ever back-to-back as well as undefeated record.

“One game at a time,” said Okarche head coach Aaron West.

El Reno High School’s girls basketball team, the defending state champion, moved to within a victory of making its fifth straight trip to the Big Dance with a 46-36 win over Duncan in the Class 5A West Region 2 Championship.

The regional crown was the eighth for El Reno under head coach Jennifer Douglas, seven of those coming inside Jenks Simmons Field House.

The two-game sweep of this year’s field moves EHS to 17-1 under Douglas in this stage of the postseason.

Revenge is a dish best served – at home.

That's exactly what El Reno High School’s boys basketball team did as the Indians defeated Midwest City 83-72 to capture the Class 5A West Region 1 Championship.

The 11-point win came exactly 370 days after the Bombers defeated El Reno by 10 points in Midwest City to claim the regional title and take an inside track to the state tourney.

El Reno High School’s boys and girls wrestling teams competed last week in the 2025 Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships held at the State Fair Arena.

El Reno sent six boys and two girls to the event and returned with three placers — Matthew Snyder (fourth), Remy Whitney (second) and Brooklynn Huggins (third).

The eight wrestlers compiled an overall record of 12-12, with the boys taking 16th place and the girls 11th place.

See a complete wrap-up of state action in Saturday’s edition.

For a third year in a row, three Canadian County small school basketball teams are headed back to the Elite Eight of their respective state championships after winning either area or area consolation titles.

Calumet High School’s boys team, ranked No.1 in the state, defeated No.7 Frontier 79-38 to win the Class B, Area I Championship. The Chieftains, now 25-3 on the year, earned their 13th trip to state.