August 2021

El Reno High School’s softball team jumped out to a 2-0 lead over Piedmont last week before giving up 13 unanswered runs in a 13-2 defeat to the Wildcats. The loss gave Piedmont the regular-season series sweep as the Wildcats retained the top spot in the District 5A-2 standings at 6-0.

Fueled by a top 20 finish by Cole Strong, El Reno High School’s cross country team kicked off the 2021 season at the Sand Plum Invitational hosted by Weatherford.

An eight-run second inning ignited a 14-2 home win over Verden last week as Union City High School’s softball team found its way back into the win column. The Tigers improved to 6-5 on the season with the Verden victory and a 14-1 decision over Oklahoma Christian Academy.

El Reno, ranked 10th in Class 5A and 6-1 on the year, was slated to play at No.3 Carl Albert on Thursday, before entering the Community Christian School tourney over the weekend.  

Calumet High School’s baseball team was held to a single win in three recent outings, dropping the Chieftains to 3-4 on the fall season. Tyler Tignor’s team defeated Lomega 10-1 before suffering losses to Class A’s No.17 Arapaho-Butler (10-0) and Drummond (11-2).

Redlands Community College’s soccer team dropped its 2021 season opener recently, coming out on the short end of a 6-0 road score at the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain. The Cougars had just three shots in the loss, one each from Marissa Kirkendall, Yalexy Rodriguez and Delia Palmer.

Canadian Valley Art Guild will be resuming artist demonstration meetings. September guest artist Alyona Korstina Dixon will conduct a demonstration in wool painting. The event is set for Thursday, Sept. 9 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 400 Elm in Yukon.

Lamplighters OHCE Chapter of Canadian County met recently at a local church with Joan Herr calling the meeting to order. Herr led in honoring the memory of Louise Wallace, longtime member and chapter secretary.