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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