May 2024

Maple School’s track team brought home three state titles from the 2024 Oklahoma Rural Elementary Schools Division 3 State Track and Field Championships as well as the runner-up team finish.

The boys took second with 69 team points, aided by two state titles from Ethan Brooks. The eighth-grader ran the 800 meters in 2 minutes and 7.74 seconds to grab the gold. Brooks then won gold in the 1,600 meters with a time of 4:44.11.

Both races broke ORES state records for not only Division 3 but all divisions.

Union City High School’s baseball team exited its playoff run recently with a 10-3 setback to 14th-ranked Hydro-Eakly in an elimination game at the 2024 Class A, Region 1 Championships.

The Tigers went 1-2 in the event to close the season with a 19-9 overall mark. Union City lost to the Bobcats (4-2) in the regional opener but staved off elimination with a run-rule of Cheyenne/Reydon (11-1).