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The Elgin Owl mascot performs on the sideline of the Elgin-Midwest City football game earlier this season. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

The Elgin Owl mascot performs on the sideline of the Elgin-Midwest City football game earlier this season. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Owl mascot returns from Citrus Bowl with great memories

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 9, 2023
ELGIN — Elgin mascot Ben Roberts hopes to turn his time in the Owl costume into a college education at a major university, and his performance at this year’s Citrus Bowl is helping him get there. Roberts has received offers from three Division I schools, but he’d rather not disclose which ones yet.
Sterling’s Kinley Mansel (4) battles a Rush Springs player for the ball during a recent game. The Lady Tigers play in the Class A district tournament beginning Saturday at Velma-Alma. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Sterling’s Kinley Mansel (4) battles a Rush Springs player for the ball during a recent game. The Lady Tigers play in the Class A district tournament beginning Saturday at Velma-Alma. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Playoffs give Tigers new opportunity; girls enter district tourney with bye

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 9, 2023
STERLING — The Tigers ended their season on a two-game skid, but they still have hopes when the Class A District Tournament begins Friday at Velma-Alma. Sterling (15-9) lost consecutive games to Cyril (69-29) and Binger-Oney (49-32).
Elgin’s Ellie Stevenson. FOR SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Elgin’s Ellie Stevenson. FOR SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

16 Elgin swimmers qualify for Class 5A state meet

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 9, 2023
EDMOND — Sixteen Elgin swimmers qualified for the Class 5A State Swim Meet, more than any other year in recent history, head coach Corey Grochow said. “It went really, really well,” Grochow said of the team’s performance at last week’s 5A West Regional.
Elgin head football coach Chalmer Wyatt roams the sideline during a 2022 game. Wyatt, who was selected as Region 4 Coach of the Year, led the Owls to an 8-3 record and a spot in the playoffs for the first time in five years. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Elgin head football coach Chalmer Wyatt roams the sideline during a 2022 game. Wyatt, who was selected as Region 4 Coach of the Year, led the Owls to an 8-3 record and a spot in the playoffs for the first time in five years. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Wyatt tabbed Region 4 Coach of the Year

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 9, 2023
ELGIN — Owl head football coach Chalmer Wyatt has been selected as Region 4 Coach of the Year for the 2022 season. Wyatt led Elgin to an 8-3 record and a spot in the playoffs for the first time in five years. “It’s pretty cool,” Wyatt said of the award. “It’s really neat.
Elgin’s Hunter Jackson dominates a Comanche opponent earlier in the season. Jackson is ranked No. 1 at 113 pounds in Oklahoma and will compete in the Dual State Tournament Friday and Saturday at Enid. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Elgin’s Hunter Jackson dominates a Comanche opponent earlier in the season. Jackson is ranked No. 1 at 113 pounds in Oklahoma and will compete in the Dual State Tournament Friday and Saturday at Enid. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Elgin wrestlers healthy, ready for State Dual meet

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 9, 2023
ELGIN — Elgin’s varsity wrestlers are healthy and ready for action today, when they take on Pryor in the first round of the Class 5A Dual State Tournament in Enid. “We’ve been training well, and we’re just anxious to get there,” head coach Cody Rowell said.
Sterling’s homecoming queen and king for 2022-2023 are Emma Nunley, left, and Hayden Taliaferro. The winners were announced at the Jan. 27 game against Rush Springs. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Sterling’s homecoming queen and king for 2022-2023 are Emma Nunley, left, and Hayden Taliaferro. The winners were announced at the Jan. 27 game against Rush Springs. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Sterling homecoming 2023

News Staff
Friday, February 3, 2023

No. 1 Elgin wrestlers seek title at dual state

Tim Farley
Friday, February 3, 2023
ELGIN — Top-ranked Elgin will travel to Enid on Friday to start its quest for a state dual wrestling championship. Elgin is Class 5A’s No. 1 team in dual action, with nemesis El Reno right behind at No. 2.

Elgin swimmers aim to qualify for 5A state meet

Tim Farley
Friday, February 3, 2023
ELGIN — After finishing in the top five at the Suburban Conference swim meet, the Elgin teams will head to regional action Saturday in hopes of qualifying several individuals for the state meet in two weeks. The regional meet will be held at Mitch Park YMCA in Edmond.
Sterling senior Emma Nunley (2) dribbles past a Rush Springs defender in last Friday’s win. Sterling is now 18-4 for the season. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Sterling senior Emma Nunley (2) dribbles past a Rush Springs defender in last Friday’s win. Sterling is now 18-4 for the season. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Lady Tigers shut down Rush Springs, 46-29

Tim Farley
Friday, February 3, 2023
STERLING — Sterling’s defense rose to the occasion last Friday when the Lady Tigers blocked 25 shots, including 20 by post player Kinley Mansel, as the host team shut down Rush Springs 46-29.
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