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Being held to four hits, El Reno High School’s baseball team wrapped up the regular season with an 11-3 road loss to Class 6A powerhouse Edmond Santa Fe.

El Reno, which was set to open the Class 5A, Region 3 Championships Thursday in Duncan, slipped to 17-17 on the season, having lost four of its final five regular-season games.

The Timberwolves scored five runs in the first inning before El Reno closed the gap with two runs in the third. Santa Fe added four runs in its half of the third and two more runs in the fifth inning.

El Reno scored a run in the fifth.

Maple School’s track team brought home three state titles from the 2024 Oklahoma Rural Elementary Schools Division 3 State Track and Field Championships as well as the runner-up team finish.

The boys took second with 69 team points, aided by two state titles from Ethan Brooks. The eighth-grader ran the 800 meters in 2 minutes and 7.74 seconds to grab the gold. Brooks then won gold in the 1,600 meters with a time of 4:44.11.

Both races broke ORES state records for not only Division 3 but all divisions.

Union City High School’s baseball team exited its playoff run recently with a 10-3 setback to 14th-ranked Hydro-Eakly in an elimination game at the 2024 Class A, Region 1 Championships.

The Tigers went 1-2 in the event to close the season with a 19-9 overall mark. Union City lost to the Bobcats (4-2) in the regional opener but staved off elimination with a run-rule of Cheyenne/Reydon (11-1).

The pungent smell of fried onions tingles one’s nostrils entering Robert’s Grill, Johnnie’s Hamburgers & Coneys and Sid’s Diner in El Reno. The proprietors of the three hamburger stands, serving them since 1928, 1946 and 1990, respectively, know they’re selling a unique, in-demand product.

Each restaurant is family-owned and operated, with their reputation and livelihood on the line every day. It’s demanding work. Each owner started in the burger business by age 16 (some age 12) and they work long hours. Yet, they like serving customers who clamor for onion burgers.

The 73rd Annual National Land and Range Judging Contest will attract students from across the nation to El Reno.

The contest runs from April 30 through May 2.

The Canadian County Expo and Event Center will serve as host site for the second consecutive year.

Students, coaches and sponsors will travel from 34 states to Oklahoma for the prestigious event.

El Reno native and Tulsa television personality Tess Maune will serve as the guest emcee for the 36th Annual El Reno Burger Day Festival.

Maune will guide visitors through the making of the festival’s Big Burger.

Burger Day starts Saturday at 10 a.m. in downtown El Reno.