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November 2, 2017
ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO
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Residents’ input sought on county master plan Upcoming meeting will be held at fairgrounds as officials solicit feedback BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Elizabeth’s bat power coupled with solid pitching by Maddie Biddle and good defensive play behind her proved to the winning combination against Golden. Elizabeth built an early 4-0 lead and the Demons came back to tie the score in the bottom of the third inning. The 4-4 tie was broken in the top of the fifth inning when the Cardinals put together doubles by Sarah Geislinger, Madi Biller and Mayson Briddle and a single by Bailey Blanchard to score four runs and go ahead 8-4. Elizabeth went on to win the game 13-6.
Planning Commission Chair Dan Rosales wants at least 5,000 Elbert County residents to take part in the feedback process for the Elbert County Master Plan. “We’re probably at 300 so far — that’s just a guesstimate,” Rosales said. Although Design Workshop, the vendor hired to assist the county in creating the updated master plan, says that number Rosales reflects the typical 1.5 percent of participation, Rosales isn’t content with it. Rosales is hopeful that the meeting room at the Elbert County Fairgrounds in Kiowa will be filled to capacity at the third public meeting, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15. “More public input from the stakeholders is still needed,” he said. “It’s lacking.” At the second public meeting, “we had a fairly good slice of what the county looks like, with people from Agate and Simla there too,” Rosales said.
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Elizabeth teammates escort Taylor Schleisman (31) back to the dugout after she hit a solo home run that helped the Cardinals defeat Golden 13-6 on Oct. 20 in the first round of the State Class 4A Softball Tournament at Aurora Sports Park. A short time after the victory, Elizabeth returned to the field for the quarterfinals, the game that ended the season for the Cardinals asthey lost to Mullen 11-1. TOM MUNDS
Cardinals climb to softball quarterfinals Elizabeth girls cap season with top eight finish at state BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Elizabeth’s outstanding play took the Cardinals to the quarterfinals at the Oct. 20 state Class 4A softball tournament, where a loss to Mullen ended the team’s bid for a state title. “We wanted the season to continue, but that didn’t happen. But that’s OK because we are a heck of a softball
team,” Cardinals coach Steve Briddle said after the quarterfinal game. “All season we have had unbelievable leadership and a team made up primarily of young players that continued our development of a strong softball program at Elizabeth.” The Cardinals finished the season with an 18-6 record, which included going undefeated and winning all six league games. Elizabeth made it to state for the first time last year and lost in the first round. This year they won the first-round game by defeating No. 2 seeded Golden 13-6 before losing in the quarterfinals to Mullen.
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