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El Reno High School’s soccer teams lost out on home matches against Cache last week due to weather.

Athletic Director Rodney Haydon said coaches were working to set a makeup date.

Thirteen extra base hits capitulated Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team to a 2-0 start including a home shutout of Bray-Doyle.

The Tigers scored a 10-0 win over the Donkeys before going on the road to defeat Burns Flat-Dill City (8-5).

The extra base hits were paced by Mia Gambel with four doubles and two triples.

Kamryn Cook posted a double and a home run, followed by two doubles and a triple from Rylee Zacharias. Alyson Newman added a double and a triple.

Senior Aiden Williams has thrown just five innings but is 2-0 on the spring after Union City High School’s baseball team kicked off the year with a pair of lopsided wins.

The Tigers defeated Geronimo (15-1) and Binger-Oney (14-3) as Williams allowed no earned runs nor a hit in the two games.

He fanned 11 batters and issued three walks.

Union City was 19-of-46 (.413) from the plate for the set with eight doubles, led by Dawson Davidson with two. Jake Faerber added a triple, while Kyson Jenkins hit two home runs and Carson Biffle with one home run.

Redlands Community College women’s basketball team kicked off the 2026 NJCAA Region 2 Championships, being played in Muskogee, with a 63-39 decision over sixth-seeded Connors State.

Redlands, now 29-5 on the year, was slated to face second-seeded Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in the semifinals. The Cougars are the postseason tourney’s third seed. The winner of the tourney automatically advances to the NJCAA National Championship.

Redlands held Connors State to a free throw in the first period and led 13-1.

Paced by a medalist victory from sophomore Sophia Blake, Redlands Community College women’s golf team kicked off its spring schedule with a sixth-place effort in the 2026 Diffee Invitational.

Playing at Kickingbird in Edmond, Redlands was the lone two-year program in the 17-team field. The Cougars shot a 623 (308-315), 36-hole total, finishing six strokes out of the top five and 28 back of winner Southwestern Oklahoma State.

Blake carded a 142 total after rounds of 72-70 to win the medalist title by two strokes.

EDMOND – The third time against archrival Carl Albert was almost the charm as El Reno High School’s girls basketball team had its season halted a win shy of a 16th trip to the Class 5A State Championships.

Playing the Titans for a third time this season, El Reno dropped a 62-45 decision in the 5A West Area 2 Consolation Championship. The 17-point decision was the closest of the three meetings, the first two won by Carl Albert by a combined 54 points.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Eight days after setting a new school mark with a fourth straight trip to state, Jacob Mayfield’s program again etched its name among the Chieftains elite.

Calumet, ranked second in the state but holding the top seed, defeated No.4 Rattan 59-47 to win the 2026 Class B1 Boys Oklahoma Basketball Championship.

It’s the second straight title for Mayfield’s program, tying a school record set 21 years ago, after two runner-up finishes in 2023 and 2024.

OKLAHOMA CITY - When Okarche dropped three out of class games in December’s Tournament of Champions, many thought a weakness had been exposed that other Class A teams might exploit.

The Warriors saw it as a way to grow tougher through adversity.

“We took our chances at the TOC with 5A and 6A teams and it made us better. We got back and we figured out things we needed to work on.

The 2026 Oklahoma Powerlifting Coaches Association’s State Championships return to Jenks Simmons Field House this week, with El Reno High School looking to battle for a team title.

The Indians have placed fifth or better six times since 2018 including back-to-back state titles in the Class 5A Large School Division (2021-22). Last year El Reno was runner-up to Durant by seven points.

This year El Reno will have five lifters in the high school state field after the team took the Northwest Regional Championship with 112 points, 31 more than Guthrie.

El Reno High School’s baseball team slipped to 0-3 on the spring season after dropping a 9-0 road decision to Weatherford.

The Indians were held to one hit, a single by Garrett March, and went 1-of-13 from the plate.

Gage Lesperance took the loss on the hill for the Indians, allowing four runs off four hits and three walks, while fanning two batters. Leighton Wedman gave up five runs off six hits and a walk.