Sports

Coming off its first tournament win of the fall season, Redlands Community College women’s golf team took third place in the 36-hole Battle at Winter Creek.

Hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma, Redlands circled the Blanchard course to a three-day total of 954. The Cougars rounds of 318/309/327 came in behind Texas Wesleyan University (897) and Oklahoma City University (906).

Redlands bested Missouri’s Park University (968) by 14 shots, followed by the host (983) by 29 shots.

YUKON – The third time proved not to be the charm for Calumet High School’s baseball team as its archrival Fort Cobb-Broxton defeated the top-ranked Chieftains 6-1 to defend its Class B Fall State Baseball Championship for a third year in a row.

It was the third straight meeting in the Fall Classic between the two powerhouses, with Fort Cobb-Broxton holding the No.2 spot in the last regular-season state poll.

The Mustangs defeated CHS in the state semifinals in 2022 and in last year’s title game.

El Reno High School’s football team had some players move on the individual statistics charts despite last week’s shutout loss to Guthrie.
 

Isabelle Pina hunting with her dad in Calumet, harvested her first 10-point buck, shot with a crossbow.

She is the daughter of Megan and Juan Pina.

Ramping up toward the upcoming Class 5A regional meet, El Reno High School freshman Ethan Brooks spoiled a 1-2 finish attempt for a pair of Elgin runners on their home course.

Brooks posted a time of 16 minutes, 32.40 seconds to take the silver medal at the 2024 Elgin Invitational.

Brooks’ time was less than five seconds back of the Owls top runner and meet winner Zachary Williams (16:27.70), while beating EHS’ Ethan Jones (16:45) by over 13 seconds.

A second-place finish in league play helped net Union City High School five spots on the 2024 All-Southern Plains Conference fast-pitch softball team – including two superlative awards.

Senior Morgan Brothers was named the Pitcher of the Year, while junior Jaidyn Grandstaff earned the conference’s Most Valuable Player Award. Also named to the team were senior Skylar Morgan and sophomores Kamryn Cook and Mia Gambel.

A string of bad luck in the postseason haunted El Reno High School’s volleyball team yet again this season as the Indians dropped a 3-0 semifinal match to No.12 Collinsville in the 2024 Class 5A, Region 4 Championships.

Played at sixth-ranked Duncan, which went on to win the regional and a state ticket, El Reno slipped to 13-17 for the year with a 25-16/25-16/25-17 loss to Collinsville.

It snapped El Reno’s three-game win streak going into the postseason.

It was the ninth time in the last 10 seasons for El Reno to make a first-round exit, all by 3-0 scores.

While it wasn’t a mark in the win column, Redlands Community College’s soccer team ended a six-match losing streak with a 4-4 tie at home with Connors State College.

The tie moved the Cougars to 1-11-2 on the season and 1-9-1 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings. Redlands remains in the cellar of the standings but moved a half game back of both the Cowboys and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

Ashanti Lewis scored all four goals for Redlands off 10 shots. Miya Ingram posted four shots and an assist. Elizabeth Bolden and Nina Vidic added an assist each.

Over a 24-hour period, Calumet High School players felt the highs and lows of the Class B Fall State Baseball Championships.

The Chieftains defeated Hammon in a 15-0 shutout in the semifinals. 

A day later, top-ranked Calumet suffered a 6-1 loss to second-ranked Fort Cobb-Broxton in the finals. It was the second year for Calumet to lose the Fall Classic title to its archrival.

See Saturday’s paper for a tourney recap.

No matter if he was playing quarterback, running back or punter, El Reno High School’s football team had no answer to the question - how to stop Colton Carlock?

The Guthrie senior rushed for 121 yards and accounted for 142 of the team’s 352 yards and three touchdowns as the Bluejays rolled to a 49-0 win over El Reno.