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Following a split with Carl Albert State College, Redlands Community College’s baseball team is hovering around the .500 mark for the season heading into a busy spring break slate.

The Cougars defeated the Vikings in the middle games of the four-game series by scores of 9-5 and 9-6, but dropped the bookend meetings by scores of 5-2 and a 21-15 shootout.

The split left the Cougars with a 2-2 record in the NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 standings and 10-12 on the season.

Redlands Community College’s golf team kicked off its spring schedule with an 11th-place finish in the Diffee Invitational played on the East layout at Lincoln Park Golf Course.

The Cougars shot a 652 for the 36-hole event with round scores of 325 and 327. Redlands beat out Northwestern Oklahoma State (666), Southern Nazarene (673), Park University (686) and Central Christian (730).

Redlands was the lone junior college team in the 15-team field.

NORMAN – The shots that were falling during El Reno High School’s five-game postseason win streak bounced the other way when the Indians needed them the most – championship Saturday.

El Reno was held scoreless over the final 1:10 and McAlester made three of four free-throw attempts to secure a 53-49 win over the Indians in the Class 5A Girls Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships.

El Reno High School’s run to the title game of the 2022 Class 5A Girls Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships included two wins over ranked teams.

The Indians defeated Grove, the third seed from the East, 50-26 in the quarterfinals after the two teams were tied 9-all in the first period.

El Reno slowly built the lead back up behind eight first-half steals before back-to-back baskets from Ashlyn Evans-Thompson to push the margin into double digits at 23-12.

NORMAN- For the second time in four seasons, El Reno High School will play for the gold ball after defeating top-ranked Sapulpa 59-50 in the semifinals of the 2022 Class 5A girls State Basketball Championships.

El Reno was set to play McAlester for the title inside the University of Oklahoma's Lloyd Noble Center. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. Saturday.

The trip to the finals is just the second in school history for El Reno's program, with the win over Sapulpa being the fifth overall on the state level in 12 trips. The Indians take a 24-4 season record into the finals.

OKLAHOMA CITY – After jumping out to a one-run lead, El Reno High School’s baseball team was unable to hold off a rally by Bishop McGuinness in the District 5A-1 opener for both schools.

The Irish scored three runs each in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings to rally for a 6-1 win over the Indians. The loss dropped El Reno to 3-1 on the season.

Freshman Devin Shamblin gave the Indians the early lead with a solo home run in the top of the first inning. However, El Reno’s hits and base runners were sporadic over the final six frames.

El Reno High School’s boys squad, the defending Class 5A state champion, will be among the favorites for the team title again at the 2022 Oklahoma Football Coaches Association’s State Powerlifting Meet.

“We have got a good chance to go back-to-back. It won’t be as easy this year but we have put ourselves in good position to have a chance,” said El Reno coach Austin Fedderson.

El Reno High School sent four lifters to the 2022 Oklahoma Girls Powerlifting Coaches Association’s State Championships hosted in Dickson.

El Reno placed 11th in the Large School team race with 17 points. Claudia Garcia picked up four of those team points after placing seventh overall in the 150-pound weight class. She had a 625-pound total weight, highlighted by a 285-pound deadlift and a 230-pound squat, followed by a 110-pound bench press.

Edgar Garcia logged a hat-trick as El Reno High School’s boys soccer team posted its first victory of the 2022 season with a 5-1 decision over Western Heights.

The Indians moved to 1-1 on the season but will not be in action again until after spring break.

Matches with Woodward and Mount St. Mary were postponed due to state basketball.

El Reno outshot the Jets 13-7 and held a commanding 11-3 edge in shots on goal.

The Indians logged 60 possessions in the win compared to 40 for Western Heights, while scoring four goals in the second half.

Taking advantage of nearly 15 more minutes of possession time, El Reno High School’s girls soccer team dominated Western Heights en route to a 6-0 victory in its home opener.

The shutout win lifted El Reno to 2-0 on the season.

El Reno logged a total of 47:17 of possession time leading to 40 shots overall, with 23 of those being on frame.

Meanwhile, the Jets had only one shot on goal for the match.