***HEADLINES***

BISHOP BLAST POOL GAME SCHEDULE RELEASED!!!  THE LADY WARRIOR SOFTBALL WILL OPEN THEIR SEASON AT THE BISHOP BLAST AGAINST WEST ASHLEY ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH AT 6:25 ON DANIEL ISLAND AT BISHOP ENGLAND'S HOME FIELD.  THE LADY WARRIORS WILL PLAY AGAIN IN POOL B AGAINST JAMES ISLAND AT 7:50(ALSO AT BISHOP ENGLAND'S FIELD).  WACCAMAW HAS NEVER PLAYED JAMES ISLAND, BUT THEY HAVE DEFEATED WEST ASHLEY IN TWO PREVIOUS MEETINGS(14-1 IN 2008 AND 4-1 IN 2009) AT THE BISHOP BLAST.  BOTH WEST ASHLEY AND JAMES ISLAND ARE CLASS AAAA SCHOOLS.  THE LADY WARRIORS THIRD GAME WILL BE ON SATURDAY AGAINST EITHER SOCASTEE, BISHOP ENGLAND, OR PINEWOOD PREP IN SUMMERVILLE.  THEY WILL BE GUARENTEED FIVE GAMES OVER THE TWO DAY TOURNAMENT.  LAST YEAR, WACCAMAW OPENED THE SEASON AT THE BISHOP BLAST GOING 4-1 AND WINNING THE DIVISION II BRACKET.

VARSITY SOFTBALL TRYOUTS WILL BE HELD FEBRUARY 1ST THROUGH FEBRUARY 4th FROM 3:45-5:30.  ALL PLAYERS TRYING OUT MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL, PARENT PERMISSION SHEET, AND STUDENT INFORMATION FORM ON FILE IN THE ATHLETIC OFFICE!!!  JV AND FRESHMAN TRYOUTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 8TH-10TH.  MORE INFORMATION AND DETAILS WILL FOLLOW IN THE NEXT WEEK.

THE VARSITY PRESEASON SCHEDULE IS SET.  THE LADY WARRIOR SOFTBALL TEAM WILL SCRIMMAGE THREE TIMES IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2010 SEASON.  ALL THREE SCRIMMAGE OPPONENTS PLAY IN REGION VII-AAA.  THEY WILL OPEN THE PRESEASON AT NORTH MYRTLE BEACH ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17TH.  THEY TRAVEL TO SOCASTEE ON FEBRUARY 22ND AND CLOSE OUT THE PRESEASON HOSTING MYRTLE BEACH ON FEBRUARY 24TH.  THE 2010 REGULAR SEASON BEGINS AT THE BISHOP BLAST ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH.

VARSITY SOFTBALL SCHEDULE--SEE SCHEDULE TAB!!!

JV SOFTBALL (BLACK) SCHEDULE SET

MARCH 10 @ GEORGETOWN  5:30

MARCH 12  MANNING  4:30

MARCH 18  AYNOR  6:00

MARCH 24  HANAHAN  6:30

MARCH 25  @ ANDREWS  5:30

MARCH 29  GEORGETOWN  6:30

MARCH 31  @ HANAHAN  6:30

APRIL 14  ANDREWS  5:30

APRIL 15  CAROLINA FOREST(DH)  5:30

APRIL 19  @ AYNOR  6:00

FRESHMAN(RED) SCHEDULE SET:

MARCH 12 @ GEORGRETOWN (DH)  5:30

MARCH 19  GEORGETOWN (DH)  5:30

MARCH 22  @ HANNAH-PAMPLICO (DH)  5:30

MARCH 23  TIMBERLAND  4:30

MARCH 29  GEORGETOWN  4:30

MARCH 30  @ MANNNING  4:30

APRIL 16  @  TIMBERLAND  4:30

WACCAMAW INVITATIONAL FIELD SET.  AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE DEALING WITH SPRING BREAK CONFLICTS, THE 13TH ANNUAL WACCAMAW INVITATIONAL FIELD HAS BEEN SET.  THIS YEAR'S FIELD FEATURES THE RETURN OF THE MCBEE LADY PANTHERS, CARVERS BAY, HANNAH-PAMPLICO, FIRST TIME PARTICPANT LEWISVILLE, ALONG WITH HOST AND DEFENDING AA LOWER STATE CHAMPION WACCAMAW.  THE WACCAMAW INVITATIONAL IS ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

WELCOME TO NEW JV COACH DENISE NOLL.  COACH NOLL TEACHES MATH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR SOFTBALL PROGRAM!!  COACH CIUBA WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SOFTBALL PROGRAM AS THE COACH OF OUR FIRST EVER FRESHMAN TEAM!!!  WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO EXPAND OUR SOFTBALL PROGRAM.

