March 2023

Body Despite an improved hitting effort, El Reno High School’s baseball team is still searching for its first District 5A-1 win of the season after dropping a two-game set to powerhouse Piedmont.

Body For a second straight year, El Reno High School’s trapshooting team will take one of the top four scores into the Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports State Championships after defending its Northwest Regional team title.

Body Blazing bats continue to be the calling card for Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team as the Tigers posted a .500 record over the past six games.

Body Following a rough spring break, Calumet High School’s baseball team has regained its footing with a three-game win streak and victories in four of its last five games. The Chieftains, ranked fourth in Class B, improved to 7-4 with a 5-2 win over Class 2A’s eighth-ranked Cashion.

Body Last summer when Shelby Skaggs was hired to coach the newly formed Redlands Community College Shooting Sports Team, she was already at a recruiting disadvantage since many students had already signed with other colleges.

Body Redlands Community College’s baseball team slipped into a tie for fifth place in the NJCAA Region 2 Division 2 standings after losing three of four games to Northern Oklahoma College of Enid.

Body CENTRAL Hefner: March 26. Elevation is 7 ft. below normal, water temperature 53°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish fair on shad and sunfish around channels and points. Crappie good on jigs, minnows and PowerBait around dam and docks.

Body Crews have been installing fiber optic cable for about a month, but not until last week did El Reno actually celebrate the fact it’s getting into the Internet business.

Body The first wagon train, with over 500 people to leave Fort Smith, Ark., during the California Gold Rush in 1849 was led by Capt. Randolph B. Marcy and the 5th Infantry.

Body Abigail “Abby” was born June 5, 1957, to Wesley and Clara Louise Pelsue in Joplin, Mo. She spent most of her youth in Joplin where she had a passion and strong love for animals.