Lawton netted its first four penalty kicks in overtime to edge past El Reno High School’s girls soccer team 3-2 in the third-place match at the 2025 COPA El Reno Invitational.
El Reno slipped to 2-4 on the season with a 1-2 mark in the event, losing to Yukon’s freshman team (2-1) in the semifinals and defeating Crooked Oak (4-0) in the quarterfinals.
Services for Leland Bradley Mitchell of Union City were held Monday, March 31 at Hazel Dell Baptist Church, with burial following at Hazel Dell Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home, Minco.
Leland died March 24, 2025, in Oklahoma City. He was born Jan. 28, 1948, in Pocasset. He was raised in the Pocasset community, attending Chickasha Public Schools. From the age of 18, Leland worked as a sheet metalist at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, retiring after over 40 years.
El Reno High School’s baseball team faced a stacked deck in the 2025 Chickasha Festival, splitting the three-game set with a 12-6 win over rival Shawnee.
The six-run win over the Wolves was wrapped by a 17-1 loss to defending Class 4A state champ Marlow and a close 11-10 setback to state-ranked Newcastle.
El Reno emerged from the event with an 8-2-2 season record.
El Reno High School’s tennis teams kicked off the 2025 season with a dual split against Harding Charter Prep at the Legion Park courts.
The boys squad was swept 5-0 by Harding as Jim Rinehart fell 6-0/6-0 to Andres Markey at No.1 singles.
Devlon Gaylon dropped his No.2 singles match to Brody Kirkpatrick 6-4/6-2.
El Reno’s Jacob Richey and Jonathan Albrecht fell in their doubles match 6-0/6-2 before Richey teamed with Jameson Tripp in a straight sets loss to Markey and Kirkpatrick.
Aydan Steffler and Nova Underwood lost 6-0/6-1 to Harding’s Ramos and Espinoza.
