March 2025

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Serving as one of five hosts, El Reno High School’s baseball team took on a pair of highly-ranked Class B programs in two varsity games of the 2025 Union City Spring Break Festival.

While the Indians did not win either contest, Keith Hill’s team remains unbeaten on the season.

Due to a strict two-hour time limit, El Reno battled Class B’s second-ranked Calumet to a 2-all tie.

The Indians followed that with a 5-all stalemate against Leedey, ranked sixth in the state.

The ties left El Reno with a 5-0-2 season record.

The El Reno girls and boys teams, both 1-2 on the year after losses to Cache, will host the COPA El Reno tourney starting Thursday.

The girls play Crooked Oak Thursday at 3 p.m. and the boys Putnam City West’s JV at 7:30 p.m.

The event wraps up Saturday.

Though enduring a loss and a tie, Calumet High School’s baseball team emerged from its first action of the spring season with a winning record.

The Chieftains, ranked second in Class B, hosted two games in the Union City Spring Break Festival. Calumet dropped a 7-3 contest to Allen, ranked No.17 in Class A-I, after walking or hitting seven batters – accounting for five of the AHS scores.

Calumet rebounded to defeat 10th-ranked Verden (Class A-II) by a 13-5 margin. 

Stepping closer to the double-digit win mark for the spring season, Union City High School’s baseball team won both of its varsity games in its own Spring Break Festival.

The Tigers, now 9-1 and ranked 11th in the state in Class A-II, defeated Class B’s 17th-ranked Varnum (7-6) and Lookeba-Sickles (5-0).

Those wins came on the heels of a non-tourney loss to Turpin (15-1) and an 8-2 win over Hollis, ranked 14th in Class A-I.

In its first spring tournament with a mix of two- and four-year programs, Redlands Community College women’s golf team took third place in the 2025 Kyle Blaser Invitational.

Held on the Gaillardia Country Club Course, the Cougars posted a 984 total for the 54-hole event.

Redlands logged duplicate 331 tallies over the first 36 holes before firing a 322 over the final 18 holes.

Texas Wesleyan University took first place at 951, while Oklahoma City University was runner-up with a 963. Redlands was the highest-placing two-year program in the field.

Carolyn Husmann Day was declared on Feb. 21, but the weather was so bad, the celebration was postponed until March 11. That’s when the El Reno City Council officially declared a special day dedicated to a woman many have celebrated for years, especially those whose lives she has helped to save. 

Unless you’re involved in a domestic abuse situation or know someone who is living through that hell, you may not know Carolyn Husmann. She’s not very loud. Actually, fairly quiet. But she’s very effective. 

I think El Reno is such a great town! I guess we aren’t a town, we are a city. In any case, it is a great place to live, work and raise a family.

There are wonderful people here. People who truly want the best for you and the city. They volunteer, serve on committees, get involved to make our city a great place to live. 

The 28th Annual Taste of Sacred Heart event raised close to $150,000 for the El Reno Catholic elementary school.

Ken Reding served as auctioneer for the event.

Holly Eaton, school office coordinator, said the final total was just over $149,000, making it one of the largest events ever for the school that reopened in the early 1990s after being closed for 30-plus years.

El Reno's second Braum’s opened this week.

The new store at 3113 Territory Lane is just over 6,000 square feet, featuring a large fresh market area, seating for around 80 and double drive-thru lanes. Store hours will be 6 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. daily. It also has parking for large trucks and trailers.

“El Reno is an amazing community, and a second location here allows us to continue to serve customers and provide quality products and service,” said Drew Braum, president and CEO.

“All of the support we received has been exceptional.”