OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans may get to vote to legalize sports betting after years of failed attempts to get it through the state Legislature.

A Senate panel last week passed two sports betting bills, including one that potentially sets the stage for a public vote.

The panel’s decision marked the first time sports betting legislation has advanced out of a Senate committee, said Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, the measures Senate author.

Legislation that would shift Oklahoma’s school board elections to better-known election dates that draw higher turnout has cleared two House committees and is now eligible to be heard by the entire membership of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Senate Bill 6, by state Sen. Ally Seifried and state Rep. Chris Banning, would move school board elections to August for primaries or November for runoffs.

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With second place and hosting rights on the line for the upcoming playoffs, El Reno High School's girls soccer team allowed three goals in the first 10 minutes of its showdown with Carl Albert.

It was a start in which the Indians could not recover.

The Titans defeated El Reno 4-1 to secure second place in the District 5A-2 standings and will host Noble.

El Reno, now 7-6 overall, slipped to third with a 5-2 league mark and will travel to Duncan.