Sports

Body It’s taken over four decades but Calumet High School’s baseball team has found its way back to the state baseball tourney after winning the Class B, Region 3 Championships.

Body On the field it was not a memorable night for El Reno High School’s three seniors as the Indians fast-pitch softball team dropped an 11-1 game to the Oklahoma City Broncos to close out the 2022 regular season.

Body OKLAHOMA CITY – Senior Kira Taber hit the game’s second pitch over the center field wall at Rapp Field as El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team uncorked an 18-hit attack on Bishop McGuinness.

Body Rubbing elbows with some of the top NCAA programs in the country, Redlands Community College’s cross country teams took part in the famed Oklahoma State University Cowboys Jamboree.

Body Calumet High School’s baseball team had a lackluster tuneup outing ahead of the upcoming regional round of the Class B playoffs, losing a 5-1 home game to Amber-Pocasset. The loss dropped the Chieftains, ranked third in the state, to 22-4 on the season.

Body El Reno capped off a three-match road swing last week with a 3-1 loss at Weatherford. The setback to Class 4A’s 14th-ranked Eagles left EHS with a 1-2 mark on the road trip and a 10-14 season record. See Wednesday’s paper for a recap.

Body Due to low Shawnee numbers, El Reno’s seventh and eighth grade football teams, shown here in a game earlier this season, combined forces last week to defeat the Wolves in a 72-48 shootout.

Body Union City High School’s fast-pitch softball team took Rush Springs into the title round of the Class A, District 29 Championships before bowing out with back-to-back losses to the Redskins.

Body Redlands Community College’s soccer team jumped back into NJCAA Region 2 action last week, kicking off a four-match road swing with a 6-1 setback to Rose State College. The loss dropped the Cougars to 2-8 for the season and 1-6 in the region standings.

Body Oct. 1 will be a busy day for thousands of “stick-and-string” hunters in Oklahoma. That Saturday is when several archery hunting seasons will open across the state. Those seasons are: ► Deer archery, running through Jan. 15, 2023. ► Elk archery, on private lands through Jan.