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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL SOFTBALL From page SB , year because she hurt her thumb and it hurt too bad to swing right handed. This shows you Mason's desire to be the best that she can, and Mason’s best is pretty good if you look at what she does for the team.” , Second team Kourtny Thomas School: Houston County Year: Sophomore Position: Shortstop Impact: Helped lead the team to the Region 1 -AAAAA championship and into the state Sectionals. She hit. 395. That included 26 singles, six doubles, and two home runs. She also had 16 RBIs and scored 21 runs while posting an on base percentage of .471 and slugging percentage of .535. In addition, she stole two bases. At shortstop, she had a fielding percentage of .923 with 56 put outs and 40 assists. “Every game she made plays that stopped runs from scoring and making outstanding plays to get outs,” said Crawford. "She has good arm strength, great foot work and became a vocal leader in the field by the end of the season. “Offensively Kourtny batted well, made sold contact and was always a difficult out." Other: Named the team's Best Defensive Player. Coach’s Corner: “Kourtny is one of the best all round players that I have coached. Her potential to be the best offensive and defensive player for the next two years in the region is very good. She is a smart young lady with a bright future and Houston County and at the college level.” Brianna Hancock School: Houston County Year: Sophomore Position: Pitcher Impact: Helped lead the team to the Region 1-AAAAA championship and into the state Sectionals. She pitched 189.33 innings, finishing the year 21-9 and with a 1.7 ERA. She also struck out 101 hitters. “Brianna carried the team on the mound this year," Crawford said. “She had a solid sophomore year with a bright future ahead if she works hard. “Brianna pitched her best throughout the region tournament slowing down the high power offen sives of Warner Robins and Tift. Brianna continued to have a strong showing in the sectional tourna ment.” Other: She was a Region 1- AAAAA softball team Honorable Mention. Coach’s Corner: “Brianna has a lot of potential and if she continues to work, she will be very successful her junior and senior years." Sarah Ling School: Houston County Year: Junior Position: Outfield Impact: Helped lead the team to the Region 1 -AAAAA championship and into the state Sectionals. She hit .388. That included 32 singles, four doubles, two triples and two home runs. She also had 20 RBIs and scored 23 runs while posting a .394 on base percentage and .524 slugging percentage. She also stole three bases. In the outfield, she had a .973 fielding percentage with 30 put outs and six assists. “Sarah made a great diving catch in center field against Luella in the sectional tournament to keep the runner from advancing," said Crawford. She also helped lead the team to the Region 1-AAAAA champion ship. Other: Named to the Region 1- AAAAA softball team. Coach’s Corner: “Sarah is a great batter that sparked many innings throughout the year. She had the second highest RBI told and was always a very difficult out. She will defiantly have to be both an offensive and defensive leader next year.” Katie Farinelli School: Warner Robins GREATEST From page jB have thought. 1 can’t keep you from catching it, but I can make you pay. The only problem was when he tackled who he thought had the ball, he didn’t. He had tossed it back to a team mate streaking down the sidelines. The teammate in turn raced the distance untouched. It was things like that. (Many even blamed the collapse on the Astroturf, which was the flooring/car peting of choice at the time and had received its share of publicity heading in. It WIN From page SB team-high 12 points. Trey Smith had 10, all in the second half, and Roderick Jones scored eight. Warner Robins’ Jared Fluellen had 13 points Year: Junior Position: Second base Impact: Helped lead the Demonettes to the Elite Eight in the GHSA Class AAAAA softball cham pionship and runner-up in Region 1 -AAAAA. She hit .219 with 25 hits - including one double and two tri ples. She also had 10 RBIs, scored 20 runs, walked 11 times and had an on base percentage of .292 and slugging percentage of .265. Jensen Barrett School: Warner Robins Year: Junior Position: Pitcher Impact: Helped lead the Demonettes to the Elite Eight in the GHSA Class AAAAA softball championship and runner-up in Region 1-AAAAA. She