Sports
Signs of change
One of the last major pieces in Phase One of the Memorial Stadium renovations was installed last week as the massive new scoreboard was hoisted up in the east end
zone.
The board, which was made in Arkansas according to EHS head coach Chuck Atchison, can be lowered when funding for a new video screen is secured.
Clock hits zero
Opening the football season in what has been deemed zero week by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has become old hat for El Reno High School’s football team.
The Indians hit the road Friday night to fulfill the away portion of their two-year deal with Cache. It’s the fourth straight year for Chuck Atchison's program to get the early-jump on the season and the Indians have been preparing for the Bulldogs since beginning fall drills.
Spikers fall to Big Mac
Having its six-match win streak snapped, El Reno High School’s volleyball team dropped a 25-16/25-17 outing to Lawton MacArthur in the title round of the 2021 EHS Invitational.
El Reno, the defending champion, reached the finals with a 25-16/25-12 win over Duncan in the semifinals.
The Indians were undefeated in pool play with victories over Chickasha (25-12/25-19), Seminole (25-12/25-14) and Guymon (25-16/25-19).
The loss to the Highlanders left the Indians with a 6-1 record after EHS defeated Hennessey (25-12/25-8/25-15) in a tuneup match.
Indians drop 5A-2 tilt
Despite logging nine hits, El Reno High School’s softball team left five base runners stranded in a 12-6 loss to Piedmont in District 5A-2 play.
The loss dropped El Reno to 1-3 on the season and 1-1 in the 5A-2 standings and into third place behind the Wildcats (5-0) and Guthrie (2-0).
El Reno never led in the game, despite tying the score at 1-all in the first on a double by Iliana Ashford, which scored Kira Taber (error).
Piedmont scored two runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings each in addition to a three-run third.
El Reno spikers open season with 3-1 victory over Tecumseh
El Reno High School's volleyball team kicked off the 2021 season with a 3-1 road win over Tecumseh by scores of 25-12/14-25/25-16/25-10.
It was the first of two road matches for EHS, which was slated to play Thursday at Hennessey. The Indians were to open their home schedule with the El Reno Invitational on Saturday.
Waiting out the weather
It's no big secret that getting quality at bats will help any team's overall offensive performance, but the struggle for El Reno High School's softball team has been getting onto the field to get those swings.
After having one game cut short in their own El Reno Invitational by lightning, then having day two rained out, the Indians road game at Noble was washed out by Mother Nature.