All-Area 12 Baseball Team Named SPORTS LEDGER Read Free Online at www.TheSportsLedger.com The JUNE 2022 Page 10
The Area 12 High School Baseball All-Area Team for 2022 was recently announced. The players earning All- Area honors include: Hokes Bluff: Brayson Hayes, Glavine Lamberth, Bryce Whitaker, and Anderson Morgan; Collinsville: Jameson Coker, Keaton DeBoard, and Carson Dennis; Geraldine: Colton Lusher, Drew Fowler, and Bo Harper; Asbury: Will Walters and Gavin Johnson. The players earning All-Area Honorable Mentions honors include: Hokes Bluff: Dawson Teague and Colton Shields; Collinsville: Mason McAteer, Gavin Lang, and Jeremiah Killian; Geraldine : Levi Martin and Austyn Banks; and Asbury: Cole Garrett.
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Dale Pruitt Returns To Plainview Football
Geraldine's Bo Harper is one of the players earning All-Area Honors. Photo by Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger
By Brandon K. Pierce The Sports Ledger Plainview High School will have a familiar face on the football field this fall, as former coach Dale Pruitt has been hired to lead the Bear's program for a third time in his coaching career. Pruitt spent 17 years coaching the Bears from 1984 to 2000 and another nine years at Plainview from 2006-2014. He began his career at Pisgah in 1982 and has been a coach in three different states (Georgia and Tennessee), as well at Fort Payne and Albertville High Schools. Pruitt spent four years (2015-2018) at the helm of the Aggies program and he was at Fort Payne for three years (2001- 2003).
Throughout his career, his teams have reached the playoffs 25 times and Pruitt has guided his players to 13 Regional Titles. He also had four seasons (1983, 1990, 1991, and 1999) where his team finished the regular season with an undefeated record. Pruitt's is taking over a Plainview program that finished the 2021 regular football season with a 7-4 record under former Coach Nick Ledbetter, who was recently hired as Assistant Principle at Ider High School. Plainview opens up the Pruitt era on August 19 at Priceville. The Bears are scheduled to kick off the 2022 home season against Geraldine on September 2.
Boswell & Foster Named to AHSAA North All-Star Softball Team
The North-South Softball All-Star Teams were recently named for the 2022 AHSAA North-South All-Star Sports Week and among the 18 players on the North squad were Plainview's Lily Boswell and Sand Rock's Jadyn Foster. The duo are the only two players on the roster from the Northeastern part of Alabama. The All-star teams are comprised of 2023 rising seniors and they were chosen by a special coaches committee from nominations received from AHSAA member school coaches. “Softball in the AHSAA continues to get stronger and stronger, and these two all-star squads reflect that fact. Both squads are filled with outstanding softball players and coaches from our member schools,” said Brandon Dean, Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA). “We look forward to watching them in the All-Star competition set for the All-Star Sports Week this summer.” The North-South All-Star softball coaches include: (North) Trent Patterson, Lauderdale County High School: Taylor Burt, Hewitt-Trussville High School; and Kent Chambers, Bob Jones High School (administrative coach); (South) Jenny Laird, Daphne High School; Mark Segrest, Elmore County High School; and Susan Barnes, Elba High School (administrative coach). Burt coached Hewitt-Trussville to the Class 7A state championship in 2020 and 2021 and to a runner-up finish in 2022. Segrest directed Elmore County to the Class 5A state tournament this past season. Highlighting the all-star softball rosters are seven players who participated in the 2022 State Softball finals or semifinals past season. On the South 18-member squad are shortstop Madison Johnson of Class 4A Geneva, pitcher Kaylee Navarre of Class 1A Brantley, shortstop Brandy Phillips of Class 3A Beulah and Ainsley Watts, first baseman for Class 2A G.W. Long. Watts helped Long finish third this season. Phillips, who also pitches, helps Beulah go 40-8 this past season, Navarre helped Brantley win the 2021 state title and finish third this season in Class 1A, and Johnson played a key role in helping Geneva reach the Class 4A state finals. Two standouts joining Boswell and Foster on the North All-Star Softball Team are Hewitt-Trussville shortstop Kenleigh Cahalan and Thompson pitcher and 7A state tourney MVP Chalea Clemmons. The Warriors finished 45-8-1 to claim Thompson’s third state title and first since 1999. Hewitt-Trussville finished 45-8-1 and fell in the 7A finals 2-0 to the Warriors. The North All-Stars sweep last summer’s North-South softball competition winning 11-8 in eight innings in the opener and 6-1 in the nightcap. The North leads the series 27-23-3 heading into the 2022 competition. The series was first played in 1997.
Plainview's Lily Boswell attempts to throw to first base during the 2022 DeKalb County Softball Tournament. The Bears won the county tournament and advanced to the Class 3A State Tournament. Plainview picked up a 6-1 win over Priceville to open state softball action. However, the Bears fell to Beulah and Houston Academy, who went on to win the 2022 Class 3A State Title. Photo by Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger State Baseball and Softball Champions The results from the AHSAA 2022 State Baseball Finals are below: • Class 1A - Bayshore Christian Eagles • Class 2A - GW Long Rebels • Class 3A - Trinity Presbyterian Wildcats • Class 4A - Mobile Christian Leopards • Class 5A - Russellville Golden Tigers • Class 6A - Hartselle Tigers • Class 7A - Central Red Devils The results from the AHSAA 2022 State Softball Tournament Finals are below: • Class 1A - Holy Spirit Catholic Saints • Class 2A - Orange Beach Makos • Class 3A - Houston Academy Raiders • Class 4A - Curry Yellowjackets • Class 5A - Hayden Wildcats
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Gene Hill (above) recently stepped down from his position as head football coach at Sardis High School. Hill had been at the helm of the Lions' program for 11 years, where he compiled an overall record of 51-64. Last year the Lions finished with a 1-9 overall record, with their only win coming against rival Crossville. Sardis has already hired Chris Stephenson as the Lions' new head football coach. Stephenson, who is an Auburn Graduate, is originally from the Vestavia Hills area. He is returning to the state of Alabama after coaching in Florida since 2016. The Chris Stephenson era at Sardis High School will officially begin this fall when the Lions open the 2022 season against DAR. Sardis Undergoes Coaching Change
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The Ider Lady Hornets softball program reached the AHSAA Class 2A State Softball Tournament. However, their season ended in the tournament after a 8-0 loss to Hatton and a 6-1 loss to Luverne.
• Class 6A - Athens Golden Eagles • Class 7A - Thompson Warriors
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