Holding a two-game losing streak and facing a 13-day layoff between games, the last thing El Reno High School’s boys basketball team wanted was to enter the holiday break with another loss.
That sense of urgency showed on the court from the opening tipoff as the Indians overcame a couple of first-period ties to post an 83-70 win over the Weatherford Eagles.
On the eye-test scale, last week’s top 10 matchup between El Reno High School’s girls basketball team and Weatherford was sloppy as the teams combined for 49 turnovers.
The difference was the Eagles, ranked No.9 in Class 4A, were able to overcome those miscues with 46 percent shooting – a mark the Indians could not duplicate.
The end result was a 52-35 win for Weatherford which remains undefeated on the season. El Reno, ranked fourth in Class 5A, slipped to 2-4 on the year with its fourth straight setback.
A 27-year-old man was taken into custody by El Reno police after allegedly stabbing another man in an incident Friday evening that took place near the high school.
Vance Chas Wagner was arrested Saturday evening outside Little Caesar’s Pizza where he had reportedly gone to collect a paycheck.
Wagner was booked into the El Reno jail on complaints of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon.
Funeral services for Loretta Fay Wood will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26 in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bob Hines officiating. Burial will be in the Union City Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Loretta died Dec. 21, 2019, at her home in Union City. She was born Oct. 30, 1934, in Union City. She worked for Canadian County, retiring with 21 years of service. She was a member of the Baptist church and the founder of the Grow and Give Flower Club.
Graveside services for Angela Dianne Ross of Geary will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in the El Reno Cemetery with Rev. Dick Kurtz, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. Friday at Wilson Funeral Home.
Angela passed away Dec. 20, 2019, at her home. She was born April 18, 1959, in El Reno. She was a lifetime Canadian County area resident and a homemaker.
Funeral services for Lois Joan Kessler of El Reno will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev. Rod Young officiating. The family will be at Wilson Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, for visitation. Interment will be in the El Reno Cemetery.
Joan passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at the Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City. She was born April 9, 1940, in El Reno.
Graveside services for Donald Edward Judd of El Reno will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, in the El Reno Cemetery with Rev. Glen Chapman officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home.
Mr. Judd passed away Dec. 21, 2019, at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City. He was born Jan. 10, 1954, in St. Louis, Mo., and came to El Reno in 1979. Mr. Judd had worked in commercial construction and attended the Catholic church.
