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With only two wins and out of the playoff picture in early April, El Reno High School’s boys soccer team has kicked its way into the Class 5A postseason – and they did it in the final 25 minutes of district play.

In a period of four days, El Reno High School’s girls soccer team's postseason hopes went from a shot at winning the district title to needing help just to make the playoffs.

The Indians played over the weekend in the 2021 Guthrie 89’ers Day Invitational. El Reno lost 8-4 to Ponca City, but snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 12-5 win over Clinton.

Kaleb Melvin saved one of his best pitching efforts of the season for his final home game as Calumet High School’s baseball team won the Class A, District 16 Championship. Melvin tossed a seven-inning no-hitter as the 16th-ranked Chieftains defeated Binger-Oney in the championship game 7-0.

Redlands Community College’s soccer team went into weekend action looking to snap a seven-match losing streak after dropping a 4-2 decision to Murray State College. Redlands, which defeated the Aggies earlier this season, slipped to 1-8 on the season and in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

Braydon Armstrong struck out the final batter with the tying run at second base as Union City High School’s baseball team defeated Thomas/Fay-Custer 5-4 to win the Class A, District 14 Championship.

Playing perennial powerhouse Carl Albert close for seven innings seemed to awaken the sleeping giant as the Titans swept last week’s District 5A-2 doubleheader against El Reno High School’s baseball team at the Hub Reed Complex.

Redlands Community College is headed back to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Women's Golf Championships after dominating the field at the 2021 Region 2 tourney hosted at Crimson Creek Golf Course.

It’s playoff time for slow-pitch softball teams in Canadian County and both Union City and Calumet High School head into the postseason on winning notes. Union City takes an 18-12 record into the Class 2A, District 7 Championship at Fletcher – ranked 10th in the state.

Redlands Community College’s soccer team is battling through a five-match losing streak after dropping the first two dates of its current road swing.