THE 2010 SCHEDULE HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN COMPLETED AND IT WILL BE A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR THE LADY WARRIOR SOFTBALL TEAM.  THE 2009 DEFENDING LOWER STATE CHAMPIONS WILL AGAIN COMPETE IN REGION VII-AA WITH 2008 CLASS AA STATE CHAMPION HANAHAN AND A MUCH IMPROVED ANDREWS SQUAD.  THE LADY WARRIORS NON REGION SCHEDULE IS HIGHLIGHTED BY VISITS FROM CLASS AA NEW YORK STATE RUNNERUP FAIRPORT ON APRIL 22, REGION VI-AA CHAMPION ASHLEY RIDGE ON MARCH 15TH, AND COUNTY RIVAL GEORGETOWN--HOME ON APRIL 26TH AND AWAY ON APRIL 1ST.  WACCAMAW WILL OPEN THE SEASON IN THE BISHOP BLAST AND HOST THE 13TH ANNUAL WACCAMAW INVITATIONAL FEATURING THE RETURN OF THE CLASS A UPSTATE POWER MCBEE. OTHER HOME GAMES INCLUDE MANNING, TIMBERLAND, KINGSTREE, AND PENFIELD, NY.  "I EXPECT THE SCHEDULE TO BE CHALLENGING, BUT I ALSO EXPECT OUR TEAM TO BE UP TO THE CHALLENGE" COACH STREIFFERT 

LEGG, CZECHNER, AND BROWN ALL SIGN TO CONTINUE SOFTBALL CAREERS!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO SENIOR ASHLEY CZECHNER. SHE WILL CONTINUE HER SOFTBALL CAREER(2011) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.  ASHLEY BROKE EVERY WACCAMAW SINGLE SEASON PITCHING RECORD LAST SEASON.  IN 2009, ASHLEY WAS 28-3 WITH A .27 ERA, STRIKING OUT 494 BATTERS IN 208 INNINGS.  HER STRIKEOUT TOTAL FAR OUTDISTANCED ANYONE IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE JUNIOR RIGHTHANDER WAS NAMED THE CLASS AA PLAYER OF THE YEAR AFTER HELPING TO LEAD THE LADY WARRIORS TO THE CLASS AA LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.  AT THE PLATE, SHE BATTED .318 WITH 3 HR'S AND 27 RBI'S.  ASHLEY PLAYED WITH THE CAROLINA LADY LIGHTNING THIS PAST SUMMER AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE GEORGETOWN COUNTY DIXIE DEBS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM IN 2007.  WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU ASHLEY--FEAR THE TURTLE!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO SENIOR NIKKI LEGG. NIKKI WILL CONTINUE HER SOFTBALL CAREER(2011) AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. SHE LED THE LADY WARRIOR OFFENSE IN SEVEN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THIS PAST SEASON HELPING TO LEAD THE LADY WARRIORS TO THE CLASS AA LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. NIKKI HAS BATTED OVER .400 EACH OF THE PAST TWO SEASONS AND HAD AN ON BASE PERCENTAGE OF WELL OVER .500.  NIKKI STARTED HER CAREER AT WACCAMAW IN CENTERFIELD, BUT PLAYED SECOND BASE IN 2009.  SHE WILL PLAY OUTFIELD AT FURMAN.  NIKKI PLAYED THIS PAST SUMMER FOR THE CAROLINA LADY LIGHTNING AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE GEORGETOWN COUNTY DIXIE DEBS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM IN 2007.  WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU NIKKI!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW LADY WARRIOR SOFTBALL PLAYER ASHLEY BROWN, WHO WILL CONTINUE HER SOFTBALL CAREER AT WINGATE UNIVERSITY IN NORTH CAROLINA.  ASHLEY HELPED LEAD ST. JAMES TO FOUR STRAIGHT REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS, INCLUDING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2007.  IN THAT 2007 SEASON, ASHLEY WAS 27-3 PITCHING WITH OVER 300 STRIKEOUTS!!  ASHLEY TRANSFERRED TO WACCAMAW PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND IS CURRENTLY PLAYING ON THE LADY WARRIOR BASKETBALL TEAM.  WE LOOK FORWARD TO HER CONTRIBUTING TO OUR SOFTBALL PROGRAM.

