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Second-half turnovers on offense plagued Calumet High School in a regular-season 59-44 loss to Shattuck.

The Chieftains slipped to 6-17 for the season.

Shattuck led 24-19 at the break and Calumet trimmed that deficit to four points in the third period before the miscues began adding up. The Indians used the turnovers to outscore CHS 35-26 over the final two periods.

Lila Winegeart scored a team-leading 21 points for Calumet after hitting four 3-pointers in the second half.

Using a 21-point third period, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team pulled away from Lawton MacArthur for a 60-37 road win that secured a home regional for the defending Class 5A state champions.

The 23-point victory moved El Reno to 18-2 on the season and keeps the Indians in position for a shot at defending their district title with an 11-1 record.

Carl Albert (12-0) leads the district but only by a game over the Indians.

El Reno holds the tiebreaker edge over the Titans by a 161-160 margin despite losing the first meeting by four points.

A record-setting season which has already produced the program’s longest winning streak in two decades added yet another first for El Reno High School boys basketball and head coach Rodney Haydon.

The Indians used a 7-2 run in the final two minutes to secure a 58-53 road win over Lawton MacArthur to remain unbeaten in District 5A-1 play.

El Reno moves to 12-0 in the district standings and secured a home regional with the win over the Highlanders. The Indians are now two games in front of Carl Albert (10-2) and hold a 160-133 edge over the Titans in tiebreaker points.

Katie Parham knocked down a trio of 3-pointers as Okarche High School’s girls basketball team won its second straight game with a 49-34 decision over Minco.

The Warriors, ranked 20th in Class A, improved to 16-8 on the season.

Parham was the top scorer for Okarche with 17 points. Callie Cramer logged six baskets and went 4-of-6 from the line to highlight her 16 points.

Scout Payne had five points and Katie Baustert and Logan White added three points each.

Calumet 40, Binger-Oney 33

Kingston Arnold hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as Calumet High School’s boys basketball team retained the crown from the 2025 Washita Valley Conference Shootout for a fourth straight year.

The Chieftains, ranked No.1 in Class B, eclipsed the 20-win mark with the 54-52 win over Binger-Oney. It’s the ninth time since the 2013-14 season for Calumet (20-3) to reach 20 wins and the fourth straight season.

El Reno High School used the first national signing day to ink four football players to national letters of intent.

Seated from left are Noah Nicholson, Eric Parker, Latin Everheart and Elijah Fisher.

Nicholson and Parker signed with Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. Everheart and Fisher both inked with Southwestern
College in Winfield, Kansas.

Redlands Community College women’s basketball team was held to a season-low offensive effort last week with a 62-38 road setback to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

The loss dropped the Cougars to 11-9 on the season and 4-5 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings - alone in sixth place.

Redlands was held to single digits in two of the four periods and had only a high of 11 points. The Cougars were 15-of-43 (35 percent) from the field and 2-of-10 (20 percent) from the 3-point arc.

Despite having the ball for a final possession, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team could not get off a shot in a 90-89 road setback to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

The loss ended a two-game win streak for Redlands, which slipped to 17-6 on the season. The Cougars are now 5-4 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings for fifth place.

Redlands was led in scoring by Henry Sanchez with 29 points and three rebounds.

Savon Myers logged 21 points and three caroms.

The Pride of El Reno Marching Band’s flag corps performed part of a new routine during halftime of a recent EHS basketball game.

Just when Noble thought it was brewing a possible upset, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team showed why they are the defending Class 5A state champs and District 5A-1 contender.

Holding a slim 10-7 advantage on the Bears with 2:49 left in the first period, El Reno went on an 11-0 break to close the frame and built a double-digit lead it would never relinquish.

The Indians defeated Noble 52-32 to keep pace with Carl Albert for the District 5A-1 lead. The Titans (11-0) lead the league by a game and a half over El Reno (9-1) but have only two outings left.