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Limited to four aces and 16 kills, the hosts of the 2026 El Reno High School Invitational dropped a 25-15/27-25 match to North Rock Creek in the semifinals of the gold bracket.El Reno went 2-2 in the tourney after defeating Tishomingo (25-14/25-15) and Guymon (25-17/25-6) in pool play but falling...

When teams began dropping out of her own tournament, leading to its eventual cancellation, El Reno High School softball coach Bri Michalicka wanted to find replacement opponents not on the schedule.What she found was an old foe and a new series, resulting in a pair of victories and a three-game...

When the whistle blows Friday night at Memorial Stadium, El Reno High School will have had nine days of full-contact drills.Now it’s time to hit someone else.“It’s always good to see someone else and figure out what you need to work on,” said El Reno head coach Russell Cook.El Reno will host its...

Calumet High School's fast-pitch softball team split a pair of road games to kick off the 2026 season.The Chieftains defeated Hinton (8-4) but were blanked by Cordell 8-0 after being limited to a pair of singles by Hayden Mayfield and Laila White.Calumet hit 7-of-42 (.167) for the two-game set, led...

Calumet High School's baseball team scored 11 runs in the bottom of the first inning, five with two outs, as the two-time defending Class B state champion kicked off the 2026 fall season with a 14-1 win over Lookeba-Sickles.The Chieftains are now on a 15-game win streak dating back to the spring...

Jaiden Kem's tenure as El Reno High School's volleyball coach got off on the wrong foot last week in the win-loss column as the Indians were handed a 3-0 road setback by Class 6A's Stillwater.The Pioneers won 25-10/25-16-25-15.El Reno had a solid serving night at 95 percent, committing just two...

A day after watching her niece uncork the biggest hit of her career, El Reno High School junior Shakayla Johnson showed that auntie can also swing the stick with power.Johnson launched a two-run home run in the first inning and a solo shot in the fifth as El Reno posted a wire-to-wire road win over...

Though it's been nearly eight months since she was hired, Jaden Kem still has those surreal moments walking into Jenks Simmons Field House as El Reno High School's head volleyball coach.“I was hired in January so I've had all the plans and getting ready for the season,” said Kem.And now that season...

Russell Cook points to Monday as the real start to the football season but the El Reno High School head coach is pleased with the first three days of fall drills.“We got about 45 kids out and they are working hard overall. As a coaching staff we were pleased.

Though not one pitch has been officially thrown in the 2026 softball season, El Reno High School head coach Bri Michalicka enters her third season at the helm with a different sense of excitement.“This is the most ready I've ever felt going into season.