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El Reno archers on target at NASP Western Nationals

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Switching from guns to bows and arrows, El Reno High School’s archery team placed 12th overall at the 2022 National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) Western Nationals.

Shooting in Salt Lake City, El Reno amassed 3,238 team points and was one of 25 teams in the 26-team high school division to break the 3,000-point barrier.

The competition was close as the difference from 15th place to national champion Sarcoxie High School out of Missouri was 213 points.

El Reno High School’s archery team outside the arena in Salt Lake City

Redlands starts strong in NOC Tonkawa run; drops final three games

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What started out as a promising battle with Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa turned sour over the final three games as Redlands Community College’s baseball team lost the series to the Mavericks 3-1.

The Cougars took the opening game by a 7-2 score before dropping the final three outings by tallies of 10-9, 12-6 and 21-11.

Those losses left Redlands with a 9-23 record in NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 play and in ninth place.

Nolan Gagnon stretches out to get in front of a throw to the base

Bushyhead memory to take center stage

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Clara Bushyhead died in early January after battling cancer. She would have turned 58 in July.

On Saturday, her life will be remembered and honored as the Main Stage at El Reno’s Burger Day Festival is dedicated in her memory.

Bushyhead of El Reno was an active member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.

She represented the C&A on a number of boards and was very involved in building community relations.

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BlueSTEM students display Agri projects

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BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center recently held its annual Agriscience Symposium at Redlands Community College.

Established in 2015, BlueSTEM students have for the past several years displayed posters explaining their agriscience projects at the symposium and this year was no different.

Students from El Reno, Yukon and Calumet high schools are enrolled in BlueSTEM, a collaborative effort between the USDA, area high schools and other partners such as Redlands.

Cayden Buckner uses a radio-controlled remote

Red Cross work allows EHS grad to help others in rough times

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Being able to help people “on their worst day” is why Misti McClellan said it means so much to her to be part of the American Red Cross.

A 1989 graduate of El Reno High School, McClellan serves as the Red Cross executive director for Central and Southwest Oklahoma. Her territory covers 17 counties. And in Oklahoma, that’s a lot of area where a lot of things can go wrong.

In a hurry.

McClellan was in El Reno recently speaking at the El Reno Now gathering hosted by Mayor Matt White and School Superintendent Craig McVay.

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Glitz and glamour

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El Reno High School held its 2022 Junior-Senior Prom last week at The Festivities in downtown El Reno. Students and their dates were treated to a red carpet experience during the Grand March.

See Saturday’s edition for more prom photos.

Molly Carson and her date Kolt Glenn

Calumet reaches regional finals, exits playoff run with Dewar loss

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One of three ranked teams in the Class A, Region 5 Championships, Calumet High School’s baseball team reached the title round before dropping an 18-2 decision to fifth-ranked Dewar.

The Chieftains, ranked No.17 in the same poll, posted a 2-2 record in the regional round, losing an earlier game to Dewar by a 4-0 tally.

Calumet defeated No.12 Elmore City/Pernell twice by scores of 13-3 and 15-1.

Hunter Arnold throws a fastball

EHS thinclads compete in SC Championships

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PIEDMONT - El Reno High School’s track team took a small mix of freshmen and upperclassmen runners to compete in the 2022 Suburban Conference Track and Field Championships.

Madeline Taylor and Jasmin Caso were the lone varsity runners for the girls. Taylor ran a 15.62-second, 100-meter dash to place 13th, then posted a 31.81-second effort in the 200 meters to take 12th.

Caso ran the 800 meters with a time of four minutes and four seconds to finish in 13th place.

Madeline Taylor tries to catch a Carl Albert runner