Hernan Blanco struck out the final batter to earn his first win of the season as El Reno High School’s baseball team defeated Weatherford 4-3 to close out the 2023 Bill Tipton Classic with back-to-back wins.
After losing 11-1 to state-ranked powerhouse Dale and 5-2 to Shawnee, El Reno rebounded with wins over Midwest City (4-1) and the Eagles. The 2-2 record lifted the Indians to 7-15 on the season.
Playing four players down due to suspensions from a controversial loss to Southeast, El Reno High School’s girls soccer team made some mid-game lineup shifts against Midwest City.
Bri Vickers came out of the net into an offensive position midway through the first half and scored the game-winning goal against the Bombers.
El Reno’s 1-0 victory snapped a three-match losing streak as the Indians improved to 4-5 on the season. The win lifted EHS into sole possession of seventh place in the District 5A-2 standings at 1-3.
Three players chipped in goals for El Reno High School’s boys soccer team as the Indians took over sole possession of seventh place in the District 5A-2 standings with a 5-1 decision over Midwest City.
El Reno improved to 3-6 on the season and 1-3 in the league with its highest goal count of the season.
Angel Martinez found the net twice, one of those on a penalty kick set up when teammate Jeremy Moreno was fouled inside the keeper box.
Martinez added two assists.
The term “Murderers Row” is forever linked to the New York Yankees, but El Reno High School’s baseball team completed its own version of the phrase last week with back-to-back losses to Carl Albert.
The 6-0 and 15-0 shutouts dropped El Reno to 0-8 in the District 5A-2 standings as the Indians, now 5-13 overall, played the top four teams in the league right off the bat.
Keith Hill’s program was slated to play in the Carl Albert tournament this weekend.
Tying its season-low round of the season, El Reno High School’s boys golf team finished in the middle of the pack at its own 2023 EHS Invitational hosted at Crimson Creek Golf Course.
El Reno carded a team score of 381 to place eighth in the 16-team field. The Indians junior varsity team posted a round of 491 to take 14th place.
“We played OK. We are getting better and Cooper (Park) is taking a leadership role and trying to get us to state. That’s our goal,” said El Reno head coach Marc Peters.
Getting a feel for the course in which it will play the Class 5A West Regional Championship later this month, El Reno High School’s girls golf team posted another top five finish.
Playing the Aqua Canyon Course at Cimarron National Golf Club, El Reno carded a 415 total to place third in the 2023 Griffin Golf Classic.
“Still short of our best round by eight shots, but by far our best round with everyone shooting in triple digits,” said El Reno head coach Cameron Wilkins.
Southeast scored a put-back goal with 6.6 seconds left in double overtime as the Spartans defeated El Reno High School’s girls soccer team 1-0 in a match marred by penalties.
With the loss, El Reno fell to 3-5 on the season and 0-3 in the District 5A-2 standings, tied with Midwest City for seventh place.
Several lapses in defense by El Reno High School’s boys soccer team over the final eight minutes of the first half allowed Southeast to break open a close match en route to a 10-0 shutout win over the Indians.
The Spartans, tied for the league lead, handed El Reno its fourth straight loss as the Indians slipped to 2-6 on the season and 0-3 in the District 5A-2 standings.
A walk-off double by Hunter Arnold earned Calumet High School’s baseball team its fifth straight win as the Chieftains rallied for an 8-7 decision over Class A’s 14th-ranked Hydro-Eakly.
Down 7-6 going into the bottom of the seventh, Calumet got a lead-off single from Kingston Arnold, followed by a walk by Kyler Thiessen.
Both runners moved up a base on a passed ball before the game-winning two-bagger to left field.
Calumet, ranked fourth in Class B, improved to 9-4 on the season.
Despite a 19-hit attack, Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team wound up on the short end of a 22-14 offensive slugfest with Class A’s 18th-ranked Fort Cobb/Broxton.
The Tigers, ranked sixth in Class 2A, slipped to 15-9 on the year with the loss.
The two teams combined for 39 base hits.
Union City went 19-of-43 (.442) from the plate with two doubles from Emily Griggs. The senior led all batters with a 4-of-5 effort with four runs batted in.
