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Overcoming a disastrous first period, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team rallied past one of its oldest archrivals to kick off the 2023-23 season with a 63-50 victory over Carl Albert.

El Reno is one of three teams in District 5A-1 to win its season opener along with Elgin and Shawnee, but getting there was not an easy task. The Indians missed 12 of their first 13 shots from the floor and trailed 14-9 after one period.

Head coach Rodney Haydon stressed in the preseason that it could take some time for his team to jell under a new lineup from last year’s state quarterfinalist.

Yet after last week’s season opener, the Indians showed they may be slightly ahead of their coach’s time frame.

El Reno played Carl Albert, widely considered a top five team in Class 5A, to a 42-39 game over three periods. The Indians even outscored the Titans 17-14 in the fourth period.

Six wins over the first seven weights lifted El Reno High School’s wrestling team to a 46-18 road win over the Perry Maroons, ranked sixth in Class 3A.

El Reno, ranked fifth in the state in the Class 5A dual rankings, moved to 2-0 on the season.

“We wrestled tough tonight,” said El Reno head coach Anthony McDonald.

Terry Guzman (113) logged a first-period fall to get El Reno’s quick start moving, followed by a forfeit win for Niko Gonzalez (120).

Shoppers will find an array of Christmas gifts at the upcoming Ross Seed Makers Market. The locally-made items will be for sale on two consecutive Saturdays, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16. The Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days and will be housed in the Ross Pavilion on the west side of the main store.

Julie Ross-Martin said the idea for the Makers Market came up during conversations with people who were visiting the Farmers Market, also hosted at Ross Seed.

The El Reno Emergency Communications Center received information Wednesday afternoon regarding a collision involving a pedestrian and a train.

The accident occurred on the train tracks east of the intersection of Slant Street and South Choctaw Avenue.

Emergency crews responded to the scene and discovered an adult male had suffered serious injuries as a result of the collision. First responders initiated emergency medical care and the victim was ultimately transported to a medical facility for further treatment.

The filing period for one position on the El Reno Public Schools Board of Education opens Monday, Dec. 4 and will run through Wednesday, Dec. 6.

Those interested in filing for the Ward 3 position, which is the fourth seat on the board, can do so during the filing period at the Canadian County Election Board between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The county election board is located at 200 S. Bickford Avenue.

Free groundwater testing will be provided in December to the county’s well owners.

Some areas of this county do not have the “best quality” groundwater, Canadian County OSU Extension Director Kyle Worthington said.

“A lot of our developments in Canadian County are not on rural water,” Worthington said.

“They’re based on well water, and they face some challenges with water being very hard.

“It’s really hard water, so it’s hard on their appliances.”

A medical incident has been cited as the cause of a one-vehicle crash last weekend that left four people injured, two of them juveniles.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers responded to the traffic collision at 3:55 p.m. Nov. 25 on North Banner Road, one-half mile south of East Foreman Street.

A 43-year-old Yukon man was driving a 2019 Chevy Traverse northbound on Banner Road when he suffered a medical incident, according to an OHP report.