Sports

CHOCTAW – While the contest produced only a few points toward the team standings, El Reno High School track coach Graham Snelding was pleased with both the effort and team numbers for the season opener.

El Reno High School’s boys soccer team finished as runner-up in the 2023 Rose Rock Invitational hosted by Noble, following a 5-1 defeat by Shawnee in the championship game. El Reno went 2-1 in the event to improve to 2-3 on the season.

Bouncing back from an opening round shutout loss to Ada, El Reno High School’s girls soccer team clinched the consolation championship from the 2023 Rose Rock Invitational.

Hampered by what head coach Keith Hill called a “steady dose of secondary pitches,” El Reno High School’s baseball team struggled at the plate in losses to Comanche and Bridge Creek in the 2023 Chickasha Invitational.

The inability to avoid big innings by opponents once again haunted El Reno High School’s baseball team as the Indians were swept by the Guthrie Bluejays in District 5A-1 play. El Reno opened the series on the road with a 6-1 setback, before losing 9-1 at the Hub Reed Complex.

Gusting winds played havoc with pitching on both offense and defense last week for Calumet High School’s slow-pitch softball team as the Chieftains split games with Geary and Sentinel.

Bragging rights in the Canadian River baseball rivalry between Union City and Minco will stay on the north banks for another season following the Tigers 12-3 win.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives gave the stamp of approval to legislation to legalize sports betting and potentially bring in over $9 million a year to the state budget.

CENTRAL Arcadia: March 20. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal, water temperature 49°F and murky. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around docks. White bass fair on crankbaits around points. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around points and rocks.

Six El Reno players were named to various lists on the 2023 Boys All-Suburban Conference squads after helping the Indians through one of the most challenging schedules in recent history. Carter Roman Nose earned a first-team selection, followed by a second-team pick for James Reveles.