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ROUND ROCK – The Elgin High School varsity softball team picked up its first three victories of the season Feb. 22-24 as the Lady Wildcats competed at the Round Rock Tournament.

Four Elgin High School boys varsity basketball players were named to the 5A-District 23 all-district team. Wildcats senior standout Nathen Lewis was a first-team selection for Elgin and was also named as an academic all-district award winner.

DEL VALLE – The Elgin High School boys varsity powerlifting team had a strong performance Saturday, Feb. 24, as the Wildcats won the Del Valle Cardinal Invitational meet after competing in the squat, bench press and deadlift.

BASTROP – The Bastrop High School varsity baseball team began its 2024 season this past week as the Bears picked up wins over Austin Navarro High School and San Antonio Stevens High School.

LOCKHART – The Elgin High School boys and girls track and field teams competed Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Lockhart Lions Relays meet as the Wildcats and Lady Wildcats had some standout performers in their respective events.

PFLUGERVILLE – The Elgin High School girls varsity soccer team continued its push to the 2024 playoffs this past week with a dominant 4-0 win on the road in its 5A-District 23 match at Pflugerville Connally High School.

In Ephesians 6:10-20, St. Paul highlights the fact that Christians are soldiers in the Lord’s army. Christians are baptized into Christ’s legions as soldiers of Christ; we have been clothed with the armor of Jesus Christ’s righteousness in Baptism, which covers all our sins and will keep our souls safe from Satan’s attacks. But even though we have been saved for everlasting life and enlisted in the Lord’s army, we need to learn how to make use of the “whole armor of God” that Paul refers to.

As we face diseases and disasters around us, and as we observe the horrors of war and violence around the world, we can’t help but asking, “Why is there so much suffering in the world?” This is an important question and troubles many people. Even Christians ask sometimes, “If God is good and all-powerful, then how could He let us suffer evil, pain, and death? Why doesn’t He do something to help us out of our misery?”

The Elgin Chamber of Commerce is set to host a night of community engagement and inquiry.

Five seats on the Elgin City Council and two on the Elgin Independent School District board of trustees are set to expire in May.

Space pioneer Elon Musk announced that the state of incorporation for his rocket company, SpaceX, has moved from Delaware to Texas.