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SAMANTHA SPEARS | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

SAMANTHA SPEARS | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Lady Owls on five-game win streak to start softball season

Tim Farley
Saturday, August 19, 2023
ELGIN — Power hitting and precise pitching has kept the Elgin girls softball team undefeated so far with a  5-0 mark, including three run-rule games. The Lady Owls have notched wins against Comanche, Altus, Lawton Eisenhower, Lawton MacArthur and Marlow. The largest margin of victory occurred Aug.
HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Lady Owls claw past Comanche

News Staff
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
The Elgin Lady Owls have already claimed their first win of the season. The Elgin softball team triumphed over the Comanche Indians team 5-3 with the help of Aubrey Dacus who hit a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the fourth.
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Local communities celebrate America’s Independence Day

News Staff
Friday, June 30, 2023
By Cheyenne Belew | Southwest Chronicle ELGIN — Elgin’s third annual Sounds of Freedom Festival, set for Saturday, July 1, will feature a live concert and fireworks show. The festival will be held at Elgin’s Municipal Park/Ballfields located at 385 Commerce (formerly A) Street.
TORI WHITE | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

TORI WHITE | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Working together

News Staff
Thursday, June 22, 2023
On June 22, members of the Elgin Owls football team gathered along U.S. Highway 277 in Elgin to clean up loose tree limbs and debris. Working together, the team assisted in removing dead branches, carrying them off and burning them to prevent any hazardous fire conditions along the highway
Sarah Schuh, seated, signs a ceremonial letter of intent to play volleyball at Rose State College in the fall. Schuh is expected to be a defensive specialist at Rose State. PHOTO PROVIDED

Sarah Schuh, seated, signs a ceremonial letter of intent to play volleyball at Rose State College in the fall. Schuh is expected to be a defensive specialist at Rose State. PHOTO PROVIDED

Schuh signs with Rose State volleyball team

Tim Farley
Sunday, March 12, 2023
ELGIN — Rose State College volleyball coach Katelin Shay expects Elgin signee Sarah Schuh to be in the starting lineup when the Lady Raiders begin their season in the fall. “We were able to give nine athletes a partial scholarship and she was one of them,” Shay said.
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