Del City duo wins state
Buttram, Daniels win back to back state titles By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon OKLAHOMA CITY – Liam Daniels didn’t need any extra excitement as he waited to take the mat in the Class 5A state championships Saturday night at Jim Norrick Arena. But he got an extra jolt as he watched his teammate and…
Read MorePublic hearings planned for proposed impact fees
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The City of Midwest City will hold a pair of public hearings to discuss how it will fund upgrades to the sewer system on the east side of the city. The first public hearing will take place March 11 at 5 p.m. during the planning commission meeting. The second…
Read MoreTwo arrested for skimming credit cards at gas pumps
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Midwest City police arrested two people for stealing credit card information at gas pumps in the metro area. Abel Rodriguez, 30, and Daniolgis Labanino, 41, were arrested at a home in Spencer on Feb. 6 while police executed a search warrant. According to a probable cause affidavit, Rodriguez admitted…
Read MoreDel City planning farmers market
By Lea Terry Midwest City Beacon In the last several years, farmers markets have grown in both number and popularity across the metro area, with cities including Edmond, Yukon, Mustang and Shawnee establishing their own. At the Jan. 20 City of Del City city council meeting, members approved a resolution to create a farmers market…
Read MoreDel City girls take long road through regionals
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Del City girls’ first two games of regionals were a little too close for comfort. The Lady Eagles beat Guthrie 61-57 in triple overtime in the first round and fell to Carl Albert on a last second shot. On Saturday, they left nothing to chance. Sophomore Sacha Hunt…
Read MoreEagles bounce back at regionals
By Jacob Sturm Midwest City Beacon Del City’s boys needed an extra day to get to the Area tournament. After falling to Crossings Christian Friday in the regional finals, the Eagles returned the next day to punch their ticket with a 66-43 win against John Marshall in the consolation finals. The Eagles got after John…
Read MoreBombers continue turnaround with regional title
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Midwest City boys have had their way with most of the teams in Class 5A this season. On Friday night, El Reno gave them all they could handle. The Bombers used a strong finish to top the Indians 76-66 in the 5A West Regional championship at JE Sutton…
Read MoreTitans take care of business
Carl Albert boys breeze by Noble, Elgin for regional title By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Carl Albert boys didn’t show much hospitality last week as they hosted a Class 5A West Regional tournament. The Titans dominated Noble and Elgin as they cruised to a regional title and trip to the Area round. Carl…
Read MoreLady Bombers dominate 5A West Regional tourney
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Midwest City girls didn’t lose a game at home or against Class 5A competition in the regular season. And that didn’t change last week in the start of the postseason. The Lady Bombers dominated their 5A West Regional tournament. They beat Western Heights and Noble by a combined…
Read MoreWhat can Brown do for Carl Albert?
Sophomore hits game-winner in regional finals By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Jakary Brown gave the Carl Albert girls a much-needed offensive spark in the second half against Del City on Friday afternoon. And when they needed one more basket, the sophomore came through. Brown hit a floater in the lane with two seconds left…
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