April 2026

Tough Guthrie outings

El Reno singles players MaeKenna Wyrick and Sergio Rosas combined to win 31 games over eight matches in the 2026 Guthrie Invitational.The fields for both boys and girls were full of returning state qualifiers as the El Reno teams won a combined 71 games and each finished in 10th place.Jacob Richey...
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El Reno linksters place in 5A Regional Preview

Getting an early look at the other course on tap to host a playoff event, El Reno High School’s golf teams posted a pair of top 10 finishes at the Class 5A Regional Preview.Playing at the Oak Hills Country Club Course in Ada, which will host one of two regional tourneys later this month, the El...
Lily Elliott watches a putt roll toward the hole

RCC drops tuneup bid

Redlands Community College’s baseball team tuned up for a key weekend series in NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 play by dropping an 11-5 non-conference home game to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.The loss to the Golden Norsemen, who play out of NJCAA Region 2, Division 1, left the Cougars with a...
Jackson Blackmon has a wide pickoff throw hit off his outstretched glove

Calumet wins bedlam cliffhanger over Union City on two-run homer

UNION CITY – Third baseman Kyah Baker snagged a game-sealing pop-up with two runners on base as Calumet High School’s slow-pitch softball team defeated Class 2A’s ninth-ranked Union City, 4-2.The eight-inning victory lifted Calumet, ranked 10th in Class A, to 13-4 on the season and extended its...
Brenlee Voss holds up the ball after making a catch

CHS takes hit in polls, Williams earns wins

After getting bumped from the top spot in the Class B rankings for the first time this spring, Calumet High School’s baseball team responded with wins over two ranked opponents within 24 hours.Calumet moved to 8-4 on the season with an 18-6 blowout of Vici, ranked No.11 in Class B, and a 9-4 win...
Kaleb Thiessen throws a pitch

Hug a bunny

For more than 20 years, Nancy Salsman has been dressing up as the Easter Bunny. Her reward has been a bunch of hugs from children around El Reno. Last week, her husband, Larry, drove her to some special Easter egg hunts with special education students at schools around town.The hugs continued.
Nancy Salsman carried on a long-standing tradition by dressing up as the Easter Bunny

Bull’s-eye!

It was a busy 24 hours at the Oklahoma Trapshooting Association Park, located off Jensen Road, as El Reno played host to yet another postseason-level event for high schools.The OTA Park was home to the 2026 Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program’s regional shooting championships.
Baylor Heinrich watches a load of buckshot (center dot) fly toward an orange clay target as the shell ejects from his shotgun

RLC hosts carnival fundraiser

Roblyer Learning Center hosted its fourth annual carnival on April 2.Families from the community gathered for an evening filled with fun, games, and the spirit of giving, all aimed at supporting students.The carnival featured a variety of attractions.
Roblyer Learning Center hosted its fourth annual school carnival last week