March 2020

Cheering on the Chieftains

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Calumet fourth-grader Brynston Fletcher uses a safety cone as a yelling device Thursday afternoon to cheer on the CHS girls basketball team during the Class A State Basketball Championships at Southern Nazarene University. See Page 2B for complete playoff coverage of Calumet.
Brynston Fletcher uses a safety cone as a yelling device

New Hope WMU to sponsor Easter offering

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Members of New Hope Women's Missionary Union met recently at New Hope Church with Peggy White serving as hostess. Mary Jones extended a welcome and led in the reading of the Mission Statement and Watchword, followed by opening prayer by Etta Goucher.

Maple School Citizenship Award winners

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Maple students, back row from left, Bella Hart, sixth grade, Brantlie Charmasson, fi fth grade, Cooper Park, eighth grade, Hernan Blanco, seventh grade, and Waylon Baker, fourth grade; front row, Journey Swigart, kindergarten, Brennan Ayers, second grade, Graham Phillips, third grade, Addison Brandley, first grade, and Abel Overholser, pre-kindergarten. (Courtesy photo)
Maple School Citizenship Award winners

Her head in the books

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An El Reno High School student has been named Academic All-State. Bradleigh Baker won the honor based on her academic achievements and extracurricular activities.
Bradleigh Baker

When you love your work

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Ask people around El Reno if they have ever heard of Hubert Franklin Reed and you are more than likely to get the “who is that” response.
Hub Reed recalls a funny story with Rocky Carter

Bye, bye birdies

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NORMAN – Staunch defense and a pair of multi-point runs in the first and fourth periods propelled El Reno High School’s girls basketball team to within one win of a fourth straight trip to state.

El Reno, ranked eighth in the state, defeated No.16 Guthrie for a third time this season 52-28 Thursday night in the semifinals of the Class 5A, Area 2 Consolation Championships.

The Indians improved to 15-11 on the year and move into the consolation title game against No.10 Del City.

The two were slated to play Saturday at Moore High School, with tipoff set for 3 p.m.

EHS girls basketball_Evans-Thompson shoots layup