The Indians were in Lawton Friday night to take on the MacArthur Highlanders for the area championship. El Reno, ranked 16th in the state, needed a win either Friday night or Saturday to make a repeat trip to the Class 5A state tourney in Tulsa.
Jennifer Douglas’ team was in Tahlequah starting Thursday for the area round, needing one win out of the next two games to earn a trip back to Tulsa and the Class 5A state tourney.
El Reno High School’s boys powerlifting team recently took second place in the Large School division at the 2021 Chickasha meet, scoring 118 points.
Caleb Hulbutta led the way for El Reno with a first-place effort in the 275-pound weight class, beating his weight total for the season by 75 pounds. His 1,315 total weight was highlighted by a 560-pound dead lift, followed by a 475-pound squat and a 310-pound bench.
Redlands Community College women’s basketball team remained second in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference standings following a recent 50-38 win over Connors State College.
The victory was the second in a row as the Cougars improved to 6-1 on the season and 3-1 in the OCAC, a game and a half back of Eastern Oklahoma for the lead.
Idalis Ortiz scored a game-high 17 points off 7-of-18 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers. She added six assists and four rebounds. Shakira Patterson came off the bench to score 11 points and added seven boards.
El Reno High School’s soccer teams took to the pitch last week to open the 2021 season, recording one win in four road matches as the Indians play their first three dates away from Memorial Stadium.
The El Reno girls improved to 1-1 on the season with a 1-0 win over Chickasha in the U.S. 81 Battle. The win came on the heels of a 3-1 loss to Ardmore, in which El Reno lost in penalty kicks by a 2-0 margin.
Redlands Community College’s baseball team kicked off the 2021 season with a 5-4 win over Clarendon College, but has since fallen on hard times with a five-game losing streak.
The Cougars dropped three games to the Bulldogs by duplicate 11-1 scores and a 16-4 defeat after winning the opener. Redlands then dropped two non-conference games to Eastern Oklahoma State College by scores of 11-10 and 6-4.
The Cougars are hitting .242 as a team with 36 hits, 25 runs and 20 runs batted in over the six-game stretch.
After allowing Tulsa Bishop Kelley nine straight points to tie the game, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team went on a 33-12 run to close the first half and pull away from the Comets.
El Reno, ranked fifth in Class 5A, defeated Bishop Kelley 75-38 to win the Class 5A East Region 3 Championship. It was the fourth regional title in five seasons for the Indians, who improved to 13-4 on the season.
OKLAHOMA CITY – In his first season back on the sidelines, Rodney Haydon’s team is one win away from making a return to the Class 5A state tourney after missing the Tulsa trip last year.
El Reno, ranked 16th in Class 5A, defeated No.15 Southeast 69-62 to win the Class 5A West Region 2 Championship. The Indians improved to 10-9 on the season with the title, which included a 67-44 win over Santa Fe South.
OKLAHOMA CITY – While El Reno High School’s wrestling team fell short of a team or individual title at the Class 5A Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships, the Indians still finished as the highest placer from the west.
El Reno placed fourth in the final team standings, earning 75.5 points, finishing behind Collinsville (160.5), Claremore (82) and Glenpool (80). Duncan rounded out the top five of the 21-team field with 63 points.
Calumet High School’s boys basketball team has fallen a win shy of making the state tourney, losing two games in the Class A, West Area 1 Championships.
The fifth-ranked Chieftains had their 16-game win streak snapped with a 36-33 loss to third-ranked Arapaho-Butler. Calumet then slipped to 16-2 on the season with a 53-41 setback to Texoma.
