Sports

Body In their final contact drills before taking 24 days off, El Reno High School football players went through a four-day team camp last week despite having several key pieces missing. “We had some kids gone to Arizona for basketball so we had some kids missing.

Body A youth soccer camp, hosted by El Reno High School coaches Gabriel Gonzalez and Austin Little, was held last week in Adams Park with more than 50 players attending the four-day event.

Body For the second time in seven years, El Reno High School will have a graduate on the path to becoming a Major League Baseball player.

Body After losing three races to Wade Kokendoffer at last year’s Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races, two of those in event finals, El Reno driver Matt Miller promised something new in 2021 for his longtime rival.

Body Workers were busy last week laying, stretching and then stitching the new turf field at Memorial Stadium. The project has a scheduled finish date of early August.

Body A small but determined group of El Reno residents are trying to rekindle the fire under a popular recreation sport which has caught on in other parts of the country and Canadian County, but found itself “in a pickle” locally.

Body The first two photos show the rock base of the new turf playing surface at Memorial Stadium is down and near completion. The white rolls are the playing surface, which is slated to be installed this week according to El Reno High School head coach Chuck Atchison.  

Body The Enid Outlaws and the Oklahoma Outlaws both clinched basketball titles over the weekend. The Enid squad won two games over the Houston Push to claim the Central Division Championship of The Basketball League (TBL) playoffs.

Body CENTRAL Overholser: July 6. Elevation above normal, water low 80s and clearing. Striped bass (hybrids) slow on crawfish and flukes in the main lake and along shorelines. Channel catfish good on cut bait and worms around points and shorelines.

Body While certain aspects of the timed events found on the national series has crept into the format of the Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races, fans can rest assured the event will not forget its roots. “We will always be the fastest to the finish, Outlaw-style racing.