Sports

Body Aiden Williams loves to play baseball, so much so, that he pitched in last week’s Oklahoma State Games despite recovering from a serious thumb injury.“I feel like if I took the whole summer off, then that’s just wasted opportunity to get better and get stronger.

Body The City of Oklahoma City hosted the Champions Parade to celebrate the Thunder’s first NBA Championship in franchise history.Hundreds of thousands of fans lined the parade route and Thunder players regularly walked the parade route to high-five and celebrate with fans.

Body El Reno High School’s football program along with the EHS Quarterback Club and El Reno Youth Football League hosted a youth skills clinic recently at Memorial Stadium.The multi-day event was free of charge and drew around 60 campers from El Reno and other towns in the county.

Body While visiting in Texas a few weeks ago, I struck up a conversation with a gentleman by the name of Mark Bennett, who now lives and works south of the Red River.Having grown up in Oklahoma City, Bennett was glad to see an Oklahoma native.

Body BETHANY – Calumet High School’s baseball team scored eight runs over the sixth through eighth innings to tie Bethany before falling 12-9 to the Bronchos in a nine-inning summer league contest.The loss was the first of the season for Calumet, which slipped to 2-1-2 on the summer.

Body More than 30 youth soccer players from the area took part in a skills camp at Memorial Stadium.The three-day camp was hosted by El Reno High School soccer coaches Anthony Klipp and Joe Patton.

Body Campers run and slide through a wall of water and a rainbow to end a free three-day youth football skills camp conducted by El Reno High School’s football program, the EHS Quarterback Club and local youth football organizers at Memorial Stadium recently.

Body El Reno High School’s volleyball program held a youth skills camp recently at Jenks Simmons Field House.Fifty-six campers were broken down into two sessions by age and skill levels.

Body Though it ended with an overtime shootout loss, El Reno High School graduate Conley Knapp is happy with the way she and classmate Ja’Niya Loreto closed out their high school careers.

Body Four El Reno High School graduates made key impacts for their teams in the 2025 Oklahoma Native All-State Association’s Basketball Games played in Okmulgee.