Sports

Body For the first time in its 113-year history, the Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships will be spread out over three days, with El Reno having four male grapplers in the field bidding for gold.

Body Both El Reno teams were set to open regional play this weekend. The girls drew a first-round bye and were slated to face Guymon in the regional finals. The Indians were at Midwest City against Santa Fe South in the first round.

Body Seniors on El Reno High School’s boys basketball team were honored recently. Each senior was given a wooden jersey-shaped plaque and a Pendleton blanket provided by C&A Tribes District 2 legislators George Woods (Cheyenne) and Kendricks Sleeper (Arapaho).  

Body In the final scheduled meet before regionals, El Reno High School’s powerlifting teams placed in the top 10 at the Fifth Annual Dave Tapp Invitational in Chickasha.

Body The hopes of a county small schools team appearing in the 2024 Girls Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships for a third straight season has fallen squarely on the shoulders of unranked Okarche High School.

Body Three of Canadian County’s small schools boys basketball teams remain in contention for their respective state tournaments, with Calumet and Okarche moving to within one win of reaching the Elite Eight.

Body Redlands Community College women’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak in NJCAA Region 2 play with an 86-61 home victory over Western Oklahoma State College.

Body A multi-game losing streak has kept Redlands Community College men’s basketball team hovering near the bottom of the NJCAA Region 2 standings. The Cougars dropped games to Eastern Oklahoma (84-68) and Western Oklahoma (93-81) to extend their losing streak to seven games.

Body Held to just a pair of extra base hits, Redlands Community College’s baseball team dropped three home games to Illinois-based Lewis and Clark Community College. Redlands slipped to 2-13 on the season after dropping the set by scores of 4-2, 9-7 and 24-12.

Body By switching the state’s largest two classifications to district play for the 2023-24 basketball season, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association eliminated traditional drama around the East/West split and final seeding rankings.