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Municipal swimming pool to open Saturday
Lawton’s municipal swimming pool will open at noon Saturday for the summer season. The opening will depend on weather conditions, City of Lawton officials said. The pool will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, free of charge following action earlier this spring by the City Council.
Classic Chevrolet Soapbox Derby Race at Freedom Festival: A Gravity-Powered Showdown of Engineering and Creativity
The Freedom Festival has announced its first Classic Chevrolet Soapbox Derby Race on June 30. Participants of different age groups will compete in three categories: 8-12 years, 13-15 years, and 8+ Open Division.
580 battle hard, fall in last home bout
The 580 RollerGirls gave as good as they got but it just wasn’t enough Saturday night as they fell to 1-1 for the season in the last home bout for 2023. Trailing 54 to 109 at the half-time, a strong second-half surge wasn’t enough as 580 fell to the Alamo City Rollergirls, 172-120 on the concrete flat track at the Great Plains Coliseum. With 10 skaters compared to Alamo City’s 17 on the roster, it was a tough go, according to Marie Pihulic, a.k.a. Molly Meet Your Maker.
Annual ‘Tour de Meers’ returns
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Bike riders from all over gathered Saturday morning for the annual ‘Tour De Meers’ bicycle ride. The event is a fundraiser held each year in support of the Meers Volunteer Fire Department. It started in 1989, and has seen anywhere between 500 and 700...
Tour de Meers gets rave reviews
Cyclists have been known to take less-than-perfect weather without complaining, however, after Saturday’s 34th Annual Tour de Meers ride there was nothing to complain about as riders were greeted by cloudy skies, cool temperatures and little or no wind. “It was just a great day for a ride,” Liz...
580 RollerGirls to host last home game of the season
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - You might not know, but the 580 RollerGirls, Lawton’s very first women’s flat track roller derby league, have been around since 2010, and they’re gearing up for their last home game of the season. The league was championed by three Lawton women who...
Lady Bulldogs Basketball Camp held in Cache
CACHE, Okla. (KSWO) - The Cache High School Girl’s basketball team reached out to the community this week for a special basketball camp. From Monday to Wednesday, kids from second grade and up were bused over to the old high school gym for the Lady Bulldogs Basketball Camp. There...
580 Rollergirls preparing for second home game
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The 580 RollerGirls are getting ready for their second home game of the season. It’s happening this weekend. Co-captain of the 580 RollerGirls team, Marie “Molly Meet Your Maker” Pihulic and Captain Brittany “Helen Agony” Katvala joined us to talk about what you can expect to see if you come out this season.
Cache holds girls basketball skills camp
580 Rollergirls preparing for second home game of the season. Spring football: Cache has a new offense and open Quarterback battle for 2023. Spring football: LHS building off of historic 2022 season. Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 1:54 PM CDT.
S.H.S. hosts Friday Night Relays
Recently, Sterling hosted the 71st Night Relays track meet. Sterling High School first hosted this meet in 1950. Due to COVID protocols, two of the recent meets were canceled. In past years, girls were not allowed to compete with the boys in the night relays. There was a girls night relay made and eventually that was removed and girls and boys now compete in Sterling’s Night Relays.
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