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Indians close out league play with loss to Carl Albert

3 weeks ago By Glen Miller

Despite a hard-fought battle, El Reno High School’s boys soccer team closed out District 5A-2 play with a 2-0 home loss to Carl Albert.

The loss dropped El Reno to 1-6 in league play as the Indians finished in seventh place. The win boosted Carl Albert into third place in the standings.

The Titans scored in the 36th minute of the first half on a header off a corner kick.

However, the Indians defense and keeper Gage Baeriswyl kept the Titans off the board the remainder of the half.

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Titans blank El Reno for 5A-2 title

3 weeks ago By Glen Miller

A loss of the pre-match coin flip ended up costing El Reno High School’s girls soccer team strategically in its battle with Carl Albert for the District 5A-2 title.

Carl Albert won the toss and took the wind, netting two first-half goals.

The Titans would then load the box on defense over the final 40 minutes, with the wind at El Reno’s back, to preserve the 2-0 shutout.

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Linksters edge out Dewey for fifth in Pryor tourney

3 weeks ago By Glen Miller

El Reno High School’s girls golf team logged its second straight top five finish with yet another sub-400 round.

The Indians carded a 385 in the Pryor Invitational to edge out Dewey by a stroke for the top five and 12 over Collinsville. Fort Gibson took the title with a 327, followed by Bixby (332), Hilldale (357) and Owasso’s junior varsity (382).

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EHS fourth in Marlow

3 weeks ago By Glen Miller

Numbers continue to drop for El Reno High School’s boys golf team as the Indians took fourth place at the 2024 Marlow Invitational played at the Generations Golf Club.

El Reno carded a 325 total to edge out Duncan’s junior varsity by a stroke and Velma-Alma by eight shots in the 18-team field.

Marlow won the event with a 294, followed by Kingston (307) and Marlow’s junior varsity with a 312.

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City’s projected growth shows well field needs

4 weeks ago By Ray Dyer

El Reno is going to grow. And that means it’s going to need more water.

The results of a study of El Reno’s water well field infrastructure were presented at the April city council meeting. Bill Myers with Myers Engineering said the study shows El Reno is in good shape today where water is concerned, but as Mayor Steve Jensen put it, “We can’t take our foot off the gas.”

Myers said El Reno’s growth projections show the population will increase. The question is how much.

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Power scrub

4 weeks ago By Glen Miller

City of El Reno Streets Department worker Colten Atkinson uses a power washer to clean off the walls on the walking pathways over the Rock Island overpass.

The walls were covered with dirt and grime from traffic and the road coverings spread over the overpass during the winter months.

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Mayor says aggressive approach needed in federal grant process

4 weeks ago By Ray Dyer

Mayor Steve Jensen said it may be time for El Reno to become more aggressive in chasing federal grant opportunities.

Jensen made the comments at the conclusion of the April meeting of the city council.

Jensen was absent from the March meeting because he was attending a National League of Cities Conference in Washington, D.C.

He said the trip was beneficial.

“It was really good because you made a lot of contacts,” Jensen said.

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CASA earns Power of 100 HOPE Award

4 weeks ago By Conrad Dudderar - Yukon Progress

A nonprofit that fights for some of Canadian County’s most vulnerable kids has earned a huge gift.

Canadian County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) recently accepted the latest HOPE Award from the Power of 100 Canadian County. Power of 100 members donated $16,465 to CASA, represented by Executive Director Dana Lutz, staff and volunteers.

Lutz said Canadian County CASA is grateful to the Power of 100 for selecting them as the HOPE Award recipient.