GOOD LUCK TO THOSE OF YOU PLAYING WINTER SPORTS!!!

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 3RD ANNUAL LADY WARRIOR SOFTBALL CAMP. WE HAD 15 CAMPERS AND MANY OF OUR CURRENT VARSITY PLAYERS ASSISTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. A SPECIAL THANKS TO FORMER LADY WARRIOR AND CURRENT COKER COLLEGE CATCHER, MIRANDA KLEES, FOR HER HELP TOO!!

2009 STAT LEADERS(FINAL--MINIMUM 33 AT BATS--ONE AT BAT PER GAME)

TEAM RECORD 30-3

BATTING AVERAGE--LEGG .457, HOOD .337, CZECHNER .318

ON BASE %--LEGG .566, CZECHNER .560, HOOD .491

RBI'S--CZECHNER 27, STRICKLAND 26, GUTHRIE 17

HITS--LEGG 51, HOOD 32, CZECHNER 27, HOMAN 27

RUNS SCORED--LEGG 39, HOOD 35, RUNNER FOR THE PITCHER 22

SINGLES--LEGG 46, HOOD 30, HOMAN 26

DOUBLES--CZECHNER 7, STRICKLAND 7, MOORE 6

TRIPLES--MOORE 2, LEGG 1, CZECHNER 1

HOME RUNS--CZECHNER 2, LEGG 1

SACRIFICES-- LEGG 5, ROWELL 4, STRICKLAND 3, MOORE 3, HOMAN 3

WALKS--CZECHNER 28, HOOD 16, MOORE 11

STOLEN BASES--LEGG 11, HOOD 8

PITCHING WINS--CZECHNER 28, GUTHRIE 2

PITCHING STRIKEOUTS--CZECHNER 494(208 INNINGS), GUTHRIE 6(5 INNINGS)

PITCHING ERA--CZECHNER --.27

TEAM BATTING AVERAGE--.283, OPPONENTS--.086

TEAM RUNS SCORED--202, OPPONENTS--18

CONGRATULATIONS TO ASHLEY CZECHNER ON BEING NAMED THE SCCAWS CLASS AA PLAYER OF THE YEAR. THIS AWARD IS VOTED ON BY THE STATE COACHES. SHE WILL BE PRESENTED A PLAQUE AT THE ALL-STAR GAME IN AIKEN!! SHE IS THE FIRST LADY WARRIOR TO WIN THIS AWARD!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ASHLEY CZECHNER ON BEING NAMED THE SUN NEWS TOAST OF THE COAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR. SHE IS ALSO THE FIRST LADY WARRIOR TO WIN THIS AWARD!!

THE 2009 LADY WARRIOR SOFTBALL BANQUET TOOK PLACE AT BOVE RESTAURANT ON JUNE 1ST. JV AWARD WINNERS WERE ERIN COURTRIGHT(ACADEMIC AWARD), LEIGH CHANDLER(TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYER), OLIVIA MINERVINI(MOST IMPROVED), AND ASHLEY KELLER(TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYER). VARSITY AWARD WINNERS WERE NIKKI LEGG (ACADEMIC AWARD AND MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER), ASHLEY CZECHNER (MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER), AND SAM HOMAN (MOST IMPROVED PLAYER). ALL VARSITY PLAYERS WERE PRESENTED 2009 LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAQUES.

