March 2023

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El Reno hits well in losses to stout Piedmont squad

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Despite an improved hitting effort, El Reno High School’s baseball team is still searching for its first District 5A-1 win of the season after dropping a two-game set to powerhouse Piedmont.

El Reno slipped to 4-11 overall and 0-6 in league play after losing 12-2 at home and 4-1 on the road to the district-leading Wildcats.

El Reno went 9-of-49 (.184) from the plate in the series, but had six balls in the home loss carry deep into the outfield for outs. The Indians left five runners stranded in the 10-run setback.

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El Reno defends Northwest Region trapshooting title

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For a second straight year, El Reno High School’s trapshooting team will take one of the top four scores into the Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports State Championships after defending its Northwest Regional team title.

Shooting at the Grand National Gun Club in Enid, El Reno beat out 22 other schools for the title. The Indians posted 215 team points to edge out Boise City (212) by three birds. Chisholm and Woodward tied for third with 203 points and Pond Creek-Hunter was a distant fifth with 190 points.

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Union City bats stay hot; Chieftains skid hits six

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Blazing bats continue to be the calling card for Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team as the Tigers posted a .500 record over the past six games.

Union City defeated Watonga (16-1) and Fletcher (18-2) in the recent Highway 152 Classic but dropped games to Mangum (8-0), Hydro-Eakly (8-6) in extra innings and Alex (13-11).

The Tigers, ranked sixth in Class 2A, rebounded from the Alex loss with a 12-1 home win over Bray-Doyle to improve to 14-8 on the season.

Calumet strings wins; UCHS drops games

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Following a rough spring break, Calumet High School’s baseball team has regained its footing with a three-game win streak and victories in four of its last five games.

The Chieftains, ranked fourth in Class B, improved to 7-4 with a 5-2 win over Class 2A’s eighth-ranked Cashion. The victory came on the heels of a 3-1 effort in the Vici Invitational which carried Calumet to third place.

The tourney wins were over state-ranked Leedey (15-3), Seiling (5-1) and Mooreland (12-4) and the loss to Class A’s ninth-ranked Laverne by a 2-1 score.

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Redlands leaves mark at nationals

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Last summer when Shelby Skaggs was hired to coach the newly formed Redlands Community College Shooting Sports Team, she was already at a recruiting disadvantage since many students had already signed with other colleges.

She made the decision to hold open tryouts for any Redlands students who were interested in joining the team. The gamble paid off, with five members of the nine-member team qualifying for the national competition.

Redlands drops three to NOC Enid, slips into tie for fifth place with Jets

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Redlands Community College’s baseball team slipped into a tie for fifth place in the NJCAA Region 2 Division 2 standings after losing three of four games to Northern Oklahoma College of Enid.

The Cougars are now deadlocked with NOC-Enid at 6-6 in the league standings following losses of 2-1, 4-2 and 7-2 to the Jets. The win came at home by a 5-3 margin.

Redlands took a 14-18 overall record into a four-game set with the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain.

Fishing Report - 4/1/23

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CENTRAL

Hefner: March 26.
Elevation is 7 ft. below normal, water temperature 53°F and stained.
Blue and channel catfish fair on shad and sunfish around channels and points. Crappie good on jigs, minnows and PowerBait around dam and docks. Largemouth bass and white bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around dam and shorelines.

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City breaks ground on El Reno Fast Connect Internet

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Crews have been installing fiber optic cable for about a month, but not until last week did El Reno actually celebrate the fact it’s getting into the Internet business.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday morning at the Public Safety Center on SW 27th Street for El Reno Fast Connect. That's the name given to what will become El Reno’s new utility service.

It’s a more than $3 million investment in bringing what city officials say will be a “more reliable, consistent coverage for streaming throughout the city.”

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Historic 5th Infantry 1849 wagon camp discovered

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The first wagon train, with over 500 people to leave Fort Smith, Ark., during the California Gold Rush in 1849 was led by Capt. Randolph B. Marcy and the 5th Infantry.

This party followed the southern route, known today as the California Wagon Road, which passed through the central parts of Oklahoma, through north Caddo County (Hinton and Hydro areas), then through the Texas Panhandle and on to Santa Fe, N.M., before continuing to California.

This first wagon train passed through the Hinton and Hydro area on May 23, 1849, some 52 years before either town was established.

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Abigail Lynne Pelsue Bass 

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Abigail “Abby” was born June 5, 1957, to Wesley and Clara Louise Pelsue in Joplin, Mo. She spent most of her youth in Joplin where she had a passion and strong love for animals. It all started with her horse Velvet and her collection of toy horses that she would later pass down to her own children.