While he stops short of calling it a rebuild, El Reno High School boys basketball coach Rodney Haydon calls the month of June critical to his program’s rebound from the loss of a large graduation class.
“We are grinding things out and putting in the time. We went to Mustang team camp and played six games with the varsity and then took the junior varsity to Okarche. The varsity will go back there this week.
Hernan Blanco hit a walk-off triple as El Reno High School’s Varsity 1 baseball team kicked off its summer schedule with a 9-0 win over Crossings Christian School.
The victory was part of a Red Dirt League doubleheader, with El Reno sweeping the Knights via a 9-3 decision in the nightcap. El Reno is playing in the RDL Wooden Bat Division.
El Reno High School’s boys basketball program held its youth skills camp last week inside Jenks Simmons Field House and Annex.
Campers worked on fundamentals such as dribbling, passing, shooting and free throws. There were also individual and team competitions.
The Route 66 Triathlon was held over the weekend around Lake El Reno and along Route 66.
The three-stage event featured several distance races.
Brad Tilman of Oklahoma City flexes his muscles as he heads out on the running stage.
See Saturday’s edition for a wrap-up of the event, which celebrated its 18th year in El Reno.
Less than a month into his tenure as defensive coordinator, Michael Pruitt has already gotten a leg up on veteran coach and El Reno High School offensive play-caller Graham Snelding.
The two coached teams for the intrasquad scrimmage which capped off EHS’ spring drills, with Pruitt’s team edging out the other by a touchdown.
“Coach Pruitt and Coach Snelding sat down and tried to even out both teams as best as they could. It showed that our offense is ahead of our defense but the major part of that is we have a new defensive coordinator.
As overnight showers yielded to sunny skies, the 2023 Mary K. Ashbrook Kids Fishing Derby drew close to 300 youth anglers to the banks of Lake El Reno.
Hosted by the El Reno Sportsman’s Club, the event pulled in a total of 291 anglers ranging in age from under 3 years old up to age 15.
The field snagged several species of fish including bass, catfish, crappie and carp, leading to 114 youth presenting catches for the weigh-in.
El Reno High School point guard Carter Roman Nose drives around a Newcastle defender in the first half of the Indians game with the Racers to kick off EHS’ run in the 2023 Mustang Boys Summer League.
El Reno rallied to defeat Newcastle before dropping close games to Mustang and Putnam City West.
See upcoming editions for a recap.
With the ball tucked snug in his glove, El Reno High School shortstop Gavin Tinsley swings around to tag out a Crossings Christian base runner at second base during the opening contest of a two-game set with the Knights to kick off the 2023 Summer Red Dirt League.
El Reno won both games. See Wednesday's paper for a recap of the series.
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Arcadia: May 28.
Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 71°F and stained.
Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits, small lures and spinnerbaits around coves, shorelines, standing timber and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, punch bait, shad and stinkbait around points, riprap, and rocks.
Redlands Community College’s baseball team picked up a pair of postseason honors recently in voting among league coaches.
Sophomores Tyson Eastwood and Kyler Denton, both from Fort Cobb, earned Second Team All-Region honors on the NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 squads.
Eastwood was also named one of the Gold Glove Award winners for Region 2, Division 2.
Both players filled multiple positions for the Cougars, who made the postseason tourney as an eighth seed after a year hiatus from the playoffs.
