El Reno High School’s tennis team served up the first of its 2026 home dates last week, dropping a 4-2 decision to Weatherford at the Legion Park courts.
With no doubles teams, El Reno went 1-1 on the boys side. Jacob Richey won at No.2 singles 6-0/6-1 over Weatherford’s Ethan Nguyen.
Sergio Roses dropped his No.1 singles bid to Carson Bonner 1-6/3-6.
Riding a 19-0 edge in total shots, El Reno High School’s girls soccer team kicked off the 2026 season with an 8-0 road win over U.S. Grant.
El Reno had six different players score, led by Haven Fleenor and Lily Hayes with two goals each. Grisell Guzman, Karsyn Conner, Zamora Santos and Sinthia Puebla added a goal each.
Guzman and Hayes each logged an assist.
Hayes topped all shooters with seven shots, three on goal, followed by Conner with four shots. Fleenor added three shots, Guzman with two and Gracie Colson with one shot.
Redlands Community College women’s basketball team will be the third seed for the upcoming NJCAA Region 2 postseason championship after splitting the final two games of the regular season.
The Cougars lost their rematch with Seminole State (57-52) before posting a 49-40 win over Northern Oklahoma College of Enid to cap the season with a 28-5 record.
The split left Redlands with a 12-4 record in the Region 2 standings, a half game back of No.25 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (12-3) and two and a half games back of No.24 Murray State (14-1).
With a bye on the final day of the regular season for NJCAA Region 2 teams, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team knows it’s made the postseason tournament.
Unknown is just what seed.
The Cougars closed out the regular season at 13-17 with a 58-55 win over Northern Oklahoma College of Enid. The Cougars dropped a road game at Seminole State (76-69) four days earlier.
The split left Redlands with a 7-9 Region 2 record for sixth, a half game back of Eastern Oklahoma for fifth.
Despite losing to Del City in the Class 5A West Region 2 Championship, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team remains in the hunt for a third straight state championship.
It’s just going to take a longer path to get back to state to defend that title.
El Reno, now 14-10 on the season, will have to battle through the consolation bracket in the area round of the playoffs.
The 43-24 loss to Del City came after El Reno entered into the double-elimination 5A playoff bracket with a 36-14 victory over Duncan in the regional semifinals.
MIDWEST CITY – Gabe Osburn’s last-ditch 3-pointer from half-court hit off the rim as El Reno High School’s boys basketball team had its season come to an end in the semifinals of the Class 5A West Region 3 Championship.
El Reno closes with a 9-16 overall record after the 58-56 loss to Bishop McGuinness. It’s been more than 12 years since the Indians have failed to advance out of the regional round.
“This doesn’t happen to us very often,” said El Reno head coach Rodney Haydon to his players about the first-round loss.
For the first time since 2009, Calumet and Okarche high schools have qualified both boys and girls teams to the Elite Eight brackets in their respective classes for the 2026 Oklahoma Basketball State Championships.
The feat, 17 years in the making, was set up after both boys teams won their area championships, while the girls squads earned state passes through the consolation side.
The Calumet boys claimed the Class B1, Area I title with a 79-39 victory over No.11 Hammon. The Chieftains, ranked second in the state, improved to 26-3 on the year.
El Reno High School’s soccer teams hosted 17 other schools Saturday for the EHS Spring Classic.
The preseason event was spread out over four different fields in Adams Park.
El Reno opens the regular season Tuesday at U.S. Grant.
El Reno High School senior Diesel Baker works the upper body of Claremore’s Kale Shultz during their 138-pound quarterfinal match at the 2026 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s Wrestling State Championships.
Baker lost the match by a point.
See Saturday’s paper for a state wrap-up.
El Reno High School first baseman Garrett Moss reaches around a Shawnee base runner to try and grab a pickoff throw during the Indians preseason game with the Wolves at the Hub Reed Complex.
The ball got away from Moss, which allowed the runner to take second base.
El Reno was slated to kick off the 2026 spring season Monday against Midwest City.
