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The 2023 softball season has come to a close, and there was plenty of success spread across the six teams from Elmore County. The Wetumpka Lady Indians, led by Coach of the Year Daryl Otwell and Player of the Year Mya Holt, had the best season in the state. Wetumpka...

The Elmore County Auburn Club will be hosting our annual Kickoff Fundraiser Banquet, July 17, at the Wetumpka Civic Center, Wetumpka, AL. Proceeds from the banquet will be used to fund scholarships to deserving Elmore County students attending Auburn University. Our guest speaker will be Coach Butch Thompson, head baseball...

Wetumpka softball coach Daryl Otwell had high expectations for his squad entering the 2023 season, but the Indians went above and beyond this year. They finished the season with a state-best 54-6-1 record and claimed the AHSAA Class 6A state championship for the second time in program history and first time since 2015.

Ashlynn Campbell finished her 5-year career with the Wetumpka High School softball program the way that every athlete dreams: holding the championship trophy. Her softball career isn’t over yet. She has signed a scholarship with the Purdue Boilermakers out of the Big 10 conference. Campbell set several school and...

There hasn’t been much history on the soccer pitch in Eclectic, but that certainly changed in 2023. The Elmore County boys soccer team, led by coach Josh Pack, wrapped up its best season in program history this month. The Panthers went 8-6-1, won the first area title since 2017, then won back-to-back playoff games to punch their ticket to the Final Four Tournament in Huntsville.

When Raney Jones began playing soccer with girls, she realized it was much different than she was used to. Jones, a senior for Elmore County, began playing soccer in the first grade on an all boys team. She played on the boys team until she was in the seventh grade when she started playing varsity soccer for the Panthers.

One of the best soccer players in the county recently picked up a statewide honor. Wetumpka junior Jeweliana Holton, a center defensive midfielder for the Indians, was selected as one of 36 rising seniors across the state to play in the 27th annual AHSAA North-South All-Star Soccer game. The game...

Wetumpka High School’s Booster Club will hold the Indian Open Golf Tournament Aug. 1 as a fundraiser. The format is a four-person scramble with an entry fee of $500 per team. It will take place at Robert Trent Jones Capitol Hill on the Legislator Course in Prattville. Sponsorship opportunities...

The 2023 soccer season in Elmore County has come to an end, and this spring was a memorable year for soccer in the county. There were area championships, a Final Four team and even first-year squad. The Elmore County boys soccer team, led by Coach of the Year Josh Pack,...

Brody Worrell has always played defense, but a few new additions to Wetumpka’s soccer team allowed him to showcase some offensive talent this season. While he is arguably the team’s best defensive player and was the captain for every game, some new defensive additions such as Filipe Batistella and Nate Ryan allowed Worrell to move freely around the midfield.

LSU’s recruiting staff has made another trip to Alabama as they try to take a top-100 player away from Auburn and Alabama. Joseph Phillips is a 6-foot-2, 237-pound, four-star linebacker from Tuskegee, Alabama, where he plays for Booker T. Washington High School. The Booker T. Washington Golden Eagles finished the 2022 season 6-6 with a loss to Anniston in the first round of the AHSAA 4A state playoffs.

Just three days after pitching a complete game in Game 2 of the AHSAA Class 5A baseball state championship, Holtville junior Drey Barrett picked up a statewide honor. Barrett, a University of Southern Miss commit, has been selected as one of 36 rising seniors across the state to play in the 27th annual AHSAA North-South All-Star Baseball game. He is the only baseball player from Elmore County to be selected.

After four years of leading the Elmore County softball program, Mark Segrest is stepping down as head coach. Segrest is stepping away from the high school softball ranks. His daughter, Anna Catherine Segrest, just graduated from Elmore County and as she moves on from the high school, so will he.

Two of Wetumpka’s star juniors earned statewide honors this week. Mya Holt and Ella Watson, both junior pitchers and outfielders for the softball team, were selected as two of 36 rising seniors across the state to play in the 27th annual AHSAA North-South All-Star Softball Game. They are the...