Sports

Body The first-ever game utilizing a shot clock in the 71-year history of Jenks Simmons Field House came with two 35-second violations and some on-the- job training for the home team.“We didn’t even practice using the shot clock for this game.

Body After battling through three ties and nine lead changes in the second half, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team was outscored 13-3 in the final four minutes of a 71-63 loss to the Oklahoma City Knights.

Body For the first time since 2019, the lights at El Reno’s Jenks Simmons Field House will be dark on game days for the upcoming Class 5A playoffs as neither El Reno High School basketball teams will host a regional.

Body El Reno High School’s boys wrestling team took part in the Class 5A West Regional Championships last week in Noble.El Reno advanced three wrestlers to state.See our next edition for a regional wrap-up.

Body With three games left in the regular season, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team made the jump into third place in the NJCAA Region 2 standings with a 70-56 win over Western Oklahoma.The Cougars are on an eight-game win streak to improve to 23-4 on the season.

Body Camren Hunt scored a team-leading 18 points as Redlands Community College men’s basketball team remains in a tie for seventh place in the NJCAA Region 2 standings with a 75-67 win over Western Oklahoma.

Body SHAWNEE – In just her second year in the sport of wrestling, El Reno High School junior Seely Chronister extended the school’s streak of state qualifiers to five straight years.

Body CALUMET – Head and shoulders above anyone else, 20th-ranked Timberlake had the two biggest players on the court - including 6-foot-8 senior post Paxton Glenn.Calumet had the speed, bench depth and discipline of a defending state champion.Calumet won out in a big way.

Body El Reno High School’s football program held a signing party for four seniors recently.Signing (from left) were Omar Tristan, Brad Palmer, Rustyn Cook and Brendon Evans.

Body CALUMET – With two of its main scoring threats on the bench with five fouls, sixth-ranked Calumet took the next-player-up approach to protect a double-digit fourth-period lead in a playoff game with Timberlake.