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Redlands Community College wrapped up its recent three-match road swing in NJCAA Region 2 play with a 1-2 record after dropping a 3-0 score to the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain.

The loss came on the heels of a 3-1 win over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Redlands is now 2-3 in the Region 2 standings for fifth place. The Cougars are 4-3-1 on the season.

Redlands goals in the NEO win were by Jaidyn Gonzalez, Paige Treat and Jordan Willeford. Ashanti Lewis logged two assists and Gonzalez a third.

Finishing as the highest-placing two-year program in the field, Redlands Community College women’s golf team kicked off the 2025 portion of its schedule with a top five effort.

Playing in the Oklahoma Women’s Intercollegiate at Lawton Country Club, Redlands was fourth with a 36-hole total of 616 (314/302).

Ivanna Gerez paced the Cougars with a 147 tally (74/73) to place third – three strokes off the winning mark.

Running against a mix of two- and four-year programs, Redlands Community College men’s cross country team placed 23rd in the recent 2025 Southern Stampede.

Running the 8-kilometer course at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Redlands posted a total time of two hours and 33.21 minutes and racked up 690 points. The average team time was 30:40.

Freshman Andres Mandujano broke his own program record by 16 seconds with a time of 26:51 to place 102nd. Four other runners set personal time records in the 268-runner field as Joseph Thompson (30:21) placed 224th.

Though the non-district portion of the 2025 season did not turn out as expected, El Reno High School’s football team exits bye week with key pre-season goals still obtainable.

Head coach Russell Cook said in the preseason that winning a district title and getting back into the Class 5A playoffs were the program’s two main goals.

El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team snapped a three-game losing streak by posting a 2-1 record in the Del City Festival.

The Indians, now 8-13 on the year, defeated the Oklahoma City Broncos (2-1) and Putnam City (7-0) but dropped a close contest to 20-game winner Newcastle (2-1).

El Reno entered the two-day festival after losing a 10-6 battle with Guthrie in District 5A-2 play. The Indians slipped to 2-5 in the league standings but remain in fourth place.

A two-match win streak keeps El Reno High School’s volleyball team tied for the lead in the Suburban Conference standings following a 3-1 victory over No.16 Noble.

The 25-18/25-19/23-25/25-21 win moved the 12th-ranked (5A) Indians to 15-10 on the season and 3-0 in the conference standings, avenging two earlier tournament losses to the Bears.

Both teams served at 89 percent or higher with a combined 25 aces. El Reno logged 12 aces off a 91 percent effort. Dailey Maples, Jaida Richardson and Brantlie Charmasson led the way with three aces each and Ava Felton with two.

El Reno High School Special Olympics took three of its athletes and some coaches and volunteers to watch Special Olympics North America Softball play at the Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

The group saw Special Olympics teams from New York, Kansas, Georgia and Pennsylvania.

Growing up in the Czech Republic, Amalie Kalcevova was focused on two simple life goals - see the world and go to college.

“I wanted to experience a new culture, new people and get better at English before I go to college,” said Kalcevova.

So what does a teenager in the capitol city of Prague, with a population of 1.4 million people, do to achieve such ambitions?

Kalcevova turned to the world of sports, more specifically, softball.

“I’ve been playing softball for a long time and I always wanted to go to the United States for college.” 

Returning home from an eight-game road slate, El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team dropped a 14-0 game to league-leader Carl Albert at the Ashbrook North Complex.

The loss dropped El Reno to 6-11 on the year and gave the Titans the sweep in District 5A-2 play. The Indians remain fourth in the league standings with a 2-4 mark, three games back of Midwest City and Guthrie for second place.

El Reno was handcuffed to one base hit, a single by Amalie Kalcevova, as the team struck out nine times with no walks.

Fifteen aces and a 90 percent serving effort powered El Reno High School’s volleyball team to a 3-0 home win over Class 6A’s Putnam City in a non-conference match.

El Reno, ranked 12th in Class 5A, jumps back into the win column to 14-10 on the season with the 25-16/25-11/25-15 decision.

The Indians held a 15-3 edge in aces, getting four each from Radley Miller and Deyana Cookston and three from Jaida Richardson. Ava Felton, Daily Maples and Brantlie Charmasson had one ace each.