Graveside services for Lizette Inez Barger were held Monday, Feb. 23 at the El Reno Cemetery with Rev. Dustin Rodgers officiating. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Lizette died Feb. 18, 2026, at Select Specialty Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born Dec. 6, 1969, in Pawnee.
A longtime El Reno resident, Lizette was a homemaker.
The first-ever game utilizing a shot clock in the 71-year history of Jenks Simmons Field House came with two 35-second violations and some on-the- job training for the home team.
“We didn’t even practice using the shot clock for this game. The only thing that happened was the first time it (clock) went off our girls didn’t know what to do. So we had to tell them to keep playing.
“Even though the clock goes off, you’ve still got to play until you hear a whistle, because you don’t know if they're going to blow it dead or not,” said El Reno head coach Jennifer Douglas.
After battling through three ties and nine lead changes in the second half, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team was outscored 13-3 in the final four minutes of a 71-63 loss to the Oklahoma City Knights.
The setback closed out the regular season for El Reno with a 9-14 record.
El Reno rallied from five points down in the first half to fashion a 36-29 halftime lead.
But the lead dwindled down to a one-possession game four times in the third period despite two 3-pointers and eight points from Bradley Island and four Gabe Osburn free throws.
For the first time since 2019, the lights at El Reno’s Jenks Simmons Field House will be dark on game days for the upcoming Class 5A playoffs as neither El Reno High School basketball teams will host a regional.
The El Reno girls, the two-time defending state champion, finished third in the District 5A-2 standings and will start their title defense at the 5A West Region 2 Championships in Del City.
El Reno, which has not played a road regional game since 2019, will face Duncan (2-19) Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
El Reno High School’s boys wrestling team took part in the Class 5A West Regional Championships last week in Noble.
El Reno advanced three wrestlers to state.
See our next edition for a regional wrap-up.
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With three games left in the regular season, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team made the jump into third place in the NJCAA Region 2 standings with a 70-56 win over Western Oklahoma.
The Cougars are on an eight-game win streak to improve to 23-4 on the season. Redlands is 10-3 in the region standings and trails Northeastern Oklahoma A&M by a game for second and Murray State by two games for first.
The win over Western avenged a January loss to the Pioneers as Haven Joseph put up a team-leading line of 20 points, eight boards and three steals.
Camren Hunt scored a team-leading 18 points as Redlands Community College men’s basketball team remains in a tie for seventh place in the NJCAA Region 2 standings with a 75-67 win over Western Oklahoma.
The Cougars snapped a two-game losing streak with the eight-point road win and swept the regular-season series over the Pioneers.
Redlands is now 11-16 on the season and 5-8 in Region 2 action.
Hunt was one of three players with double-digit scoring and added four rebounds and two steals.
Nearly 200 4-H and FFA members from across Canadian County will participate in the 54th Annual Canadian County Spring Livestock Show at the Canadian County Expo Center, 3001 Jensen Road East.
The Feb. 20-27 event serves as a county-level showcase ahead of the Oklahoma Youth Expo in mid-March and continues a decades-long tradition of youth involvement in agriculture.
The El Reno Carnegie Library is sponsoring a Black History Brunch on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. at the Northwest Community Center.
This event invites the community to come together in honoring and exploring the profound history and contributions of Black Oklahomans.
Those attending will enjoy a welcoming atmosphere with tea and light refreshments served throughout the brunch.
The highlight of the event will be a keynote presentation by Anita Arnold, a respected historian and community leader from Oklahoma City.
