Sports

Late August in Oklahoma is the time of year that fans, coaches and players eagerly await as the start of a new football season creeps closer and closer.

The clock is ticking slowly down to the start of the 2020 El Reno High School football season and it will hit zero Friday night. That’s right, it’s zero week and the Indians are opening the season a week earlier than most schools across the state, hosting Cache at Memorial Stadium.

With just one win outside of league play, El Reno High School’s softball team continues to find success among District 5A-1 opponents. The Indians banged out 13 hits last week to defeat Duncan 5-1 to improve to 2-0 in the league standings and 3-3 on the season.

Calumet High School’s baseball team opened up the season recently with the consolation title from the Arapaho/Butler tournament. The Chieftains bounced back from a 9-7 loss to Amber-Pocasset to defeat Blair (13-2) and Okarche (9-1) to secure the 2-1 record.

Calumet and Union City High School’s softball teams are trending in opposite directions, with the Chieftains seeing greener pastures after losing to the Tigers to open the 2020 season. The Chieftains have won three out of four games to improve to 3-2 on the season.

El Reno High School’s volleyball team extended its win streak to seven matches last week, six of those coming in the EHS Invitational, en route to the Gold Bracket Championship – the first time the Indians have won the title of their home tourney.

El Reno High School’s football team ran through some quick passing game scenarios during practice last week. The Indians were working through the sixth of eight two-a-day practices.

El Reno High School’s softball team uncorked the bats last week to give Kylee Webb her first career victory as head coach, defeating Ardmore 12-1 to kick off the 2020 season. The win also counted in the District 5A-1 standings.