Spotting Elk City two runs in the first inning, El Reno High School’s summer baseball team’s rally efforts were hampered by untimely strikeouts.
The Indians slipped to 1-2 for the summer after dropping a 4-1 game to the Elks in which El Reno left four base runners stranded – all in scoring position.
Among the 15 outs for El Reno, 10 were by strikeouts and five of those came with runners on the paths.
CALUMET – In its biggest battle of the summer season, Calumet High School’s baseball team remains unbeaten with a sweep of Mustang in Red Dirt League action.
The Chieftains are now 5-0-1 on the summer and 3-0-1 in the RDL standings after beating the Broncos 3-0 in the first game of the doubleheader before taking the nightcap by a 4-3 margin.
In Red Dirt League play, the opening game of any set counts toward league standings.
The sweep of the Broncos was part of a four-game run for the Chieftains that included a pickup series with Okarche.
Though the basketball and baseball portions were played on the eastern side of the state, both El Reno and Calumet high schools were represented in the 2024 Oklahoma Native All-State Games.
Calumet had two players on the rosters as Dalton Belcher played in his second All-Star basketball game and his third elite contest of the summer.
He was on the White team which defeated the Blue squad 97-82.
Belcher was 1-of-3 from the 3-point arc for his only points of the game. He added five rebounds and four assists.
El Reno High School’s volleyball program held a three-day youth camp recently.
There were two sessions each day depending on player skill levels.
After an 18-year hiatus, the Oklahoma Native All-State Football Game was played last week in El Reno.
The halftime show at the 2024 Oklahoma Native All-State Football Game, held at El Reno’s Memorial Stadium, was a demonstration of different styles of Native American dances performed by women and men of all ages.
Dion Kaulaity spent his 19th birthday playing the sport he loves in front of his hometown friends and family.
However, the El Reno High School graduate had one birthday wish that he tried hard to make happen but just fell a little short of unwrapping.
“I really wanted to get this win. I was surprised the game was on my birthday and it’s a blessing to be out here. I thought the way we drove down and scored and then stopped them on both of their 2-point conversions that we were going to get the win,” said Kaulaity.
El Reno High School football coach Russell Cook had one simple comment to both the East and West squads following the nail-biting conclusion to the 2024 Oklahoma Native American All-State Football Game.
“After spending nearly a week with those kids, I told them I loved them for who they are and for what they do representing their tribes and communities,” said Cook, who is part Cherokee.
The end of a basketball season, be it with a state championship or heartbreak, is always tough for both high school seniors and the coaches who have spent years guiding them.
However, there are those seasons in which those special bonds created get revived for one last time, months later, on the hardwood through the All-Star Games.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Calumet High School right-hander Carson Cooper took a no-hitter into the fourth inning as the Chieftains toppled Class 6A’s Putnam City 9-3 in Red Dirt League action.
The win over the Pirates moved Calumet to 2-0 in the league standings following a 6-3 road decision over Crossings Christian.
Cooper struck out seven batters and allowed two walks in three complete innings before yielding the mound to the bullpen. Brendon Voss, David Walling and Wyatt Cox combined for a four-inning line of five walks, three runs, three hits and three strikeouts.
