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Linksters earn two top 15 finishes

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Closing out the regular season, El Reno High School’s boys golf team put up a pair of top 15 finishes including a fifth-place effort in the Marlow Invitational.

El Reno carded a 319 on the Generations Golf Course, led by a three-birdie infused round of 73 (37-36) by Baylor Pearson, which placed him fifth in the medalist race.

Jacen Bear closed in 10th with a round of 78 (41-37), while Charles Woolworth’s 80 (44-36) netted him 17th. Kamden Haydon shot an 88 (49-39) to take 41st and Hollis Gore with a 91 (46-45) placed 48th.

ER drops 5A-1 set to Bluejays

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Though playing to a one-run game after three innings and logging 12 base hits, El Reno High School’s baseball team was outscored 11-1 over the final four innings of a 17-6 to the Guthrie Bluejays.

The 11-run loss at the Hub Reed Complex, coupled with a 17-1 road setback to the Bluejays, left El Reno with an 11-15 record for the spring and a 5-8 mark in the District 5A-1 standings.

Though it has a home makeup game with Noble April 29, El Reno will finish fifth in the standings and will be on the road for the playoffs.

Gage Lesperance drops down a sacrifice bunt to move runners

El Reno trims score, punches 5A state ticket

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Trimming 29 strokes from its first crack at Duncan’s Golf and Tennis Club Course, El Reno High School’s girls golf team earned its way back to state for a fourth straight year.

Playing in the Class 5A Regional, one of two in the state, El Reno shot a 380 tally to take fifth place out of 11 teams entered. The top six squads advance to the Class 5A Oklahoma Girls State Golf Championships, being held at Shangri-La Resort on May 4-5.

EHS’ girls golf team is headed back to state for a fourth straight year

Heads-up plays put EHS girls in playoff hunt

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A pair of heads-up plays in the second half catapulted El Reno High School’s girls soccer team back into the playoff picture following a 2-0 victory over Guymon on senior night.

El Reno snapped a two-match slide with the shutout of the Tigers and moved to 4-7 on the season.

The Indians are currently 2-3 in the District 5A-2 standings, which is fifth, but can move to fourth with road wins over Western Heights and Guthrie.

The top four teams in each district make the playoffs.

Lily Hayes leaps into the air to steal a Guymon throw-in with her head

Indians hang tough in postseason chase

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Vicente Saldana Barbosa netted one of three breakaway scoring attempts in the first half to spark El Reno High School’s boys soccer team to a wire-to-wire 2-1 victory over Guymon.

It’s El Reno’s first win over the Tigers since 2022 and keeps the Indians in the hunt for one of four playoff spots from District 5A-2.

Joe Patton’s team is now 7-4 on the season and 2-3 in the district standings for fifth place. El Reno, with two matches left, is a game back of Carl Albert for fourth and a game and a half out in a tie for second with Classen SAS and Guymon.

Luke Lemke uses his head to deflect a pass as teammate Carlos Garcia tries to avoid contact

Redlands headed to nationals

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Redlands Community College women’s golf team punched its ticket to nationals by retaining the NJCAA Central Region Women’s Golf Championship for a second straight year.

The Cougars, playing at Woodlands Hills Golf Course in Nacogdoches, Texas, carded a 36-hole total of 641 (320-321) to beat out Texans Blinn (646) and Tyler (679) junior colleges to win the title.

Seminole State College (696) and Illinois-based John A Logan College (750) rounded out the top five.

RCC women’s golf team retained the NJCAA Central District title

El Reno linksters eighth at home

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Home course knowledge did not favor the Indians last week during the 2026 El Reno High School Boys Invitational held at Crimson Creek Golf Course.

El Reno took eighth place with a 366 total, with only one golfer breaking 90. Piedmont won the event with a 326, followed by Comanche (327), Plainview (331), Okarche (339), Byng (342) and Guthrie and Southwest Covenant tied for sixth at 363.

Charles Woolworth paced the Indians with seven pars en route to a round of 86 (41-45) to place 19th in the individual medalist chase.

Jonas McClure watches a chip shot

Midwest City sweeps ER tennis team in dual

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El Reno High School’s tennis team is still looking for its first dual win of the season after dropping a 7-0 road decision at Midwest City.

The Indians are 0-3 on the year after losing three matches in boys action and four on the girls side to the Bombers.

El Reno did, however, win 20 games in the setbacks.

Sergio Rosas fell 6-2/6-3 to Terrynece Hooks in No.1 singles, while Jacob Richey lost in straight sets to Hesse Gonzales at No.2 singles.

Kale Overholser and Kyler Graham lost in straight sets in No.1 doubles.

MaeKenna Wyrick hits a backhand return shot

Calumet splits games, UC wins four of five

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Despite posting 50 hits over the final four games of the regular season, Calumet High School’s slow-pitch softball team heads into the district round of the Class A playoffs with a two-game losing streak.

The Chieftains dropped a 13-5 game to state-ranked Lookeba-Sickles (No.4/B) and a 10-9 bid with Garber after beating the Wolverines 16-1 in the other game of a doubleheader.

Calumet rallied from a 12-3 hole at home to defeat Varnum (No.17/A) 23-15. The split of the four games left the Chieftains, ranked No.10 in Class A, with an 18-8 record.

Randi Upchego slides into home plate under the tag of a Varnum catcher

Williams clubs clutch home run, Chieftains roll into playoffs

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With a bye in the district round of the upcoming Class A-2 playoffs, Union City High School is resting the arm of star right-hander Aiden Williams in the final games of the regular season.

It seems Williams’ bat didn't get the memo.

Williams went 3-for-4 from the plate including a game-winning three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth as the Tigers rallied to defeat Class 2A-1’s seventh-ranked Christian Heritage Academy 10-8.

The Tigers, ranked fourth in the state, moved to 19-3 on the year.

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