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WednesdaJ, l•uarr zo, Z016 - Joataa1- - www.winstoncountyjoumal.com Three Nanih Waiya standouts sign athletic scholarships By Austin Bishop Winston County Journal

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NW order the past few years and mostly played shortstop, but will be counted on to pitch a lot of innings for the Lady Warriors this season. "She is a high aver age hitter, who can play just about any where you need her," Swart said. "She will probably play second in college, but she can play third or in the outfield." Ball, who hits from the left side of the plate, was hobbled by injuries his sopho more year, but came back strong last sea son and is looking for a strong senior sea son, "He is one of the best hitters I've ever coached," NW head baseball coach Tyler Rogers said of Ball. "He can square up a baseball as good as anybody and has a good bit of power." ,...._, .....

Three Nanih Waiya athletes - two fast pitch softball players and one baseball standout - signed with East Central Community College on Friday. Signing with the Lady Warriors, one of the premier junior college softball pro grams in the state, were outfielder Marlee Parkes and infielder Mackenzie Johnson, while slug ging third baseman/shortstop Wyatt Ball inked with the ECCC baseball team. Parkes and Johnson will joint Brantley Sheets on the East Central softball team. She is a freshman this season. The Lady Warriors have now had five players sign 3cholarships over the past three years. Ryan and Reagan Holdiness both are :urrently at the Jniversity of Central \rkansas, an NCAA )ivision I program.

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Three Nanih Waifa Attendance Center students made steps towards continuingtheir spor1s careers on the college level as ttlE!'J signed scholarships to play for East Central C'oolmunity College in Fall 2016. Nanih Walya softbal players Mar1ee Parkes and Mackenzie Johnson both signed lettels of Intent to play for ECCC duri~ a sifll~ oer emony held in the Nanlh Watya Attendance Center Library on January 15. Both Parkes and Johnson signed their scholarships with parents and Nanih Watya Softball Coach Ron Swart in attendance.Johnson's parems are Lee & Maria .Johrs>n. Parkes' parents are Luke & Tammy Parkes. · Nanlh Wli/8 basebal pl8'j18r Wyatt Ball also sifled a letter of Intent to play for the school In the upcoming Fall semester. Ball signed his letter with parents WI and JJ. Ball and Nanlh Wal)8 Basebal Coach Tyler Rogers.

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