May 2021

Pictured at right are Maple School’s April Citizenship Award winners, front row from left, Blayke Steinbruck, first grade, Jacob Bugaj, third grade, Maddox Tartsah, pre-kindergarten, and Ellie Scott, kindergarten; back row, Brody Crawford, second grade, Sawyer Williams, sixth grade, Hernan Blanco,...

Maple AB Honor Roll members, front row from left, Presley Swigart, Erica Niles, Hunter Lorenzen, Benjamin Caldwell, Jacob Bugaj, Katie Ellis, Karalynn Ellis and Brennan Ayers; second row, Chandon Porter, Tace Tech, Adison Steffl er, Karis Racca, Raquel Seymour, Candice Barker, Clayton Hudson,...

The El Reno Wranglers held their monthly meeting and potluck supper recently at the 4-H building with 19 members attending. The group discussed the upcoming annual Wranglers Rodeo at the new fairgrounds set to take place Aug. 27, as well as a trail ride planned for June 12.

Despite the second day of the 2021 NJCAA Women’s Golf Championships being delayed a day due to rain, the story line has become pretty clear – everyone is chasing defending champ Seminole State.

El Reno High School’s 2021 track season came to a close recently at the Class 5A West Regional hosted in Altus, with no thinclads advancing to the state track and field championships.

While an injury cut short his senior year, El Reno High School’s Jay Gililland had already caught the eye of several college scouts and recently signed to play college basketball with East Central University in Ada.  

Surrounded by teammates and coaches, Calumet High School senior Kaleb Melvin, seated, signed a national letter of intent to play baseball next year for Murray State College in Tishomingo. Calumet head coach Tyler Tignor said Melvin is getting a full ride scholarship from the Aggies.

While finding some success in game scores, El Reno High School’s two entries in the Class 5A West Region III Championships fell short of winning the matches needed to make state.

It was a tough end to the season for two El Reno High School golfers as Dallon Biswell and Bryan Richardson competed in the marathon Class 5A Boys State Golf Championships. Playing the Meadowbrook Country Club Course in Tulsa, the two placed low in the final individual medalist standings.

Closing out the COVID-19 delayed 2020 season, Redlands Community College’s soccer team failed to qualify for the NJCAA Region 2 postseason tournament. The Cougars closed out the year on an 11-match losing streak after dropping a 5-1 home match to the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain.