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UNION CITY – Lily Russell scored five points in the final 21 seconds as Union City High School’s girls basketball team rallied to defeat Verden 50-45 and hand Leo Price a victory in his Tigers head coaching debut.

Despite leading for three and a half quarters, Union City found itself down 45-44 with 50.9 seconds left after two Verden free throws.

However, that deficit was short-lived as Morgan Brothers grabbed the offensive rebound off a miss by Breeana Goad on the next Tigers possession. The senior scored a put-back basket for a 46-45 lead.

UNION CITY – Camden Patterson’s first-ever win as a head coach will have to wait until another night as his Union City High School’s boys basketball team was held without a 3-pointer in a 59-29 season-opening loss to Verden.

The Tigers made 11 2-point baskets in the loss and went 7-of-13 from the charity stripe for 54 percent. Union City did not lead in the game, trailing 14-5 after one frame and 26-13 at the break.

Verden took a 43-21 advantage into the third period before outscoring the Tigers 16-8 over the final eight minutes to secure the 30-point blowout.

Due to early deadlines for Veterans Day, coverage of the Indians week 10 game with Western Heights will appear in Saturday's edition.

Redlands Community College had two runners qualify to compete in the NJCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships.

Freshmen Joseph Thompson of Anadarko and Oklahoma City’s Andres Iniguez secured their spots at the national meet with solid performances at last month’s regional qualifier. Both athletes met the national qualifying standard at 33 minutes, with Thompson running the 8-kilometer course (4.97-mile) with a time of 31:23, while Iniguez finished in 32:39.

The El Reno Tribune’s Honoring Our Troops & Veterans section contains the following content:

El Reno honors fallen vets with Gold Star Plaza

Gold Star Plaza Monument Names

Billy Jack Evans

Amy Neathery will serve as Ward 1 council representative for the next four years and OG&E will continue delivering electricity to El Reno for another 25 years. 

Voters in Tuesday’s General Election also sided with the rest of Canadian County and Oklahoma in sending Donald J. Trump back to the White House as president of the United States.

Neathery won the Ward 1 race with a comfortable margin, garnering 609 votes to runner-up Phillip Church’s 389. Aaron Hines, making his first bid for public office, finished third at 287. 

Ronald Watson was born December 29, 1943. He was the little brother to four older sisters and one older brother: Helen, Shirley, Betty, Linda and Gene.

Ronald grew up in El Reno where he helped his father and his siblings on the farm, usually picking cotton.

They even went to California to pick cotton for a little while.

Ronald always wanted to be a soldier growing up. His sisters said he always played soldier with his brother. They would dress up in uniforms and play with toy guns, which was why it was not surprising when he left to go fight in Vietnam.

The Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner was held last weekend. The event, sponsored by the El Reno Ministerial Alliance, fed close to 1,000 people, said Brenda Grulkey, one of the event’s longtime organizers.

Grulkey said Mobile Meals director Norman Sheridan along with volunteers prepared and delivered meals for 278 of the organization’s customers.

The dinner was held at the 4-H building at the old Canadian County fairgrounds.

At the dinner, some 688 people were fed, which included homebound and some to-go orders.