Five El Reno High School players were named to the 2024 All-District 5A-2 Football Team during recent voting by the eight schools making up the league lineup.
Representing El Reno on the senior-only squad were first-team selections Daylin Pruitt (halfback), Xavier Elledge (defensive line), Lathen Pruitt (strong safety) and Xzavier Karty (cornerback).
Keaton Dennis was named to the second team as an offensive lineman.
Breanna Goad scored a team-high 16 points to lead two players in double digits as Union City High School’s girls basketball team defeated Verden in the third-place game of the 2024 Binger-Oney Invitational.
It was the second win of the season over Verden as the Tigers went 2-1 for the tourney to improve to 7-3 overall.
Union City defeated Wayne (49-43) but lost in the semifinals to Hinton (55-53).
Goad scored in double digits in all three games to close with 47 points. Morgan Brothers scored 11 in the win over Verden and had 24 points overall.
Calumet High School’s boys basketball team can now claim a decade of dominance on the basketball court after winning the 2024 Canton Invitational with an 83-47 decision over Lomega.
The second win of the season over the Raiders gave Calumet the Canton title for the 10th straight year, nine of those under head coach Jacob Mayfield. The Chieftains defeated Cashion’s JV (90-25) and Arnett (80-32) to reach the championship game.
Calumet, ranked second in the state in Class B, moved to 9-0 on the season and extended its regular-season win streak to 34 games.
Displaying the teamwork which carried the program to its first-ever state title, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team doubled up its opponents on the scoreboard to defend its title at the Harrah Panthers Classic.
El Reno defeated rival Shawnee 45-34 in the championship game to move to 4-0 on the season.
The Indians reached the title game with victories over Star Spencer (64-14) and Bishop McGuinness (72-34).
Jennifer Douglas’ team has now won 32 straight games dating back to last season, with 27 of those falling in the regular season.
El Reno High School’s boys basketball team, an annual fixture in the Harrah Panthers Classic since 2015, has added another piece of golden hardware to its trophy case from the early-season tourney.
The Indians defeated Class 4A’s fifth-ranked Bishop McGuinness 70-44 in the title game to win their second straight HPC championship. Coupled with wins over Star Spencer (93-46) and John Marshall (75-68), El Reno moved to 4-0 on the season.
A string of seven straight victories, five by falls, through the middle weights allowed El Reno High School’s wrestling team to rally past Midwest City for its first dual win of the 2024-25 season.
El Reno, ranked 14th in the Class 5A Dual Rankings, improved to 1-1 with a 46-29 tally over the Bombers. It was the Indians third straight win over Midwest City.
The win got off to a fast start as Mason Hoffman (106) posted a 12-1 major decision over J.J. Reeves.
Midwest City rallied for an 18-4 lead behind two El Reno forfeits and a loss by EHS’ Hollis Gore (120) by fall.
For the second time in three days, P.J. Hall won a duel for El Reno High School’s girls wrestling team without ever breaking a sweat on the mat.
The senior (235) picked up a forfeit win to secure a 38-30 victory over Perry as the 10th-ranked Indians (6A) moved to 2-0 on the season.
Perry, ranked 11th in Class 5A, trailed the entire match but closed the gap to 32-30 with Avery Tetik’s 4:47 fall over El Reno's Emma Resendiz (190) in the next to last weight class.
It took three missed shots and nearly two minutes to brush away the offseason rust but El Reno High School’s girls basketball team opened up the defense of its Class 5A title with a 56-32 win over Guymon.
El Reno has now won 29 games in a row dating back to last season, 24 of those in the regular season.
The 24-point victory over the Tigers moved the Indians to 1-0 in the District 5A-1 standings.
El Reno High School’s boys basketball team plowed its way into the win column last week in its season-opening matchup with Guymon logging not one, two or even three dunks.
Instead, the Indians recorded 13 slam dunks en route to a 72-35 victory over the Tigers.
The 37-point win moved El Reno to 1-0 in the early District 5A-1 standings, which will be used for playoff seeding.
Being ready at a moment’s notice has always been a moniker of the different branches of the U.S. military.
No matter if that notice is for an extended deployment or just one single engagement, or in the case of Collin Matteson, a single play.
The son of former El Reno High School standout golfer John Matteson and grandson of local resident Carmen Matteson, Collin is currently a junior at the United States Military Academy West Point.
