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Winning eight of the final 10 weights, El Reno High School’s wrestling team rallied to defeat 11th-ranked Del City on senior night, 45-26.

El Reno, ranked 13th in the same Class 5A poll, moved to 7-3 on the season with the victory.

The lead switched hands early after Del City’s Evan Colbert (106) scored a 12-0 major decision over Mason Hoffman. The teams swapped forfeits through 126 pounds that left the Eagles up 10-6.

Despite P.J. Hall’s forfeit win in the final match, El Reno High School’s girls wrestling team lost its last home dual of the season 44-28 to Del City.

El Reno, ranked sixth in Class 6A, dropped to 8-4 on the season.

Two early forfeits and Brooklynn Huggins (110) with a 22-0 technical fall lifted El Reno to an early 22-0 lead.

However, Del City began its rally with a 15-0 technical fall over EHS’ Elena Bowser (115), a forfeit win at 120 pounds and a fall over Kaatje Culp (125).

Who doesn’t love a good love story? Especially a love story that has lasted 50 years! 

It starts out when a boy asked a girl out for a Coke date back in 1975. That boy was Larry Nance and that girl was Karen King.

Fifty years later they were kind enough to share their story with me.

Candidates interested in filing for municipal office in the town of Calumet, town of Okarche or town of Union City in Canadian County municipalities will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3.

Those who wish to file for a municipal office must submit a Declaration of Candidacy to the Canadian County Election Board on Feb. 3, 4 or 5 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Proposals from seven contractors are being reviewed as Canadian County takes the next step in development of a new courthouse campus.

Commissioners have budgeted $500,000 for a remodeling project at the former Department of Human Services building, 314 W. Rogers. That amount includes moving costs.

During construction of a four-story courthouse building at 201 N. Choctaw, the County Treasurer, County Clerk, Human Resources and Emergency Management departments will relocate to the old DHS building.

With Feb. 14 fast approaching, second-graders at one Canadian County private school are collecting valentines from across the country – and even around the world.

El Reno’s Sarajane Black is the second-grade teacher at Canadian Valley Christian Academy inside the South Yukon Church of Christ.

Students in her class recently embarked on an ambitious project to get Valentine’s Day cards from all 50 U.S. states and other countries.

Following are Roblyer Learning Center students listed on the A Honor Roll:

Fifth grade – Steven Bender, Lian Chou, Gabriel Friend, Jared Gallegos, Brecken Haglund, Aizen Hartico, Hatchett Ledford, Renato Martinez, Daniela Medina, Blake Melvin and Rohan Metcalf.

And Brandon Orozco-Barbosa, Lucia Perez, Van Richardson, Ellis Rutherford, Alexandria Shore, Allen Solorio, Wyatt Sullivan and Zoey Woods.

Riverside School’s seventh and eighth grade basketball teams recently held homecoming.

Both the girls and boys teams won their games against Banner.