Sports

UNION CITY – Mixing in eight timely hits between 12 walks, Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to defeat cross-county rival Calumet 12-8 last week.

El Reno High School’s boys and girls tennis teams both took fifth place last week at the 2021 Suburban Conference Championships hosted by Shawnee. The boys team had only two entries as Xiven Wallin and Jacob Guerrero both finished in sixth.

A small group of golfers faced large wind gusts last week as four teams took part in the 2021 El Reno High School Boys Invitational at Crimson Creek Golf Course. El Reno was one of the four schools but did not field a full team this season.

Tyler Norton scored from third on a botched pickoff move in the bottom of the seventh inning as Union City High School’s baseball team snapped a three-game losing streak with an 11-10 win over Hydro-Eakly. The Tigers, ranked 14th in Class A, improved to 13-4 on the season.

With gusting winds over 30 miles per hour from the south, the game plan for last week’s District 5A-1 showdown between El Reno High School’s girls soccer team and Noble was simple – take advantage of Mother Nature’s gift.

El Reno High School’s boys soccer team pulled out a nail-biter last week to snap a four-match losing streak and earn its first win in District 5A-1 action. Christian Diaz scored in the final two minutes of regulation as the Indians defeated Noble 1-0.

Redlands Community College soccer player Riley Robertson dribbles up the field during the Cougars recent season opener at Memorial Stadium. Robertson, who had originally signed with another NJCAA program, has since transferred to RCC and will have two years of eligibility.

Redlands Community College landed two players on the NJCAA All-Region 2 basketball squads during recent voting among league coaches. Forward Idalis Ortiz was one of five first-team players selected on the women’s all-region team, while Joshua Robinson was a first-team pick for the Cougars.

Right-hander Josh Harrel tossed a no-hitter last week as Redlands Community College’s baseball team split a road twinbill with Rose State College. The Cougars dropped the first game of the set 14-12, before Harrel’s efforts allowed Redlands to win game two by a 10-0 margin.

El Reno High School’s baseball team ran into a hitting and scoring freeze over the weekend in the Kingfisher bracket of the 2021 F&M Bank Classic. The Indians went 1-3, scoring a run in the eighth inning to defeat Elk City 8-7.