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Arcadia: May 25.
Elevation normal, water 66 and stained.
Largemouth bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, jerk baits, jigs, plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, riprap, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber and weed beds. Saugeye good on hair jigs and jigs along the dam, flats, points and riprap. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs and minnows around brush structure, dam, docks, points, riprap and standing timber.

Eleven players from Canadian County were named to either the All-Star by Class or the elusive All-State team in voting by the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association.

The OBCA has branched out from under the banner of the Oklahoma Coaches Association to host its own All-State weekend and moved to three games instead of the traditional two.

The games have been moved up a month and will be played June 6 in Enid.

WEATHERFORD – Calumet High School’s three players and head coach Tyler Tignor all played a hand in the North squad winning the 2021 Western Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association’s Small School All-Star Game, 3-2.

“Our kids had a hand in all three runs and they all did some things defensively. I’m proud of them and it was good for our program,” said Tignor, who coached the squad along with Vici’s Kris Webb.

It’s been close to two years since El Reno High School’s football program held a spring workout and last week’s start of such drills was just what the Indians needed.

“We got a lot of young kids that will need to get reps with the football. The main reason for spring is to get reps with pads on for those kids and get them caught up with a lot of burning and learning.

“The veterans are also getting reps but I’m not as worried as much about them because of the experience level,” said El Reno head coach Chuck Atchison.

El Reno High School graduate Kadin Patterson signed recently to play volleyball at Rose State College in Midwest City.

She is the first player the Raiders program has signed to a scholarship offer according to RSC officials.

Redlands Community College’s baseball team had a ninth-inning rally stopped short as the Cougars season ended with a 9-6 loss to Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa.

The setback came during a play-in game for the final spot in the 2021 NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 Championship. Redlands closes the 2021 season with a 14-39 overall record and a 7-21 mark against Region 2 opponents.

Weather permitting, both El Reno and Calumet high schools will have standout senior players taking part in postseason All-Star baseball games this week.

El Reno shortstop, outfielder and pitcher Boston Ellison was named to the South roster for the 2021 Oklahoma City Area Baseball Coaches Association’s All-Star Game.

After surviving the 54-hole cut, Redlands Community College had a strong chance to finish the 2021 NJCAA Women’s Golf Championships with a top five finish.

However, the Cougars would post their highest team score of the four rounds over the final 18 holes, allowing two teams to leap-frog Redlands in the final standings.

Despite the second day of the 2021 NJCAA Women’s Golf Championships being delayed a day due to rain, the story line has become pretty clear – everyone is chasing defending champ Seminole State.

The Florida-based school, winner of two national titles, holds a 28-stroke lead over Daytona State College after 36 holes – 591-619.

Daytona, a 10-time winner and champ from 2016 until being dethroned by the Raiders in 2019, holds a 31-stroke lead over Ranger (Texas) Junior College, which was third with a 656 tally.

El Reno High School’s 2021 track season came to a close recently at the Class 5A West Regional hosted in Altus, with no thinclads advancing to the state track and field championships.

The El Reno girls did have one runner get close to a state ticket as Bailey Denwalt ran the 400-meter dash in one minute and 7.91 seconds. The effort netted her a ninth-place finish and her time was less than two seconds short of earning a pass to state as an additional qualifier.

The top three finishers in each regional race earn a trip to state.