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By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director Jadyn Foster has her mother Jennifer to thank for getting her to think about pitching when she was in fifth grade. Up until that point Foster had played mostly as an infielder, mainly at shortstop. But one conversation with her mother got her to thinking, and the rest is

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director Jadyn Foster was once in Emma Hill’s shoes. Foster was thrust into a starting pitcher role on the varsity team at Sand Rock as a seventh grader. Five years later, she leaves as one of its most decorated and record-breaking softball players, capping her career with a 31-5 record

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director OXFORD – For a team making its first appearance at the state softball tournament in five years, the Cherokee County Lady Warriors managed to get off to a good start. In their tournament opener against fourth-ranked Houston Academy on Friday at Oxford’s Choccolocco Park, they manufactured a first-inning run

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director ALBERTVILLE – Just last week, the Cherokee County Lady Warriors experienced a gut check. They won the Class 4A, Area 12 softball tournament by coming through the losers bracket to clinch their spot in the East Regional at Sand Mountain Park in Albertville. They were faced with the same

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director CENTRE – Cherokee County High School softball coach Brad Weaver said his Lady Warriors were heartbroken following their nine-inning one-run loss to Etowah in the Class 4A, Area 12 softball tournament on Monday. They wanted an opportunity to redeem themselves, and they did just that. And then some. The

Staff Reports CENTRE – The Etowah Lady Blue Devils outlasted Cherokee County 1-0 in nine innings in Class 4A, Area 12 softball tournament winners bracket action on Monday in Centre. Etowah’s Maggy Bennett raced to third base on an error in left field to lead off the top of the ninth inning. She scored the

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director CENTRE – Cherokee County High School junior pitcher Abby Lea was cruising right along in the circle against Oneonta on Tuesday. She held the Lady Redskins scoreless through six innings, but she ran into trouble in the top of the seventh with two outs. Oneonta had two runners on

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director CENTRE – Piedmont softball coach Rachel Smith had a busy Monday. Smith was part of the Bulldog baseball team’s senior day festivities at home against Ohatchee for her son Sloan. Then, she took off north on Highway 9 to Centre to coach her team against rival Cherokee County. She

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director CENTRE – Following a 12-0 winners bracket victory over Cedar Bluff on Saturday in the Cherokee County Softball Tournament on Saturday, Cherokee County High School coach Brad Weaver challenged the Lady Warriors to come out strong again in the championship game against Sand Rock. They did just that. The