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Redlands Community College men’s basketball team will take a two-game win streak into its NJCAA Region 2 opener against Northern Oklahoma College of Enid after beating Strength in Motion 97-96.

The one-point win, which lifted Redlands to 4-3 on the year, came off two late free throws by Anthony Turner.

The Cougars have won three of their last five games, defeating Next Level Prep (102-52) and New Mexico Military (71-65).

The losses were to Frank Phillips College (71-63) and Clarendon College (106-66).

Riding a late scoring surge in the first period, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team rallied from an early deficit to defeat Paris Junior College 60-57.

The Cougars have won two games in a row to improve to 3-3 overall and split the season series with the Dragons.

Redlands defeated Southwestern College’s junior varsity (84-68) to begin its win streak after losing three in a row to Paris (65-51), Barton County (76-48) and Hutchinson Community College (64-58).

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OKLAHOMA CITY – As the snow stopped falling, so did El Reno High School’s football team’s luck with the Irish in the bi-district round of the Class 5A playoffs.

Bishop McGuinness quarterback River Warren threw touchdown passes of 13, 38, 42 and 63 yards over a 14-minute stretch over the second and third periods as the Irish defeated El Reno 46-24.

El Reno, making its fifth straight playoff appearance, saw its four-game win streak and season come to an end with a 5-6 record. McGuinness, now 10-1, advances to face undefeated Coweta.

For just the third time in seven years under head coach Jacob Mayfield, the high-octane offense of Calumet High School’s boys basketball team eclipsed the century mark.

The Chieftains made 39-of-77 shot attempts (51 percent) en route to a 103-48 win over Lookeba-Sickles.

Calumet improved to 3-1 on the season with the 55-point win.

The most damage was done inside the arc as the Chieftains were 30-of-49 (61 percent) while hitting 9-of-28 (32 percent) from the 3-point line.

Calumet was 16-of-22 from the free-throw line for 73 percent.

Okarche High School’ s girls basketball team was outscored 21-7 in the third period as Lomega handed the Warriors their second loss of the young season, 65-59.

The setback dropped Okarche to 1-2 on the year.

The Warriors led 18-11 after one period and 35-29 at halftime. However, Okarche was held to a basket each from Ruby VanDenDriessche and Jalie Rother in the third frame.

CALUMET – Fast-paced shootouts are expected when Calumet and Okarche high school’s boys basketball teams meet and last week’s installment of the cross-county rivalry did little to damage that reputation.

Okarche used a 19-8 run in the fourth period to rally from an eight-point deficit to hand the Chieftains their first loss of the season, 74-71.

The win snapped a four-game losing streak in the series for Okarche, now 1-1 on the year. The Warriors last win over Calumet was a three-point decision in 2017.

CALUMET – Okarche High School’s girls basketball team played a pressure defense that forced Calumet into 30 turnovers as the Warriors posted an 83-39 win in the cross-county rivalry.

The victory lifted Okarche to 1-1 on the season after a 58-54 overtime setback to Preston in its season opener.

Meanwhile, Calumet slipped to 2-1 on the season with its largest loss in six years.

The Warriors have won two in a row in the series with Calumet and four of the last six meetings, three of those by double digits.

While a shoulder injury relegated her to back row libero duties for her senior year, El Reno High School’s Bailey Denwalt was recently named an alternate for the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s Large School All-State Volleyball Team. All-State volleyball teams are two 10-member squads, East and West, with the Large School division consisting of players from Classes 5A and 6A.

This year each of those classifications ended up with five picks each.