May 2021

For the first time in over five seasons, El Reno High School’s tennis team will be represented by a doubles squad at the Class 5A Girls State High School Championships.

Seniors Kenzie Holsted and Riley Connor took fourth place in No.1 doubles out of the Duncan regional. El Reno could also have a singles player at state as Carlota Monje earned an alternate spot with a fifth-place effort at No.1 singles.

The state meet started Friday at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center.

Redlands Community College’s baseball team won one of two games in Tishomingo recently to avoid being swept by Murray State College during NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 action.

The Cougars dropped both games in El Reno by scores of 4-2 and 19-5. Redlands won the seven-inning game at Tishomingo by a 13-4 tally, but lost the other contest 14-8.

Redlands slipped to 6-18 in conference play and 13-35 on the season.

The Cougars offense put up 28 runs over the four games off .348 hitting, going 46-of-132 from the plate. The team drew 13 walks but struck out 31 times.

Redlands Community College’s soccer team continues to battle through a losing streak which has now stretched to 10 matches after recent road setbacks to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and Rose State College.

The Cougars slipped to 1-11 on the season and in the NJCAA Region 2 standings after dropping a 5-0 match to NEO.

Redlands then allowed a season-high goal count in a 14-0 loss to the Raiders.

An injury forced RCC to play without a goalie for part of the match which led to the lopsided score.

The Tribune erred in reporting a former officer of the El Reno Tag Agency had pleaded no contest to felony charges of embezzlement.

Julie Armold, 51, was handed an eight-year suspended sentence and was ordered to pay approximately $290,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to the charges in Canadian County District Court.

El Reno Main Street welcomed back Burger Day after a year’s hiatus due to COVID-19.

While it was a scaled-down version, thousands flocked to downtown El Reno for the event.

After years of trying without success to host a restaurant at Crimson Creek Golf Course, the city of El Reno has ventured in a new direction.

The new Crimson Creek Pro Shop and Outdoor Store will still cater to golfers, but will now offer limited food and beverage service, as well as fun and useful stuff that can be used at Lake El Reno and Adams Park.

Several El Reno middle school students made history last week, becoming the youngest team ever to compete in an aviation competition at Oklahoma State University.

Known as SpeedFest, the program is a “high-speed aircraft design, build and fly competition intended to foster enthusiasm for aviation and STEM in general,” said Roblyer Learning Center instructor Stacey Stevenson.

After holding a virtual ceremony for 2020 graduates last spring, Redlands Community College is celebrating the Class of 2021 with an in-person ceremony Friday, May 7 at Jenks Simmons Field House.

Nearly 180 students will graduate with degrees.. The Class of 2021 also includes 30 nursing graduates. Since last year’s ceremony was held virtually, graduates from the Class of 2020 were also invited to participate in the 2021 commencement ceremony.

To the Editor:

To the patrons of Riverside School, I want to apologize for my actions in the last several days, but I have been under a lot of stress in concern for our wonderful school.

This school has a great history, but the direction it is going is very sad. It has approximately 119 students. I know COVID can be a reason, but good leadership can be another.

Larry Quisenberry of El Reno pulled a 46-pound blue catfish from Lake El Reno. The catch was made April 27 about 2:30 p.m.

The fish measured 47 1/2 inches and Quisenberry said he used shad as the bait.