Sports

Body A feverish second-half rally fell four points short as Okarche High School’s boys basketball team dropped a 97-93 shootout with Class 6A’s Southmoore in the seventh-place game of the 60th Annual Tournament of Champions.

Body El Reno High Schools boys basketball team will kick off a slate of 11 games in the month of January on Tuesday night with a road trip to Midwest City.Seven of those games are on the road including trips to Anadarko and Shawnee for tournament play.

Body Eryn Roman Nose (4), Juliana Thomas (2), Halli Ferguson (5) and Jaida Richardson (25) will play key roles as the 5-3 Indians return to the court Tuesday night in Midwest City.

Body El Reno High School’s football program recently put the wraps on the league portion of the 2025 season with seven players earning spots on the various squads making up the 5A-2 All-District Awards.

Body Editor’s Note: Due to early holiday deadlines, the final two games of the tourney will appear in the Jan. 7 edition.

Body While no teams have tipped off their NJCAA Region 2 schedules, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team has positioned itself to be a contender for the 2026 regular-season title.

Body Redlands Community College men’s basketball team will be looking for consistence when the Cougars hit the road Monday to kick off NJCAA Region 2 action at Connors State College.

Body While gaining valuable mat time against stout competition, El Reno High School’s girls and boys wrestling teams placed only one entry at the 2025 Kansas City Stampede.The lone placer came from the girls team as Bentley Sharp (235) took eighth with a 3-3 overall record.

Body The pending Tournament of Champions in Tulsa could derail its efforts but Okarche High School’s boys basketball team remains on track to rewrite the state record books for most consecutive wins.Okarche, ranked No.

Body Logan White hit a game-winning shot with three seconds left as Okarche High School’s girls basketball team capped off the 2025 portion of its schedule with a 35-33 win over powerhouse Seiling.