Carl Albert starts fast in win over Eisenhower
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon A big halftime lead wasn’t enough for Carl Albert Friday night against Lawton Eisenhower. The Titans exploded with two quick scores in the third quarter to seal a win on homecoming. Trystan Haynes took the opening kickoff of the second half 84 yards for a score. The Titans got…
Read MoreBombers bully ‘Dogs
By Jacob Sturm Midwest City Beacon Three. That’s the amount of first downs the Midwest City defense conceded in the opening half of play in the 55-6 victory against Altus on Friday night. Altus (0-5 Overall, 0-1 in District 5A-1) had ample opportunity to string a drive together. First, the Bombers’ special teams unit misjudged…
Read MoreDel City hammers East Central in district opener
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Del City’s football team got off to a smashing start in district play. The Eagles rolled Tulsa East Central 73-0 Friday night at Robert Kalsu Stadium. They scored in all three phases of the game with eight different players posting a touchdown. Quarterback River Warren was 14 of 17…
Read MoreMustang outlasts Midwest City
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Midwest City’s softball team didn’t get a win Saturday against Mustang. But they proved they can hang with one of the top teams in the state. “Our team played extremely hard against the No. 2 team in the state in Mustang,” said coach Mark Judson. “We have improved as…
Read MoreCarl Albert faces challenge at McGuinness tournament
Choctaw tops Titans for seventh place By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Carl Albert’s volleyball team has faced stiff competition this month. That trend continued last week as they faced several Class 6A opponents in the Bishop McGuinness Varsity Clancy Classic Tournament. Carl Albert lost all three games in pool play on Friday. They lost…
Read MoreMWC volleyball finds positives in loss to Enid
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon It wasn’t the result Midwest City coach Matti Dix was looking for. But she couldn’t fault her team’s effort last Thursday in a 3-0 loss to Enid. The Lady Bombers rallied from deficits in the first two sets and led nearly the entire way in the third. “We’ve been…
Read MoreHomeowner shoots intruder breaking into Midwest City house, police say
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon A man was shot after allegedly breaking into a Midwest City home Wednesday morning, police said. According to an affidavit, at about 11:44 a.m. officers responded to a shooting in the 2100 block of Flannery Dr. A homeowner told police he was at home with his girlfriend when he…
Read MorePolling locations changed
Election board relocates polling sites at Barnes and Parkview schools By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Oklahoma County Election Board announced that two polling locations have changed. Election officials relocated polling sites at schools in the Mid-Del School District due to safety concerns from district leaders. The polling locations are open from during school…
Read MoreTechnology, textbooks and transportation funding part of bond
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth and final part in a series of articles about projects included in Mid-Del School District’s upcoming $492 million bond proposal. The election is set for Oct. 10. By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Many of the projects included in the upcoming Mid-Del School District’s bond election include building projects…
Read MoreVoters approve sales tax proposition
Temporary sales tax made permanent to fund capital improvement projects and parks By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Midwest City voters agreed to continue a sales tax to fund capital infrastructure projects and parks. The city’s sales tax proposition passed Sept. 12 with more than 60% of the vote. It received 768 yes votes and…
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