THE LADY WARRIOR SOFTBALL PROGRAM WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND ITS THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO FORMER PLAYER KATE WHEELER AND HER FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF HER MOTHER, LEIGH. KATIE PLAYED VARSITY SOFTBALL FOR 6 YEARS AND LEIGH WAS OFTEN IN ATTENDANCE CHEERING US ON.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ASHLEY CZECHNER ON BEING NAMED CLASS AA ALL STATE FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING LADY WARRIORS ON BEING NAMED 2009 ALL-REGION VII-AA: ASHLEY CZECHNER, NIKKI LEGG, SHELLY STRICKLAND, SAM HOMAN, AND TRICIA HOOD!!

RECORD CROWD SEES LADY WARRIORS FALL JUST SHORT IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. CRESCENT WINS GAME TWO BY A SCORE OF 3-2. CONGRATULATIONS LADY WARRIORS ON YOUR RECORD BREAKING SEASON!!!

LADY WARRIORS DROP STATE CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER 2-0 IN CRESCENT.

LADY WARRIORS DEFEAT CHERAW 2-1 TO WIN THE CLASS AA LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS IS THE FIRST LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE SOFTBALL PROGRAM!!

LADY WARRIORS REACH LOWER STATE FINALS WITH 4-3 WIN AT HANAHAN!! THREE RUN 5TH INNING KEYS WACCAMAW WIN!!

LADY WARRIORS DEFEAT CHERAW IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE LOWER STATE TOURNAMENT 6-0 ON SATURDAY, MAY 9TH. ASHLEY CZECHNER THROWS A ONE HIT SHUTOUT AND DRIVES A THREE RUN HOMER TO LEAD WACCAMAW.

LADY WARRIORS WIN DISTRICT VII-AA TITLE IN RAIN SHORTENED 4-0 WIN OVER EDISTO. HEAVY RAIN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 6TH INNING LEFT WARRIOR FIELD UNPLAYABLE, BUT THE GAME HAD PASSED THE 5TH INNING MAKING IT OFFICIAL. ASHLEY CZECHNER WAS PERFECT IN 6 INNINGS OF WORK STRIKING OUT 14. TRICIA HOOD WAS 3 FOR 3, WHILE NIKKI LEGG AND TAYLOR GUTRHIE WERE BOTH 2 FOR 3 TO LEAD WACCAMAW.

THE LADY WARRIORS SHUTOUT EDISTO ON SATURDAY 8-0 IN THE DISTRICT VII-AA PLAYOFFS. CZECHNER AND LEGG LEAD THE LADY WARRIORS!!

LADY WARRIORS OPENED THE DISTRICT VII-AA PLAYOFFS WITH A 9-0 WIN OVER MARION. CZECHNER PITCHERS A ONE-HIT SHUTOUT AND NIKKI LEGG GOES 3 FOR 4!!

LADY WARRIORS CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON WITH A 3-0 WIN OVER COUNTY RIVAL GEORGETOWN. CZECHNER STRIKES OUT 19 AND BLASTS A TWO RUN HOMER TO LEAD THE LADY WARRIORS!!

VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM--2009

#1 TRISH HOOD--SOPH.

#2 ASHLEY ROWELL--SR.

#5 MELAINA MOORE--8TH

#7 SAMANATHA HOMAN--SOPH.

#8 HANNAH OVERLY--SOPH.

#9 ASHLEY CZECHNER--JR.

#10 RILEY MORRIS--8TH

#11 HARRISON MORAN--JR.

#12 NIKKI LEGG--JR.

#14 MORGAN McLEOD--SOPH.

#15 TAYLOR GUTHRIE--SOPH.

#16 SHELLY STRICKLAND--JR.

#18 RACHEL LEE--FR.

#19 CASEY ALTMAN--FR.

***RECENT NEWS/NOTES***

WACCAMAW INVITATIONAL RESULTS

APRIL 17TH

11AM WACCAMAW-1 JOHNSONVILLE-0

1PM JOHNSONVILLE-17 HANNAH-PAMPLICO-1

3PM HANNAH-PAMPLICO-5 CARVERS BAY-2

5PM CARVERS BAY-21 MULLINS-3

7PM MULLINS-0 WACCAMAW-18

APRIL 18TH

10AM WACCAMAW-12 HANNAH-PAMPLICO-0

NOON HANNAH-PAMPLICO-13 MULLINS-2

2PM MULLINS-0 JOHNSONVILLE-6

4PM JOHNSONVILLE-5 CARVERS BAY-6

6PM CARVERS BAY-0 WACCAMAW-3

8PM CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: WACCAMAW-2 JOHNSONVILLE-1

For the first time this season the Lady Warriors have dropped in the SC Prep Country Coaches Poll. Waccamaw slipped to second in the final regular season poll behind upper state power Crescent. Unranked in the preseason, Waccamaw entered the poll in Week 1 after a strong showing in the Bishop Blast and steadily climbed to the top spot for two weeks(April 13th and April 20th).

