Lowder to speak Oct. 18 at Fresh Anointing Church

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Fresh Anointing Church, 1300 W. Watts, will have a guest speaker on Sunday, Oct. 18 as Rev. Terry Lowder offers words of faith and hope. Rev. Lowder is assistant superintendent of the IPHC Heartland Conference.

The church is practicing social distance seating and there will be special seating for those who wear a mask to feel more comfortable.

On Saturday, Oct. 31, Trunk-or-Treat for kids will be held beginning at 5 p.m. until the candy, which will already be bagged, runs out. Trunks will be decorated and there will be lots of fun in the parking lot.

Home run to state?

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El Reno High School’s volleyball team has taken the court at the Jenks Simmons Field House annex a dozen times this season, but come Monday, it will be a different feel for the Indians.

Kristen Koehler’s team, ranked sixth in the final state poll, was awarded one of the four host sites on the west side of the state. The Indians will welcome 11th-ranked Glenpool along with Del City and Guymon for the Class 5A, Region 6 Championship.

Bailey Denwalt spikes down a point

Dancing without Wolves

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El Reno High School’s football team was left without a game Friday night after Capitol Hill was hit with a case of COVID-19 which left the Red Wolves without enough players to take on the Indians in District 5A-1 action. The Indians will head south Thursday to take on Duncan.

Darius Moore

Piedmont rallies for five-game win over ER

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For the second straight year, Piedmont has stolen a win from the grasp of El Reno High School’s volleyball team.

The Indians, ranked sixth in Class 5A, closed the regular season last week with a 3-2 loss to the No.8 Wildcats after squandering a two-game lead. Piedmont rallied for the five-set win by scores of 23-25/23-25/25-9/25-20/15-10.

El Reno heads into the playoffs with a 22-6 record, while Piedmont improved to 16-13. Both schools will be hosting regional championships on Monday as top seeds.

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