August 12, 2020 Issue, Page 8 of 8

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Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma ‘Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Elkettes will be young but talented of the year two years in a I believe if we score three Sottile said players are tow. She has struck out once runs, we can beat anybody. excited to get back to play- in two years. I don’t care if it’s Tuttle or ing softball, and she said to “We have a lot of young whether it’s whoever. I think make it to state, the team has talent and just talent through- we can beat anybody with to play up to its full poten- out, and this [should] be what we've got if we score tial. a great year,” Sottile said. three runs.” Members of the 2020 fast- “T’m hoping that we can take Murray loves the Elkettes’ pitch team: it all the way to state.” Overall, Murray likes what new synthetic turf at the Carsen Culver, Shailee softball 5-plex, and said Ross, Danni Sottile, Dustee the team’s potential. “T don’t feel bad about have a field like this is “as Warnke, J’Lynn Hodnett, anybody that I have in a good as it gets.” The field Alyssa Brott, Abby Robbins, spot,” he said. “I think of- was installed in the last sev- Rylee Wyatt, Jada Kimball, fensively, we've gotten eral months and was part of Jill Meador, Campbell Rain- more aggressive. They have the city’s Community Action ey, Alivia Geno, Emily Low- kind of stepped up. I chal- Project Plans. New turf was rance, Brianna Butler, Madi- Elk City High School softball coach Kaleb Murray gives some batting lenged them to be better, to installed at the baseball and son Holladay, Arieth Luna, tips to Emily Lowrance. The Elkettes’ season began Monday with a score more runs, Because softball fields at the 5-plex- Karissa Ballard and Adyson game against Merritt. Staff photo by Don Munsch. with Danni on the mound, es. Cupp. By Don Munsch, Editor Alivia Geno and freshman Elk City High School Emily Lowrance. Murray is coach Kaleb Murray thinks still trying to determine the the Elkettes will be “pretty starting lineup. Don’t Miss the Bargains & Great Fun! salty” this year — that is, if “Some of the freshmen CITY-WIDE they get to play because of played really good this sum- ongoing pandemic. mer, and there are a couple “We're still young,” h GARAGE SALES! of spots that are kind of in said. “We’ve only got two a battle for playing time,” seniors. We’ve got some Murray said. He also likes others who can play.” what is on the horizon with He said the next few years the junior high school team, shape up well because of the as he said those players SATURDAY, AUG, 15” youth of the team: Thirteen might not lose a game in varsity players are either the next two years, that they 1 19690 E 1080 ROAD 0 1215 LYNNWOOD sophomores or freshmen. have that amount of talent. C116 MEADOW RIDGE OG 1411 LYNNWOOD (© 805 WEST AVE C Just three juniors play on the Sottile is the team’s differ- (327 SONDRA team, including ace pitcher ence-maker on the Elkettes 125 INDEPENDENCE Dr. 7720 NELK Danni Sottile. Senior Carsen varsity team, at the plate and 1 906 MAC DRIVE 1.521 N WOLFLEY © 108 HUNTER HILL Culver will get some time in the circle, Murray said. G 109 SOUTH MAIN IN ALLEY 1 1204 COLORADO DR. (236 HOOVER CIRCLE pitching, as will sophomore She has been district player 1 506 NORTH MAIN (3.620 W BROADWAY (0 222 MAGNOLIA 1 301 MARY 1 1409 CLIFF COURT © 803 SOUTH MAIN Band a disinfectant for the horns (1317 SONDRA DRIVE (1 213 CYPRESS AVE 1007 A LERA LANE and instruments, and sanitiz~ ing wipes are available, De- (1 1503 DEBBIE DRIVE 01 174 HERRING DRIVE 225 DAVIS BLVD Continuedfrom page 1. Witt said. (216 CYPRESS AVE 1 1704 WESTB AVE 18 LIBERTY LANE going to divide up what in- As of now, band contests 0 221 CYPRESS AVE (1 1204 WEST 5TH STREET (334 BETH LANE structors we we have and not are still on, DeWitt said. (1 103 WOODRIDGE DR. ©) 122 MITCHELL 0 115 GAMBEL LANE do a full band rehearsal in- side. When we do play alto- “T’m excited about doing J 800 W LAKEVIEW RD. 1.214 MAGNOLIA (1 600 WEST MAIN a concert season,” he asid. (NEXT TO LINCOLN TEEN gether, we will be outside.” “Our show this season is He said the bulk of the going to be called Dream. band’s rehearsals will be done outside, once there It’s got music from the 60s, is completion of logistics 70s and 80s, and it’s got a of getting instruments and dream theme to it, which is lockers checked out and do- really kind of neat. I look ing other tasks that have to forward to putting together be done inside the building. a competition show, and I The band will be outside hope we can [do it]. I hope probably 90 percent of the our [infection] numbers in time and practice social dis- Beckham County stay low tancing as much as it can, enough where we can con- DeWitt said. tinue meeting in person and Parents have been in- structed on doing health continue to have some de- gree of normalcy. But it’s wae screenings at home, so tak- ing temperatures will not be hard to know.” done for band members at Drum major Danni Sot- school. The band plans to be at the tile said so far in practices, the band is doing well and For 12 meonths a five Elk City High football is social distancing. Practice games at Big Elk Stadium, 20h OFF began on Aug. 3. and a scaled down number “So far, everybody’s be- of band members will go to ing very cooperative and it’s OUTLET road games, DeWitt said. The first home game is Sept. going very, very well,” she 11. The Elks kick off their said. season Aug. 28 when they She said band members have been excited to learn = STOREWIDE travel to Pampa. “That’s the plan, and I un- Dream, the new show. The til T hear different, that is our show will contain songs plan,” DeWitt said. “And if “Dream On” by Aerosmith we do travel together on a and “Sweet Dreams [Are bus, we'll wear masks on the Made of This]” by the Eu- bus. If we take charter buses rythmics and then another that can’t get ventilation, I 30-second of a song called think that makes masks even “Dream.” Sottile, a junior more so important.” who was a drum major last Whatever the district asks for on masks and school pro- year, will be joined by re- tocol, he will enforce. The band hall is being cleaned turning drum majors Sara Coffey and Carlie McKin- Ends August 31st and disinfected, and there is non, both seniors.