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Extra base hits lift foes past Indians in final regular-season games

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Though the total run count was tied at 16-all, El Reno High School’s final three regular season opponents did what the Indians could not – get extra base hits.

El Reno was on the short end of an 8-2 count in extra base hits, while its defense committed eight errors en route to a 1-2 record against the trio.

The Indians defeated Lawton Eisenhower (15-1) to sweep the season series with the Eagles but lost to Noble (6-0) and Shawnee (9-1).

Damein McKelvey steps into a throw

ER thinclads split up for Suburban bids

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A young El Reno High School track team was split up for the 2026 Suburban Conference Track and Field Championships, with several athletes running in the freshman division.

El Reno’s varsity girls were led off the track by Mya Robles, who was runner-up in the discus with a toss of 92 feet and 5 inches. The senior was fourth in the shot put with a throw of 31-9.

On the track, Lilly Owen was fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of two minutes and 40.81 seconds. The junior was sixth in the 1,600-meter run at 6:04.77.

Clutch hitting slips El Reno’s attack

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Clutch hitting seems to have left the offensive lineup for El Reno High School’s baseball team following an 8-0 home loss to Elk City at the Hub Reed Complex.

The Indians slipped to 12-17 on the season with its second straight shutout loss.

El Reno left eight base runners stranded in the loss to the Elks including the bases loaded in the bottom of the first inning.

The Indians stranded two runners in the bottom of the fifth trying to avoid the run-rule.

Gage Lesperance falls backward after being hit in the chest by an Elk City runner sliding headfirst into home

ER Indians locked out of 5A state

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Though El Reno High School’s boys golf team cut 23 strokes off its score from its first effort on the Duncan Golf and Tennis Club Course, a spot in the Class 5A Boys Oklahoma Golf Championships was not in the numbers.

Playing in the Class 5A Regional Championships, El Reno took ninth with a 36-hole total of 717 and missed a team pass to state by 57 strokes.

The six teams earning state passes were Duncan (591), Bishop McGuinness (616), Lawton MacArthur (618), Elgin (650), Newcastle (653) and Collinsville (660).

Jacen Bear chips onto the 16th green at Crimson Creek Golf Course

El Reno fields full squads at LWHS Coyote Classic

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OKLAHOMA CITY – For the first time this season, El Reno High School fielded full squads for both boys and girls at the 2026 Lone Wolf Coyote Classic.

The boys earned a pair of fourth-place finishes, led by Sergio Rosas at No.1 singles. He defeated Purcell’s Asa Byrng (6-3/6-2) in the first round but dropped matches to Moore’s Jackson Tait (6-0/6-1) and Anadarko’s Sam Battiest (6-1/6-1).

Serenity Billings keeps a close eye on the ball during a forehand return shot

Calumet, UC advance into regional play

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Calumet High School’s baseball team regained the top spot in the final Class B poll of the spring following a 7-4 win over Weatherford.

The Chieftains will take a seven-game win streak and a 14-6 overall record into the regional round of the postseason.

The win over the Eagles followed Calumet’s sweep of Waynoka (18-2/17-0) to win the Class B, District 2 Championship.

Over the three games Calumet went 30-of-63 (.476) from the plate with 12 extra base hits. Seven of those were doubles, paced by Konnor Thiessen and Chase Woolley with two each.

Wyatt Cox connects with a pitch

County teams secure district championships

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Calumet High School’s slow-pitch softball team took a three-game win streak into the regional round of the Class A playoffs after beating Oklahoma Bible Academy (No.11/2A) in a tuneup game.

The win lifted the Chieftains to 21-8 on the year after sweeping Ringwood 6-0 and 8-2 to claim the District 10 Championship.

The Chieftains hit .402 (39-of-97) for the three-game set with only five extra base hits. Kyah Baker had three doubles, followed by two-baggers each from Jacks Bates and Randi Upchego.

Jacks Bates jumps over a Varnum base runner while trying to grab a high throw

Cougars head to Arkansas for Region 2 crossover round

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Despite a pair of bookend victories in a series with Carl Albert, Redlands Community College’s baseball team will be on the road for the crossover round of the 2026 NJCAA Region 2, Division II Championship.

The Cougars defeated the Vikings 21-11 and 7-4, but dropped the middle two games of the series by duplicate 12-10 scores.

The split left Redlands with a 20-34 season record.

The two teams were tied with Northern Oklahoma College of Enid for third in the West side of the Division II standings with 11-13 records.

Eight is enough

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El Reno High School senior Preston Ashford, who wears No.8, adjusts his batting gloves before heading to the plate in the Indians senior night win over Putnam City.

Cheering him on with signs and yells were his sister, Addysen Ashford (right) and grandmother, Ruby Hibberts (center).

El Reno defeated the Pirates by eight runs.

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El Reno earns its way back to knockout stage with sweep

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Tied at halftime against Western Heights, El Reno High School girls soccer coach Anthony Klipp uttered a simple but clear message to his players.

“You can lose one of these last two matches and still make the playoffs, but this is not the one you can lose,” said Klipp.

His players responded with five unanswered goals in the second half en route to a 6-1 victory over the Jets.

Two days later the Indians then locked down a spot in the postseason with a 3-1 win over Guthrie.

Samantha Curtis screens off a Western Heights player with her body as she dribbles the ball
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