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What do you do with 43 turnovers by your opponent?

El Reno High School's girls basketball team answered that question with a 76-3 road victory over Santa Fe South last week to move to 11-0 on the season and remain tied with Carl Albert for the District 5A-1 lead.

The Indians took a 6-0 district mark into this week's road game at Elgin as well as a 39-game win streak dating back to last season. El Reno leads the Titans in the tiebreaker category by a positive 90-81 margin.

Both El Reno basketball teams have reached double-digit wins for the year and will be on the road for the next four games.

The Indians will be back at Jenks Simmons Field House next on Jan. 28 to face archrival Carl Albert.

Senior Matthew Snyder was recently honored for topping the 100 career win mark.

El Reno High School’s boys wrestling team snapped a three-match losing streak last week as the Indians pulled out a 39-34 road win over Class 4A’s 15th-ranked Weatherford.

The Indians, ranked 13th in Class 5A, improved to 2-3 in duel matches following two losses earlier in the week. El Reno fell to Class 4A’s top-ranked Tuttle (70-6) and Class 5A’s eighth-ranked Guthrie (48-20).

El Reno won seven matches against Weatherford including a 16-1 technical fall by Coleman Iker (190). Diesel Baker (126) turned a 9-0 lead over Dakota Nichols into a fall as did Matthew Snyder (136).

Nearing a full-strength roster, El Reno High School’s girls wrestling team moved to 4-0 on the season with a triangular sweep against Guthrie and Tuttle.

El Reno, ranked No.7 in the state in Class 6A, defeated Guthrie 66-12 and edged out the Tigers in a see-saw battle by a 42-38 margin.

In the victory over the Bluejays, El Reno picked up forfeit wins from Zoey Prestridge (100), Remy Whitney (105), Elana Bowser (115), Emma Resendiz (190) and Patricia Hall (235).

Lila Winegeart buried a 3-pointer en route to a team-high 13 points as Calumet High School’s girls basketball team jumped back into the win column with a 38-22 victory over Gracemont.

The Chieftains improved to 4-9 overall with the 16-point win.

Adelyn Davis and Alice Park scored nine points each, followed by Brenlee Voss with four points and three points from Peyton Watson.

Okarche rallies for third in Three Rivers

Okarche High School’s boys basketball team defended its title at the 2025 Three Rivers Conference Championship with three straight 90-point outings on offense.

The top-ranked team in Class A improved to 15-0 on the season following wins over Oklahoma Bible Academy (99-31), Hennessey (99-53) and Cashion (93-66). It was Okarche’s seventh Three Rivers title overall. The three outings over 90 points pushed OHS’ number of such games this season to 11.

Scoring 20 or more points in every period, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team remained on top of the NJCAA Region 2 standings with an 88-58 decision over Western Oklahoma State College.

The Cougars improved to 9-4 on the season with their fourth straight win and 2-0 in the region standings.

Four players scored in double digits, led by Ellie Willard with four 3-pointers and 18 points total. Taryn Crawford knocked down two treys and five 2-point baskets for 18 points.

Alaura Pruitt closed with 12 total and Anni Heikklia chipped in 11 points.

Savon Myers logged a double-double and paced the Cougars in steals as Redlands Community College men’s baseball team defeated Western Oklahoma State College 70-65.

The win extended the Cougars current win streak to nine games as Redlands moved to 14-2 on the season and 2-0 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

The Cougars logged 18 steals, led by Myers with five, and three blocked shots.

Myers added a team-leading 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Treston Gage followed with 11 points, three steals and a rebound.

Surviving stretches of uncharacteristic turnovers and poor shooting, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team passed its first major test in District 5A-1 play with a 55-34 win over Lawton MacArthur.

“We did not play well tonight,” said El Reno head coach Jennifer Douglas.

The 21-point decision extended El Reno’s current win streak to 38 games dating back to last season. The Indians are now 10-0 on the season and 5-0 in District 5A-1.