Darlington School’s boys basketball team is headed back to the Oklahoma Rural Elementary Schools state tournament for a 10th straight season after winning the West Division III title with a 40-13 win over Oak Grove.
The Chiefs have won six state titles in a row and eight overall and open the 2023 run Thursday in Shawnee at 2 p.m.
Maple School’s girls basketball team earned a second straight trip to the Oklahoma Rural Elementary Schools state tournament with a runner-up finish in the Division III West Championship.
The Eagles open state Thursday at Shawnee against Moffett. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
While pushing its win streak to 20 games, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team clinched the title in the 2023 Washita Valley Conference Shootout with an 85-28 win over cross-county rival Union City.
Calumet, ranked fourth in Class B, improved to 22-1 on the season with the win over the Tigers. Union City had its six-game win streak snapped in the loss, slipping to 18-4 overall.
Dalton Belcher led the Chieftains in scoring with 18 points, while adding four steals, three assists and two rebounds.
Hunter Arnold chipped in 15 points and four rebounds.
CHICKASHA – There is no reason to hit the panic button after El Reno High School’s wrestling team posted a seventh-place finish in the 2023 Chickasha Classic.
El Reno, which was bumped from the top spot in the latest Class 5A rankings by Elgin, did not take its full varsity squad to the event.
The Indians, who are now ranked second in the state, rested five starters including Dailey Jennings and brothers Foxx and Kyler Kurtz.
CHICKASHA – El Reno High School’s wrestling team placed four grapplers third or higher in the girls division of the 2023 Chickasha Classic, including a pair of gold medals.
Claire Solansky (115) took gold with a 5:24 fall over Santa Fe South’s Rubi Mendoza in the finals.
She posted a 3-0 record with falls over Putnam City’s Evelyn Gamas (1:12) and Westmoore’s Kyrstan Perez (0:53).
El Reno High School’s football program had two players clear the first hurdle in the quest for a roster spot on the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s All-State Team.
Senior Ryan Sigler was named to the Class 5A All-Star Team as a defensive lineman, while classmate Evan Roman Nose was named as a defensive back. While neither player was named to the final West All-State roster, they are considered to be alternate selections.
The game is set to be played July 28. Open spots on the roster ahead of kickoff are traditionally filled off the alternate list.
Hampered by a 31 percent shooting effort, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team dropped a 61-42 home game to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.
The loss slipped the Cougars to 10-12 on the season and 3-5 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.
Redlands was slated to play at Seminole State on Thursday before making up a home game with Northern Oklahoma College of Enid on Saturday, with tipoff set for 5 p.m.
While cutting down the deficit margin, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team’s recent struggles to get into the win column continued last week with a 79-72 setback to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.
The Cougars were slated to play at Seminole State on Thursday and will make up a home game with Northern Oklahoma College of Enid on Saturday, with tipoff at 7 p.m.
Redlands has lost two games in a row and four of its last five by an average margin of 15 points. The setback to the Golden Norsemen was the closest of the four losses.
Banner School’s basketball teams recently competed in the Middleberg Invitational.
CALUMET – Calumet High School’s boys basketball team features a roster of several players who can flip the script on any opponent at a moment’s notice, and last week it was guard Hunter Arnold’s turn.
Tied with Hydro-Eakly at 8-all with two minutes left in the first period, the junior turned back-to-back steals into uncontested layups and a four-point lead. He added a third steal and a basket less than a minute later as the Chieftains never trailed again in a 64-34 win over the Bobcats.
