Sports

El Reno’s Jimmy Johnston tries to keep the nose of his boat down as he flies off the starting line during last year’s Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races. This year’s event starts Friday with testing and races kick off Saturday at noon on Lake El Reno.

Having spent years watching her dad race jet boats on the Southern Drag Boat Association circuit, it was only natural that El Reno’s Radley Miller would catch the bug to jump into the driver’s seat. “I don’t know when it started. I just liked going to the lake and watching him race.

Northeast Birch: July 10. Elevation is .5 ft. below normal, water temperature 85°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait around channels, points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure.

Though it was a small sampling of games to survey, El Reno High School baseball coach Keith Hill says his program and its group of younger players grew over the summer. “This summer was a good starting point to build from as long as we don’t get complacent and level off or slip back,” said Hill.

If you are a fan of drag boat racing, you will have only one chance this year to catch some of the quickest non-capsule crafts fly across Lake El Reno.

Fueled by a second straight walk-off single, El Reno High School’s baseball team closed out its summer schedule with a 12-11 come-from-behind win over Shawnee. The Indians finished the summer on a five-game win streak and went 5-1 in the Wooden Bat Division of the Red Dirt League standings.

Northwest Canton: July 3. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and clear. White bass good on jigs and minnows around main lake. Fort Supply: July 3. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and murky. Channel catfish fair around channels and main lake.

From the boys soccer team picking up trash around the Adams Park fields to the volleyball program stuffing food boxes for Blessing Baskets, El Reno High School’s athletes have been giving back to the community.

CHICKASHA – Coaches for winter and spring sports at El Reno High School have the luxury of sitting back and viewing data collected from summer league action for retooling their programs as needed.

Holding a seven-run lead and playing under a scorching sun with temperatures hovering near triple digits, El Reno High School head coach Keith Hill had one simple request of his players. “Let’s not go back out in the field again,” said Hill. His players obliged.