August 2022
Return of the U.S. 81 Battle
Russell Cook may be new to the U.S. 81 Battle, which is one of the state’s oldest known football rivalries, but the El Reno High School head coach has no problems opening up the season with such a big rivalry game.
“It feels good to be in such a great tradition. I have no problem opening the season with a rivalry game like this, I’m just excited to get out there on the field and see what we can do,” said Cook.
El Reno welcomes Chickasha to Memorial Stadium Friday to start Cook’s tenure, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.
El Reno scores open-drive TD to edge Elk City
ELK CITY – After both squads gave up would-be scoring plays in the controlled portion of last week’s preseason scrimmage, El Reno High School's football team prevailed 7-0 over Elk City in the open portion.
Starting at the 40-yard line, teams needed to gain a first down in three plays to extend the drive.
El Reno did that with a 30-yard pass from Cooper Park to Evan Roman Nose on third-and-9.
Malachi Nicholson added a 7-yard run, before covering the final 2 yards to the end zone on the following play.
Don Parker
Graveside service for Don Joe Parker was held Aug. 22 at the Niles Cemetery near Cedar Lake.
Don passed away Aug. 19, 2022, in Oklahoma City.
He was born Dec. 19, 1931, in Enid. He was raised in Enid, where he received most of his schooling. He graduated high school in Albuquerque, N.M. Don worked as the manager for Goodyear Tire and Appliance Store in Guthrie before moving his family to El Reno to manage a local furniture and appliance store. He later went to work for the Rock Island Railroad, retiring in 1996.
Indians extend HHS win streak
Bouncing back from a season-opening loss, El Reno High School’s volleyball team needed only a few minutes past an hour to defeat Hennessey last week 3-0 in a tuneup match ahead of its own tournament.
The Indians 25-5/25-9/25-13 win lifted El Reno’s string of victories over the Eagles to 11-0 since 2017. Over those 11 matches, Kristen Koehler’s squads have never lost a game to Hennessey.
Andrew Adelusi Jr.
Andrew Olumide Adelusi Jr. passed away Aug. 3, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M.
Andrew was the infant son of Andrew Adelusi and Laura West, who survive him.
He is also survived by his brothers, Henry Bentley and Leigan Adelusi, and sister, Soumaya West.
A private family service was held at Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.