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Winter weather threw a midweek hiccup into the schedule, but El Reno High School’s tennis teams were able to get in mixed results from two early-season events.

At the Lone Wolf/Big West Invitational played at Earlywine in Oklahoma City, El Reno’s girls No.1 doubles team of Jayna Graham and Brianna Barksdale took third place with a 2-1 record.

The pair defeated Elgin (7-6/6-3) but dropped a three-setter to Purcell (6-4/1-6/5-10) in the semifinals.

The duo bounced back for a 6-1/6-3 win over Chickasha’s Kiara Alexander and Tatum Whalley for the bronze.

Calumet High School’s pitching staff showed a little vulnerability against some Class 4A hitters over the weekend in the 2024 I-40 Classic as the Chieftains posted a 2-2 record. The top-ranked team in Class B moved to 7-3 on the spring with the split, beating Weatherford (11-3) and Clinton (10-0).

The losses came to Tuttle (7-5) and Elk City (9-4) after Calumet squandered a 4-1 lead.

Calumet and Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball teams found themselves on opposite ends of the win-loss spectrum at the close of play for March.

The Chieftains snapped a seven-game losing streak with a victory over Geary (5-4) and backed it up with wins over Corn Bible Academy (20-3) and Cement (10-0).

The three-game win streak moved Calumet to 4-7 for the spring.

Calumet went 28-of-55 (.509) from the plate over the three-game span, getting three doubles from Tina Ortiz. Mattie Beaver, Paige Miller, Lily Winegeart and Payton Barnes added one double each.

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Jason Little has resigned as El Reno High School's softball coach after school officials said he violated district policy concerning coaches in the locker rooms.

“I had a group of girls make an accusation that I was in the locker room while they were changing and that I had been doing that since October. That is totally false.

“Due to the accusation, I resigned. I’m not going to coach kids that are making accusations that are totally false,” said Little.

A Piedmont police officer found an emaciated young girl hiding behind a building and the discovery led to four other children being taken into state custody, as well as the arrest of two adults.

Tina Marie Ramirez, 43, was booked into the Canadian County Jail Tuesday, March 19 on three complaints of child abuse by injury, five complaints of child neglect and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Her bail was set at $125,000.

Anthony Chukwuemeka Ibeziako Jr., 26, was arrested on a child neglect complaint. He posted a $50,000 bond and was released.

Five-year-old Maria Ortiz played with baby Easter chicks in their warming incubator at Ross Seed last week, before
picking up one of the chicks and holding it for the camera.

The baby chicks are a popular site at the store each year.

Federal stimulus funds from the COVID-19 pandemic will fund rural water infrastructure projects in Canadian County.

Last week, county commissioners approved American Rescue Plan Act “sub-recipient agreements” with the Canadian County (Banner) Water Authority and Okarche Rural Water District.

These agreements, signed by District Attorney Tommy Humphries and rural water board representatives, are part of reporting requirements for entities spending federal ARPA funds.