Sports

For the first time in two years due to COVID-19, El Reno High School’s boys basketball program held a youth skills camp at Jenks Simmons Field House.

A record-high 78 campers in second through ninth grades attended the three-day camp which was open to all boys and girls who could not attend the upcoming EHS girls youth camp.

There were two divisions for the team tournament, each crowning a champion. There were also awards given for the top free-throw shooter, hot spot shooter, speed dribble and ball handling.

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Arcadia: Elevation 2.5 ft. above normal and falling, water 72 and stained.
Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around points and standing timber. Saugeye good on crankbaits and minnows around docks and points. Blue catfish and channel catfish good on chicken liver, punch bait and worms around points, rocks and shorelines.

Tyler Tignor admits he’s been fortunate to have three players selected for the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association’s All-State Team, but his last just may be the most special of his career at Calumet High School.

Outfielder Jaxon Olive was one of 10 Canadian County players named to one of the seven OBCA West All-Star by Class squads, which is a prerequisite to being considered for All-State honors.

However, among those 10, only Olive, Mustang’s Kyle Mantooth and Piedmont’s Cole Riggs were elevated to All-State status.

Having had five of the most prolific female scorers in El Reno High School history play before her, El Reno graduate Ashlyn Evans-Thompson never felt like she was breaking new ground during her career.

That all changes Saturday.

Evans-Thompson will add yet another first to her record-setting story at El Reno when she becomes the first female player in school history to compete in the famed Faith 7 Bowl Basketball Game.

Redlands Community College’s baseball team had two players earn postseason honors from the spring season which saw the Cougars finish with a 20-36 overall record.

Outfielder Reece Burke and shortstop Tyson Eastwood were named to the second team on the 2022 NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 All-Region squad.

Burke led the Cougars in hits for the season, going 65-of-172 from the plate for a .378 batting average. He logged 15 doubles, a triple and seven home runs leading to 53 runs batted in and 44 runs – both of which were team highs, while drawing 20 walks.

Earlier this month the Canadian County 4-H Shotgun Club set its sights on Duncan to compete at the 2022 Duncan Spring 4-H Trap Shoot.

The club is led by Canadian County 4-H Shotgun Sports certified volunteers Eric Kappus, James Brummett, Larry Quisenberry and Colt Quisenberry and has 30 active members.

The trap competition hosted six Oklahoma 4-H counties with competitors ranging in ages 10-18. Three Canadian County 4-H teams returned home with top honors and one individual finished in the top five.

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Arcadia: Elevation 1 ft. above normal and rising, water 67 and stained.
Blue catfish and channel catfish good on cut bait and worms around points and riprap. Bluegill sunfish excellent on crickets and worms along riprap. Saugeye good on crankbaits, jigs and minnows around docks.

WEATHERFORD – One last outing as teammates proved to be a winning combination for three El Reno High School graduates in last week’s Western Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association’s All-Star Games.

Brayden Fulton, Dacus Cooper and Vincent Walker each played a key role in helping the North squad secure a 5-4 win over the South in the Large School Game.

“It was really fun to get out here and have fun with those guys one more time,” said Fulton.

WEATHERFORD – Tyler Tignor thought that last week’s Western Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game would be his last coaching stint with his former standout player – Calumet graduate Jaxon Olive.

Tignor, who will be the new athletic director at Hammon come fall, coached the North squad for a fifth time in the WOBCA Small School Game. It ended on a sour note with a 5-1 loss to the South squad.

However, Tignor and Olive will get another shot to go out together as winners.

The majority of football-playing schools across Oklahoma began knocking off the winter rust from their playbooks in preparation for the 2022 season – which starts in 92 days.

However, there is a different atmosphere surrounding El Reno High School’s football program as the Indians kicked off spring drills last week with a new head coach and two lead coordinators.