2012

WEEKOF~~i 1~2~2~ 1 _2~buCL~----

SA, The Nesboba Democrat, Philadelphia, Miss., April 25, 2012 East Central softball squad begins play in state tournament Thursday from school repons After falling 1-0 in the open– the one run on two bits through six innings. The Lexington (Ala.) product fanned six batters. In the second game, the Lady

Kaetlen Brown of Edgewood (Ala.) Academy, Kelsi Watson of Smithville and Lajoya Griffin of Philadelphia, singles each. Griffin was also credited with two RBis. Dakota Vowell of Neshoba Central was also credit– ed with an RBI. Mary Smith was the winning pitcher. Smith allowed one run on seven hits through seven innings. She fanned five batters and walked one. Sanders is a product of Adams Christian in Natchez. EC's softball program is led by head coach Scott Hill and assistant Kristin Chaney.

er, East Central Community College's fast-pitch softball squad rallied for a 5-1 victory in the second contest with Southwest Mississippi in the reg– ular season finale held Friday on the Summit campus. The defending MACJC State Champion Lady Diamond Warriors will take a 31-14 overall record and 15-7 mark. in MACJC South Division action to this a week's state tournament sched– g uled Thursday and Friday at Itawamba. The Lady Warriors (South No. 3 seed) will face Northwest Mississippi (North No. 2 seed) at noon Thursday in fust-round competition of the single elimi– nation event. Live video of the matchup is available at http://www.ihlgh.com./nwc– crangersfmdex.html. The state championship game is set for 5 p.m., Friday. In the frrst game with Southwest, EC's offense never got untracked and managed just one bit - a single by A.J. Peeler of Neshoba Central. Tenna Patterson was again superb on the mound, allowing

Warrior offense responded by scoring two runs in the second inning and three in the fourth in a 10-bi t attack. Haelie Allen of Leake Academy led EC with three sin– gles and an RBI. She also scored a run. Marlee Massey of Neshoba Central also had a productive outing at the plate with a triple and a double. She also knocked in a run. Other hitters were Peeler, Haylee Roberts of Enterprise,

East Central offers kids free tennis Members of fast Central Communit} College's tennis te..mt- are offering free tennis les– sons to chilthcn ages 6-13 during activittes scheduled Thursday, May 3, annmmccd Coach Dianne O'Neill. lnsuuction for ages 6-8 begms at 4 p.m. followed by les– sons for ages 9 13 at 5 p.m. on the ECCC tennis courts in Decatur. O'Neill said participants

APPEARED IN:

CARTHAGINIAN sbould provide tennis shoes, watc1 bonlc and tennis racket (if NEWTON COUNTY APPEAL avallahle).Tennis balls and water - will be proviJt•d

NESHOBADEMOCRAT __ ~~~b~--­ SCOTT COUNTY TIMES ------ WINSTON COUNTY JOURNAL --- CLARION-LEDGER --------

SPIRIT OF MORTON

ror more infom1ation, contact Coach Dianne O'Neill, 601-862-

MERIDIAN STAR

2130.

from \clwol ' rlfH>rl.\