Sports

Body Mother Nature’s recent blast of winter weather forced the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association to push back the time frame for the upcoming Class 5A playoffs.

Body Paige Primeaux has shot and made hundreds of baskets inside Jenks Simmons Field House over her El Reno High School career. However, all those shots fall short in comparison to the one she took in the Indians regular-season finale against the Oklahoma City Storm.

Body Head coach Tyrone Lewis will have his second largest contingent on the mats this weekend as seven El Reno High School grapplers qualified for the 2022 Class 5A State High School Wrestling Championships.

Body El Reno High School’s baseball team scrimmaged North Rock Creek and Minco last week at the Hub Reed Complex.

Body El Reno High School’s boys powerlifting team took fifth place at the 2022 Dave Tapp Invitational hosted in Chickasha. El Reno had three lifters place, with Bradley Chavers winning the 123-pound weight class with a total weight of 930 pounds, up 35 pounds from his last outing.

Body Okarche High School’s girls basketball team is now one win away from making a return trip to the Class A state tourney after defeating 20th-ranked Stuart 76-55 to win the Area II, Region A Championship.

Body While it took an extra day, the area rounds of the Class A playoffs are now set and Calumet High School remains one of two programs in the county still left in the chase for the Big Dance. But the sixth-ranked Chieftains will have to do it the hard way.

Body Struggling with a full-court press from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team dropped a 64-55 home game to the Norsemen. The loss moved Redlands to 12-11 on the season and 6-9 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings for sixth place.

Body Redlands Community College men’s basketball team jumped into a tie for sixth place in the NJCAA Region 2 standings with a 78-67 home win over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. The victory came a day after a 74-73 road loss to Western Oklahoma State College.

Body Utilizing nine different players to score points, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team locked up second place in the Suburban Conference standings last week with a 55-29 road win over Noble.