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Roman Nose to face elite foes without teammate

Shortly after El Reno High School’s loss to Tulsa Memorial in the Class 5A state quarterfinals, seniors Carter Roman Nose and Tre Davis made a slow quiet walk around the corridor of the Jim Norick Arena.It would be the last time the two 1,000-point career scorers would take the court...
Carter Roman Nose drives the basketball around a Tulsa Memorial defender

Brooks closes track season with PR time in 1,600 run

El Reno High School’s Ethan Brooks wrapped up his freshman track season last week with a record-setting performance in the Stars Mile Night event in Oklahoma City.Running at historic Taft Stadium, Brooks was among the field of 145 thinclads in the high school division.
Ethan Brooks (right) runs in step with Guthrie’s Isaiah Blevins

Friday Night Lights with a June twist

Russell Cook admits he had a personal motive when he went looking to rekindle the Oklahoma Native All-State Association’s football game after an 18-year hiatus.“Originally I approached the Native All-State Association because Evan Roman Nose was initially left off the All-State team for the...
Eric Parker reaches out to grab a John Marshall quarterback

Thunder up!

This young basketball player was sporting his Oklahoma City Thunder jersey at the recent El Reno High School Boys Youth Basketball Skills Camp.The Thunder won the Western Conference title and will play for the NBA title starting Thursday.
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Area players selected among best of the West

Three El Reno High School graduates are among the 10 area baseball players to pick up postseason awards, the most notable coming from the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association.Gavin Tinsley, Davin Shamblin and Hernan Blanco were selected to the 2025 OBCA’s Class 5A All-Star by Class West squad.
Davin Shamblin scoops up a pickoff throw

Learning some new skills

El Reno High School’s boys basketball team recently held its 2025 Youth Skills Camp inside Jenks Simmons Field House and Annex.Forty-two campers spent three days learning offensive and defensive team fundamentals as well as individual skills on both ends of the floor.
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El Reno trio shows diversity

WEATHERFORD – Injuries during their senior campaign forced El Reno High School’s Davin Shamblin, Hernan Blanco and Gavin Tinsley to play multiple positions throughout the season.That diversity was on display last week as the trio played for the Large North squad in the 2025 Western Oklahoma...
Davin Shamblin watches a pitch sail toward catcher Hernan Blanco

Silver lining

WEATHERFORD – Calumet High School head coach Cody Thiessen will be the first person to tell you he hates to lose any contest.So what makes taking a 10-1 defeat, his second worst of the 2025 season, hurt any less?
Cody Thiessen watches the action in the Small School WOBCA All-Star Game
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