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Wetumpka softball facing elimination in regional tournament
Wetumpka has been in this exact position before. The Indians fell to Baldwin County, 2-1, in the second round of the AHSAA Class 6A South Softball Regional Tournament on Monday afternoon. Wetumpka must now win three games in a row on Tuesday if it is to continue its season. A...
Elmore County’s Orr finishes second in javelin
Ally Orr has only been throwing a javelin for three months. But nobody in Gulf Shores would believe that. Orr, a junior, claimed second place in the Class 5A girls javelin throw in the AHSAA State Championships held at Gulf Shores. She tossed a personal record distance of 124-11, nine feet further than her previous record.
Clutch homers lead Holtville into regional championship
The cardiac dawgs have taken over Gulf Shores. Holtville’s softball team had quite a flair for the dramatic Tuesday afternoon. Playing in Day 1 of the AHSAA Class 5A South Regional, Holtville used two seventh inning home runs to go beat Gulf Shores 6-5 and St. Paul’s 5-4 in the first two rounds.
Holt’s walk off blast leads Indians to state tournament
Mya Holt walked to the plate in the most important at-bat of her high school career. With Wetumpka trailing by one run, Holt looked over to Saraland’s dugout as she thought she was going to be intentionally walked. When she wasn’t, she stepped into the batter’s box with two outs and Bailey Carlisle standing on second base, representing the game-tying run.
Watson puts on defensive clinic
The ESPN SportsCenter Daily Top 10 Plays segment could be renamed the Ella Watson Top 10 plays after Tuesday afternoon. Watson, playing in centerfield, made three diving catches and a catch at the warning track in Wetumpka’s 7-6 win over Saraland in the AHSAA Class 6A South Regional Qualifier 2 game.
Wetumpka ends season in Elite Eight
All good runs must come to an end. For Wetumpka’s baseball season, that run ended Friday night when the Indians were swept by Spanish Fort, 10-3 and 8-5, in the Class 6A quarterfinals. The Indians, which reached the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 1992,...
Baseball Recap: Riley Givens and Taylor Morrow secure win for Lakeside School
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lakeside School had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 14-9 win over the Edgewood Academy Wildcats. Winning may never get old, but Lakeside School sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
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