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o o OCTOBER 18, 2023 Section B Photos by Brian Savage The Banks County High School Lady Leopards are shown after being named Area Runners-Up. Lola Pruitt was named Player of the Year. The team will host the first round of state playoffs. Volleyball: Lady Leopards named Area Runners-Up BY HANNAH CAUDELL The Lady Leopards volleyball team advanced to the area tournament after securing the second seed in the 2A Re gion 8 tournament this year. The team traveled to Providence Christian Academy on Saturday to play against first seed Providence Christian and fourth seed East Jackson High School. The Lady Leopards lost their first match to the Provi dence Christian Lady Storm, but ended the day with a win against the East Jackson Lady Eagles. The Lady Leopards started the day off with another re match against the Providence Christian Lady Storm. The Lady Leopards have come close to beating Providence Christian each time they have faced them this season, and this match was no different. “These girls showed tremendous determination and heart in their performance this past Saturday,” school lead ers state. The team will host the first round of the state playoffs at home. The match was to place on Tuesday, October 17, at 5:30 p.m. Special recognition goes to Lola Pruitt for being named Player of the Year. All Area Players include Bryanna Hernandez, Emmie Chitwood, Bacey Ausburn. Lola Pruitt, Addison Hoard, and Shae Britt. I J , Hnmuu ^HutnirA i iHi | 1 i SlMJWA Vcuuhbh jp j 1 L 1 j 1 % c * T,c & 1 1 ® IL j 1/ j ■ppta . ■ ji’-^ SCwStj ns p c ":rf 1 A Uni rum* I* j 1 or tmT*A* 1 3 tm WHIT | The Banks County High School Volleyball All Area Team members are shown. Brian Savage Ga Tech SID Photo by Randy Crump Lola Pruitt was named Player of the Year. The Banks County High School volleyball team is shown. The Lady Leopards are the region runners-up. Softball: Lady Leopards to host first game of state playoffs The Lady Leopards ended their final week of regularly scheduled game play with a knockout-game against the East Jackson Eagles with a final score of 23-5. The Lady Leopards are official ly the 2A Region 8 Champi ons this year, and they will advance to the Super Re gional against the Redan Lady Raiders this week. The Lady Leopards brought their A-game to the Lady Eagles’ field on Tues day for their final 2A Re gion 8 match of the regular season. According to Head Coach Rhett Carroll, the Lady Leopards had a com bined 20 hits in the game, and every player on the team played bases Tuesday night. “The whole team played exceptionally well against East Jackson,” Coach Car roll said. “I’m proud of the girls for staying focused after securing the region and playing lights out that night.” This week, the Lady Leopards will be the first seed in the first round of the Super Regionals, and they will be hosting Re dan High School, Walker High School, and Haral son County High School on Wednesday, Oct. 18. The Lady Leopards will be playing against the Redan High School Lady Raiders at 1 p.m. The losers’ bracket will begin at 5 p.m. on the same night, and the win ners’ bracket will begin at 7 p.m. On Thursday, Oct. 19, Super Regional games will continue starting at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7 p.m., respec tively.
