One of the great myths of politics is that the policy stances of medical associations reflect the views of most doctors. But that claim is being dispelled more and more as medical associations continue to take political stances far afield from the mainstream of society.

For example, the American Medical Association (AMA) has debated removing sex from birth certificates, saying there is “no clear standard for defining sex designation” and that designating sex on birth certificates “as male or female suggests that sex is simple and binary.”

Sitting at 0-5 on the season and coming off back to back District 5A-1 setbacks, El Reno High School’s football team is in desperate need of a mark in the win column.

And it doesn’t matter who its against said head coach Chuck Atchison.

“We want a win period. That’s it, it doesn’t matter who we are playing.”

El Reno will get a good shot at that elusive first win of 2021 Thursday when the Indians travel to Oklahoma City’s Speegle Stadium to take on Capitol Hill. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

“Winning a game will solve a lot of our problems,” said Atchison.

El Reno High School’s volleyball team took over sole possession of third place in the Suburban Conference standings last week with a 3-0 road win over Del City.

The 25-6/25-16/25-16 victory over the Eagles lifted El Reno to 2-2 in the league standings. El Reno, ranked 11th in Class 5A, improved to 20-11 on the season heading into Tuesday’s match against No.7 Piedmont.

El Reno served at 96 percent for the match with 15 aces. Bailey Denwalt led the way with seven aces, followed by Madison Patswald with six and Qyra Jones with two.

Take away two defensive breakdowns and Etta Dale’s seventh-grade football team would have had a total domination of the Guthrie Bluejays on both sides of the football last week.

Instead, the Indians walked away from Memorial Stadium with a 30-12 win and a 4-1 overall record after a recent road loss to Piedmont.

Guthrie scored a touchdown on a 65-yard run on its first offensive play, then added a 13-yard scoring pass on fourth down in the third period. The Bluejays ran less than 25 plays on the night thanks to El Reno’s ball-control ground game.