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Union City, Calumet earn wins, Okarche battles three-game slide

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Rebounding from a loss to Okarche, Union City High School’s fast-pitch softball team took two out of three games against Class A ranked opponents to protect its state ranking.

The Tigers, ranked 15th in Class A, moved to 17-8 on the season with a 6-3 win over Hydro-Eakly (9th) and a 2-1 victory over Rush Springs (19th). The loss was to top-ranked Cyril (6-1).

Kinley Jones reaches out to snag a throw to the bag

Chieftains yield No.1, Tigers hold spot

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Despite beating two ranked Class 2A squads, Calumet High School’s baseball team was knocked out of the top spot in the latest Class B poll for the first time this season by defending champ Fort Cobb-Broxton.

Calumet defeated No.9 Oklahoma Christian Academy (7-6) and No.11 Amber Pocasset (3-2) in the Okarche/Ampo Tournament, but dropped a close 7-6 game to Class A’s No.2 Canute. The 2-1 mark left the Chieftains with a 10-7 overall record and a No.2 ranking.

Cougars drop second Region 2 match

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Redlands Community College women’s soccer team slipped to 1-2 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings after a 2-0 road shutout loss to Northern Oklahoma College of Enid.

The Cougars are now 0-2 on their current five-match road slate and 1-2 in the region standings for a sixth-place tie.

Redlands was held to five shots total in the loss, one each from Danielle Cameron, Ashanti Lewis, Brianna Armendaris, Jordan Willeford and Paige Treat.

Jordan Wentworth was in net for Redlands, allowing two goals against 10 saves.

Fourth down frustrations

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Two fourth-down offensive miscues in the third period by El Reno High School’s football team would lead to 14 points for Weatherford as the Eagles handed EHS its second straight shutout loss, 17-0.

El Reno closed the non-district portion of its 2025 schedule with a 1-2 record and has now lost the last five meetings with the Eagles.

Weatherford led 3-0 at the half before blocking a punt by El Reno senior Rustyn Cook midway through the third period. The loose ball was recovered at the Indians 12-yard line.

Grant First (27) spins away and out of a tackle by a Weatherford defender en route to a 10-yard run

Home loss to the Eagles

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El Reno High School’s volleyball team, ranked 12th in Class 5A, dropped a 3-0 match to Class 4A’s seventh-ranked Weatherford. 

Lily Elliott makes a pass

El Reno shut out by Bombers, splits games in Noble Festival

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El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team dropped two of three games in close battles last week, one of those coming in a key matchup in District 5A-2 play.

The Indians fell 2-0 to league-leader Midwest City to slide to 2-3 in the 5A-2 standings for fourth place, two games back of Guthrie. 

El Reno then took part in the Noble Festival, beating Norman (8-7) and falling to Ponca City (5-0). The split left the Indians with a 6-10 overall record.

El Reno sweeps 5A-2 set

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Not even being hit in the face with the ball during practice would keep El Reno High School fast-pitch softball coach Bri Michalicka from watching her team climb out of the cellar in the District 5A-2 standings.

El Reno jumped from a sixth-place tie with Santa Fe South into fourth place with a doubleheader road sweep of Guymon by scores of 11-4 and 9-7. The Indians improved to 5-7 on the season and 2-2 in the league standings.

Taylor Acosta makes a throw toward first base

ER spikers remain tied for SC lead

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A three-game win over Guthrie kept El Reno High School’s volleyball team tied for first place in the 2025 Suburban Conference.

The 25-14/25-20/25-17 victory moved El Reno, ranked No.12 in this week’s Class 5A poll, to 13-9 on the season.

The Indians are 2-0 in Suburban Conference action.

El Reno served at 96 percent and logged seven aces. Jaida Richardson led the effort with three, followed by Daily Maples and Deyana Cookston with two each.

Meredick Martinez (left) and Ruby Curtis combine for a double block attempt

El Reno harriers open season with solid Bethany runs

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BETHANY - Freshman Raquel Seymour opened up her prep career recently with a 36th-place effort for El Reno High School’s cross country team in the 2025 Bethany Bronchos Invitational.

El Reno was a runner short in the girls 5,000-meter race (3.10 miles) to compete as a team.

Seymour led the girls with a time of 24 minutes and .03 seconds. Lilly Owen (24:48) was close behind in 44th and Amerie Sam (37:44) took 91st.

The boys were 10th as a team with 316 points, paced by Abraham Scarritt (19:16) at 39th.

Abraham Scarritt runs over the first loop of the course at the 2025 Bethany Invitational

RCC soccer splits bids in R2 play

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Redlands Community College women’s soccer team slipped to 1-1 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings following a 4-0 shutout loss to Rose State College.

The setback came on the heels of a 4-0 win over Connors State College as the Cougars are now 3-1-1 on the season.

Ashanti Lewis scored two goals in the win over Connors State, while Danielle Cameron and Paige Treat had one goal each.

Jordan Willeford and Elizabeth Bolton had an assist each.

Jordan Wentworth pulls away from the ball which was sailing wide of the net
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