Sports

Body El Reno High School’s football team went through a two and a half hour padded practice Friday, starting the countdown clock to this week’s preseason scrimmage with Elk City. The Indians visit the Elks Friday, with junior high squads taking the field at 5 p.m.

Body Union City High School’s baseball team got a delayed start to the 2022 fall season over the weekend, taking third in the Earlsboro Invitational with a 2-1 record. The Tigers dropped a close 6-5 game to Moss in pool play but bounced back for a 10-8 decision over Vanoss.

Body As other teams fine-tune their starting lineup ahead of season openers, El Reno High School’s volleyball team has been retooling its attack due to an untimely injury.

Body Union City pitcher Emily Griggs snagged a game-ending groundout with the tying run at second base as the Tigers opened up the fast-pitch softball season with a 7-6 win over Velma Alma.

Body Calumet High School’s baseball team cranked out its first double-digit hit total of the season last week en route to a 12-2 win over Hydro-Eakly. The Chieftains improved to 2-0 on the season with the win. Cody Thiessen’s team went 10-of-29 (.

Body El Reno High School’s football program was slated to wrap up its four days of non-contact preseason drills on Thursday, before putting the pads on for the first time this preseason on Friday. The Indians will travel to Elk City Aug. 19 for their lone scrimmage.

Body El Reno’s Maizlynn Steenbergen, a fifth-grader at Banner School, recently won the Girls 11 and Under age bracket during the 2022 Lake Hefner Golf Championship.  

Body El Reno High School’s football program kicked off two-a-day preseason football drills Monday morning on the turf at Memorial Stadium.

Body NORMAN – Being billed as an upper echelon team with state tournament potential, Calumet High School’s baseball program wasted little time in testing those predictions.

Body A year ago, El Reno High School’s softball team went on the road and beat higher-seeded Duncan twice to earn a trip to the Class 5A State Championships – the program’s second trip in three seasons.