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El Reno offense flips switch in 41-point 5A-2 blowout

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After scoring only three baskets in its previous 29 minutes of play, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team flipped on the offensive switch and steamrolled to a 66-25 road win over Southeast.

The 66 points is the second highest point total for El Reno this season and the highest in District 5A-2 play.

The Indians move to 13-8 on the year and 10-3 in the league.

Kassidy Ferguson rips the ball away from a Guymon player who hit the floor

El Reno sweeps Spartans as roster edges toward full strength in 5A-2 road win

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Welcoming two of its four missing starters back into the lineup, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team locked up fifth place in the District 5A-2 standings with an 81-54 road win over Southeast.

It was the third meeting with the Spartans this season, two in district play, with El Reno winning all three. The 27-point margin was the largest of the three games, with the other two being single-digit wins.

El Reno moves to 9-12 on the season and 6-7 in the District 5A-2 standings, two games in front of Guthrie.

Brendon Evans twists his upper body back toward the goal to shoot the ball

Matmen tame Bison in dual finale

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A series of wins through the middle and upper weights carried El Reno High School’s wrestling team to a 60-23 win over Geary in the final duel of the 2025-26 season.

The 37-point win snapped a four-match losing streak for El Reno, finishing with a 3-9 record.

El Reno never trailed after getting forfeit wins at 106, 113 and 120 pounds.

Geary battled back to within 18-17 behind a technical fall at 126 pounds, a pin at 132 pounds and the Indians forfeit at 138 pounds.

Diesel Baker (144) swung the momentum back toward El Reno with a 2:22 fall over Zach Castleberry.

Kysen Pannell presses his chin into the shoulder of Geary’s Terril Rednose as he tries to pull his back to the mat

Chieftains bounce back, Warriors, Tigers post wins

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Calumet High School’s boys basketball team showed little letdown from its high-profile loss to top-ranked Okarche, bouncing back with a three-game win streak and retention of the Washita Valley Conference title.

The Chieftains, ranked second in Class B1, closed out the regular season with a 22-3 record after beating Sentinel (72-50) and Shattuck (95-43). Between those wins was a 78-54 decision over Binger-Oney in the WVC Shootout.

It’s the fifth straight year for Calumet to win the conference tile and the seventh time in the last nine seasons.

Kaleb Thiessen shoots a jumper

RCC extends Region 2 winning streak

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Redlands Community College women’s basketball team has strung together its longest winning streak in conference play following a 78-59 road victory over Eastern Oklahoma.

Winners of five straight, Redlands improves to 20-4 on the season. The Cougars swept the regular-season series with Eastern and now stand at 7-3 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

Redlands remains in the fourth position but closed the gap on Western Oklahoma to a game and a half for third.

Cougars snap two-game league slide

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By snapping a two-game losing streak with a 76-72 road win over Eastern Oklahoma, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team remains in a three-way tie in the conference standings.

The Cougars moved to 10-14 on the year with the regular-season sweep of Eastern.

Redlands is now 4-6 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings - tied with both Northern Oklahoma College teams for seventh.

El Reno sweeps Tigers in 5A-2 stretch run

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Down by three points, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team unleashed a fury of 3-pointers in the second period and rode the wave to a 37-33 win over Guymon in a key District 5A-2 battle.

The four-point victory extended El Reno’s win streak to three and its season record to 12-8. More importantly, it locked up third place in the 5A-2 standings at 9-3.

The Indians, with two games left in league play, are a full three games in front of fourth-place Noble and four and a half ahead of Guymon. El Reno trails Carl Albert by a game and a half for second.

Juliana Thomas takes two arms to the face while trying to jump through a double team

Thirteen players take court for Indians in 74-54 blowout victory

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Starting a different lineup for a third straight game, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team circulated through 13 different players en route to a 74-54 wire-to-wire victory over Guymon.

The 20-point win closed out the home portion of the Indians District 5A-2 slate as El Reno has road games at Southeast and Carl Albert before wrapping up the season back at Jenks Simmons with a non-district game against the Oklahoma City Knights.

Jacob Nichols (5) stretches his hand over the rim to catch a rebound for a put-back goal

On the road

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El Reno High School wrestler Rhett Hardy works on a takedown in his match with Blanchard in the recent District 5A-3 Duals.

Hardy and the rest of the EHS wrestling team had a tough week, losing to Elk City (48-36) and Class 5A’s third-ranked Chickasha.

The loss to the Chicks left El Reno with a 2-9 mark in duals.

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Redlands extends win streak to four, sweeps Connors State in NJCAA Region 2 action

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Posting its second highest point total in conference play, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team completed a regular-season sweep of Connors State College.

The Cougars, winners of four straight, move to 19-4 on the season with an 84-51 win over Connors State. Redlands remains in fourth in the NJCAA Region 2 standings at 6-3 but moved to within a game and a half of third place.

In the win over the Cowboys, Redlands was 34-of-70 from the floor for 49 percent.

Included in those numbers was a 7-of-26 effort from the 3-point arc for 27 percent.

Whitney Wollenberg was one of three scorers in double digits against Connors
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