Sports

Union City High School’s girls basketball team played two overtime games en route to a third-place finish in the recent 2022 Binger-Oney Invitational.

Post player Emily Griggs hit a buzzer-beater to send the Tigers into overtime of the semifinal game with Mt. View-Gotebo, but Union City went on to lose that game 52-48.

The loss dropped the Tigers into the third-place game against Ninnekah, which went into overtime. In the extra frame, Megan Goad made four free throws, followed by Lily Russell with three and two by Bree Goad to help fashion a 46-43 win.

Choctaw used a 21-8 scoring edge in the second period to rally past El Reno High School’s girls basketball team for a 52-45 win in the title game of the 50th Annual Harrah Panthers Classic.

It was the first loss of the season for El Reno, which dropped to 5-1, after defeating Bishop McGuinness (56-28) and Star Spencer (81-31) to reach the championship game.

El Reno led the Yellowjackets 20-13 after one period, but was outscored 39-25 over the final three periods by the Class 6A school.

Guard Carson Elliott hit a 3-pointer with just over two seconds left to catapult Choctaw past El Reno High School’s boys basketball team 56-55 in the championship game of the 50th Annual Harrah Panthers Classic.

El Reno suffered its first loss of the season to slip to 5-1 overall after beating the Yellowjackets junior varsity team (67-40) and Classen SAS (47-45) to reach the title shot.

The Indians trailed in the fourth period before tying the score at 53-all on a free throw each from Alex Elizondo and Jacob Robertson.

Effort was the key word according to head coach Tyrone Lewis as El Reno High School’s wrestling team rallied from early-round deficits to defeat cross-county rival Piedmont 53-18.

El Reno, which moved up from sixth to third in the latest Class 5A poll, is now 3-0 on the dual season with a third straight win over the Wildcats, ranked No.13 in Class 6A.

The Indians trailed after the first period in three of the first four weights, but rallied to win two of those matches to set an early duel lead which it never relinquished.

Using a 14-8 scoring edge in the fourth period, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team remains undefeated on the season with a 47-38 road win over Bishop McGuinness.

El Reno is now 3-0 on the season and extended its current win streak over the Irish to three games with the nine-point decision.

The Indians trailed by one after the first period but regained the lead via a 19-7 run in the second period for a 30-19 halftime cushion.

The Irish made it close with an 11-3 break in the third to close the gap to 33-30 after three frames.

El Reno High School’s boys basketball team extended its current win streak to three games after riding a recent hot streak in 3-point shooting to a 60-53 road victory over Bishop McGuinness.

The Indians are now 3-0 on the season and 2-1 against the Irish since the series was renewed in 2021.

Both meetings last season were overtime affairs, with El Reno winning in February by five points.

Last week’s win was sparked by outside shooting as El Reno went 8-of-17 for 47 percent.

Three El Reno High School seniors signed letters of intent to play softball on the college level.

Mattie Pritchett hit a deep 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left as Calumet High School’s girls basketball team won its second straight game with a 41-40 decision over Hinton.

Calumet improved to 4-3 on the year heading into the Canton Invitational.

The trey gave Pritchett a team-high 12 points in the win to go along with two rebounds and a steal. Allie Harris followed with 10 points, six rebounds, four steals and four assists.

Keeping up the pressure to crack the top five in the Class B poll, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team won its fourth straight game with a 75-56 decision over Hinton.

The Chieftains, ranked sixth in the state, improved to 6-1 on the year heading into the Canton Invitational.

Hunter Arnold scored a team-high 23 points for Calumet and added two assists and a steal. Dalton Belcher had a double-double with 16 points, 12 boards, five steals and five assists.

Redlands Community College women’s basketball team fell to 1-2 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings with a recent 85-58 loss to Eastern Oklahoma State College.
The Cougars are now 5-6 on the season.
Brooklyn Haywood was one of two players in double digits with a line of 15 points, five rebounds and an assist. Hannah Harris led all scorers with 18 points, five boards, two assists and a steal.
Jaiana Wiggins followed with eight points and five caroms, while Macy Moore scored five points. Sydney Brown added four points and three rebounds in the loss.