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Heading into district play, El Reno High School’s football numbers for the season on both sides of the football are better than a year ago at this point.

Dalton Belcher belted out a pair of doubles and drove in four runs as Calumet High School’s baseball team closed out the fall regular season with a 14-1 win over Sentinel.

The win sends the Chieftains, ranked second in the state in Class B, into the postseason on a nine-game win streak. Calumet improved to 22-2 on the season and was set to host Dover and Carney in the District 2 Championships.

Belcher’s effort was part of a 14-of-27 (.518) showing at the plate for Calumet. Kingston Arnold logged three base hits, while Hunter Arnold and Kaleb Thiessen added a double each.

While Union City has been hit by the rainout bug, Calumet High School’s fast-pitch softball team was able to sneak in a game with cross-county rival Okarche last week.

The Chieftains slipped to 4-18 on the season with a 15-2 loss to the Warriors. Calumet was scheduled to close out the regular season with a road game at Okeene.

Laney Rogers’ team will travel to Lookeba-Sickles, ranked 10th in the state, for the Class B, District 12 Championships.

Redlands Community College women’s soccer team returns home Sunday to host Northeastern Oklahoma A&M seeking an end to a three-match losing streak.

All three losses came against the upper echelon of the NJCAA Region 2 standings, the latest a 4-1 setback to Eastern Oklahoma State College, ranked third in the league.

The three-goal setback dropped Redlands to 1-6 in the standings and 1-7 for the season.

The Cougars slipped to eighth in the league behind NEO.

El Reno will celebrate aviation as the Fourth Annual Air Show and Community Day at the El Reno Regional Airport expects to soar on Saturday, Sept. 30.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m and is free and open to the public.

Those attending will see Warbirds, classic aircraft and aerial performers as they showcase flight formations and stunts.

“The air show is a great way to introduce new generations to Oklahoma’s second largest industry,” said Bailey Flaming, airport manager.

A Warr Acres company has been awarded a $10 million contract to build a new roundabout at SH 66 and U.S. 81.

The Oklahoma Transportation Commission, at its Sept. 11 meeting, awarded a $10,030,072.14 low bid contract to Redlands Contracting LLC for the intersection modification project.

“This is going to let us really improve traffic conditions between I-40 and the intersection of U.S.-81/SH-66,” said Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Tim Gatz.