Sports

Body A see-saw battle ended on a sour note as Redlands Community College women’s basketball team dropped its season opener to Kansas-based Neosho County 75-71.Redlands trailed 16-15 after one period and it remained a one-possession game until late in the second period.

Body After dropping the season opener to Texas-based Dallas College North Lake, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team earned its first victory of the 2025-26 campaign.

Body El Reno High School heads into the final week of the 2025 football season with overall numbers improving each week over the past month.   

Body NOBLE – While producing no points, a pair of time-draining possessions in the second half by Noble proved to be the biggest hurdle for El Reno High School’s football team in a narrow 14-13 loss to the Bears.

Body Despite logging a double-digit shot total, Redlands Community College women’s soccer team suffered a 3-0 shutout loss to the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain.The setback came in the opening round of the 2025 NJCAA Region 2 Championships.

Body El Reno High School junior Lilly Owen leads a group of runners on the second lap of the Class 5A Girls Oklahoma State High School Cross Country Championships in Edmond.Owen finished in the middle of the pack over a fast-paced run.See Saturday’s edition for a recap of Owen’s run.

Body Eight El Reno High School softball players, five of those underclassmen, earned spots on two of the teams making up the 2025 All-District 5A-2 honors.El Reno went 5-5 in district play, finishing fourth, while sporting a 13-18 overall record.

Body El Reno High School’s volleyball team, which placed third in the league, landed three players on the 2025 All-Suburban Conference team - voted on by member coaches.The Indians, ranked 14th in Class 5A, closed the season with a 4-2 mark in league action and 19-14 for the season.

Body In her third appearance in the postseason, El Reno High School junior Lily Owen punched her ticket to this weekend’s Class 5A State Cross Country Championships.Running in the 5A West Regional in Moore, Owen posted a time of 22 minutes and 16.77 seconds to place 20th overall.

Body Ten Redlands Community College runners will be headed north to Iowa for the 2025 NJCAA Division II National Cross Country Championships to be held Nov. 8 in Fort Dodge, Iowa.