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Redlands Community College women’s basketball team rallied from a nine-point deficit to open the fourth quarter last week to steal a 51-48 win over Southwestern Christian College’s junior varsity. The victory was part of a holiday split as the Cougars dropped a 72-68 game to Crowder College.

Coming back to the bench two years ago, head coach Rodney Haydon said it would take time and patience to retool El Reno High School’s boys basketball program back into a state-tournament team.

Tyrone Lewis knew it would take time to rebuild El Reno High School’s wrestling program into the national powerhouse it was when he won multiple state titles under his mentor Archie Randall.

Redlands Community College women’s basketball team used a 26-8 second-period scoring blitz to rally from a four-point deficit en route to its first NJCAA Region 2 win of the season.

It’s been a close but no cigar kind of start to the NJCAA Region 2 schedule for Redlands Community College men’s basketball team as the Cougars dropped back-to-back single-digit losses.

A big portion of the numbers from El Reno High School’s football season was generated by underclassmen, but head coach Russell Cook is quick to point out their success was spearheaded by senior leadership.

An alum from one of the program’s two undefeated regular season teams in the 1990s, Shannon Carter has always kept a close eye on the progress of El Reno High School football – even if it was from hundreds of miles away.

El Reno High School’s wrestling program held its annual Blue/White exhibition and ranking dual last week. The Indians kick off their dual season Nov. 29 against Midwest City inside Jenks Simmons Field House.  

El Reno High School post player Lilly Thomas shoots over an Edmond Santa Fe defender during a scrimmage last week at the Jenks Simmons Annex. The Indians are working toward their 2022-23 season opener Nov. 29 at Shawnee.

El Reno native Caroline Huber, back row seventh from left, recently played in the 2022 NJCAA National Women’s Soccer Championships in Georgia. Huber plays for Seminole State College, winner of Region 2 and the West Plains District Championships to earn the fifth seed at nationals.