With the bats blazing, El Reno High School’s softball team set itself up for a possible two-spot leap-frog in the final District 5A-2 standings by sweeping a twinbill from Western Heights.
El Reno went into Monday’s road game at Bishop McGuinness needing to beat the Irish to force a three-way tie for third with Noble and Guymon – both at 8-6 in 5A-2 action.
Rebounding from an opening-game loss, El Reno High School’s volleyball team earned its second Suburban Conference win of the season with a 3-1 decision over the Noble Bears.
The 17-25/25-20/26-24/25-55 win moved the Indians, ranked 11th in Class 5A, to 2-1 in the conference and 13-10 on the season.
El Reno served at 88 percent on the night with 12 aces.
Avery Peffer led the way with four aces, followed by Madison Patswald with three, two each from Ariana Ortega and Bailey Denwalt and Bri Barksdale with one ace.
Redlands Community College soccer players celebrate Sunday’s 3-2 overtime win over Murray State as an Aggies player sits dejected on the field.
See Saturday’s edition for a round-up.
LAWSUITS
Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Kailey N. Castro for $6,493.79 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Rebecca Towery for $4,149.13 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Brian Hall for $6,692.57 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC vs. Patrick D. Ballew for $573.80 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
NOBLE – After a three week hiatus and two periods of near misses, El Reno High School's football team finally found its offensive groove in the second half of its District 5A-1 opener against Noble.
Unfortunately, so did the Bears.
Noble, holding a slim 7-0 halftime lead, outscored El Reno 39-21 over the final two periods en route to a 46-21 win.
The loss dropped El Reno to 0-2 on the season while Noble improved to 3-1. The game was the Indians first since August 27 due to a two-week COVID-19 lock down and a open week.
The Rock Island overpass is officially open.
A ribbon cutting ceremony Friday afternoon celebrated the construction of the $10 million project, tabbed by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation as the U.S. 81 Rock Island Bridge.
The day featured the El Reno High School Marching Band along with more than a dozen classic automobiles driven over the bridge by the El Reno Cruisers Car Club.
The sounds of charging horses, rattling sabers and pistols firing returned to the parade grounds at Historic Fort Reno Wednesday as the 2021 U.S. Cavalry Association's Bivouac and National Competition returned.
The four-day event runs through Saturday, with daily events starting at 9 a.m.
“It’s good to be back,” said U.S. Cavalry Association President Bill Tempero.
The event was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time the competition was not held since the association moved its national headquarters to Fort Reno.
The husband of a Canadian County Jail inmate who died in custody is suing the county commissioners, sheriff, jail administrator and the jail’s medical provider.
Lesley Sara Hendrix, 27, died Oct. 12, 2020, at a hospital after suffering from a flesh-eating disorder called necrotizing fasciitis. She had been an inmate since January 2016 at the Canadian County Jail.
Dan Galloway said he and his wife visited downtown Stillwater in 1992. That was before he became city manager for the Payne County municipality.
“There were maybe three stores open,” Galloway said.
He was talking last week to about a dozen people who had gathered in the Centre Theatre in downtown El Reno. They were there to hear and discuss the possibilities of creating a Business Improvement District for the downtown.
