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MIDWEST CITY – Anthony McDonald’s debut as El Reno High School’s wrestling coach kicked off with a resounding 69-0 win over Midwest City in a dual which took just over an hour to complete.

It was a rough start back from the Thanksgiving break for Canadian County’s three small schools, with only Okarche notching a mark in the win column. The Warriors moved to 2-2 on the season with a 68-21 victory over Coyle.

Hunter Arnold, who surpassed 1,000 career points earlier this year, scored 21 second-half points as Calumet High School’s boys basketball team survived an upset scare by The Academy to post a 72-64 victory.

Redlands Community College women’s basketball team picked up its third straight win with a 65-56 decision over Crowder College in the first of two meetings with the Missouri-based school.

Deazhon Perkins led a trio of double-digit scorers as Redlands Community College men’s basketball team defeated the Oklahoma City Storm 100-90 prior to the Thanksgiving break. The win was the fourth for the Cougars in the first seven games of the 2023-24 season.

El Reno High School’s boys basketball team opens the 2023-24 season Friday night at home against Carl Albert, which leaves little time for the Indians to complete a reload of its roster. Yet that is exactly what head coach Rodney Haydon is asking of fans - time and trust.

El Reno High School senior Iliana Ashford (center seated) signed a national letter of intent to play softball for Oklahoma City University. Ashford was an all-district and all-region player for the Indians and will be an early graduate according to her father.

Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon (0) tries to dodge a group of BYU tacklers in the first half of the Cowboys 40-34 double overtime win. Gordon scored five touchdowns to help send OSU into the Big 12 title game.

Though some programs may feel a bit uneasy having the spotlight focused on them from the onset of a new season, the attention being paid to El Reno High School’s girls basketball team is just part of the culture. “I’ve always felt like we have had a target on our back.

UNION CITY – One way to beat a zone defense is to prevent your opponent from having extra time to get its players down the court and set up in the paint. Union City High School’s girls team worked this to perfection late in the third period of last week’s home game with Vici.