March 2023

El Reno High School’s Raley Wicker-Hartley placed fourth last week at the 2023 Oklahoma Girls Powerlifting Coaches Association’s State Championships.

Two goals in the final 23 minutes spoiled the home opener for El Reno High School’s girls soccer team as Woodward handed the Indians their first defeat of the season, 2-0. El Reno slipped to 1-1 on the year after a 3-1 road win over Western Heights last week.

Woodward scored a goal in the first five minutes and rolled to a 5-1 win over El Reno High School’s boys soccer team as the Indians continue to search for their first win of 2023. El Reno is 0-2 on the season after a 1-0 setback at Western Heights.

The Banner Bomber 4-H Club has been busy planting and growing herbs. Erin Jinkens is the 4-H leader.

Pictured are Riverside February Students of the Month, front row from left, Asher Wiggins, Braxton Camp, Kyndall Thompson, Daelan WhiteHorse, TreaVion Hemrick, Skie Brinker, Banx Ellison, Lexi Matias and Leolia Duncan; back row, Liam LeGrand, Adlee Vega, Paulina Calzada, Colten Price, Greyson Imoe,...

Starting out with back-to-back wins, Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team is battling a two-game losing steak after setbacks to Hinton and Binger-Oney. The Tigers dropped a 25-17 shootout to the Comets before losing 11-3 to Binger-Oney.

Union City High School’s baseball team kicked off the spring season with back-to-back shutout wins over Oklahoma Christian Academy and Geary. The Tigers downed OCA by an 11-0 margin before blanking the Bisons by a 19-0 score.

For just the sixth time in history, both El Reno High School basketball teams earned their way to the Elite Eight for the 2023 Class 5A Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships. “This is just the thing you want.

Work has begun on the installation of a new fiber optic streaming network that will be owned and operated by the city of El Reno. Crews are starting work on El Reno FAST Connect, City Manager Matt Sandidge said.

Cyndi Ice recently led her El Reno High School Earth and Space class on a tour of the new city water plant. “What an amazing field trip,” Ice said of the tour. “We were able to tour inside and outside learning about the basic plant flow processes and lab testing.”