Union City High School’s baseball team battled through a rough seven-game slate over three days to take the runner-up hardware in the recent Fletcher Wooden Bat Tournament.

The Tigers posted a 6-1 record to improve to 7-3 for the fall season. The wins were over Santa Fe South (11-1), Fletcher (6-1), Sterling (4-3/6-3), Navajo (5-0) and Big Pasture (22-1). 

The loss was to Fletcher by a 3-2 margin.

Nineteen of the team’s 55 hits for the tourney went for extra bases, led by a triple from Trysdan Huffines.

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The Lord called Melvern G. Wilds home all too quickly on Aug. 18, 2025.

Melvern — affectionately known as Melvern, Melvin, M.G. or “Chigger” to his brothers — was born May 1, 1940, to S.C. “Collas” and Clara B. (Sharp) Wilds at the El Reno Sanitorium. He attended Riverside grade school and graduated from El Reno High School in 1958.

David Allan Mitchell, 79, was called to his heavenly home on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Yukon. He was born Jan. 27, 1946, in Oklahoma City to James D. and Betty J. (Jackson) Mitchell.

A 1964 graduate of El Reno High School, David went on to attend Southwestern State University for several years. He then joined the U.S. Army, serving for 3 1/2 years before receiving an honorable discharge.

David moved to Yukon in 1997 and worked for the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier, retiring after 30 years of service.

Rosa (Moore) Reed, 83, of Shawnee, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at her home. She was born in Harrah, the sixth of seven children born to Ray and Jessie Moore. Rosa was married for 64 years to the love of her life, Hubert (Hub) Reed. 

Graduating from Harrah High School, Redlands College and Southwestern Oklahoma State University prepared her for her teaching position at El Reno High School. After retirement, Rosa and Hub moved to the Johnson Community northeast of Shawnee.