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Football fever returns

El Reno High School joined hundreds of other schools across the state of Oklahoma by opening preseason football workouts Monday morning at Memorial Stadium.Head coach Russell Cook said 56 players in grades 10 through 12 checked out equipment.El Reno will have four days of heat acclimation drills...
Lathen Pruitt hurdles a trash can used as a simulated defender

Living out his Olympic dream

Editor’s Note: Due to the time difference and schedule demands, Ezeala spoke with the Tribune prior to the quarterfinal game with the United States.Team Nigeria lost 88-74 to the defending Olympic champs.When it comes to his basketball coaching career, Prince Ezeala is truly “living the dream” and...
Prince Ezeala stands next to a replica of the Olympic rings in Lille, France

Preseason action

El Reno High School’s softball team battled 100-degree heat to kick off its preseason last week with two games in the Southwest Scorcher Festival in Chickasha.El Reno lost a close 8-7 game to Caney Valley before shutting out Granfield by a 13-0 score.El Reno was slated to open the season at...
Maddie Moss slides into third base ahead of a pickoff throw

C&A Tribes R.E.Sp.E.C.T. boys team wins NABI championship

For the second time in four months, players with Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes affiliations have tasted gold on the basketball court in a high-profile championship.El Reno’s Carter Roman Nose, Alex Elizondo and brothers, William and Xavier Elledge were part of the boys team for the C&A Tribes...
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes R.E.Sp.E.C.T. boys basketball team won the NABI championship

Smoke on the Water a success

The total boat count may have been off from what race organizers were expecting but that did not stop Canadian County drivers from showing up and showing off their skills during the 2024 Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races.Sixty-three boats entered the event, now in its 11th year at Lake El Reno and...
Teagan Finnigan drives through a spray of water

Miller powers into winner’s circle

Driving through back-to-back hiccups on the Southern Drag Boat Association racing circuit this year, El Reno’s Matt Miller admitted he needed a win on the water to get his “mojo back.”
Matt Miller points to the cheering crowds before his first preliminary round run

Smoke on the Water

The 2024 Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races were held for an 11th straight year over the weekend at Lake El Reno.
Smoky Freeman of Henryetta attempts to keep his boat level

Nicholson scores TD in gridiron loss to East

SHAWNEE – Malachi Nicholson was not always a big celebration guy in the end zone during his record-setting senior season at El Reno High School.Yet that changed in his final high school outing, the 2024 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Football Game.“It’s All-State and you’ve got to show...
Malachi Nicholson takes a handoff from Jones quarterback Clayton Creasey
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