High Schools by Susie Morris

SIRMONS TOP SOFTBALL SELECTION:
Chiles, Madison County and Liberty County all played in the softball state tournament in May, so being named first team softball carries with it quite a compliment. Munroe was one game from the tournament and senior shortstop Kaitlyn Sirmons was one big reason why. For that, Sirmons was chosen to her third All Big Bend team. Sirmons batted .472 with 15 stolen bases and a healthy .698 on base percentage. Sirmons will be playing softball at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia in the fall. [Full Story »] 

JAGUARS HOLD OWN IN DEFENSIVE STANDOUT:
The transition from a top-notch quarterback and a newcomer is tough. The transition from a top-notch coach to a newcomer is tough. Doing both in three weeks’ time is toughest of all. The East Gadsden Jaguars and new coach Trace Laing battled heavy hitters Madison County and Godby High on Friday night in a three-team jamboree. In their first half against the Cowboys, the two teams staged a stellar defensive battle that ended in a 0-0 tie. The Jags second half was more exciting.
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SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS:
Good things have been happening these past few weeks for several of our local athletes. [Full Story »] 

SOFTBALL SEASON ENDS A GAME BEFORE STATE:
The Munroe softball team finished up the year as the state’s 5th best team in Class 2A after making it to the Region1 Finals this year. The team traveled to North Tampa (Wesley Chapel) to take on Academy at the Lakes for the second straight year but with a different result this year.
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MUNROE SOFTBALL GETS MAJOR UPSET WIN:
The common quote, “The best team always wins,” is mostly true. The Munroe Lady Cats were not the better team overall. But they were the better team between the hours of 3:00 – 5:00 last Tuesday in Aucilla and that’s all they needed to upset the state second-ranked Aucilla Christian Warriors by a 6-3 score. Munroe was defeated by Aucilla Christian in all three meetings this season by a combined score of 30-2 with two games ending on the “mercy rule.” [Full Story »] 

COUNTY SCORES BIG IN BASKETBALL:
Gadsden County produced the top two Big Bend Basketball Coaches of the Year. East Gadsden’s Dimitric Salters was named Boys Coach of the Year while former Shanks star and East Gadsden coach, and current Rickards’ coach, Chariya Davis was selected Girls Coach of the Year. The county also posted two first teamers named Brandon – Brandon Shingles from West Gadsden and Brandon Simmons from East Gadsden. The Panthers’ Charis Fitzgerald was named to the Second Team. [Full Story »] 

SOFTBALL SECOND CHANCES:
The Munroe softball team was the only county team to make it out of the district tournament, although it was without a championship trophy. The Lady Cats lost to host Aucilla Christian 14-3 and as runners-up will have to hit the road. Of course last year the team had three straight long distance road-trip-wins leading them to a berth in the 2A Final Four. Thursday afternoon the team will head to Jacksonville to face the District 2 champions, First Coast Christian. Game time is 4:00. [Full Story »] 

SEEING THE BALL:
Despite losing 2 of 3 games last week with both being district contests, the Munroe baseball team has a few players hitting and pitching well for them. Junior Myles Edwards and sophomore Bradley Klees are in the top ten in batting averages in the Big Bend. Edwards, a utility player, is batting .444, putting him 5th in hitting. He has 21 runs batted in, placing him 8th overall. Klees, outfielder and pitcher, has a batting average of .411, making him #10 in the Big Bend.
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RFM TENNIS TEAM EARNS POST-SEASON:
The Munroe tennis team finished second in their Class A District 2 tournament last week and will continue their season at least a little longer. This week they headed to face the District 1 winner, Pensacola Catholic, a state finalist last year. The winner of Tuesday’s match faces the winner of Maclay and Rocky Bayou on Thursday for a trip to the state tournament. [Full Story »]