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Chieftains spring forward

Body The Calumet Chieftains, ranked 17th in the state, won the Class A, District 19 Championship over the weekend with two wins over Wellston and a third over Waukomis by a combined 48-8 margin.
Carson Cooper holds out his tongue while eyeing a pickoff throw

Indians seek out wins, momentum as playoffs near

Body El Reno High School’s baseball team headed into its final District 5A-1 doubleheader of the season looking to gain some needed momentum for the upcoming playoffs. The Indians were slated to play Del City after losing a close 4-2 contest to Guthrie last week in a makeup game.
Davin Shamblin eyes a pickoff throw as a runner slides into second base

The goals before the storm

Body Severe storms in the panhandle halted El Reno High School’s match last week with Guymon but not before the Indians secured a spot in the upcoming Class 5A girls playoffs. El Reno was leading 3-1 when the match was called with 33 minutes left in the second half.
Conley Knapp uses her body to direct the ball

Cutting out the mistakes

Body With its overall score consistently coming in around 400, El Reno High School’s girls golf team is turning its attention toward cutting out needless mistakes ahead of the upcoming Class 5A West Regional Championships.
Callie Maifield watches a low chip shot

El Reno fifth at state

Body Despite holding the No.1 spot in the 16-team bracket, El Reno High School’s trapshooting squad was thrown a tough pigeon in the second round of the 2022 Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program’s State Shoot.
A puller waits for Kenyon Burt to call for a clay pigeon

Road trip yields split

Body It took nine innings and a shocking loss for El Reno High School’s baseball team to shake off the rust of a four-hour bus ride to Guymon last week as the Indians rallied to split a District 5A-1 doubleheader with the Tigers.
Gabe Compton connects with a pitch

Down to the wire

Body The Indians went into the final match of District 5A-2 play tied with Bishop McGuinness for fourth place, both schools at 3-3. El Reno, which has won three straight, needed a road win against Guymon and an Irish loss to Midwest City to make the postseason.
Luis Ramirez dribbles the ball around a defender
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