To the Editor:

Sondra Sue Evans, age 86, of Yukon, passed away Jan. 27, 2025. She was born in El Reno on July 31, 1938, to Glenn and Emma (Stephens) Coffman.

The family later moved to New Mexico.

While in high school, Sondra met Henry Evans and the two were married on April 6, 1955. Henry was in the Air Force and the newlyweds moved to Bangor, Maine.

After Henry’s discharge, the family eventually moved back to Oklahoma, settling in Yukon. 

Sondra worked for many years for TG&Y at their service desk.

She later worked for Little Giant.

Senior guard Jonathan Reed wanted to tie his career-high scoring mark, falling short by a missed free throw, but says he can live losing that fight as long as his team won the war.

Which the Indians did.

El Reno High School’s boys basketball team took over sole possession of first place in the District 5A-1 standings with a 71-66 victory over archrival Carl Albert in the first of two league meetings.

Emmary Elizondo’s game-tying 3-point attempt hit off the front of the rim with 3.5 seconds left as El Reno High School’s girls basketball team dropped its first home contest of the season to longtime nemesis Carl Albert 52-48.

The setback was the second in the last three games for El Reno, which slipped to 14-2 on the season.

Carl Albert takes over the top spot in the District 5A-2 standings with an 8-0 mark, while El Reno slides back into second place at 7-1. However, the Indians still hold an edge in tiebreaker points 101-100.