May 2023

Oklahoma City’s most iconic restaurant, Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, has been selected for induction into the National Steak House Hall of Fame. David Egan of El Reno serves as Director of Operations for Cattlemen's. Cattlemen’s is the only steakhouse in Oklahoma to hold this distinction.

Okarche March Lioness and Lion honorees are Emma Stover and Wyatt Pinkerton. April honorees are Abigail Johnson and Gunnar Smith.  

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Mark McBride, R-Moore, said legislation he authored that will ban 13 major financial institutions from state contracts as a result of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies is good for Oklahoma.

Okarche March Students of the Month are Abigail Johnson and Andrew Walker. April Students of the Month are Callie Cramer and Ruby VanDenDriessche.

The lack of clutch hits with runners in scoring position came back to haunt El Reno High School’s baseball team in a 10-5 non-district loss to Noble in the regular-season finale for both schools.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Union City’s historical run to the Class 2A Oklahoma State High School Slow-Pitch Softball Championships came to an end in the quarterfinals with a 17-5 loss to fourth-ranked Cyril. The Tigers, ranked sixth in the state, end their season with a 26-15 record.

El Reno High School’s wrestling program held a national letter of intent signing day recently as from left, Will Heger, Kylar Kurtz and Dailey Jennings signed with college programs.

El Reno’s Remy Whitney recently placed twice in the USA Wrestling Women’s Nationals. She was fourth in the 14-and-under division at 85 pounds and then took fifth in the 15-and-under division at 39 kilograms. With those finishes, she earned a tryout spot for the Pan American Games later this year.

Navigating through what head coach Jennifer Myers called a “rough day,” El Reno High School’s girls tennis team failed to advance any players to the 2023 Class 5A Girls Tennis Championships.

Despite posting two of its better rounds of the season, El Reno High School’s boys golf squad missed out on team and individual passes to the 2023 Class 5A Boys State Golf Championships.