May 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – After waiting out the at-large bid process the last two seasons to get passes to the NJCAA Women’s National Golf Championships, Redlands Community College punched its ticket outright.

Playing the North layout at the Lake Hefner Golf Course, Redlands won the 2025 NJCAA Central District Women's Golf Championship by three strokes over Texas-based Blinn College.

“They wanted to win and they were out there fighting for it. They stayed mentally tough and proved they wanted it,” said RCC head coach Taylor Sliauter.

Etta Louise Sanders Nelson, born on June 6, 1953, passed away April 25, 2025. She was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, whose life was a testament to love, faith and service.

Etta was the daughter of Dolores Marquez Sanders Alvarado (Tomas) and Herbert Lee Sanders Jr. (in Memoriam). 

She is survived by her brother, Herbert L. Sanders III, and sister, Jessie Marie Sanders Ford (Larry, in Memoriam), as well as her husband, Delvin Nelson Sr., whom she married on Oct. 28, 1972.

James “Jim” Allan Williams Jr. passed away peacefully on Friday, April 25, 2025, at age 84. He was born Dec. 26, 1940, in El Reno to James Allan and Vivian Williams.

Jim graduated from El Reno High School and then went on to pursue an education at Oklahoma State University. Jim began his first job at age 7 at his family’s feed mills. He enjoyed working at this young age, which established his work ethic. He joined his father in the electrical business, and later started his own company, Northwest Electric, in Oklahoma City. He wired commercial and residential properties.

Due to schedule voids due to weather, El Reno High School’s tennis teams picked up a home dual with Del City, defeating the Eagles by a combined 8-2 margin.

The El Reno boys won all six of their matches as singles player Jim Rinehart logged two wins by scores of 6-4/6-1 and 6-0/6-1.

Sergio Rosas lost just six games en route to a pair of wins by scores of 6-4/6-0 and 6-0/6-1.

Devlon Galyon and Aydan Steffler paired up for a 6-4/6-4 doubles win.

Nova Underwood and Jonathan Albrecht won their pairs match by a 6-1/6-3 tally.

Ethan Brooks added two more medals to his freshman season haul as El Reno High School’s track teams took part in the 2025 Suburban Conference Track and Field Championships. The El Reno boys took fifth overall with 40 team points, 16 of those from Brooks.

He earned second place in the 800-meter run with a time of two minutes and 1.03 seconds. He was a mere 36/100ths of a second behind winner Ayden Ringwald of Shawnee.

Brooks was second in the 1,600-meter run at 4:38 - three seconds behind Guthrie’s Isaiah Blevins.

Carter Roman Nose, El Reno boys basketball’s all-time career scoring leader, recently signed to play college basketball for the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.

Roman Nose will be the next EHS star to play for the Bronchos following Callen Haydon.

El Reno High School senior Tre Davis signed with Edmond-based Oklahoma Christian University.

Davis helped the Indians win their first-ever district title and surpassed the 1,000-point career scoring mark this past season.
 

El Reno High School’s boys golf team will have to wait two days to play for a spot in the Class 5A Oklahoma State High School Golf Championships after the Enid regional was delayed by rain.

The Indians will be among 14 teams bidding for one of the six team tickets to state, to be held May 11-12 in Muskogee.

El Reno was coming off a 14th-place effort in the 2025 Max Williamson Invitational played at Dornick Hills in Ardmore. The Indians carded a 36-hole total of 711.

Jacen Bear (94-81) and Charles Woolworth (90-85) paced El Reno with duplicate 175 tallies.

Canadian County’s three small-school slow-pitch softball teams all exited the postseason in the district round, with Okarche and Union City advancing to the championship round before bowing out.

The Warriors defeated Afton (17-0) and Class 3A’s 16th-ranked Hominy (3-2) to reach the title round of the District 15 Championship.

However, the Bucks rebounded from that one-run loss to oust Okarche with duplicate 3-1 victories.

Right-hander Aiden Williams spoiled the christening of Thomas’ new turf field as Union City High School’s baseball team tuned up for the upcoming regional playoffs with a 4-0 win over the Terriers.

Union City, ranked No.9 in Class A-II, moved to 26-7 on the year with the shutout of Thomas/Fay-Custer - ranked 14th in Class A-I.

The Tigers were slated to play in the Region 8 Championships at Stonewall.