April 2023

El Reno High School’s golf teams continue to look for consistency in overall scoring after three events last week produced mixed results.

The El Reno girls were sixth in the 2023 Suburban Conference Golf Championships, held in conjunction with the Carl Albert Invitational. Playing the John Conrad Golf Course in Midwest City, the Indians carded a 394 score.

Kallie Maifield paced the squad with a round of 89, followed by a 96 from Madison Patswald and a 99 from Skylar Ayers. Emma Patswald posted a score of 110 and Trinity Black a 118.

El Reno High School’s track team split meets recently, with the field events taking part in the 2023 Yukon Classic, while the runners headed north for the Langston Invitational.

Eryn Roman Nose cleared the bar at 4 feet, 8 inches in the high jump but did not make the finals. Jayda Cook and Brooklynn Black threw both the discus and shot put, with Cook reaching 86 feet in the discus and Black 72 feet.

Cook had a mark of 31-0 in the shot and Black posted a 23-0 throw.

Union City and Calumet High School’s slow-pitch softball teams were trending in opposite directions despite both entering the playoffs with losses to close out the regular season.

Union City, ranked sixth in Class 2A, was hosting a district tourney after losing 16-0 to Class B’s fourth-ranked Lookeba-Sickles to close the regular season at 21-14.

The Tigers went 3-1 in the recent Fletcher Spring Swing with wins over Geronimo (12-2), Mt. View-Gotebo (12-11) and Central (4-1).

The loss was to Class 2A’s fourth-ranked Cyril 7-0.

State-ranked Calumet and Union City High School’s baseball teams earned hosting rights for the district round of the playoffs and charged into the postseason on winning notes.

Calumet, ranked fourth in Class B, took a 13-7 record into the playoffs after defeating Hinton 9-1 to close out the regular season. The Chieftains were coming off a 1-2 run in the Roff Invitational that included a 4-3 win over Class A’s sixth-ranked Tushka.

The setbacks were to Class A’s top-ranked Rattan (11-1) and Class B’s No.2 Roff (13-0).

Redlands Community College’s baseball team stayed in the thick of the chase for a spot in the postseason tournament by splitting a recent four-game set with Carl Albert.

Each team won a home game, with Redlands logging wins by scores of 14-3 and 7-1.

The Cougars losses came by way of 10-4 and 14-5 margins.

The split left Redlands with a 19-25 overall record and an 11-13 mark and fifth place in the NJCAA Region 2, Division II standings.

The Cougars 30-28 lead in runs scored came off a 38-of-119 (.319) batting average with nine extra base hits.

While the business name may have humans doing a double-take, the city’s newest pet care facility has its four-legged clients purring and wagging their tails with approval.

Reno’s Boneyard Pet Resort and Spa opened its doors earlier this year offering overnight boarding, day care and grooming services for both cats and dogs at its 681 South Radio Road location, north of State Highway 66.

An Oklahoma City architectural firm has been selected to design Canadian County’s future courthouse complex.

MA+ Architecture was recommended after interviews by a four-person selection committee comprised of District 3 Commissioner Tracey Rider, County Clerk Sherry Murray, Court Clerk Marie Hirst and County Treasurer Jay Arnold.

“We had a wide variety of architectural backgrounds that were presented,” said Stan Lingo, construction manager for the courthouse/administration building project.

Canadian County commissioners have been dismissed from a lawsuit filed by a man claiming county sheriff’s deputies illegally raided his home.

District Judge Khristan K. Strubhar dismissed all claims against the Board of County Commissioners of Canadian County. A hearing on a motion to dismiss regarding claims against Canadian County Sheriff Chris West has been continued to May 30.

When gardeners plant their vegetable and flower gardens, the edibles and ornamentals typically are located in different places. But planting them in the same bed is beneficial to pollinators.

Funeral services for Norma Jo Riggles were held Monday at the Watonga Emergency Response Center with Rev. Waylan Upchego officiating.

Burial followed at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Norma died April 12, 2023, at Post Acute Rehabilitation in El Reno.

She was born Sept. 15, 1938, in Clinton. Norma lived in Watonga during her working years as an LPN for the Indian Health Services in Watonga and El Reno. After her retirement she moved to El Reno.

She was a member of the Watonga Indian Baptist Church.