At home in Moore, Okla., early on Dec. 23, 2024, Karol Ann Cecil, age 81, was absent from her body and present with her Lord and Savior. She was born March 20, 1943, in El Reno, the second of twin girls to Valdo Watson and Oneida Lee Cox Watson. She was later adopted and raised by William Hubert and Oneida Cecil. 

Karol graduated from El Reno High School in 1961 and married her high school sweetheart.

OKLAHOMA CITY – El Reno had its shots to advance in the 2025 Class 5A Boys Oklahoma State High School Basketball Championships, they were just falling every other way but through the rim.

Making its 41st state tournament appearance and the ninth trip to the Elite Eight under head coach Rodney Haydon, El Reno missed 42 shots in a 65-57 loss to Tulsa Memorial.

The setback ends El Reno’s season at 25-4 as the Indians were trying to advance to the semifinals for the first time since 2019 and the 25th overall.

El Reno High School senior wrestler Matthew Snyder recently signed with Kansas-based Baker University.

Baker is coached by former EHS head coach Tyrone Lewis.

El Reno High School will be hosting the 2025 Oklahoma Powerlifting Coaches Association’s state meet and the Indians will have a shot at another team title.

Entering as the Northwest Regional champions, El Reno will have seven lifters in the high school division at state. Two of those are regional champions, Latin Everheart and Armando Sauz-Gonzalez.

Everheart (132) won all three categories with a deadlift of 425 pounds, a squat of 370 pounds and a 245-pound bench press for a 1,040 total.