By BRIAN HAMILTON, Editor
The Lady Pirates are 1-4 since starting the season 4-0, having suffered a 7-1 loss to Edgewood, 1-0 loss to Pike Liberal Arts, 2-1 loss to Glenwood in the Glenwood Tournament, and also dropping a home game last Tuesday night to Southern Academy 9-5. Pickens Academy's lone win in the Glenwood tournament was a 1-0 win over arch-nemesis Macon East.
Jessi Latham steps up to the plate against Southern Academy, a game that PA won 6-0.
By BRIAN HAMILTON, Editor
Pickens Academy’s softball team has jumped out to a 3-0 start to the 2019 season, defeating Tuscaloosa Academy 12-0 and 14-8 in a doubleheader on Monday, February 25th, while shutting out Southern Academy 6-0 on Tuesday. The Lady Pirates’ starting pitcher Shelby Lowe pitched the two shutouts, while Courtney Dudley earned the win in the second of a doubleheader against Tuscaloosa Academy.
Anna Kate Dykes (22) looks in a ball thrown to first base during Gordo’s 8-3 loss to Holy Spirit.
By BRIAN HAMILTON, Editor
The Gordo softball team travelled to Tuscaloosa Monday evening to play Holy Spirit in their season opener. The game was originally scheduled to begin at 5 p.m., but the opening pitch was delayed until 6:15 p.m. because of poor field conditions. The opener did not go as planned for the Lady Wave, however, as they saw one of their best players, Kaylee Quimby, leave with an injury, ultimately falling to the Lady Saints 8-3.
Pickens Academy pitcher, Shelby Lowe, has been playing the last few seasons for the Birmingham Thunderbolts travel softball team. She is shown with the Premier Girls Fastpitch trophy.
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
Shelby Lowe has been playing the last few seasons for the Birmingham Thunderbolts travel softball team and her team was successful in several tournaments this past summer.
The Thunderbolts won their tournament in Colorado after going 10-0 in that tournament. The team then played a tournament in Chicago where they came in second place before winning the Premier Girls Fastpitch championship in California.
The Lady Wave says a team prayer before a game at the Troy regional.
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
Gordo was one strike away from getting another shot at American Christian Academy and securing a spot in the state championships in Montgomery. All of that came crashing down when Prattville Christian’s Carolyn Carter hit a walk-off grand slam to give the Panthers a 6-5 win.
Prattville Christian, 7 Gordo, 0
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
The Pickens Academy Lady Pirates fell to their nemesis Macon-East Academy in the final, winner-take-all, contest in the AISA Class 2A state championships in Montgomery last weekend. PA started strong with a 5-1 win over Lowndes on Friday, but was then sent to the consolation bracket after falling to Macon-East 4-3 on Friday evening. The Lady Pirates would bounce back that evening, however, with a 4-0 win over Wilcox Academy.
Gordo seniors from left: Zykeria Jones, Kayla Guin, and Brianna Lang. The Lady Waves defeated Northridge 11-6 on Senior Night last Tuesday.
Sophomore Auburn-commit Shelby Lowe looks to lead the Lady Pirates into the postseason riding a 22-game win streak.
