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El Reno downs No.7 Eagles in PC festival

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After having a four-game win streak snapped, El Reno High School’s baseball team rebounded to post one of its biggest victories of the season, closing the 2026 Bryson Cael Festival with a winning record.

El Reno defeated Class 2A-2’s seventh-ranked Oklahoma Christian Academy 12-0 to go 2-1 in the event. The Indians lost to Bethany (14-4) but bested host team Putnam City (5-4).

El Reno is now 6-6 on the season following an 0-4 start.

Garrett March eyes a pickoff throw to the bag

ER tennis teams drop home dual with HCP

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A gusting south wind played havoc with El Reno High School’s tennis team in its second and last home dual of the season, a shutout loss to Harding Charter Prep at the Legion Park courts.

El Reno slipped to 0-2 in duels with a 7-0 loss to the Eagles despite winning 47 of the 89 games played but winning just one set.

The girls lost 4-0 after falling on the short end of a 54-26 score in games won and lost. In No.1 singles play, Serenity Billings lost to Meera Assaiah (6-3/6-3), while No.2 singles player MaeKenna Wyrick fell in three sets to Regina Ramos (2-6/6-0/7-10).

Jacob Richey follows through on a serve

Ba takes hurdling gold, thinclads start under elements

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Rain, gusting winds and cold temperatures greeted El Reno High School’s track team in its kickoff to the 2026 season at the Southmoore Sabercats Relays.

The El Reno girls took fifth place in the team standings with 18 points, highlighted by a gold-medal effort in the 300-meter hurdles by junior Khadija Ba in a time of 57.31 seconds.

She was 1.31 seconds faster than Newcastle’s Riley Ann Wilmouth and three seconds quicker than third place.

Indians collar Saint Bernards with 5A-1 run-rule setbacks

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Senior Mason Fulton scored the game-winning run on a dropped ball as El Reno High School’s baseball team completed a two-game sweep of Santa Fe South to move back to even ground in district play.

El Reno took the series opener on the road by a 12-2 score, then capped off the sweep with an 11-1 decision at the Hub Reed Complex.

The Indians have won three straight games to move to 4-5 on the year.

Preston Ashford lets loose of a pitch

ER logs wins in 81 Classic, Richey medals

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Although winning games and sets in each bracket entered, El Reno High School’s tennis team brought home only one medal from the 2026 81 West Classic.

Playing at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center, El Reno placed seventh or better in seven divisions, yet only a runner-up finish by Jacob Richey garnered the hardware.

Richey, playing No.2 singles, had a quarterfinal bye before defeating Chisholm’s John Reed (7-5/4-6/10-8) in the semifinals. He would drop the title match to Elk City’s Ryker Coslow (6-2/6-1).

MaeKenna Wyrick reaches out to hit a forehand return shot

Boys remain undefeated, girls shut out

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El Reno High School’s soccer teams, dormant for close to two weeks, jumped back into action last week with a road split against the Noble Bears.

The El Reno boys move to 3-0 on the year with a season-high five goals in a shutout win over the Bears.

Jose Apracio logged two goals and an assist, while Angel Zarate scored twice and Philip Oakes added a goal.

Diego Reyes, Demarco Guzman and Tristan Chandler had an assist each.

Aldo De La Torre was in net for El Reno and made five saves.

Angel Zarate (7) runs after a loose ball

El Reno logs top 10 finish in opener

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El Reno High School’s girls golf team kicked off the 2026 season last week with a top 10 finish at the Putnam City North Invitational.

Playing the West Course at Lincoln Park in Oklahoma City, El Reno posted a team score of 403 to take eighth place.

The Indians edged out Yukon by a shot and Piedmont’s junior varsity by 32 shots to close out the top 10.

Sophomore Radley Miller led El Reno with a round of 92 (48-44) to place 17th in the individual medalist race.

Lily Elliott’s 97 (48-49) netted her a 31st spot, while Addysen Ashford carded a 99 (49-50) for 35th.

Redlands golfers retain OCAC title by one stroke over Aggies

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A coveted piece of hardware from the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference, better known as NJCAA Region 2, will be staying in El Reno for another season.

Redlands Community College won the OCAC Women’s Golf Championships for a fifth straight season last week, besting Murray State College by a stroke, after posting its two lowest rounds of the spring season.

The Cougars carded rounds of 299 and 310 on the Lakeview Golf Course in Ardmore to record a 609 for the 36-hole event.

Redlands Community College women’s golf team

Calumet, Union City back up state rankings with victories

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Hayden Mayfield picked up two more wins from the pitcher’s plate as Calumet High School’s slow-pitch softball team rolled to victories over Sentinel and Hinton.

The Chieftains downed Sentinel (12-1) and Hinton (9-0) to earn wins in four of their last five games.

Calumet, now 5-3 on the season, holds the No.12 ranking in the latest Class A poll.

Mayfield (5-2) posted an eight-inning line of six hits, three strikeouts, a run and a walk over the two games.

The defense behind her logged 107 put-outs and 19 assists and turned nine double plays.

Juliana Pappe avoids touching an errant pickoff throw as she slides into second base

Tigers extend streak, Chieftains drop battle of No.1s

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Aiden Williams ovecame a rocky road start to earn his third win of the season as Union City High School’s baseball team defeated Class A2’s 20th-ranked Minco 5-4.

It was the Tigers third win in a 24-hour period after run-ruling Apache (18-1) and Ninnekah (13-5) to improve to 8-1 on the season.

Union City moved up a spot in the latest Class A2 poll to fourth.

Dawson Davidson tries to duck under a tag
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