Sports

Body Calumet High School senior Kyler Thiessen (seated center) took advantage of the early signing period to ink with Cowley County College based out of Arkansas City, Kan.The Tigers are a NJCAA Division I program playing out of Region 6.

Body When the Redlands Community College women’s basketball team jumps into NJCAA Region 2 play next week, it’s going to be a shootout from the first game to capture a postseason tourney berth.

Body A high octane offense over the first half of the season has many thinking that the 2024-25 campaign could be the year the Redlands Community College men’s basketball team will make some postseason noise.

Body With a quick scan of the team field, it’s easy to see that the Kansas City Stampede has become one of the premiere early-season tournaments for high school wrestling in the Midwest.

Body Although only five grapplers competed in the 2024 Kansas City Stampede, El Reno High School’s wrestling team netted four placers in the two brackets making up the girls field.

Body El Reno High School’s basketball teams dominated Noble recently with strong scoring in the paint.Both EHS teams are 6-0 at the break and will be back in action Friday night at home against Elgin with tipoff set for 6 and 7:30 p.m.

Body Lila Winegeart and Angellyne De La Cruz knocked down a 3-pointer each as Calumet High School’s girls basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 41-29 win over Harding Fine Arts.The win left Calumet with a 2-8 record.

Body Putting together back-to-back games with an offensive output over 90 points, Okarche High School’s boys basketball team closed out the 2024 portion of its schedule undefeated.The Warriors defeated Watonga (98-27) and Seiling (90-18) to move to 11-0.

Body Designing plays to feature a specific player is nothing new for El Reno High School’s boys basketball coach Rodney Haydon.Yet when the outcome of the play is believed to be a career milestone, Haydon is going to go the extra mile.

Body Though it was a different season, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team started out the 2024 calendar year with a 58-point tournament win.Last week the Indians ended the 2024 calendar of games with a 68-21 victory over Noble in district play.