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Indians slice up Noble’s zone D

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Riding a string of basket runs to start each of the first three periods, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team thrashed a Noble zone defense en route to an 88-43 road win over the Bears.

The 43-point win gave El Reno the regular-season sweep of the Bears as the Indians moved to 19-1 on the season.

More importantly, it kept EHS in the driver’s seat of the District 5A-1 standings at 11-0.

James Thompson shoots a jumper in the lane

El Reno defense sets tone in 5A-1 win over Southeast

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On a night when discipline on offensive shot selection was a bit loose, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team used its defense to spark a wire-to-wire victory over Southeast.

El Reno logged 20 steals, 12 in the first half, en route to a 71-25 win over the Spartans and a sweep of the season series with Southeast by a combined 101 points. The Indians won the first meeting in December by 55 points.

Lilly Thomas reaches up for the opening tipoff

Double-digit breakaways crack SE Spartans defense

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A trio of double-digit runs over the first three periods allowed El Reno High School’s boys basketball team to reach double-digit wins in the District 5A-1 standings and move a game closer to the 20-win mark.

El Reno improved to 18-1 on the season and 10-0 in the district chase with an 89-58 victory over the Spartans to sweep the season series by a combined 84 points.

The loss dropped Southeast (5-5) to fourth in the standings, five games back of the Indians. Carl Albert and Lawton MacArthur remain tied for second at 8-2, two games back of El Reno.

Bradley Island gets knocked down from behind while trying to chase down a loose ball

ER matmen pin down eighth in Chickasha bid

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El Reno High School’s boys wrestling team wrapped up its regular-season tournament schedule with an eighth-place showing at the recent 2025 Chickasha Classic.

The Indians, ranked 13th in Class 5A, scored 104 points in the 18-team meet which was won by the host with 287.5 points.

Piedmont (201) was a distant second and Yukon (151) was sixth.

Mason Hoffman (106) scored 24 team points with a second-place finish following a 3-0 loss to Del City’s Evan Colbert.

Hoffman logged a 4-1 record including one fall over Southmoore’s Jayden Camua (2:37).

Mason Hoffman tries to pull away the hand of a Del City wrestler

Indians place six in Sand Springs meet

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One of four county entries in the 30-squad field, El Reno High School’s girls wrestling team placed 23rd in the recent 2025 Sand Springs Girls Only Invitational.

El Reno logged 133.5 team points behind six placers. Remy Whitney (100) led the way with a runner-up finish and 38 points, losing in the finals to Westmoore’s Kyrain Perez by a 10-9 margin.

The freshman went 4-1 with three falls, the quickest in 1:54 over Tonkawa’s Jazmin Dollarhide.

Brooklynn Huggins works a takedown move

Union City, Warriors gain late-season hoop victories

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Union City High School rebounded from a loss to Class 2A’s fifth-ranked Oklahoma Bible Academy with back-to-back wins over Ninnekah and Cement.

The Tigers fell to OBA 59-27 before earning a forfeit win over the Owls 2-0, followed by a 33-point blowout of Cement (57-24).

Union City improved to 12-9 on the year.

Breanna Goad was the top scorer for Union City over the three games with 34 points, 25 of those in a game-high effort against Cement. Morgan Brothers added 14 in the win over the Bulldogs and 20 total.

Okarche takes bragging rights over Calumet in battle of No.1s, UC wins

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Playing its third ranked opponent in seven days, Okarche High School earned bragging rights as the best small school in Canadian County following a 90-85 win over Class B’s top-ranked Calumet.

Okarche, the top-ranked team in Class A, moved to 23-0 on the season with the win over the Chieftains.

The seven-day stretch included a win over No.9 (A) Amber-Pocasset 99-68.

Jett Mueggenborg led the Warriors in scoring with 72 points including 44 against Ampo, while adding 17 rebounds and 12 steals. Easton Roby followed with a line of 35 points, 14 boards and five steals.

RCC rallies to beat NOC Enid 69-54

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Outscoring Northern Oklahoma College of Enid 39-15 in the second half, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team completed a first-run sweep of the NOC teams with a 69-54 victory.

The 15-point win over the Jets, after trailing 39-31 at halftime, came on the heels of a 73-64 victory over NOC Tonkawa. That win snapped a four-game losing streak.

The Cougars, who will play both squads again to close out the regular season, moved to 11-8 on the season. Redlands improved to 4-4 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings for fifth place.

Anni Heikkila leaps into the air to grab a rebound

Cougars jump into tie with pair for third

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Redlands Community College men’s basketball team jumped into a three-way tie for third place in the NJCAA Region 2 standings with back-to-back wins over teams from Northern Oklahoma College.

The Cougars snapped a three-game slide with an 86-76 road win over NOC Tonkawa, before downing NOC Enid 79-62 at home. The wins moved Redlands to 17-5 on the season.

Improving to 5-3 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings, the Cougars are tied with Western Oklahoma State College and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

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