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Several uncharacteristic turnovers throughout the final period allowed Tonkawa to get close, but Redlands Community College women’s basketball team pulled out a 66-54 home win over Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa.The Cougars have won nine straight games to move to 24-4 on the season.

Pushing four players in double-digit scoring led Redlands Community College men’s basketball team to its first win streak of the year in NJCAA Region 2 action.The Cougars defeated Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa 83-69 for its second straight win, improving to 12-16 on the season.

The first-ever game utilizing a shot clock in the 71-year history of Jenks Simmons Field House came with two 35-second violations and some on-the- job training for the home team.“We didn’t even practice using the shot clock for this game.

After battling through three ties and nine lead changes in the second half, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team was outscored 13-3 in the final four minutes of a 71-63 loss to the Oklahoma City Knights.The setback closed out the regular season for El Reno with a 9-14 record.El Reno rallied...

For the first time since 2019, the lights at El Reno’s Jenks Simmons Field House will be dark on game days for the upcoming Class 5A playoffs as neither El Reno High School basketball teams will host a regional.The El Reno girls, the two-time defending state champion, finished third in the District...

El Reno High School’s boys wrestling team took part in the Class 5A West Regional Championships last week in Noble.El Reno advanced three wrestlers to state.See our next edition for a regional wrap-up.

With three games left in the regular season, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team made the jump into third place in the NJCAA Region 2 standings with a 70-56 win over Western Oklahoma.The Cougars are on an eight-game win streak to improve to 23-4 on the season.

Camren Hunt scored a team-leading 18 points as Redlands Community College men’s basketball team remains in a tie for seventh place in the NJCAA Region 2 standings with a 75-67 win over Western Oklahoma.The Cougars snapped a two-game losing streak with the eight-point road win and swept the...

SHAWNEE – In just her second year in the sport of wrestling, El Reno High School junior Seely Chronister extended the school’s streak of state qualifiers to five straight years.Chronister (135) took fourth place to pace El Reno, which placed 22nd as a team with 35 points despite taking just five...

CALUMET – Head and shoulders above anyone else, 20th-ranked Timberlake had the two biggest players on the court - including 6-foot-8 senior post Paxton Glenn.Calumet had the speed, bench depth and discipline of a defending state champion.Calumet won out in a big way.The second-ranked Chieftains...