hit .293 with 34 hits - including four doubles and one triple. She also had 14 RBIs, scored 21 runs, walked seven times and had an on base percentage of .339 and slug ging percentage of .375. She was also two-for-two in the stolen base department. On the mound, she was 9-2 with an ERA of 0.98. In 64 innings pitched, she struck out 74 and walked only 11. Macl Brown School: Warner Robins Year: Sophomore Position: Catcher Impact: Helped lead the Demonettes to the Elite Eight in the GHSA Class AAAAA softball cham pionship and runner-up in Region 1-AAAAA. She hit .138 with 10 hits - including a double. She also had five RBIs, scored 12 runs, walked 13 times and had an on base per centage of .278 and slugging per centage of .147. Kim Burgess School: Warner Robins Year: Junior Position: Third base Impact: Helped lead the Demonettes to the Elite Eight in the GHSA Class AAAAA softball cham pionship and runner-up in Region 1-AAAAA. She hit .219 with 23 hits - including three doubles, one triple and two home runs. She also had 15 RBIs, scored 12 times, walked seven times and had an on base percentage of .292 and a slugging percentage of .321. Kiley Barrett School: Warner Robins Year: Sophomore Position: Left field Impact: Helped lead the Demonettes to the Elite Eight in the GHSA Class AAAAA softball cham pionship and runner-up in Region 1-AAAAA. She hit .302 with 34 hits - including nine doubles. She also had 16 RBIs, scored 21 runs, walked four times and had an on base percentage of .328 and slug ging percentage of .382. Heather Langston School: Northside Year: Freshman Position: Catcher Impact: Helped lead the team to the most wins in school history (30 - with eight losses), as well as a perfect region record while winning the division title. Also, led the team in hitting with a .360 avg. and only struck out six times in 86 at bats. She also had 12 RBIs and four doubles and a .996 fielding avg. Coach’s Corner: “Heather was outstanding behind the plate this year but the biggest thing about her is almost anytime she came up with runners in scoring position she knocked them in.” Hollie Langston School: Northside Year: Freshman Position: Second/pitcher Impact: Helped lead the team to the most wins in school history (30 - with eight losses), as well as a perfect region record while winning the division title. Hit in the ninth spot and had a batting average of .274. She had 12 RBIs and four doubles. She was also four out of four in the stolen base department. As a pitcher she was 5-0 with a 0.70 earned run average. Coach’s Corner: “Hollie was a great spark at the bottom of our lineup and made some outstanding was said to tire runners out. And, I don’t remember if it was rumor or fact but there was some talk out there about Lowndes buying spe cial shoes for its players just for that occasion.) Anyway, long story short, the grand total of the Vikings’ effort was equiva lent to the Eagles’ from this past weekend. In fact, the final score was amazingly the same: 31-28, Vikings. And the Eagles, Respert included, were left bawl ing in the locker room like babies, as anyone with a heart would have been - Tigers included. So, was Friday the great est comeback ever? Maybe. with 5-of-6 foul shooting in the fourth period. Jordan Sanders added eight. Symone Wilkerson paced a winning night for the Warner Robins girls bas ketball club Friday at Perry. She had 20 points - three 3-pointers - in a 59-48 final. Quinshay Williams scored defensive plays in the field. She is hard worker and very dedicated." Brooke Red School: Northside Year: Freshman Position: Pitcher/third base Impact: Helped lead the team to the most wins in school history (30 - with eight losses), as well as a perfect region record while winning the division title. She hit .212 with five doubles and had 12 RBIs. As a pitcher she was 7-1 with a 0.31 ERA and had five shutouts. Coach’s Corner: “Brooke did a great job. Injuries set her back somewhat but she was a hard worker.” Erica Smith School: Perry Year: Junior Position: Pitcher/catcher/outfield Impact: Hit in the three-spot with an average of .431. She finished the year with 17 RBIs, with five doubles and a triple. Also, “Erica won four games for us on'the mound,” said Sans, “including two of the biggest wins on the year against West Laurens and Peach County. “In the field she was a tremendous asset. When she did not pitch she played outfield and also fielded sev eral games behind the plate." Coach’s Corner: “Erica is a leader on the field by the way she plays, the attitude she has toward winning, and the mentality she has toward the game. When she is on the field, she is a competitor that will not be easily beat." Ashley Craddock School: Perry Year: Junior Position: Second base Impact: Hit. 387 with an on base average of .556. She had 18 RBIs, with nine doubles and a triple. She also stole five bases. “Ashley is a solid second base man with good range and a strong arm," said Sans. “She was our lead-off hitter and did a great job of ‘setting the table’ for us." Other: Named to the Region 4- AAA All-Region first team. Coach’s Corner: “Ashley is the type of player you want to have on the field. 