Eight El Reno High School softball players, five of those underclassmen, earned spots on two of the teams making up the 2025 All-District 5A-2 honors.
El Reno went 5-5 in district play, finishing fourth, while sporting a 13-18 overall record.
The slate included 10 games against Class 6A schools and 22 outings against ranked opponents – four of those in the top five of respective polls.
El Reno High School’s volleyball team, which placed third in the league, landed three players on the 2025 All-Suburban Conference team - voted on by member coaches.
The Indians, ranked 14th in Class 5A, closed the season with a 4-2 mark in league action and 19-14 for the season.
El Reno reached the championship round of the regional playoffs before bowing out.
The effort landed a first-team pick on the all-conference team for sophomore Radley Miller.
Brantlie Charmasson was tabbed for the second team and Daily Maples was named honorable mention.
In her third appearance in the postseason, El Reno High School junior Lily Owen punched her ticket to this weekend’s Class 5A State Cross Country Championships.
Running in the 5A West Regional in Moore, Owen posted a time of 22 minutes and 16.77 seconds to place 20th overall. Her time was good enough to grab the second individual state pass handed out from the meet.
It’s the second year for El Reno to send a female runner to state.
Owen’s third trip to regional was her best time, beating her freshman time by 5:44 and last year’s mark by 50 seconds.
Ten Redlands Community College runners will be headed north to Iowa for the 2025 NJCAA Division II National Cross Country Championships to be held Nov. 8 in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
The men’s team took fourth place at the recent NJCAA Region 2 Championships in Arkansas to punch a team ticket. All three of the Cougars female runners earned national passes as individuals.
The men’s team posted a total time of two hours and 30.58 minutes on the 8-kilometer (4.97-mile) regional course. The team’s average time was 30:11, leading to a team point total of 92.
El Reno Mayor Steve Jensen released the following statement about the death of Sgt. Thomas Duran. Duran was critically injured in a hit-and-run incident that occurred early on Oct. 17. A 25-year-old El Reno man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
The community has rallied support for the fallen officer’s family.
On Saturday night, El Reno’s Elks Lodge raised $2,000 in support of the family.
The City of El Reno said services are set for 10:30 a.m., Nov. 3 in Yukon at Together We Church.
“Today, we honor hope. Hope for safety. Hope for healing. And hope for justice.”
Keynote speaker Deanna Shackelford shared this message of strength and hope with an audience comprised of professionals and volunteers who advocate for Canadian County survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abuse and elder abuse.
A licensed clinical social worker, Shackelford was guest speaker for the Cardinal Point Family Justice Center’s fifth annual Honoring Hope Luncheon in Yukon.
It’s finally cooling off just in time for Halloween. I love Halloween. I still decorate and dress up like a witch to hand out candy even though my boys are grown. Something about scaring little kids is fun. That sounded bad, didn’t it? I don’t scare them that bad, I promise!
The El Reno Arts Council said its annual Haunted Trolley event “thrilled audiences with spooky fun, local history and incredible community collaboration.”
Sue Bear, president of the council, said the colorful event was made possible “with the help of 49 dedicated volunteers. This year’s event was one to remember.”
Volunteers from the Canadian County Historical Museum transformed the museum grounds into a festive Halloween scene, complete with decorations, concessions and photo opportunities.
