Sports

Calumet High School’s boys basketball team moved to within a victory of tying the school record for the most wins in a single season, beating Kinta 46-30 to win the Class B, Area I Championship.

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.

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.

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).  

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. The El Reno boys earned fourth in the Large School Division with 80 points after five lifters placed fifth or better.

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. However, the Warriors will have some work to do with their backs to the wall.

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.

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.

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.

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.