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A 10-point run to close the first period gave Guymon a spark of hope against top-seeded El Reno High School’s girls basketball team in the Class 5A West Region 1 Championships.

It also awoke a sleeping giant.

El Reno erased a one-point deficit with a 26-0 run to open the second period and rolled to a 73-33 victory of the Tigers to remain unbeaten on the season at 24-0.

The Indians have now tied the school record for the most wins in a single season, a mark set during a state run in 2021-22.

While it took a game longer than desired, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team made its way back to the area round of the Class 5A playoffs for an 11th straight year after posting a 2-1 record in regional play.

El Reno defeated Lawton MacArthur 57-48 to win the Class 5A West Region 4 Consolation Championship and ended the Highlanders season.

El Reno High School had seven wrestlers competing in the 2024 Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships.

Brooklynn Huggins sets up a pinning move on Tulsa Union’s Ma’Kadrian Titus during a pigtail match.

Niko Gonzalez works through a leg lock move by Chickasha’s Clint Longanacre to set up a takedown in the quarterfinal round.

Calumet High School’s boys basketball team moved to within a victory of tying the school record for the most wins in a single season, beating Kinta 46-30 to win the Class B, Area I Championship.

The 16-point win, the 26th by double digits this season and the fourth of the playoffs, lifts the top-ranked Chieftains to 29-0 on the season.

It also returns Jacob Mayfield’s team back to the Elite Eight of the Class B state field for a second straight year and the 10th time since 2000. The Chieftains will be making their 12th state appearance since 1998.

For the first time in its 113-year history, the Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships will be spread out over three days, with El Reno having four male grapplers in the field bidding for gold.

Niko Gonzalez (126), Matthew Snyder (132), Preston Scott (144) and Hunter Davidson (157) punched state tickets from a tough Class 5A West Regional Championship hosted by Duncan.

Class 5A state was set to start Thursday evening at the Oklahoma State Fair Arena with pigtail and first-round matches for both girls and boys.

Both El Reno teams were set to open regional play this weekend.

The girls drew a first-round bye and were slated to face Guymon in the regional finals.

The Indians were at Midwest City against Santa Fe South in the first round.

Seniors on El Reno High School’s boys basketball team were honored recently.

Each senior was given a wooden jersey-shaped plaque and a Pendleton blanket provided by C&A Tribes District 2 legislators George Woods (Cheyenne) and Kendricks Sleeper (Arapaho).
 

The hopes of a county small schools team appearing in the 2024 Girls Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships for a third straight season has fallen squarely on the shoulders of unranked Okarche High School.

However, the Warriors will have some work to do with their backs to the wall.

Okarche must win three straight games to claim the Class A, Area I Consolation Championships and a ticket to the Elite Eight for a third consecutive season. The first test was against No.15 Texhoma.

Three of Canadian County’s small schools boys basketball teams remain in contention for their respective state tournaments, with Calumet and Okarche moving to within one win of reaching the Elite Eight.

Class B’s top-ranked Calumet High School, now 28-0, is seeking a return trip to state and its 11th overall starting Friday in Henryetta.

The Chieftains will take on sixth-ranked Kitna in the Class B, Area II Championships. It will be a repeat of last year’s state semifinals game which CHS won 39-34.