September 2022

Lewis McCracken, 89, passed away Aug. 29, 2022, in the presence of family members. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 8 at Pentecostal Church, 1108 E. Rogers St.

MUNICIPAL COURT Taylor Dawn Isbell, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $145. James Wesley Welch, Oklahoma City, failure to appear warrant, $145. Timothy Leon McBrayer, Clinton, speeding, $165. Luis Saul Moreno Reyes, El Reno, speeding, $185. Chance Bell, Atoka, driving under suspension, $395.

The road continues to be a hard opponent to overcome for El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team as the Indians went 1-2 in the recent Shawnee Festival. El Reno slipped to 1-4 in road games and 5-5 on the season after losing to Deer Creek (15-1) and Claremore (4-3).

El Reno High School’s volleyball team, ranked 16th in Class 5A, ran into several ranked teams en route to a 1-3 record in the recent Weatherford Classic.

El Reno High School’s football team was on the road Friday night at Piedmont in the second of three non-district games.

El Reno’s junior high football squads opened the season last week with the seventh grade losing 22-12 to Elk City and the eighth grade winning 42-22.

After home setbacks to cross-county rival Calumet and Elmore City, Union City High School’s fast-pitch softball team snapped the two-game losing streak with two wins in the Covington-Douglas Festival.

A nine-game win streak to open the fall season came to a grinding halt as Calumet High School’s baseball team, ranked third in Class B, dropped a 5-4 game in extra innings to Amber-Pocasset. Ampo, ranked No.8 in Class A, scored the winning run in the top of the ninth inning on a wild pitch.

Redlands Community College freshman Ruby Sifuentes (8) and a University of Arkansas Rich Mountain player look to be in step as each tries to control a bouncing ball during their NJCAA Region 2 match at Memorial Stadium last week. It was the home opener for the Cougars, who host NEO Sunday at 2 p.m.

Redlands Community College’s cross-country teams kicked off the 2022 season recently with a pair of third-place finishes at the Bucks Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain.