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Ellie Stevenson swims in the 200-meter individual medley during the Area Championship while breaking the school record. PROVIDED

Ellie Stevenson swims in the 200-meter individual medley during the Area Championship while breaking the school record. PROVIDED

Lady Owls swim to second place in Area Championships

Tim Farley
Thursday, January 26, 2023
LAWTON — Elgin’s girls swim team finished in the runner-up position at the Area Championships held last Friday at Cameron University. The team’s performance was highlighted by Ellie Stevenson’s record-breaking performance and second-place finish in the 200-meter individual medley.
Senior Emma Nunley scores on a layup during a game against Fletcher recently. The Lady Tigers captured the Comanche County Tournament with a 47-30 win over Walters in the championship matchup. Nunley led Sterling in scoring in each game. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Senior Emma Nunley scores on a layup during a game against Fletcher recently. The Lady Tigers captured the Comanche County Tournament with a 47-30 win over Walters in the championship matchup. Nunley led Sterling in scoring in each game. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Lady Tigers win Comanche County Tournament

Tim Farley
Thursday, January 26, 2023
LAWTON — The Lady Tigers exacted some revenge against Chattanooga during the Comanche County Tournament last week with a narrow 41-39 win. Earlier in the season, Chattanooga swept past Sterling 55-39. Chattanooga is ranked No. 19 in Class B.
Sterling head coach Trent Parrish looks at the scoreboard during a game earlier this season. The Tigers won the Comanche County Tournament last week with a 42-41 title game win over Big Pasture. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Sterling head coach Trent Parrish looks at the scoreboard during a game earlier this season. The Tigers won the Comanche County Tournament last week with a 42-41 title game win over Big Pasture. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Late scoring spurt pushes Tigers to title game win

Tim Farley
Thursday, January 26, 2023
LAWTON — Sterling used a late scoring spurt to defeat Big Pasture 42-41 last Saturday and win the Comanche County Tournament for the first time in six years. The Tigers have won the Comanche County tourney two other times in 2017 and 1976. Sterling is now 14-7 with the three tournament wins.
Elgin guards Jaylon Nettles (2) and Nicholas Meraz (3) try to steal the ball from a Plainview defender during last week’s Purcell Tournament. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Elgin guards Jaylon Nettles (2) and Nicholas Meraz (3) try to steal the ball from a Plainview defender during last week’s Purcell Tournament. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Elgin defeats Byng to finish third at tourney

Tim Farley
Thursday, January 26, 2023
PURCELL — Elgin earned third place at last week’s Purcell Tournament with two wins, including a 52-38 win over Byng. The two tournament wins leave Elgin with a 9-7 record heading into Friday’s game at Tuttle.
Layce

Layce

ELGIN ANIMAL SHELTER FEATURED PET : Lovable Layce

News Staff
Thursday, January 26, 2023
At almost 7 years old, Layce is ready for a loving home. She is good with older kids, ok with cats, but prefers to be an only dog. She enjoys brisk walks, keeps herself very clean, is housetrained and loads herself into a vehicle for traveling. Layce is spayed, current on vaccinations.

School board approves new contract for Meraz

Tim Farley
Thursday, January 26, 2023
ELGIN — Elgin’s Board of Education voted to approve a new contract for Superintendent Nate Meraz, who is finishing his eighth year in that position. The contract approval came during the Jan. 12 school board meeting.

Lawton man killed in wreck near Fletcher

News Staff
Thursday, January 26, 2023
LAWTON — A Lawton man was killed in a one-vehicle wreck Thursday morning near Fletcher. Matthew Muirhead was eastbound on Interstate 44, less than a mile east of Fletcher, when he experienced a medical incident, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report.
Area residents placed stuffed animals and flowers at a memorial for 4-year-old Athena Brownfield at the house at 225 W. Nebraska in Cyril, where she lived with her sister. STEVE BOOKER | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Area residents placed stuffed animals and flowers at a memorial for 4-year-old Athena Brownfield at the house at 225 W. Nebraska in Cyril, where she lived with her sister. STEVE BOOKER | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Cyril man held without bond in 4-year-old’s murder; remains identified

Carl Lewis and Randy Mitchell - Special to Southwest Ledger
Thursday, January 26, 2023
CADDO COUNTY — The man police say is responsible for killing a 4-year-old Cyril girl is being held in the Caddo County jail without bond. A gag order has been issued on his case, preventing the release of court documents and prohibiting investigators from speaking to the press regarding the case.
Fletcher police guard a semi trailer removed Jan. 11 from a Multiple Community Services Authority Transfer Station during the search for Athena Brownfield. STEVE BOOKER | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Fletcher police guard a semi trailer removed Jan. 11 from a Multiple Community Services Authority Transfer Station during the search for Athena Brownfield. STEVE BOOKER | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Funeral services set for Athena Brownfield

Carl Lewis and Randy Mitchell - Special to Southwest Ledger
Friday, January 20, 2023
CYRIL — The remains of a small child discovered by Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents Tuesday outside the town of Rush Springs in rural Grady County are believed to be those of missing Cyril 4-year-old Athena Brownfield.
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