'Hard nosed’ and ready to do what it takes on the field to get the job done.” Jenna Clark School: Perry Year: Senior Position: Pitcher Impact: Hit .370 with 13 RBIs. On the mound she was 7-6 with 71 strikeouts in 55 innings and an ERA of 2.16. Coach’s Corner: “Jenna is a good player with the ability to go the other way at the plate. It was a pleasure to have her on the team the last three years. Her ‘bubbli ness’ was a welcomed asset at times when our team needed it.” Audrey Clearman School: Westfield Year: Junior Position: Catcher/third base Impact: Helped lead the team to the Region 3-AAA championship and the GISA AAA Final Four. She hit .372 (led the team in hitting. She also had 14 RBIs and was eight-of -10 in stolen bases - most of those coming when the team was off guard, Culverhouse said. “Audrey had one of the biggest impacts on our team this year,” said Culverhouse. "After the fith game of the season, our catcher got hurt and was going to be out for about six weeks. Audrey was my option for catcher. She stepped in and made it happen." Proof was in the fact she committed only four errors. Other: Was named to the All- Region and All-State teams. Coach’s Corner: “Audrey worked hard behind the plate to make sure we continued to play well. Audrey is always thinking about the game. She is a good game manager. Audrey had no problem calling a timeout and getting the team refo cused.” Maybe not. One’s thing’s for sure. Only Northside “players”, who’ve had the experience of being on both the giving and receiving end, know for sure. Just be careful whom you ask. Oh, it’s a piece of cake if you query anyone from the present campaign. They’ll be happy to give you a resounding: “You better believe it!” (I’d also say the Eagles’ win was the great est - the loss was no fun at all.) But, if you ask someone from the ’99 squad ... well ... just remember I warned you about those sleeping dogs ... 13 points and Antoinette Howell 12. The Demonettes broke open the game in the second quarter with 24 points. The lead was 40-24 at the half. Perry’s Brianna Brown had 19 points, Shay Newberry 12 and Kim Burgess nine.. * wj if «. \ ~ ENI/Gary Harmon Westfield’s Jared Parnell works to pin an opponent during the Hornets’ meet Monday at the school. The team was slated to host Monroe Academy, Tiftarea and Sherwood. Results were unknown as of press time. * Hornet Bryan Thompson tries to turn his opponent. Westfield boys beat Riverside Special to the Journal Westfield’s boys basketball team took a long road trip this past weekend - in fact if it had still been the quarter finals they might have been able to watch part of Perry’s football game. They went to Gainesville to take on Riverside Military, a Final Four team from this past year, and also a team that knocked the Hornets out of the state tournament this past year. With all of their starters returning, Westfield boys basketball Head Coach Jake Walls said, they were ranked No. 4 in the GISA. “But,” he added, “with out their leading scorer (he didn’t elaborate on why he was out) the couldn’t handle the defensive pressure we applied.” To that end, the Hornets ./Jar*** mmmMijmk gr Cef results! nun your advertisement witn us! numczpGD E300uX3~3 warn Contact a Classified Ren today at a 78-aS7- IBS3 1-BGG-873-2172 DONATE TO GOODWILL. ♦ 2209 Moody Road ♦ 115 Margie Drive i ♦ 1355 Sam Nunn Blvd j ♦ Galleria Mall - 2922 Watson Blvd J www.goodwillworks.org m Building lives, families, and communities Hornets meet came back - a “sloppy defen sive” struggle on both sides, Walls said - 51-39 winners. They took the lead after one, 10-3, then lead at the half 28-17. The Cadets matched the Hornets’ 28 by the end of the third but by that time Westfield was up to 40. Both then scored 11 in the fourth. 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