2013

Lady Warriors open season Saturday By Au·tin Bi,hop ~ Win.,ton County Journal • ·&nib Wah·a lo -pitch ..oftball team will be an experi– nced ~ quad when thev =-~ ttle 2013 :e , nn CJ-; SZi~urdav. I hav· lot- of returning player,," -rod fir t-year bead coach Courtney ty of our varsity and "I think the girls are junior high team are more confident coming back." because of that win Graham served as last year, but the assistant coach last expectations are prob– sea,on for the slow- ably a little higher as pitch team that well," Graham said. advanced deep into "It adds a little pres– the playoffs. The fast- sure. Most people pttch team won the think softball is soft– - !H"'AA Class lA ball, but slow-pitch is S·ate title, which a different sport and r. raham said could be takes a total different a benefit for this mental approach to year's slow-pitch the game." team. Graham has high hopes for the team's defense this season. "We have a consistent group of girls. and they stop the ball almost all of the time," she said. ''They back each other up, know where they are supposed to be and are constantly mov– ing." Brantlie Sheets will be playing first base for the Lady Warriors, while Katylyn Burrage is at second Graham "We lo~t four .;,emors but the majon-

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and Chelsea Smith. Nanih Waiya will travel to Louisville on Saturday to take on the Lady Wildcats at 10 a.m. and Noxapater at 11:30 a.m. The Lady Warriors then VIsit Kosciusko on Monday and East Webster on Thursday, Aug. 22. The first home game for Nanih Waiya is set for Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. against Eupora.

switching back and forth between short– stop and third. Allayna Lovorn will handle the catchmg. while Candace Thornton, Lori Beth Hailey and Hope Thames will all see time pitching. The outfield is made up of Marlee Parkes, Regan Holdiness, Livia Bush

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