Maple January Students of the Month, front row from left, Piper Brothers, pre-kindergarten, and Olivia Tredway, kindergarten; middle row, Aniyah Chaffin, second grade, Journey Swigart, fourth grade, Mia Trujillo, first grade, and Wager Ferguson, third grade; back row, Brax Birdsong, sixth grade, Douglas Bland, fifth grade, Kassidy Ferguson, eighth grade, and Presley Swigart, seventh grade.
Members of Chapter AE/OK of P.E.O. International gathered recently at a local coffee shop for their February meeting, with Robin White-Mahone serving as co-hostess.
Ann Zavy opened the meeting with the Chaplain’s Prayer and the quote, “Happiness is a journey, not a destination.”
Karen Pappas called roll. Others attending were Becky Reuter, Margaret Price, Anna Rinehart, Christy Eichholz, Lindsey Vise and Janan Fletcher.
El Reno High School senior Jayda Cook will be competing this weekend in the 2025 Oklahoma Girls Powerlifting State Championships in Durant.
Cook placed third in her weight division at the North Regional with lifts of 285 pounds (squat), 155 pounds (bench) and 315 pounds (deadlift) for a 755-pound total.
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Taking the first step toward defending its Class 5A state title, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team used seven first-period steals to gain a lead and run away from Western Heights.
The 61-16 victory over the Jets came in the semifinals of the 5A West Region 2 Championships at Jenks Simmons Field House and snapped a two-game losing streak for El Reno.
El Reno High School’s boys and girls soccer teams hosted the 2025 Spring Classic last week.
Fifteen schools attended the event held on three fields inside Adams Park including Memorial Stadium.
El Reno is set to open the season Monday night at home.
Logging two more games of 90 points or more on the scoreboard, Okarche High School’s boys basketball team is now a win away from a shot at defending its Class A state title.
The Warriors, the top-ranked team in the state, moved to 28-0 with victories over Garber (91-36) and No.17 Pond Creek-Hunter (95-45) to win the Area I, Region A Championship.
Okarche, now on a 37-game win streak dating back to last season, was slated to play No.8 Red Oak in the Area I Championships on Friday in Cleveland.
The winner moves on to state and the loser falls into the consolation game.
Getting to the Elite Eight for a third straight year is going to take some work for the 20th-ranked Okarche High School girls basketball team following a 10-point loss to top-ranked Seiling.
The Warriors slipped to 19-9 on the season with a 57-47 setback in the Class A, Area I, Region A championship game. Okarche defeated No.16 Garber (40-35) in the semifinals.
It will take three straight wins for Okarche to get back to the state tourney for a 32nd time, the first game being against Porter Consolidated in the Area I consolation quarterfinals.
