Sports

Body This young basketball player was sporting his Oklahoma City Thunder jersey at the recent El Reno High School Boys Youth Basketball Skills Camp.The Thunder won the Western Conference title and will play for the NBA title starting Thursday.

Body Three El Reno High School graduates are among the 10 area baseball players to pick up postseason awards, the most notable coming from the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association.

Body El Reno High School’s boys basketball team recently held its 2025 Youth Skills Camp inside Jenks Simmons Field House and Annex.Forty-two campers spent three days learning offensive and defensive team fundamentals as well as individual skills on both ends of the floor.

Body WEATHERFORD – Injuries during their senior campaign forced El Reno High School’s Davin Shamblin, Hernan Blanco and Gavin Tinsley to play multiple positions throughout the season.

Body WEATHERFORD – Calumet High School head coach Cody Thiessen will be the first person to tell you he hates to lose any contest.So what makes taking a 10-1 defeat, his second worst of the 2025 season, hurt any less? It happened in an All-Star game.

Body STILLWATER – After having several qualifying events canceled due to weather, like bocce and track, El Reno High School’s team was left with only one sport for the 2025 Special Olympics Summer Games.The Indians would make the most of the opportunity.

Body Better late than never.El Reno High School’s football program kicked off spring drills last week, nearly two weeks later than normal, due to the extended spring athletic schedule used by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association.

Body Both Calumet and El Reno sent three players each to last week’s Western Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association’s All-Star Games in Weatherford.See Wednesday’s paper for a recap of the Small and Large School games.

Body OKLAHOMA CITY – While his quest to win a high medal in the Class 5A Oklahoma State Track and Field Championships fell short, El Reno High School freshman Ethan Brooks made the podium in one of his three events.

Body Despite shooting its lowest round of the tourney, eighth-ranked Redlands Community College was unable to pass two Texas programs for a spot in the top 10 at the 2025 NJCAA Women’s Division 1 National Golf Championships.Playing at Buffalo Dunes Golf Course in Garden City, Kan.