The Elgin High School girls’ powerlifting team clinched first place at the Giddings Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 8, in an official Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association event. The hosts Giddings (40 points) came in second, and Smithville (37 points) third place, among a field that included athletes from Cedar Creek, Taylor, Gonzalez, Caldwell, La Grange, Weimar, and Cameron Yoe. Galilea Trujillo, Ralyssa Enueshike, Dayla Palacios, and Nya Kirk Jones each made maximum contributions to the Wildcats’ winning total of 52 points, earning first-place finishes in their weight classes and chipping in seven points a piece, per association rules. Unofficial results ...