Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, has announced fall 2020 graduates, including Alana McKinney of El Reno, graduating with a Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner.

KINGFISHER – An 8-0 run to start the second period proved to be a key turning point as Class 4A’s top-ranked Kingfisher pulled away from El Reno High School’s boys basketball team for a 64-40 victory – its 11th in a row.

The non-conference loss dropped El Reno, which slipped to 15th in the latest Class 5A poll, to 6-7 on the season.

Logging yet another dominant wire-to-wire effort, El Reno High School’s wrestling team rolled to a 66-12 road victory over Santa Fe South last week.

The Indians, ranked sixth in Class 5A, improved to 5-1 in duals and were slated to wrestle this weekend in the Chickasha Invitational.

El Reno never trailed the St. Bernards as Nikko Gonzalez got a forfeit win at 106 pounds, followed by Hunter Yeakey’s (113) 30-second fall over Valeria Jimenez.

COVID-19 continues to play havoc with the schedules for Canadian County prep basketball teams as two schools lost or had games postponed due to the virus.

El Reno High School’s girls basketball team, ranked eighth in Class 5A, had its game with Class 4A’s 11th-ranked Kingfisher canceled last week. The Indians are 8-4 on the season.

The game was called off after seven players for El Reno were placed into quarantine after an opponent in the recent Shawnee Invitational tested positive for the virus.