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Pushing four players into double-digit scoring, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team rebounded from a semifinal loss to defeat Millwood 74-54 in the third-place game of the 2021 Anadarko Warriors Classic.

Despite giving up three of the final four weights, El Reno High School’s wrestling team posted a wire-to-wire road win over Guthrie to remain undefeated on the season. El Reno’s 42-39 win over the Bluejays lifted the Indians, ranked sixth in Class 5A’s dual team rankings, to 2-0 on the season.

El Reno High School’s wrestling team, ranked fourth in Class 5A, dominated Weatherford in its first dual match of the 2020-21 season – posting a 48-27 win over the Eagles.

Jumping back into the win column with a vengeance, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team defeated 13th-ranked Shawnee last week 46-22 for its first Suburban Conference win. El Reno, ranked ninth in the same Class 5A poll, improved to 2-1 on the season and 1-1 in the league standings.

El Reno High School’s boys basketball team kicked off a four-game road swing on a sour note, losing a Class 5A top 10 battle with fifth-ranked Shawnee 57-46 in Suburban Conference action. The loss dropped El Reno, ranked ninth in the state, to 2-1 on the season and 1-1 in the league standings.

Despite a three-week break, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team played well according to head coach Jacob Mayfield in the Chieftains first game of the new year. Calumet, ranked fifth in Class A, remains undefeated with a 95-41 win over Lookeba-Sickles.

Facing a tough schedule is nothing new to El Reno High School’s boys basketball program, but even veteran skipper Rodney Haydon shakes his head in disbelief at the path ahead. “I’ve been trying to tell people that the schedule is ridiculous, but the kids are excited and the coaches are excited too.

While the sample size has been small, the biggest hurdle facing the El Reno High School girls basketball team at the holiday break is something head coach Jennifer Douglas can see but not grasp – time. “Once we get our confidence in playing with each other, then we are going to be OK.

Without question the holiday season has brought a wave of cooperation and sharing among residents in our state. It’s what many refer to as the “Oklahoma Standard.”

El Reno High School’s wrestling team got an early Christmas present as the Indians closed out the 2020 portion of their schedule by winning the Max Dippel Memorial Tournament.