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While the goal of making the field for the NJCAA Region II, Division II Championships slipped its grasp, Redlands Community College’s baseball team closed the season as one of the hottest clubs in the league.

The Cougars won six of their final eight regular-season games including a series victory over Murray State College. Redlands defeated the Aggies 3-2, 7-5 and 10-3 after losing the opener 4-3.

Redlands’ 6-2 record over the final eight games tied for the second best mark with Southeast Arkansas in the 14-team Region II, Division II lineup.

Union City High School’s baseball team's lone win in a state tournament was a 5-4 decision over Stonewall in 2017.

Since then the Longhorns have had UCHS’ number, winning three out of the last five playoff meetings including last week’s two games to win the Class A-II, Region 8 Championships.

Stonewall, ranked No.8, advanced to the Elite Eight for the third time since that state loss to Union City.

The ninth-ranked Tigers spring season ended with a 26-9 record.

Polo is coming back to Fort Reno. 

The U.S. Cavalry Association Museum will host a polo game on Saturday, Sept. 27. The event will serve as a fundraiser for the museum. 

Kelly Coldiron, who is working to help coordinate the event, said the polo match will bring players from Oklahoma, Georgia and Texas.

Coldiron said polo once was a regular activity at the fort during its heyday when Fort Reno served as a military remount station.

El Reno residents are reminded that the annual Letter Carriers Food Drive will be Saturday, May 10.

Those wishing to help feed the community are asked to put non-perishable food items in bags and have them near their mailbox before 9 a.m. that day.

The donated food will go to The Lord’s Harvest, a local food ministry that helps to serve those in need. 

Project Transformation, an eight-week reading camp for elementary students, lost substantial federal funding without any warning.

On April 28, leaders of Wesley United Methodist Church learned that Project Transformation was one of 868 AmeriCorps programs whose grant was cut by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). 

O.F. Burger, the official mascot for El Reno’s Burger Day Festival, waves to the crowd around the cooking arena before joining Oklahoma state Sen. Jack Stewart (left) and City of El Reno Emergency Management Director Ed Fowler in patting down the 300 pounds of meat used to make the world’s largest onion fried hamburger.

Sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted the crowd at the 37th annual event.

See Saturday’s edition for more coverage.

El Reno High School held its 2025 junior/senior prom over the weekend.

The event was held at Jenks Simmons Field House Annex.

Students were treated to a red carpet walk into the venue.
 

Redlands Community College is hosting its first-ever esports summer camp, a six-day competitive gaming experience centered around the popular game Marvel Rivals.

The residential camp will run from July 13-18 offering young gamers a unique opportunity to develop their skills while building lasting friendships in a supportive environment.