Lady Warriors defeat Loris 12-0. Legg, Strickland, and Overly lead the hitters, Hood scores four runs, while Czechner picks up win #21.

Thanks to the Altman family for organizing and hosting the Beach Day Cookout for the team, coaches, and their families on April 19th.

Thanks to everyone who helped make the 12th Annual Waccamaw Invitational a huge success. Lady Warriors defeat Johnsonville 2-1 to win the 12th Annual Waccamaw Invitational. Waccamaw has set a team record with 22 straight wins!

Lady Warriors defeat Andrews 5-1 to close out region season with a 10-0 record. Waccamaw has now won 35 consecutive region games dating back to April of 2006.

Lady Warriors defeat Carolina Forest 3-0. Czechner strikes out 20 and records her 11th shutout and 6th no-hitter of the season.

Lady Warriors blank Timberland 15-0 in 3 innings. Taylor Guthrie was 3 for 3 to lead Waccamaw.

Lady Warriors clinch third consecutive region championship with 7-0 win at Hanahan. Waccamaw bangs out 13 hits and Czechner fans 18 in the win.

Lady Warriors defeat Manning 9-1. Lady Warriors use an 8 run 6th inning to seal the win. Strickland and Rowell come up big!!

Thanks to all who particpated in the softball clinic sponsored by the varsity softball team for the recreation department. Nine varsity players assisted 25 recreation players with different skills and fundamentals on March 29th.

Lady Warriors edge Andrews 3-2 on March 23rd. Nikki Legg hits an inside the park homerun to lead Waccamaw!!

Lady Warriors Win 9-0 at Timberland on March 20th. Czechner throws 3 hit shutout striking out 20. Hood, Strickland, Guthrie, and Moran all bang out two hits apiece!!

Lady Warriors shutout AAAA Carolina Forest 1-0 on March 18th. Czechner strikes out 19!!

Lady Warriors defeat defending state champion Hanahan 4-1 at Warrior Field(March 17th)!!

Thanks to everyone(parents and players) who helped on field cleanup day--Sunday, March 8th.

Lady Warriors rout Kingstree 15-0, 17-1. Czechner pitches fifth shutout in the opener and Taylor Guthrie gets her first career pitching win!

Lady Warriors down Georgetown 5-0. Legg 4 for 4, Hood 3 for 4, Czechner throws one hit shutout striking out 17.

Lady Warriors shutout Manning 7-0 in region opener. Czechner strikes out 20!!!

Waccamaw Wins Division II Title at the Bishop Blast With a 9 inning Win Over Northwood Academy! Czechner strikes out a Career high 23 batters!! (See details under 2009 game recap tab)

***PAST NEWS ITEMS***

2008 WACCAMAW INVITATIONAL RESULTS:

Waccamaw 4-0

McBee 3-1

Johnsonville 2-2

Hannah-Pamplico 1-3

Mullins 0-4

***2008 STAT LEADERS***

Lady Warrior--final stat leaders

Batting Average: Nikki Legg--.470, Ashley Czechner--.422

On Base %: Nikki Legg--.638, Ashley Czechner--.582

RBI's: Ruthy Skiles--32, Addie Avant--31, Jina Skiles--26

Hits: Nikki Legg--39, Ruthy Skiles--37

Runs Scored: Nikki Legg--46, Addie Avant--40

Singles: Nikki Legg--36, Ashley Czechner--24, Addie Avant--24

Doubles: Ruthy Skiles--10, Malena Wilkes--6

Triples: Brittany Shelley--5, Addie Avant--4, Ashley Czechner--4

HR's: Addie Avant--3, Ashley Czechner--2, Ruthy Skiles--2

Sacrifices: Addie Avant--3, Ruthy Skiles--2, Ashley Czechner--2

Walks: Nikki Legg--21, Tricia Hood--15

Stolen Bases: Nikki Legg--9, Tricia Hood--8

Pitching Wins: Addie Avant--13, Ashley Czechner--10

Pitching Strikeouts: Addie Avant--144(82 1/3 innings), Ashley Czechner 141(76 2/3 innings)

