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From the sidelines: Time to talk about a county league

As districts emerge from the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s mandatory dead period, many coaches are looking forward to a new school year and reflecting on gains made during summer activities.It’s also a time I keep asking a nagging question for districts with fall wholly or...
Preston Ashford follows through on a fastball

Working hand and foot toward World gold

Urged by the love of his life as well as his longtime coach, a man enters a national tournament in an unknown sport and ends up stunning the field by winning a championship.Sounds like the script for a Hollywood movie?“One-hundred percent,” said Brandon Shelton.Yet, that's just what happened to the...
Brandon Shelton (center) stands with his wife, Kyla and George Burton

Indians drop summer finale to Weatherford

El Reno High’s baseball team closed out its first summer independent schedule with a 12-7 setback to Weatherford.The squad, made up of varsity and junior varsity players, went 12-of-34 (.353) from the plate with two extra base hits.
Garrett March reaches out to snag a late pickoff throw

Calumet falls in RDL shootout to Bethany 15-14

Despite logging 10 hits, Calumet High School’s baseball team closed out the summer schedule with a 15-14 shootout loss to Bethany in Red Dirt League action.The Chieftains closed out its first season in the RDL with a 5-1 record, while the loss to the Broncos dropped the team’s overall record for...
Kyler Thiessen eyes a pickoff throw

Baseball skills camp

Players and coaches from El Reno High School’s baseball team held a Baseball Skills Camp recently at the Hub Reed Complex.Forty campers ranging in different ages and skill levels took part in the three-day camp that focused on fundamentals such as throwing, catching, fielding and hitting.
This camper glides over the top of a piece of cardboard

Late-inning rally allows Indians to pluck win from pesky Chicks

Sending 21 batters to the plate over the final two innings, El Reno High School’s baseball team used a hybrid roster to rally past Chickasha 15-7 in the summer version of the U.S. 81 Series.El Reno scored a run in the bottom of the first as Mason Fulton tripled before scoring on a sacrifice fly by...
Coy Atkins squints as he throws a split-finger fastball

Calumet remains unbeaten in RDL

Nine pitchers allowed just five hits as Calumet High School’s summer baseball team remains undefeated in Red Dirt League action with wins over Perkins-Tryon and Heritage Hall.The Chieftains defeated Perkins-Tryon 16-3 and backed that up with a 9-2 win over the Chargers to improve to 5-0 in the RDL...
Kingston Arnold stretches out to knock down a wide throw to second base

Fishing Report - 6/22/24

CENTRALArcadia: June 17.Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained.Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and flukes around channels, coves and points. Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait and shad around coves and rocks.
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