For years, we’ve worked to expand and grow Oklahoma’s economy.
We’re still very much an oil and gas state and we will continue to be. Aerospace is our number two leading economic generator and agriculture remains a top economic driver.
But as we continue efforts to diversify our economy, the film industry has become increasingly important to Oklahoma and is still growing.
It’s hard to say what’s worse — that the University of Oklahoma is accused of trying to force staff and students to endorse positions they do not support, or that college leaders thought they could keep those efforts a secret.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), whose mission is to “defend and sustain the individual rights of students and faculty members at America’s colleges and universities,” recently focused its attention on OU’s mandatory diversity training.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Despite temperatures nearly 20 degrees below normal and wet playing conditions, El Reno High School’s girls golf team surpassed its season-low total for a second straight tournament.
Playing in the Putnam City North Invitational on the east layout at Lincoln Park Golf Course, El Reno carded a 426 effort, which was 17 strokes better than its previous best at the 2021 Suburban Conference Championship.
A week’s layoff did little to hurt the momentum of El Reno High School’s girls soccer team as the Indians remain unbeaten in league play with an 8-0 road victory over Del City.
El Reno went into Monday’s match with fellow unbeaten Bishop McGuinness with a 4-0 mark in District 5A-1 play. The Indians are tied with the Irish for the league lead and are 8-3 on the season.
Once thought to be out of postseason contention, El Reno High School’s boys soccer team has played itself back into the talk for the 2021 Class 5A playoffs.
El Reno defeated Del City last week 2-1 for its first back-to back-victories of the season. The Indians improved to 4-8 overall but more importantly, 3-2 in the District 5A-1 standings.
The top four teams make the playoffs and El Reno is now tied with Guymon for fourth place. The Tigers play at El Reno Friday night.
Much like the girls a few days earlier, El Reno High School’s two boys tennis players ran into stout competition at the 2021 Guthrie Invitational.
Xiven Wallin, playing No.1 singles, dropped straight set losses to Classen’s Mason Fair and Piedmont’s Bradley Carr. After a third-round bye, he fell 6-1/6-0 to Tulsa Edison’s Jackson Colliam in the 13th-place match.
El Reno High School’s baseball team went on the road over the weekend to play Chickasha in the U.S. 81 rivalry series.
The Chicks came away with an 8-0 win over EHS as the Indians suffered their second shutout loss in the past three games to slip to 12-13 on the season.
The Indians were slated to play a doubleheader on Monday at the Hub Reed Complex against District 5A-1 leader Carl Albert. El Reno is tied for third in the district with Guthrie at 8-2.
Josh Harrel picked up his second win in his last three starts over the weekend to help Redlands Community College’s baseball team avoid a sweep against Carl Albert State College.
The Vikings took the first three games of the series by scores of 14-7/13-3/6-4 but could not crack the scoreboard against Harrel in a 10-0 win by the Cougars.
Redlands improved to 10-27 on the season and 3-13 in Division 2 of the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference standings.
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Prayer service for Kathleen Virginia Vogt was held Friday, April 16, with Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, April 17 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with Rev. Cory Stanley officiating. Burial followed at Holy Trinity Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
