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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.

While edged out of the playoffs via tiebreaker points, El Reno High School’s boys soccer team was well represented on three postseason honors squads, including All-State accolades.

Senior forward Edgar Garcia and midfielder Christian Diaz were named to the West squad for the 2022 Class 5A Oklahoma Soccer Coaches Association’s All-State Game.

That will be played June 10 at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, with game time set for 8 p.m.

El Reno High School graduate Paige Primeaux recently signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for Haskell Indian Nations University. Primeaux is the fourth player off El Reno’s state runner-up team to sign a college scholarship offer.

Surrounded by teammates, El Reno High School state medalist Rylee Walborn (second from right) recently signed a national letter of intent to wrestle for St. Mary’s University. The private Catholic university is based in Leavenworth, Kan.

El Reno High School’s girls soccer team secured 10 spots on three separate postseason honors teams, including three selections by the prestigious Oklahoma Soccer Coaches Association All-State Committee.

Seniors Caroline Huber, along with sisters Carlie and Kinley Golden were named to the West squad for the Class 5A All-State Game, which will be played June 10 at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa. Game time is 6 p.m.

Shooting the fourth highest team score in the final round, Redlands Community College’s golf team slipped to ninth place in the final standings at the 2022 NJCAA Women’s National Golf Championships.

The Cougars fired their lowest score of the tourney, a 321, in the third round to enter the final day in seventh place.

However, Redlands carded a 339 over the final 18 holes to drop two spots.

Redlands, playing the Mayfair Country Club course in Sanford, Fla., posted scores of 331/330/321/339 for a 72-hole total of 1,321.

Four area seniors, three from El Reno High School, have been selected to play in the 2022 Western Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association’s All-Star Games.

El Reno’s Vincent Walker was named to the Large West team as a pitcher, while Brayden Fulton was picked as one of two catchers on the same squad. Dacus Cooper was selected as an infielder.

The trio will join Calumet’s Jaxon Olive, who was named to the Small West squad as an outfielder.

El Reno High School seniors Tetona Woods, left, and Janae Black-Harmon signed national letters of intent to play basketball for Coffeyville Community College in Kansas last week.

Trimming 36 strokes from his total at state as a freshman, El Reno High School sophomore Bryan Richardson placed 74th in the medalist chase at the 2022 Class 5A Boys State Golf Championships.

Playing the 6,601-yard course at Duncan Golf and Tennis Club, Richardson carded rounds of 109/100/105 for a 54-hole total of 314.