Surrounded by teammates and coaches, Calumet High School senior Kaleb Melvin, seated, signed a national letter of intent to play baseball next year for Murray State College in Tishomingo. Calumet head coach Tyler Tignor said Melvin is getting a full ride scholarship from the Aggies.
While finding some success in game scores, El Reno High School’s two entries in the Class 5A West Region III Championships fell short of winning the matches needed to make state.
Xiven Wallin, playing No.1 singles, dropped an 0-6/0-6 match to Altus’ Tristan Gregg before being eliminated in a close 4-6/3-6 loss to Lawton MacArthur’s Kinlyn Payne Binder.
Jacob Guerrero played No.2 singles, losing in straight sets to Duncan’s Gavin Curry before exiting with a 1-6/0-6 setback to Mac’s Austin Urbanski.
It was a tough end to the season for two El Reno High School golfers as Dallon Biswell and Bryan Richardson competed in the marathon Class 5A Boys State Golf Championships.
Playing the Meadowbrook Country Club Course in Tulsa, the two placed low in the final individual medalist standings.
The state tourney featured 36 holes the first day, followed by an 18-hole round the next day for a 54-hole total.
Closing out the COVID-19 delayed 2020 season, Redlands Community College’s soccer team failed to qualify for the NJCAA Region 2 postseason tournament.
The Cougars closed out the year on an 11-match losing streak after dropping a 5-1 home match to the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain. Redlands was 1-12 overall and in the Region 2 standings.
Redlands was the first to score in the loss to the Bucks as Emily Williams took a pass from Ashley Monterrosa and netted her lone shot of the match. It was the first RCC goal in three matches and the 13th on the season.
Redlands Community College’s baseball team hit four home runs in the final game of the regular season to avoid a sweep at the hands of Northern Oklahoma College of Enid with a 22-8 victory.
The Cougars improved to 14-38 on the season and 7-21 in the NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 standings after losing the first three games of the series by scores of 18-0, 16-15 and 18-7.
The Cougars will be the eighth seed for the upcoming postseason tournament in Enid.
Tylor Richey had one of those homers, a grand slam, as one of his five runs batted in for the game.
You’ve heard the line – what if you held a party and no one came?
Well, what if you didn’t hold the National Land and Range Judging Competition and students still came – from Indiana?
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and for the safety of students and all involved, the National Land and Range Judging Contest was canceled in 2020 and again this year.
The new terminal at El Reno Regional Airport will have to wait a bit longer after construction bids for the project came in well above the original plan.
Mayor Matt White said during last week’s El Reno Live program the project would need some “value engineering” after the bids came in well above the $1.5 million planned for the project. Much of the funding is expected to come from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission.
White said the terminal is expected to be revisited in the fall.
Lime scooters started popping up around downtown El Reno last week. The ridesharing scooters are part of a trial program approved recently by the El Reno City Council.
Riders access and pay to ride the scooters by using a mobile application.
