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Redlands Community College’s baseball team picked up a pair of postseason honors recently in voting among league coaches.

Sophomores Tyson Eastwood and Kyler Denton, both from Fort Cobb, earned Second Team All-Region honors on the NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 squads.

Eastwood was also named one of the Gold Glove Award winners for Region 2, Division 2.

Both players filled multiple positions for the Cougars, who made the postseason tourney as an eighth seed after a year hiatus from the playoffs.

Oklahoma State University researchers are hoping to tap into the potential of a $132 million industry by exploring maple syrup production in the state.

Maple syrup production in the U.S. produces 4.37 million gallons annually, but the industry currently does not exist in Oklahoma. That’s why Lu Zhang, OSU assistant professor of horticulture, and her colleagues are spending the summer visiting maple groves across Oklahoma.

El Reno defensive coordinator Michael Pruitt talks over alignment schemes with a set of players during a recent practice.

El Reno was working through its second week of spring drills.
 

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Cushing Economic Development Foundation Inc. and the city of Cushing announced that Southern Rock Energy Partners, LLC (SREP) has selected Cushing as the site for the company’s next-generation, full conversion crude refinery.

The project is expected to have $5.56 billion in capital investment and supply more than 420 full-time employees for operations.   

“Commerce is excited about the decision of Southern Rock Energy Partners to pursue Oklahoma for their large-scale refinery,” said Brent Kisling, executive director, Department of Commerce.

The El Reno Cruisers will be sponsoring the 25th Annual A Small Town Weekend, and to celebrate the milestone, the event will for the first time feature live music.

Along with the music, the Cruisers have lined up fan favorites to make the 25th event from Friday, June 2 through Sunday, June 4, memorable, fun and free.

Those attending will see everything from Matchbox cars to full-size muscle cars and antique, classic and modern vehicles in the Open Car Show.

It’s become one of the more popular lineup events for A Small Town Weekend and features side-by-side racing without even the hint or smell of gasoline and burning rubber.

No, its not an electric car show, but rather Hot Wheels Racing, which returns for yet another year.

“I would not even begin to guess how many years it’s been going on. I’ve been doing it for the last 10 years or more,” said El Reno Fire Department's David Baker.

Attention all drivers!

If you think you have a car that is fast, powerful, or maybe that ugly duckling with something to prove under the hood, El Reno Police Department Lt. Brian Hickman has a challenge for you.

“Bring it to the burnout. It’s still the cheapest way to burn rubber on the Mother Road and not get in trouble,” said Hickman.

The Route 66 Burnout returns to the event lineup for A Small Town Weekend looking to expand on last year’s car count of 30.