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In a mirror-image of day one results, El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team dominated Lawton MacArthur before having its season end with a shutout loss to rival Guthrie in the Class 5A, Region 1 Championships.

El Reno ousted the Highlanders from the playoffs for a second straight season with a 16-4 victory in an elimination game.

That moved the Indians into the championship round against Guthrie needing to beat the Bluejays twice to make state for the first time since 2021.

Playing its first event of the fall against a field of two-year programs, Redlands Community College women’s golf team showed its dominance with an 18-stroke win at the 2024 Lady Aggie Invitational.

Hosted by Murray State College on the Lake Murray Resort Course, Redlands carded a 36-hole total of 644 (320/324) to beat Texas-based Weatherford College (662). North Central Texas College (690) was 46 strokes back of the Cougars to take third.

Seminole State College (706) and Murray State (716) rounded out the top five.

Calumet slugger Kaleb Thiessen smiles as he touches the helmets of teammates after hitting a grand slam in the recent regional tourney game with Vici.

Calumet, the top-ranked team in the state, opened the Class B Fall State Baseball Championships Thursday with a 13-1 win over No.11 Moss.

El Reno High School’s Special Olympics team traveled to Owasso last week and took second place in the 2024 Special Olympics State Soccer Tournament.

Team members, front row from left, Ariana Estrada, Kayden Miller, PJ Hall, Bella Resendiz, Brisa Gonzalez and coach Kim Garner. Back row from left, coach Abbie Branstool, Lylah Tallbear, Gunner Collier, Trevor Felz, Christian Garcia, Harley Huber, Heath Shelton and Jacob Richey. (Courtesy photo)

GUTHRIE – For a third straight season, El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team will have to work its way back through the consolation bracket in order to earn its first state trip since 2021.

Playing in the Class 5A, Region 1 Championship, the Indians slipped into the consolation bracket with a 16-5 loss to Guthrie as the Bluejays avenged a regular-season loss to El Reno.

Bri Michalicka’s team, now 14-14 on the season, was slated to have a rematch with Lawton MacArthur after EHS defeated the Highlanders 23-6 in the regional opener.

With the season-ending injury to quarterback Elijah Fisher, Antawan Grayson (30), Chiloh Whiteshirt (4) and Rustyn Cook (9) will see added duties on offense and special teams.

Forcing Del City into making over twice as many errors on the court allowed El Reno High School’s volleyball team to close out the regular season and Suburban Conference play with a 3-0 win over the Eagles.

The 25-20/25-14/25-14 win lifted El Reno to 13-16 on the season as the Indians won their final three matches. It was the third time this season for EHS to string together three victories.

El Reno closed Suburban Conference play with a 3-3 record.

El Reno High School’s volleyball and softball programs recently honored their senior players.

No matter which meet name you decided to follow, El Reno High School freshman Ethan Brooks is one of the top 10 runners in the state – even on a bad day.

Running in what was scheduled to be the 2024 Suburban Conference Cross Country Championships, Brooks posted a time of 16 minutes, 57.63 seconds – his fifth prep race this season to post a sub-17-minute time.

The order of his finish depends on which meet name you choose to follow.

Union City High School’s fast-pitch softball team ran into a pair of ranked teams, ending its season with back-to-back losses in the Class A, Region 5 Championship.

The Tigers fell to fifth-ranked Cyril (8-1) in the regional opener before being eliminated from the postseason with a loss to 13th-ranked Turner (15-2).

The losses left Union City with a 19-15 record under first-year head coach Terra Funk.

Hits were hard to come by for the Tigers, who went 12-of-44 (.273) from the plate over the two games with 12 strikeouts against six walks.