April 2021

A small group of golfers faced large wind gusts last week as four teams took part in the 2021 El Reno High School Boys Invitational at Crimson Creek Golf Course. El Reno was one of the four schools but did not field a full team this season.

Tyler Norton scored from third on a botched pickoff move in the bottom of the seventh inning as Union City High School’s baseball team snapped a three-game losing streak with an 11-10 win over Hydro-Eakly. The Tigers, ranked 14th in Class A, improved to 13-4 on the season.

With gusting winds over 30 miles per hour from the south, the game plan for last week’s District 5A-1 showdown between El Reno High School’s girls soccer team and Noble was simple – take advantage of Mother Nature’s gift.

El Reno High School’s boys soccer team pulled out a nail-biter last week to snap a four-match losing streak and earn its first win in District 5A-1 action. Christian Diaz scored in the final two minutes of regulation as the Indians defeated Noble 1-0.

Redlands Community College soccer player Riley Robertson dribbles up the field during the Cougars recent season opener at Memorial Stadium. Robertson, who had originally signed with another NJCAA program, has since transferred to RCC and will have two years of eligibility.

Redlands Community College landed two players on the NJCAA All-Region 2 basketball squads during recent voting among league coaches. Forward Idalis Ortiz was one of five first-team players selected on the women’s all-region team, while Joshua Robinson was a first-team pick for the Cougars.

Right-hander Josh Harrel tossed a no-hitter last week as Redlands Community College’s baseball team split a road twinbill with Rose State College. The Cougars dropped the first game of the set 14-12, before Harrel’s efforts allowed Redlands to win game two by a 10-0 margin.

El Reno artist Sue Johnson paints a white outline on a flower which is the centerpiece of her mural on the side of a van located on South Dille Avenue last week.

El Reno Public Schools has completed its latest round of vaccine distribution in the district’s ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

El Reno Community Theatre’s Garrett Wells, blue shirt and red shoes, acts out a scene from “The Absolutely True Story of Tom Sawyer As Told By Becky Thatcher,” while fellow cast members, from left, McKenzi Smith, Camden Sears, Coen Taylor, Emercyn Looper and Teagan Finnigan look on during a recent...