Sports

El Reno High School’s football team was recently recognized with its first round of postseason honors as six players were named to the 2023 All-District 5A-1 team – a senior-only honor.

PIEDMONT – Facing one of the busiest weeks on its schedule, El Reno High School’s wrestling team kicked off the first of three ranked road events with a 46-30 dual loss against cross-county rival Piedmont.

A precursor to earning the top spot in the first Class B state ranking of the season, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team moved to 6-0 on the season with a 75-54 win over Hinton. Calumet has now won 26 regular-season games in a row dating back to last season.

Riding a 16-5 scoring edge in the second period, Union City High School’s girls basketball team posted back-to-back wins for the second time this season with a 44-41 road victory over Gracemont. The three-point decision followed a 68-47 win over Ninnekah as the Tigers moved to 6-1 on the season.

Redlands Community College women’s basketball team had its three-game win streak snapped last week with a 57-49 home loss to Texas-based Frank Phillips College. The loss, on the heels of a 74-50 win over Southern Nazarene University’s junior varsity, left the Cougars with an 8-3 record.

Despite double-digit scoring efforts from seven different players, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team split a pair of high-scoring affairs to slip to 5-4 on the season.

Overcoming a disastrous first period, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team rallied past one of its oldest archrivals to kick off the 2023-23 season with a 63-50 victory over Carl Albert.

Head coach Rodney Haydon stressed in the preseason that it could take some time for his team to jell under a new lineup from last year’s state quarterfinalist. Yet after last week’s season opener, the Indians showed they may be slightly ahead of their coach’s time frame.

Six wins over the first seven weights lifted El Reno High School’s wrestling team to a 46-18 road win over the Perry Maroons, ranked sixth in Class 3A. El Reno, ranked fifth in the state in the Class 5A dual rankings, moved to 2-0 on the season.

El Reno High School’s girls basketball team will debut its new Nike N7 uniforms during the 2023-24 season opener against Carl Albert. The turquoise-colored uniforms are inspired by Native American wisdom of the Seven Generations. El Reno Public Schools is a Nike N7 school.