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Rosino plans sunrise vigil for Oklahoma pandemic losses

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, will host a remembrance vigil for Oklahomans who’ve lost loved ones from COVID-19.

Rosino said people are asked to gather before sunrise on the south plaza of the state Capitol on Monday, March 6 would have been his son, Gregory’s 36th birthday. He passed from COVID on July 4, 2021, one of nearly 18,000 Oklahoma deaths attributed to the virus since it first was detected in the state in 2020.

Public Records - 3/4/2023

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LAWSUITS

Bank United N.A. vs. Craig B. Smith for $154,435.15 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 10, Block 2, Rancho Acres Addition, Oklahoma City.

U.S. Bank N.A. vs. Brock Ramsey for $180,117.89 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 2, Block 7, Feddersen Addition Section 2, El Reno.

El Reno eyes growth from past seasons

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Competitive is the word being stressed on the diamond as El Reno High School’s baseball team arguably faces one of the toughest district and season schedules in Class 5A.

Over the course of 23 head-to-head games, three tournaments and a festival, the Indians are set to face eight state tournament teams, three defending state champions and three runner-up programs.

Hernan Blanco eyes a pickoff throw into his glove while playing first base

Calumet boys down Sentinel in Class B state quarters, 62-54

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sporting the longest winning streak in the classification heading into the 2023 Class B Boys Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships, Calumet added yet another victory to that total Thursday.

The Chieftains, ranked fourth in the state, improved to 27-1 on the season with a 62-54 quarterfinal win over No.12 Sentinel. Calumet takes a 25-game win streak into the semifinals against the winner of the Kinta/Buffalo Valley quarterfinal.

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Okarche girls get late spark from Rother trey, earn win

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Okarche had just one 3-pointer for the game but that 19.7-foot shot could not have come at a better time.

Jalie Rother netted her third shot of the night from the perimeter with 3:32 left in the fourth period to spur the Warriors to a 60-55 win over No.6 Cyril in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Class A Girls Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships.

“It was a huge basket and a lift for the team when we needed it,” said Okarche head coach Haley Mitchell.

Jalie Rother shoots a layup off a fastbreak opportunity

El Reno qualifies four lifters for OGPCA state

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El Reno High School will be sending four lifters to Monday’s Oklahoma Girls Powerlifting Coaches Association 2023 State Championships being held in Durant.

Lifting out of the North Regional in Miami, Jewell Graham took third place in her division, while Raley Wicker-Hartley placed second to grab state passes.

Maria Espinoza and Claudia Garcia earned at-large bids to state.

Wicker-Hartley (heavyweight) posted a total of 885 pounds with a 385-pound squat, a 360-pound dead lift and a 140-pound bench.

Second-period scoring lapse hurts OHS in loss to Rattan

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OKLAHOMA CITY – A second period scoring drought proved too large of a hurdle to overcome as the Okarche boys suffered a 75-60 loss to No.2 Rattan in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Class A Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships.

The setback ended the fifth-ranked Warriors’ 13-game win streak and ends Okarche’s season with a 26-3 record. It was the first loss of the year for OHS to a Class A school in 12 games.

Easton Roby watches the basketball fly down the court after making a diving steal

Redlands women fall to NEO, retain eighth seed for region tourney

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Despite losing seven of its last eight outings, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team qualified for the NJCAA Region 2 Championships as the No.8 seed.

The Cougars took an 11-18 overall record and a 4-11 Region 2 mark into their regular-season finale at Seminole State.

Redlands was coming off a 59-57 road loss at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, just days after snapping a six-game losing skid with a 73-60 win over Western Oklahoma State College.

Jaylin Reveles drives around a Western Oklahoma defender