Sports

Body State-ranked Calumet and Union City High School’s baseball teams earned hosting rights for the district round of the playoffs and charged into the postseason on winning notes.

Body Redlands Community College’s baseball team stayed in the thick of the chase for a spot in the postseason tournament by splitting a recent four-game set with Carl Albert. Each team won a home game, with Redlands logging wins by scores of 14-3 and 7-1.

Body El Reno High School’s baseball team lost the consolation finals at the 2023 89ers Classic in Guthrie by way of a 4-1 loss to Perkins-Tryon, but the big story came a day earlier.

Body El Reno High School’s girls soccer team had its two-match win streak snapped last week as playoff hopes took a serious, if not fatal, setback with a 5-0 shutout loss to Guymon. It was El Reno’s fourth shutout loss in league play as the Indians slipped to 5-6 on the season.

Body Guymon scored on its first and fourth shot attempts of the first half and steamrolled past El Reno High School’s boys soccer team 11-1 in a critical District 5A-2 match for both teams.

Body While dropping back below the 400-stroke mark, El Reno High School’s boys golf team ran into a strong field at the 2023 Kingfisher Yellowjackets Invitational. El Reno carded a round of 387 to place 21st in the 23-team field, beating Putnam City North (401) and Anadarko (442).

Body Tuning up for a run in the NJCAA Southwest District Championship, Redlands Community College’s golf team tied for third last week at the 2023 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.

Body It took two days and an array of elements from Mother Nature, but El Reno High School’s baseball team earned its first district sweep of the 2023 season over the Southeast Spartans. Originally set for a one-day doubleheader, El Reno took the first game by a 15-0 score.

Body El Reno High School’s track team made the long trip north to Ponca City for the 2023 Jerry Runyan Wildcat Relays, turning in two top eight finishes in the team standings. The El Reno girls placed fourth in the Large School Division with a season-high 48 points.

Body Returning to the Oklahoma City Tennis Center for its third tourney of the season, El Reno High School’s girls squad ran into some tough brackets at the 2023 Guthrie Invitational. El Reno logged a 13th-place finish, led by Jayna Graham at No.1 singles.