The Okarche High School speech team recently competed in two virtual speech tournaments, winning the Class 3A sweepstakes award in both. 

Five OHS students competed in the Muskogee Little Nationals, one of the oldest tournaments in the nation, while nine students competed in the Marlow tournament to claim the top school award in Class 3A.

Individual results from Muskogee are as follows: Madison Schaefer, first in both prose and standard oratory, Kaylea Steelman, second in poetry, Brody Sadler, second in standard oratory, and Afton Shirey, second in prose.

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Mass of Christian Burial for William “Bud” Jensen will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Union City, with  Rev. Lance Warren officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Bud passed away Nov. 26, 2020, at his home in Mustang. He was born April 22, 1942, in Pueblo, Colo. After graduating high school in 1960, he served for three years in the U.S. Army and then began a life-long career in the building industry. He was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and he especially loved singing in the choir.

In an eerie twist of fate, El Reno High School’s football team found itself in the same scenario in which it started the 2020 season – at home and in an overtime cliffhanger.

Unfortunately, the Indians would not have the same outcome.

McAlester’s defense knocked down a 2-point conversion pass in the back of the end zone as the Buffaloes defeated El Reno 43-41 in the Class 5A quarterfinals.

The loss halted a seven-game win streak for the Indians, who ended the season with a 9-3 record.