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It’s playoff time in Oklahoma for the lower classifications in fast-pitch softball and Union City High School enters the postseason riding an offensive juggernaut.

The Tigers take an eight-game win streak into the Class A, District 29 Championships at Rush Springs having outscored their last four opponents by a 43-10 margin.

Union City’s run margin led to wins over Community Christian (14-2), Calumet (11-5), Riverside Indian School (17-3) and Class B’s fifth-ranked Lookeba-Sickles (1-0).

The highest-ranked Calumet High School baseball team in more than a decade will take a three-game win streak into the playoffs after winning the Hammon Invitational – its second tourney title of the fall season.

Calumet, ranked third in Class B, improved to 19-3 on the season with wins over Canute (No. 5/B) 10-4, Cheyenne/Reydon 10-4 and Duke (No. 20/B) 12-0.

The Chieftains were slated to host the Class B, District 3 Championships to start their playoff run.

Redlands Community College’s soccer team dropped its fourth straight league match last week after a 6-0 road setback to Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa.

The loss dropped the Cougars to 1-7 for the season and 1-5 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

Redlands had eight shots in the loss, four of those on goal, led by Gladis Avalos with four attempts. Amya Lindsey and Moriah Reed closed with two shots each.

Kaitlynn Runnels allowed two goals in net but logged five saves in a half of work. Haley Inglehart picked up nine saves but allowed four goals.

For a fifth straight year, El Reno High School’s football program has had an open date on its regular-season schedule, but that doesn’t mean the Indians took last week any differently than normal.

“The off week has been good. We have been trying to focus on us and trying to get better each and every day,” said El Reno head coach Russell Cook.

El Reno High School’s volleyball team heads into three winnable matches this week after dropping a 3-0 home outing to the Lawton MacArthur Highlanders, ranked third in Class 5A.

The 25-20/25-13/25-13 Highlanders win dropped El Reno to 8-12 on the season. The Indians have upcoming outings with Amber-Pocasset, Noble and Santa Fe South, which they have beaten once this season in tourney action.

In the loss to MacArthur, El Reno served at 94 percent with a team-high three aces from Madison Patswald. Makenna Curtis, Emma Patswald and Trinity Black added one ace each.

Just eight pitches into its series with Capitol Hill and El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team was leading 2-0 en route to a twinbill sweep of the Red Wolves in less than two hours.

El Reno posted wins of 15-0 and 15-1 to improve to 9-11 for the season. The sweep moved the Indians to 5-5 in the District 5A-2 standings.

Kira Taber hit a lead-off single for El Reno and would circle to score on a stolen base, wild pitch and a passed ball. Kaydence Pawnee reached by error and scored two pitches later on a passed ball.

Both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State picked up big wins over the weekend to remain undefeated on the season.

Redlands Community College’s soccer team dropped its third straight league match last week with a 2-0 shutout at the hands of Eastern Oklahoma State College.

The loss came on the heels of setbacks to Seminole State (9-0) and Murray State (2-0). The Cougars slipped to 1-6 on the season and 1-4 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

Moriah Reed led the Cougars in shots with eight over the three matches, followed by Gladis Avalos with six, Yesenia Rodriguez with five and Amya Lindsay with three shots.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senior Kira Taber led off the game with a double to kick-start the Indians offense as El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team swept a twinbill from Western Heights last week in district play.

El Reno snapped a two-game losing streak and a five-game slide in league play by defeating the Jets 14-3 and 6-1. The Indians improved to 7-12 for the season.

The sweep moved El Reno to 3-5 in the District 5A-2 standings and into fifth place, a half game back of Guymon for fourth.

El Reno High School’s volleyball team brought home hardware from the recent Noble Invitational, winning the Silver Bracket with a 3-2 overall record. The Indians improved to 8-10 on the season.

El Reno lost to Yukon and Piedmont, ranked fourth in Class 5A, but defeated Amber-Pocasset, Seminole and Noble.

For the five matches, El Reno got 15 kills from Trinity Black, followed by Emma Patswald with 13. Qyra Jones led those in single digits with nine, while Pauline Black-Harmon had four kills.

Jewell Graham, Savannah Robinson and Bailey Denwalt added two kills each.