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COVID-19 Reports
Lamb County COVID-19 report for Jan. 12, 2021
Recovered: 1,399 +24
Active: 48 +37
Olton: 6 +4
Littlefield: 26 +20
Amherst: 3 +2
Earth: 9 +8
Sudan: 3 +2
Springlake: 1 +1
Spade: 0 Unchanged
Deaths: 38 Unchanged
Sources: Lamb County Judge Mike DeLoach, Lamb County Health Authority and Texas Department of State Health Services.
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News
Olton stock show opens Jan. 21
Madison Young wins Lamb Showmanship at county show
Madison Young wins Lamb Showmanship at county show
Preparations are well under way for the 76th annual Olton FFA & 4-H Livestock Show, which takes place Jan. 21-23 at Olton Ag Pavilion.
“We are going to have sheep and goats and barrows, heifers and steers like always,” said Kevin Hukill, president of the Olton Junior Livestock Association Board of Directors.
Rebel Royal is scheduled to judge the show again this year.
“He did a good job last year, and we are looking forward to having him back again,” Hukill said.
The barn at Olton Ag Pavilion opens at 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 for the arrival of animals. Barns will be open all day for entering livestock with weigh-in beginning at 4 p.m. The weigh-in deadline is 6 p.m. All animals must be groomed and in correct pens and places by 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, and judging gets underway at 10 a.m.
“David Pinkerton is going to be our emcee,” the stock show board president said. “Two years ago Dennis Givens had to be gone one day, and David filled in. He has agreed to do that.”
Givens, who had served as the announcer for many years, passed away suddenly late last year.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic Hukill said there will be a few changes for the 76th annual show.
“We are going to ask people if they show symptoms to not make themselves present,” he said. “We are going to ask them to wear masks, and we will provide masks and hand sanitizer.”
For the first time, the judging Friday and Saturday will be broadcast live, Hukill said.
“If people are uncomfortable coming, we are going to live stream it on Facebook through our new Facebook page — Olton Junior Livestock Association,” he said.
The new Facebook page was expected to be up and running by late this week.
“Grandma can watch the grandkids show and not have to expose herself,” the stock show board president said.
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Madison Young wins Lamb Showmanship at county show
Madison Young wins Lamb Showmanship at county show
Madison Young wins Lamb Showmanship at county show
Madison Young won the Lamb Showmanship Award as the 2021 Lamb County Junior Livestock Show came to a close Saturday.
Animal projects from members of 4-H clubs and FFA chapters in Olton, Springlake-Earth, Amherst, Littlefield, and Sudan were shown in five categories.
Kinder Harlow of Prairie Grove, Ark. judged each show, except for the Dairy Heifer show. It was judged by Tyler Chupp.
The Grand Champion Goat was shown by Samuel Hill of Littlefield; while the Reserve Grand Champion Goat was exhibited by Cord Coker of Sudan.
Winning the Goat Showmanship Award Buckle was Kinley Coker of Sudan.
The Grand Champion Lamb was exhibited by Kooper Edwards of Sudan; and the Reserve Grand Champion Lamb was exhibited by Kyndal Edwards of Sudan.
For the Swine Show, the Grand Champion Pig was a Cross breed, shown by Zayne Humphreys of Sudan; and the Reserve Grand Champion Pig was a Hampshire exhibited by Braelyn Pointer of Sudan.
The Swine Showmanship Award Buckle was awarded to Landree Gonzales of Sudan.
The Grand Champion Beef Heifer Award went to Ty Carr's Maine Anjou heifer of Littlefield; while the Reserve Grand Champion Beef Heifer Award went to Kauy Carr's Angus heifer of Sudan.
The Grand Champion Steer Award went to Tracen Angeley of Sudan; while the Reserve Grand Champion Steer Award was presented to Paisli Claunch.
The Showmanship Award for the Beef Heifer and Steer Divisions was won by Addison Boehnig of Sudan.
The Supreme Dairy Heifer was exhibited by Jacy Carpenter, who also received the Showmanship Award for the Dairy Heifer Division.
The Reserve Supreme Dairy Heifer was exhibited by Joselyn Contreras of Amherst.
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Sports
Wins set stage for Mustangs' district opener in Olton Friday night
Win at Bovina puts Fillies at 1-1 in district before Vega game Friday
Win at Bovina puts Fillies at 1-1 in district before Vega game Friday
After a trifecta of wins in recent days, the Olton Mustangs are 16-1 as they open district play against Vega tonight.
The Mustangs defeated Morton Indians 77-26 last Friday night, the Lubbock Titans 62-58 on Saturday, and the Sudan Hornets 85-20 Tuesday night. Bushland is the only team to defeat Olton in non-district action.
“We really got out in transition, and probably better than we have all year,” Coach Bobby Workman said of the win over Morton. “We were able to get a lot of easy buckets that way. More importantly, we defended. Morton was a quick team, and it was tough to keep them in front, but we really defended for four quarters.”
Every Mustang scored at least two points, but three players got into double figures — Chris Urbina, 14; Jack Allcorn 12; and Israel Santillan, 10.
The Titans played the Mustangs to one of their tightest games of the season.
“This was one of those teams that if you took a risk, they were going to make you pay for it,” Workman said.
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Win at Bovina puts Fillies at 1-1 in district before Vega game Friday
Win at Bovina puts Fillies at 1-1 in district before Vega game Friday
Win at Bovina puts Fillies at 1-1 in district before Vega game Friday
The Olton Fillies take a 1-1 district record into tonight’s game against Vega after dropping Bovina, 60-43, last Friday night in a district game and falling to Sudan, 62-49, Tuesday night in a non-district contest.
Despite the loss Tuesday, the Fillies showed they will compete on every possession and see what happens.
“I loved our effort and determination in the face of a really good Sudan team,” Coach Kyle Johnson said. “Our kids are learning lessons about competition, which is what this is all about.”
Two Fillies got into double figures — Karla Arriola with 15 and Makenly Smith with 13. Celestte Ramirez and Shaylee Leathers each produced seven points.
At Bovina last week, the Fillies started slow, but then they got after it.
“We were down at the end of the first quarter, but then we turned it up a notch defensively and got in sync on offense.,” Johnson said. “We started making some post moves and driving layups. That opened up the perimeter and things fell together. We played really hard and competed on every possession, and we didn’t let anything get to us.”
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