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The Indians were in Lawton Friday night to take on the MacArthur Highlanders for the area championship. El Reno, ranked 16th in the state, needed a win either Friday night or Saturday to make a repeat trip to the Class 5A state tourney in Tulsa.

Jennifer Douglas’ team was in Tahlequah starting Thursday for the area round, needing one win out of the next two games to earn a trip back to Tulsa and the Class 5A state tourney.  

El Reno High School’s boys powerlifting team recently took second place in the Large School division at the 2021 Chickasha meet, scoring 118 points. Caleb Hulbutta led the way for El Reno with a first-place effort in the 275-pound weight class, beating his weight total for the season by 75 pounds.

Redlands Community College women’s basketball team remained second in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference standings following a recent 50-38 win over Connors State College.

El Reno High School’s soccer teams took to the pitch last week to open the 2021 season, recording one win in four road matches as the Indians play their first three dates away from Memorial Stadium. The El Reno girls improved to 1-1 on the season with a 1-0 win over Chickasha in the U.S. 81 Battle.

Redlands Community College’s baseball team kicked off the 2021 season with a 5-4 win over Clarendon College, but has since fallen on hard times with a five-game losing streak. The Cougars dropped three games to the Bulldogs by duplicate 11-1 scores and a 16-4 defeat after winning the opener.

After allowing Tulsa Bishop Kelley nine straight points to tie the game, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team went on a 33-12 run to close the first half and pull away from the Comets.

OKLAHOMA CITY – In his first season back on the sidelines, Rodney Haydon’s team is one win away from making a return to the Class 5A state tourney after missing the Tulsa trip last year. El Reno, ranked 16th in Class 5A, defeated No.15 Southeast 69-62 to win the Class 5A West Region 2 Championship.

OKLAHOMA CITY – While El Reno High School’s wrestling team fell short of a team or individual title at the Class 5A Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships, the Indians still finished as the highest placer from the west.

Calumet High School’s boys basketball team has fallen a win shy of making the state tourney, losing two games in the Class A, West Area 1 Championships. The fifth-ranked Chieftains had their 16-game win streak snapped with a 36-33 loss to third-ranked Arapaho-Butler.