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