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will be indncted ~ bomecom– tn~ actinties m October. "Irs a great thmg to be recognized for this honor," Young said. "It makes me happy, and it gives me time to reflecL It gives me a sense of gratitude that I attended East Central. They were two of the best years of my life. Tile whole fow1da· tion of my career began there." And what a career she's had as a coach at WC: • She coached the Viking boys soccer team for 23 years, compil· ing a record of 258·63·16, to estab· lish her as the winnlngest prep ..;occcr coach in Mississippi at the time of her retirement. Her teams won fh·e Central Mississippi ChampionshiDs. nine district IV

Warren Cet:tral st1tt2,; COKb l::c; b be varsity letter she received in 2002, more than 30 rears after .,

ball at we for 29 years, com– piling a record of 380-194. Her teams won four league titles before the play– off system was introduced and 11 distlict titles and one north state tille after– ward.

Coach \Vood practicmg us. we won a state championship. "I was a manager on her girls basketball team and then played tennis. Wanda was my teammate in bolh sports." In fact, the pair teamed up to win the state title in women's dou– bles for the Lady Warriors. Still, respect was hard to come by. There were no athletic scholar– ships for female athletes, and even worse, hardly any recognition for their on the court success. "We weren't even given (varsity) ll'ttPl'<:: '~To h1t:ot n l".l'HDrl ff'\,. th'' lru n

great of an ath– lete coming out of Morton High School in Scott County. McPhail begs to differ. "Lucy was very athletic and Coach (Lucille) Wood saw the poten– tial in botll of

Warren Central's lucy Young had has coached soccer, tennis and softball at thehigh school during her 33 year career: Boys Soccer ..................258-63-16 (23 years) Girls soccer ..........................84·27-2 (8 years) Slow·pitch softball ........ 3p3-195 (28 years) Fast-pitch softball .............. 99-44·1 (6 years) Tennis ....................................12 years as coach us." McPhail said.

• In fast-pitch softball. she has a record of 99-44-1 and has twice been selected the Virksbnre: Post's

The only fall sport East Central offl"t'Nl \WIS vo11Pvh::~11 NPithPt'