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Redlands Community College’s basketball teams were on the opposite ends of the seeding spectrum going into the 2024 National Junior College Athletic Association’s Region 2 Postseason Championships.

The Redlands women won three of the final four regular-season games, including a sweep of both Northern Oklahoma College programs (Enid, Tonkawa) to take the No.2 seed.

Jay Niehues’ team closed with a 20-9 overall record and posted a 10-6 mark in the Region 2 regular-season standings.

The Cougars were second only to Connors State (14-2).

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Waiseng Kong, 41; Amy Marie Dillard, 44.

Austin Jesse Graham, 28; Jalene Michelle Dawson, 26.

Riki Matsumoto, 53; Vivien Vogel Copelin, 55.

Burt Clinton Wheaton, 70; Esther May Tharp, 80.

William Travis Secrest, 45; Diana Elizabeth Pryor, 40.

Jacob Allen Easler, 37; Olanrewaju Mary Ajayi, 39.

Ethan Grant Romo, 24; Samantha Shyann Morris, 24.

Keith Derek Walker, 60; Margaret A. Riley, 52.

Scott Randall Chambers, 35; Lauren Elizabeth Beeson, 36.

NORMAN – Three, two, one … GOLD.

As the final seconds ticked off the clock, El Reno High School guard Nazhoni Sleeper let out a yell and bounced the ball high off the Lloyd Noble Center court.

The senior guard turned and was immediately swarmed by teammates celebrating El Reno’s 48-41 win over defending champion Sapulpa to win the 2024 Class 5A Oklahoma Girls State High School Basketball Championship.

Pauline Black-Harmon sat at the podium in the post-game press conference at Lloyd Noble Center with her cheek resting on the microphone as she wiped away the tears from her eyes.

“It hasn’t hit me yet that that was my last game,” said Black-Harmon.

Her words were spoken through those happy tears which have been decades in the making. The last four years as a starter for El Reno on the state’s biggest stage, the Class 5A state tournament, all under head coach Jennifer Douglas.

Savannah Station Therapeutic Riding Program recently received a huge contribution from the Communities Foundation of Oklahoma (CFO).

Erika Warren, CFO’s director of donor services and programs, presented Savannah Station’s board with a $200,000 gift. The donation will be used to finance a new administration center.

The project is a 3,600-square-foot multi-use administration building. The project will begin in the spring of 2024, with a projected grand opening in early 2025.

With plans to develop a new Canadian County Courthouse complex, commissioners took no action last week on a proposal from the state Department of Human Services to renovate part of a downtown El Reno office for its use.

Commissioners agreed to wait before deciding the future of county-owned property at 100 S. Rock Island.

DHS wants to lease about one-third of the first-floor space inside what is now the Canadian County Health Department building.

The Center of Family Love (CFL) in Okarche will host a Teen Board Block Party on March 30.

The event marks a day of celebration, community engagement and fun for all ages. The event is open to the public.

The Teen Board of CFL is steering this initiative, demonstrating leadership and compassion for the residents who live at the Center.

Fresh Anointing Church will host an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 30, beginning at noon.

The hunt is open to all children and will include food and fun.

The church is located at 1300 W. Watts on the corner of Watts and Boynton.