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Selected as Okarche High School’s October Lion and Lioness are seniors Wyatt Pinkerton and Jade Jackson.

OHS October Students of the Month are Arron Osborn, left, and Hunter Mueggenborg.

Maple October Students of the Month, front row from left, Hayes Ferguson, kindergarten; Tyler Williams, first grade; Rhyatt Higgins, pre-kindergarten; Liam Langley, second grade; and Kennedy Prince, third grade; back row, Halle Hunt, sixth grade; John Prince, fifth grade; Everleigh Sears, eighth grade; Lexi Richardson, seventh grade; and Michael Cullen, fourth grade.

El Reno High School’s postseason honors rolled in two by two as the Indians placed a pair of players on each of the three squads making up the 2023 All-Suburban Conference Volleyball Team.

Earning spots on the first team were middle blocker Jewell Graham and utility player Qyra Jones. Second team nods went to defensive specialist Bre Barksdale and setter Emercyn Looper.

Setter Daily Maples and outside hitter Trinity Black earned honorable mention status.

El Reno High School alum Caroline Huber was recently named to the 2023 NJCAA All-Region 2 Soccer Team.

A sophomore at Seminole State College, Huber was named to the first team as a defender.

She has made 18 starts for the Trojans, logging four total shots and three assists. Her primary role is a middle defender for SSC.

Seminole defended its NJCAA Region 2 crown as well as winning the South District title. The Trojans, now 19-0-1 on the year, posted a 16-0 record during the regular season in league games.

El Reno High School’s football team topped the 4,000-yard rushing mark last week against Altus.

Union City High School’s girls basketball team earned cross-county bragging rights over rival Calumet recently with a season-opening 62-30 win over the Chieftains.

The Tigers shot 41 percent, making 23-of-49 (47 percent) attempts from 2-point range. Union City was 5-of-19 (26 percent) from the 3-point arc and made just 1-of-4 free throws in the win.

Bree Goad led Union City with 13 points off 5-of-14 shooting, including two 3-pointers, while collecting three rebounds, three assists and three steals.

After having its 26-game win streak snapped in last season’s state title game, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team started out on another possible win streak.

The Chieftains kicked off the 2023-24 season with a lopsided 98-33 win over cross-county rival Union City. The Chieftains have now won 21 straight regular-season outings dating back through last year.

Calumet scored 25 points or more in three of the four periods against the Tigers including a 38-point second period leading to a 67-19 halftime lead.

Service members make numerous sacrifices in defense of their countries. While the debts to service members may never be the kind that can be repaid in full, paying tribute to veterans, on Veterans Day and throughout the year, can be a great way to show them just how much their efforts are appreciated.

Veterans Day begins with Armistice Day

Veterans Day is a byproduct of the end of World War I, when Germany and the Allied Nations signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ceasing fighting and establishing terms of peace.