CHICKASHA – El Reno High School’s wrestling team placed four grapplers third or higher in the girls division of the 2023 Chickasha Classic, including a pair of gold medals.
Claire Solansky (115) took gold with a 5:24 fall over Santa Fe South’s Rubi Mendoza in the finals.
She posted a 3-0 record with falls over Putnam City’s Evelyn Gamas (1:12) and Westmoore’s Kyrstan Perez (0:53).
El Reno High School’s football program had two players clear the first hurdle in the quest for a roster spot on the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s All-State Team.
Senior Ryan Sigler was named to the Class 5A All-Star Team as a defensive lineman, while classmate Evan Roman Nose was named as a defensive back. While neither player was named to the final West All-State roster, they are considered to be alternate selections.
The game is set to be played July 28. Open spots on the roster ahead of kickoff are traditionally filled off the alternate list.
Hampered by a 31 percent shooting effort, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team dropped a 61-42 home game to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.
The loss slipped the Cougars to 10-12 on the season and 3-5 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.
Redlands was slated to play at Seminole State on Thursday before making up a home game with Northern Oklahoma College of Enid on Saturday, with tipoff set for 5 p.m.
While cutting down the deficit margin, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team’s recent struggles to get into the win column continued last week with a 79-72 setback to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.
The Cougars were slated to play at Seminole State on Thursday and will make up a home game with Northern Oklahoma College of Enid on Saturday, with tipoff at 7 p.m.
Redlands has lost two games in a row and four of its last five by an average margin of 15 points. The setback to the Golden Norsemen was the closest of the four losses.
Banner School’s basketball teams recently competed in the Middleberg Invitational.
CALUMET – Calumet High School’s boys basketball team features a roster of several players who can flip the script on any opponent at a moment’s notice, and last week it was guard Hunter Arnold’s turn.
Tied with Hydro-Eakly at 8-all with two minutes left in the first period, the junior turned back-to-back steals into uncontested layups and a four-point lead. He added a third steal and a basket less than a minute later as the Chieftains never trailed again in a 64-34 win over the Bobcats.
CALUMET – Calumet High School’s girls basketball team played solid offense and defense against Class A’s 15th-ranked Hydro-Eakly, but unfortunately, neither element came together for long periods of time.
The unranked Chieftains were outscored in all four periods as the Bobcats spoiled Calumet’s senior night activities with a 58-28 win.
Calumet was coming off a 43-29 loss to Laverne a day earlier as the Chieftains have now lost three games in a row and five out of the last six.
The losing streak leaves CHS with an 11-11 season record.
After hearing an appeal from school administration, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has handed down the equivalent of a five-match suspension for El Reno High School head wrestling coach Tyrone Lewis.
El Reno Superintendent Matt Goucher confirmed the district received a letter of notice from the OSSAA on Jan. 26. The letter stated that Lewis is to be suspended until the Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships, set for Feb. 24-25.
El Reno High School’s basketball teams had only one date scheduled last week, a road trip to state-ranked Kingfisher.
However, those games were canceled due to winter weather and have been rescheduled for Feb. 13. Game times will be 6:30 p.m. for varsity girls and 8 p.m. for boys.
Both teams will return to action Tuesday night at Lawton MacArthur.
El Reno High School’s wrestling team headed west to California recently as one of two programs from Oklahoma to compete in the 2023 MidCals Classic – placing fifth overall.
The 68-team tournament is hosted by Gilroy High School, south of San Jose, which is coached by former NCAA All-American and UFC champion Daniel Cormier. He wrestled at Oklahoma State for two seasons with El Reno head coach Tyrone Lewis and both trained on the Olympic circuit from 2004 through 2008.
