Going Division I
Calumet High School senior Kaleb Thiessen (seated center) recently signed a scholarship to play baseball for Big 12 Conference powerhouse Texas Tech.
Sports
Geary, BFDC collapse under OHS pressure defense, Chieftains win
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...
Missed treys haunt Tigers in close loss
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...
Killingsworth signs with Jets
El Reno High School senior infielder Kyla Killingsworth (seated center) signed last week to play softball at Northern Oklahoma College of Enid.
Arnold triple-double paces CHS, UC falls
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...
RCC women sweep four-game road slate
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...
Cougars split games after Texas stumble
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.
Cheer takes on state
TULSA – While the outcome fell short of expectations, El Reno High School’s cheerleading squad improved in its second trip to the Class 5A Game Day State Championships.“I’m excited that we got there. I think 5A is really hard to compete in.
Calumet, OHS secure big wins, UC falls to ’Cats
Calumet High School’s boys basketball team is showing its offensive firepower early in the season after defeating Lookeba-Sickles 106-25.The defending Class B state champion has outscored its first two opponents this season 202-82 to move to 2-0.Calumet extended its current win streak to 11 games...
Chieftains, Union City earn hardcourt wins, Okarche edged
Calumet High School’s girls basketball team moved to 2-0 on the season for the first time since 2022 with a 64-54 road victory over Lookeba-Sickles.The Chieftains were led in scoring by Hayden Mayfield with 20 points, followed by Randi Upchego with 17 points and Lila Winegeart with 13.Union City...