From the small town of Union City where they first started their playing careers, all the way to state and national Hall of Fame inductions, brothers Lloyd and Wendell Simmons are considered baseball royalty in Oklahoma.
Now a third Union City legend, though infused later in life as a coach, has joined the brothers as elite players to have donned a University of Central Oklahoma jersey.
Breaking the recent chains on offense, Calumet High School’s girls basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 72-23 victory over Crescent.
The Chieftains improved to 14-10 on the season with the win.
Calumet, which had not scored over 47 points in its three previous games, put up double-digit points in all four periods. Kyle Axton’s team led 16-13 after one frame but outscored Crescent 56-10 over the final three.
J.D. Riley knocked down a trio of 3-pointers en route to a team-high 30 points as Union City High School’s boys basketball team jumped back into the win column with a 76-42 decision over Cement.
The Tigers improved to 13-8 on the season with the win.
Riley scored 13 baskets in the win, 10 of those coming from inside the arc, but had just one bucket in the fourth period. He was 1-of-3 from the free-throw line.
The remaining 46 points were spread among 10 players, led by Kaden Cummings with nine points, Rustin Dawson with eight and Jaden Straka with seven points.
Redlands Community College women’s basketball team suffered its second straight loss last week following a 66-56 home setback to Seminole State College.
The Cougars slipped to sixth in the NJCAA Region 2 standings with a 4-5 record and 10-7 overall for the season.
Redlands went 3-3 for the month of January with wins over Connors State (77-66), Western Oklahoma State College (75-70) and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (61-57). The other two losses were to Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa (80-53) and NOC Enid (65-49).
Following a positive start to the new year, the month of January proved to be a roller-coaster ride for Redlands Community College men’s basketball team.
The Cougars defeated Texas-based Frank Phillips College 80-75 in non-conference play to start the month, before posting a 2-4 record in the six games of NJCAA Region 2 action.
The 3-4 record for the month left Redlands with a 12-11 overall record and a 4-5 mark in the Region 2 standings. The Cougars defeated Western Oklahoma State College (79-68) and Northern Oklahoma of Enid (73-64).
The Underwood Oklahoma Home and Community Education Association of Canadian County met recently in the home of Ann Ricketts.
Natalia Valenzuela called the meeting to order and led the flag salute.
Ricketts gave the treasury report, with Bernita Davis reading minutes of the previous meeting.
Members discussed the need for volunteers to serve as county officers and were given OHCE volunteer hours tally sheets to record their volunteer hours from other sources.
Vicki Duncan handed out 2022 yearbooks.
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In the 1980s, when a person bought a car or truck from Bill Thompson, the El Reno auto dealer would present a handmade clock to the customer. The wall clock was built from wood Thompson purchased from the defunct Rock Island Railroad.
The clocks were an El Reno original.
When Mike and Sarah Mehan opened a barn door after purchasing property once owned by the late Thompson, they discovered there was enough Rock Island wood to start a clock factory. Or build a house.
