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Redlands enrollment grows 15 percent

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Redlands Community College is continuing to experience an increase in student enrollment.

Total enrollment surged by 15.3 percent compared to fall 2023, information provided by the college said.

Freshman enrollment has seen an increase of 33.3 percent, while concurrent enrollment continues to grow, with a 26.6 percent rise.

“We are excited to see such significant growth in our student population,” said Redlands President Jena Marr.

Public Records - 9/14/2024

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DIVORCES GRANTED

Jada Parker vs. Jacob Parker.

Carson Cristelli vs. Robin Cristelli.

Maryam Zamani vs. Mohsen Hajibabaie.

Anisha Mae Vaughan vs. Darian Xavier Vaughan.

Robin Lei Martin vs. Benjamin Maxwell Martin.

Stephanie June Bailey vs. April Dawn Bailey.

Nicole Tammara Rand vs. Eric Bradley Rand.

Joshua Reason vs. Cindy Ruth Reason.

Erin Renee Yahola vs. Ben Thomas Selfridge.

Jesus Sanroman vs. Alexis Evonne Sanroman.

Andrea Lynn Klimo vs. Richard Michael Klimo.

Indians win streak halted, El Reno still climbs in standings

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Despite having a five-game district win streak snapped with a 6-2 road loss to front-runner Noble, El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team climbed up a spot in the standings.

El Reno slipped to 6-3 in the District 5A-2 standings with the setback to the Bears, but moved to third in the standings following a two-game sweep of Guymon a day earlier by scores of 9-4 and 18-1.

The Indians trailed Carl Albert by a game for second and the Bears by a game and a half for first.

The top two teams in each district earn hosting rights for the regional playoffs.

Maddie Moss rushes in to cover second base as a Guymon runner tries to get back to the bag

More yards

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Despite its first loss of the season, El Reno High School’s football team maintained solid numbers.

Elijah Fisher tries to break a jersey tackle

ER runners take fourth in Anadarko

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In the first full team action of the season, El Reno High School’s cross country teams posted a pair of fourth-place finishes at the 2024 Riverside Invitational in Anadarko.

The girls team recorded a score of 75 points and ran the course with an average time of 19 minutes and 39.70 seconds.

Senior Emmary Elizondo paced the team with a fifth-place finish with a time of 16:37.71, which was 10 seconds faster than Lindsay’s Cheyenne Lamb.

Tough tourney

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El Reno recently went 1-3 in the Noble tourney with a win over Elgin.

The losses were to Lawton MacArthur, Westmoore and Noble.

Lily Elliott hits a shot over the net

Calumet, UC softball end win streaks

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Calumet and Union City high schools fast-pitch softball teams were on the opposite ends of win streaks last week as the pair charge into the latter part of the 2024 season.

The surging Chieftains had a four-game win streak snapped by Verden by a 13-3 score. The Chieftains were coming off blowout wins over Geary (18-0), Crooked Oak (13-1) and Ninnekah (21-3).

The loss left Calumet with a 9-13 overall record.

Calumet went 26-of-68 (.382) from the plate over the four games, getting a home run from Lila Winegeart and triples by Emma Krapcha, Winegeart and Peyton Watson.

Peyton Watson strides into a pitch

Calumet wins diamond bragging rights over Union City

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UNION CITY – Bragging rights on the baseball diamond in the rivalry between Union City and Calumet high schools will rest with the top-ranked Chieftains for another fall campaign.

Calumet, ranked No.1 in Class B for a third straight week, rebounded from a loss to Class 2A’s second-ranked Dale (9-1) to defeat the Tigers 11-1 for a second straight fall season.

The Chieftains added a 9-1 victory over Sentinel, ranked fourth in Class B, to improve to 15-2 on the fall. Calumet earned 43 of the 51 first-place votes in the latest poll.

Hudson Wiles reaches out to attempt a tag on base runner Brendon Voss