Sports

Henry Sanchez led a group of five double-digit scorers with 29 points as Redlands Community College men’s basketball team kicked off the 2024-25 season with a 98-73 win over Neosho County.

The win over the Kansas-based school came off 46 percent (35-of-77) shooting by the Cougars, who made 8-of-26 (31 percent) shots from the 3-point arc.

Sanchez’s 29 points came off 11-of-18 shooting with five 3-pointers and two made free throws. He added a double-double with 10 rebounds and four assists.

While the win-loss record may not have reflected the abilities of the players making up El Reno High School’s softball roster, the coaches who faced the Indians knew it.

That knowledge and respect was reflected in voting for two postseason award lists which netted El Reno a dozen selections and a possibility for three All-State laurels.

El Reno High School’s football team climbed back into the chase for a playoff spot with last week’s 46-18 win over John Marshall.

The win boosted stats for both offensive and defensive players.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Despite taking over the reigns of a run-heavy offense, Rustyn Cook had never experienced a 100-yard rushing game in his high school career.

That ended in a must-win game for El Reno High School’s football team.

The junior quarterback became the fifth runner this year to eclipse the century mark in a single game with 107 yards and two touchdowns as the Indians climbed back into the playoff picture with a 46-18 victory over John Marshall.

Running like head coach Anthony Klipp called “a man,” El Reno High School freshman Ethan Brooks punched his ticket to the 2024 Class 5A Cross Country Championships in record fashion.

Brooks outkicked a pair of Guymon runners to win the 5A West Regional Championships with a career-best time of 15 minutes, 54.57 seconds over the 5K (3.1-mile) at Moore/Norman Technology Center.

“He ran like a man today,” said Klipp.

While admitting there are areas of growth still needed from the top chair down, El Reno High School head softball coach Bri Michalicka could not be prouder of her team’s effort in her first season at the helm.

“This season was a trial run and I was proud of the girls. There were a lot of positive moments but our record did not reflect our potential as a team and program,” said Michalicka.

El Reno went 15-15 overall and made the regional championship round of the playoffs before being eliminated by Guthrie. The Indians were fourth in the District 5A-2 standings.

Despite the loss to Lawton, several El Reno High School football players moved up on the season statistics chart.

After going various directions following graduation, five El Reno High School shooting sports alums are once again breaking clay pigeons together under the same team banner.

Sisters Emma and Madison Patswald along with Aaron Broyles, Zac Johnson and Tucker Colby are now wearing orange and black as part of Oklahoma State University’s Shotgun Competition Team.

LAWTON – Two failed fourth-down conversion attempts and an interception kept El Reno High School’s football team out of the end zone and the win column in last week’s 33-20 loss to Lawton.

In the first meeting between the schools since 1961, the Wolverines, leading by a touchdown, fended off two fourth-down attempts by EHS before adding a late touchdown to secure the 13-point win.

Lawton (4-3) remains tied with Guthrie and Carl Albert for the District 5A-2 lead at 4-0. Meanwhile, El Reno slipped to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the district standings with three games to play.

Despite putting up a double-digit shot total, Redlands Community College women’s soccer team dropped back-to-back NJCAA Region 2 outings.

The Cougars fell 2-0 in Miami to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M before dropping a 5-1 home match over the weekend to Rose State College.

The losses left RCC with a 1-13-2 overall record and a 1-11-1 mark in the region standings. The Cougars remain locked in the cellar with one match left.

In the loss to the Golden Norsemen, Redlands put up nine shots. Miya Ingram led the way with five, while Ashanti Lewis had four shots.