Pitching ERA; Ashley Czechner--.73, Addie Avant--1.79

Team Batting Average: .363 Opponents: .173

Team Runs Scores: 257 Opponents: 60

2008 VARSITY SOFTBALL GAME RECAPS are now on a separate tab--click on 2008 Varsity Softball Game Recaps to read about each game from the 2008 season.

2008 ALL STATE--Addie Avant and Ashley Czechner!

2008 SUN NEWS TOAST OF THE COAST--Addie Avant, Ashley Czechner, Nikki Legg!

2008 ALL REGION VII-AA: Addie Avant, Jina Skiles, Brittany Shelley, Ruthy Skiles, Malena Wilkes, Ashley Czechner, and Nikki Legg!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS FOR 2008: NIKKI LEGG--Top Offensive Player, ADDIE AVANT--Top Defensive Player , TAYLOR GUTHRIE--Most Improved Player, NIKKI LEGG AND KATE WHEELER--Academic Awards.

Thanks to all players who particpated in our 15 summer workout sessions. We had a total of 82-two hour workouts(164 total hours). June 16th and July 18th were our highest participation days with 9. I will start back up with pitchers and catchers following football season. We now may have as many as seven players per day for off season workouts!!

Thanks to everyone who participated in our 2nd annual LADY WARRIOR SOFTBALL CAMP at the high school softball field. We had 25 campers particpate and many were repeat campers from last summer. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE WHS SOFTBALL PROGRAM!!!

A big thanks to everyone who helped out with our 2nd Annual Lady Warrior Softball Camp. Coach Cook and Coach Streiffert ran the camp, with help from players:Taylor Guthrie, Melaina Moore, Sarah Cook, and Ashley Czechner. Mrs. Cook was a big help with camp registration. All proceeds from the camp go directly to the softball team. Thank you all for volunteering your time to help our future Lady Warriors!

ADDIE AVANT finished her career with 102 WINS AND 1022 STRIKEOUTS as the Lady Warriors finished 2008 with a record of 23-4, 12-0 in the region, for their second consecutive region championship.

Thanks to everyone who made the 2008 season a success. The Lady Warriors reached the 20 win plateau for the fourth consecutive season with their win over Marion on April 16th.

The Lady Warriors' 16 game win streak in 2008 was the second longest in school history.

The Lady Warriors clinched the 2008 Region VII-AA Championship with an 11-0 victory over Dillon on April 11th. Addie Avant pitched a perfect game striking out 15 to lead the Lady Warriors.

Thanks to varsity players Addie Avant, Ruthy Skiles, Ashley Czechner, Nikki Legg, and Tricia Hood, along with the varsity coaching staff, for their help with the 8-10 year old recreation department softball players on March 2nd. The softball team conducted a player, coach, and parent seminar on softball fundamentals.

Thank you to Mr. Richard Hood for moving our scoreboard from behind the leftfield foul pole (where no one could see it) to its new location behind the leftcenterfield fence and pressuring washing our bathrooms and dugouts, Mr. Bob Moran for his work on the infield with his tiller, and Mr. Denny Skiles for helping get our practice infield going. Also, a thanks to all who helped on cleanup day!

Congratulations to the 2008 Lady Warrior softball team on winning Region VII-AA with a 12-0 record.

The Lady Warriors have posted a 106-20 region record over the past 12 years.

2007 AA All-State players: Addie Avant and Courtney Roper!!

2007 All Region VII-AA: Addie Avant, Jina Skiles, Courtney Roper, Ashley Czechner, and Nikki Legg.

The Lady Warriors won a team record 21 straight games in 2007. They finished the season with a 25-4 record. Over the past 11 seasons, the Lady Warriors have posted a 208-85 record.