UNION CITY – In its closest game to date, Union City High School’s boys basketball team’s shot at its first win streak of the season came down to the final shot.
Laven Zeier's 3-pointer in the final seconds missed short as the Tigers dropped a 51-50 game to Vici in the first regular-season meeting between the Class A schools in recent years.
The loss dropped the Tigers to 1-3 on the season.
Avenging a 30-point road loss less than a week earlier, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team outscored Barton Community College 6-5 in overtime to pull out a 68-67 win over the Kansas-based program.
Barton, ranked 19th in the nation in the latest NJCAA Division I poll, defeated RCC 74-41 in their first meeting.
The win handed Barton, also nicknamed the Cougars, its first loss of the year and lifted Redlands to 6-2 overall.
Hannah Harris scored four points in the extra period, while Isabella Stafford added two points.
One of the main things I’ve learned after three decades, 34 years to be exact, of covering high school sports is that wins and losses don't always tell the whole story.
Wins and losses do not measure the successes or failures of any given season.
Sure, when the left side of the equation is greater than the right, it can keep some fans happier than others. Then there are fans who see anything short of a championship as a failure.
Morgan Brothers knocked down a 3-pointer to highlight her nine first-period points as Union City High School’s girl basketball team remains undefeated with a 57-13 win over Wanette.
The Tigers are 3-0 on the season after a 68-64 overtime win over Binger-Oney.
In the win over Wanette, Union City led 23-4 after one period, getting four points from Kamryn Cook and a pair of 3-pointers from Bree Goad.
The Tigers led 43-7 at the break and 55-7 after three periods.
Calumet High School’s boys basketball team stifled two opponents on both ends of the floor last week to remain unbeaten on the 2023-24 season.
The Chieftains defeated Lookeba-Sickles (112-41) and Lomega (76-46) to move to 3-0.
The wins extended Calumet’s regular-season winning streak to 23 straight games dating back to last season.
Jacob Mayfield’s team has logged 286 points in three games, an average of 95 per contest, while posting an average winning margin of 55 points.
It’s been an even split for Redlands Community College men’s basketball team in the early stages of the 2023-24 season, with the Cougars posting a 3-3 start.
Redlands defeated Langston University’s junior varsity (82-60), Lamar (88-81) and Nationwide Prep Academy (101-67).
The losses were to Frank Phillips (82-70), Clarendon College (100-82) and New Mexico Junior College (114-71).
Deazhon Perkins leads the Cougars in scoring through six games with 98 points off 33-of-59 (56 percent) shooting, while collecting 20 rebounds and 10 steals.
Redlands Community College women’s basketball team is off to a fast start thanks in part to some hometown help from El Reno High School’s all-time leading scorer.
Ashlyn Evans-Thompson transferred back to Redlands after playing her freshman season at East Central University in Ada.
The sophomore has made an immediate impact, leading the Cougars in scoring after seven games.
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MIDWEST CITY - Two momentum-turning calls, both going in favor of Carl Albert, put El Reno High School’s football team behind the proverbial eight ball in its seventh straight trip to the postseason.
Both calls would lead to 14 points for the top-ranked Titans and were part of a run of 42 unanswered points as Carl Albert defeated El Reno 49-21 in the bi-district round of the Class 5A playoffs.
The loss snaps a two-game win streak for El Reno and ends its season with a 6-5 record.
El Reno High School’s cheerleading squad has qualified for the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s Class 5A Game Day State Championships after placing in the top 15 on the regional level.
El Reno will compete Saturday in Moore at 4:45 p.m.
It’s the first trip to state in the competition for El Reno.
