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To say Rhett Kouba is having a good summer throwing the baseball would be a major understatement. The El Reno High School graduate is having a stellar season on the hill for the Corpus Christi Hooks, the Double A affiliate of the Houston Astros.

El Reno High School joined hundreds of other programs across the state of Oklahoma to kick off the first official day of preseason drills. Weather postponed EHS’ start until after 8 a.m.

With a little over a week of practices and a handful of preseason outings, El Reno High School’s softball team is set to open the 2023 season at Yukon Monday night. It’s an opener scheduled quicker than most expected but one that new head coach Jason Little is comfortable with having.

SHAWNEE – Before leaving to fulfill his military commitment to the Army, Ryan Sigler worked in a meat processing plant in Mustang while preparing for his final football game of his high school career.

Playing in what could be her last basketball game for the foreseeable future, Okarche High School alum Emma Stover did what she has done so many times in the past for the Warriors – be a leader.

When El Reno Public Schools Athletic Director Rodney Haydon began looking for the district’s new wrestling coach, he wanted to find the person who could keep the program’s momentum going with little to no fallout. He didn’t have to look far.

In what will likely be the final prep match for three alumni, El Reno High School ended a 13-year absence from the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s All-State Wrestling Matches.

El Reno High School’s softball team will kick off the 2023 preseason on Tuesday with a trip to Chickasha. The Indians will play Chaney Valley (10 a.m.), Berryhill (11:05 a.m.) and Bridge Creek (1:15 p.m.) with games being played at the town’s sports complex.

NORTHEAST Birch: July 23. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (stable). Water temperature 85°F and stained. Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad around channels and points.