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The high school softball season in Union County featured parity with all of the teams competing on similar levels. Only one school advanced to the state tournament - Smackover, which qualified in Class 3A. Individually, several players managed to separate themselves from the pack and combine to form the News-Times All-Area Softball Team.
Last season Smackover did not advance to the state softball tournament for the first time in a decade.
Although there is little doubt that Lee County’s Lady Jackets are a playoff-caliber team, they suffered some losses in December while injury-depleted that have them squarely on the bubble to
El Dorado has a new girls’ basketball coach but the same mission. The Lady Wildcats have enjoyed consecutive trips to the 5A State Tournament. New coach Makara Frazier will have to replace four starters off last year’s squad if she hopes to continue the trend.
As a sophomore, Smackover’s Taylor Darden lost a tough first-round match in the first round of the 3A State Tennis Tournament. She fell in three sets (5-7, 6-2, 7-5) to a player who would advance to the state semifinals. Darden will return to the state tournament on Monday with confidence gained from last year’s experience.