HARRAH – Making its first appearance in the Harrah Panthers Classic, Class 3A’s sixth-ranked Kingston made it quickly clear they wanted to stop El Reno’s top two scorers.

That they did as Indians guards Ashlyn Evans-Thompson and Jaylin Reveles were held to a combined 10 points. What the Redskins didn’t expect was the rest of El Reno’s team to pick up the slack in the way they did.

The Indians got nine points or more from five different players as El Reno rallied from a 36-30 halftime deficit to defeat Kingston 61-53 in the first round of the classic.

HARRAH – Overcoming a dozen unforced turnovers, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team picked up its first win of the season Thursday with a 64-54 come-from-behind decision over Stillwater.

The win came in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Harrah Panthers Classic as the Indians, ranked No.7 in the newest Class 5A poll, improved to 1-1 on the season.

El Reno trailed the Class 6A Pioneers at halftime but clawed back to within two points at the end of three periods, 46-44, with a late 3-pointer by Gana Nicholson.

It’s time to shine, El Reno.

For the second year in a row, First Baptist Church and El Reno Public Schools will be hosting the Night to Shine prom event, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. The popular football star philanthropist started the program in 2015 as a way to bring joy to special needs children.

Night to Shine is a full-blown prom, complete with tiaras, a dance floor, prom clothes and more. It is currently being celebrated by 655 churches in 50 states and 24 countries with 100,000 honored guests.

Services for Frank Warren Waller Jr. will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at the El Reno Cemetery Pavilion under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

A visitation with the family present will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. 

Frank died Dec. 8, 2019, at his home in El Reno. He was born July 9, 1939, in Fort Worth, Texas.

A longtime resident of El Reno, he had a number of occupations including owning El Reno Motors. He was an advocate for the Boy Scouts of America and thoroughly enjoyed his involvement.