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Redlands Community College men’s basketball team earned its second victory in the last five games, defeating Loyalty College Prep 86-44.

The 42-point non-league blowout moved the Cougars to 4-4 on the season.

Redlands shot 43 percent from the field (35-of-81) and made 11 3-point baskets off 31 percent shooting. Jayden Forrest knocked down four of those treys, followed by Camren Hunt with three.

Jarren Cargil added two treys and RCC got one each from Cristian McElveen and Madden Padilla.

OKARCHE – Senior Jett Mueggenborg added his name to the school and state record books as Okarche High School’s boys basketball team cruised to a pair of lopsided home wins.

The Warriors moved to 3-0 on the season with victories over the Bison (92-33) and Burns Flat-Dill City (99-26).

Okarche has now won 44 straight games dating back to the end of the 2023-24 season.

Mueggenborg became the school’s newest player to eclipse the 2,000-point career scoring mark behind Barry Schwarz (2,674).

He’s now the 147th player in state history to reach the milestone.

El Reno High School senior Ariana Estrada (center) recently signed with Friends University to be a part of the Falcons dance team.

Calumet High School senior Kaleb Thiessen (seated center) recently signed a scholarship to play baseball for Big 12 Conference powerhouse Texas Tech.

OKARCHE – Putting on a clinic in both half- and full-court defense, Okarche High School’s girls basketball team forced 52 turnovers in a sweep of Geary and Burns Flat-Dill City in less than 24 hours.

Okarche defeated the Bison 64-19 and Burns Flat-Dill City 59-29 to move to 2-1 on the season.

The majority of those turnovers were steals, 49 between the two games, leading to 57 of the team’s 123 combined points. Katie Parham led Okarche in steals with 13, followed by Callie Cramer with six.

Kate Baustert added five steals and Logan White posted four steals.

UNION CITY – A trio of missed 3-point shots in the final 30 seconds knocked Union City High School’s girls basketball team out of the win column in a 37-34 setback to Asher.

The loss dropped Union City to 2-2 on the season.

The Tigers tied the game at 34-all with 2:43 left on one of two free throws by Kamryn Cook.

Asher then fired back with the last of its nine 3-pointers in the game to go up by three with 1:17 left.

El Reno High School senior infielder Kyla Killingsworth (seated center) signed last week to play softball at Northern Oklahoma College of Enid.

With one of the most prolific scoring offenses over the past decade, very few statistical occurrences have not piled up for Calumet High School’s boys basketball team under head coach Jacob Mayfield.

Senior Kingston Arnold changed that by adding a rare triple-double as the Chieftains, the defending Class B state champion, moved to 3-0 on the year with a 97-46 road win over Lomega.

“Kingston was all over the place and he really carved them up. That’s just the second triple-double I’ve seen since I got here in 2015,” said Mayfield.

A pair of back-to-back wins by a combined 15 points lifted Redlands Community College women’s basketball team to 4-0 on a recent road trip.

Three of those games were in Kansas, producing victories over Colby (76-31), Barton (52-42) and Cowley (50-45) Community Colleges.

The road sweep lifted Redlands to 6-1 on the season and extended its current win streak to six.

Alaura Pruitt paced the team in scoring in the Kansas set with 33 points, 13 rebounds, five steals and a blocked shot. Haven Joseph followed with 23 points, 20 boards.

Redlands Community College men’s basketball team split games last week including an 84-71 road loss to Dallas College of Richmond.

The loss dropped the Cougars to 3-4 on the season after RCC defeated Fort Scott Community College 95-85 at home. Redlands has lost three of its last four games.

Jayden Forrest led the Cougars in scoring for the set with 35 points, seven assists, three rebounds and two steals. Glenn Bishop followed with 27 points, 11 boards and five steals.