Bombers strike gold at Midwest City meet
By John Martin Midwest City Beacon The host Midwest City Bombers struck gold at the Bomber Invitational Saturday at Rose Field in competition against an elite group of area powers. Tavion Theus-McGuire continued his season-long excellence with a stunning victory in the 110 high hurdles with a time of 15.11. The junior speedster then joined…
Read MoreTitans top Tulsa Union at BA/Jenks Festival
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Carl Albert’s baseball team took on some of the top Class 6A East schools last week at the Broken Arrow/Jenks Festival. The Titans went 1-2 in the festival, with a win over Tulsa Union and losses to Owasso and Jenks. On Friday, Jones hit a walk-off single to lift…
Read MoreCarl Albert golfers off to hot start
Lady Titans claim third tournament, CA boys win season opener By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Carl Albert’s golf teams are off to strong starts this season. Both teams won tournaments last week after returning from spring break. The CAHS girls won the Guthrie Lady Jays Invitational Thursday afternoon at Cimarron National Golf Course. They…
Read MoreHatchett leaving Del City for OSSAA
Basketball coach led Eagles to two state title, two runner-up finishes By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Del City High School boys basketball coach Lenny Hatchett is stepping down to accept a position with the OSSAA. Hatchett has coached at Del City since 2016, leading the Eagles to two state titles and two runner-up finishes.…
Read MoreLive fire training keeps firefighters sharp
Police and fire training facility offers new opportunities By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Midwest City’s new police and fire training center offers a variety of opportunities for first responders to learn and hone their skills. One of the most exciting is the ability to conduct live fire training exercises. Firefighters practice fire attack, search…
Read MoreCitizen group seeking improvements to public transit
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon A group of citizens are working to improve public transportation in the east metro. The Alliance for Public Transportation wants to increase the frequency of EMBARK bus services to the area and make changes to the routes and add a park and ride lot. The citizen group has been…
Read MoreCorley named to hall of fame
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon A Carl Albert coaching legend is headed to the hall of fame. Former head football coach Mike Corley has been selected to the Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame. Corley led the Titans to four state championships after taking over for longtime coach Gary Rose in 2017. He finished with…
Read MoreBombers have tough spring break
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Midwest City’s baseball team put in some work over the spring break. The Bombers competed in the Edmond Festival March 20-22 with games at Edmond Memorial and Mustang high schools. Midwest City lost all three of the games during the three-day event. They lost the first game to Fort…
Read MoreBooker T. Washington outlasts Lady Titans
By Michael Kinney Midwest City Beacon YUKON — Carl Albert showed up to the 5A semifinals in good spirits. According to coach Kyle Richey, they were laughing and playing games on the bus ride from CAHS to Yukon High. That was when Richey knew his squad was ready to claim their spot in the championship…
Read MoreEagles reach state semifinals
By Michael Kinney Midwest City Beacon YUKON — Del City had a certain style they wanted to play. Facing an athletic and up-tempo Booker T. Washington squad, coach Lenny Hatchett wanted to slow the game to a snail’s pace and win it in the trenches. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the Hornets had other plans. After…
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