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Soccer Jacksonville State head coach Sean Fraser didn't need to go far for the newest members of the soccer program by adding three student athletes from the state of Georgia during the NCAA fall signing period. Fraser inked Abby Cole from Cumming, GA and Camdyn Magrosky and Alexis Castle from Woodstock, GA. Cole will add depth at the midfield position for Jax State, while Castle is a defender. Magrosky will bolster the goalkeeper position for the Gamecocks. Magrosky and Castle attend Etowah High School. Cole preps at South Forsyth High School. Women's Golf The Jacksonville State women's golf team added an international standout as part of National Signing Day. Head coach Robbie Fields announced the signing of Lara El chaib from Abu Dhabi after receiving her National Letter of Intent. She will join Fields and the Gamecocks in the fall of 2024 as a freshman. El chaib signs with Jax State out of The British School Al Khubairat in Abu Dhabi, UAE, where she was the 2023 BSAK Golfer of the Year. Baseball Jacksonville State first-year head baseball coach Steve Bieser has put together one of the largest and highly-touted recruiting classes for the baseball program in his first year with the Gamecocks. Bieser and his staff inked 10 high school players during the NCAA's fall signing period. The new staff reached into the talent-rich state of Georgia and made en-roads with the talent within the state of Alabama for the majority of the class. The new class of Gamecocks also established the highest recruiting ranking according to Perfect Game, one of the premier recruiting sources and organization for amateur baseball prospects throughout the country. Perfect Game ranked Jax State's class 87th in the country, which is the best ranking for the program since PG started ranking classes starting in 2011. The Jax State signees include: Trey Majette (Peachtree Ridge High School in Lawrenceville, GA), Fisher Cantrel (Harris County High School in Shiloh, GA), Quin Long (Friendship Christian High School in Lebanon, TN) Maddox McDougall (Wiregrass Ranch High School in Wesley Chapel, FL), Michael Daniel (Auburn), Cole Kreisel (Warrenburg, MO), Matthew Cash (Centreville), Cade Miles (Hartsell), Quinten Jones (Suwanee, GA) and RJ Brooks (Oxford).
Softball The Alabama Softball team added Four on National Signing Day. The incoming players will join the Crimson Tide next fall ahead of the 2025 season. They include: Braya Hodges (Houston Academy, Dothan), Mari Hubbard (Huntsville High School), Kennedy Marceaux (Kaplan High School, Kaplan, LA), and Audrey Vandagriff (Prince Avenue Christian School, Bogart, GA). Rowing The University of Alabama has signed 12 rowers for next year’s freshman class. The Crimson Tide’s 2024 signing class covers seven states and four countries. The signees include: Annabel Barnett of Australia; Sydney Caragher of Seattle, WA; Adison Conti, of Sea Isle, N.J.; Avery Douglas of Cleveland, Ohio; Ella Rose Duval of Canada; Ava French of Alpharetta, GA; Heidi Heppner of Atlanta, GA; Olivia Knight of Southlake, TX; Grace Moore of Wilmington, DE; Jeanne Riemann, of Johannesburg South Africa; Jade Sinsigalli, of Duxbury, MA; and Olivia Till of Dallas, TX. Gymnastics The University of Alabama gymnastics program has added five gymnasts for next year’s incoming freshman class. Love Birt of Camden DE, Brooke Dennis of Orlando, FL; Ryan Fuller of Knightsen CA; Kylee Kvamme of Auburn, WA; and Paityn Walker of Hercules, CA are set to join the Crimson Tide next fall. The Alabama signing class features three Developmental Program national champions (Fuller, Kvamme, Walker) and two Junior Olympics national qualifiers (Birt, Dennis). Soccer The Alabama soccer team has added eight signees to the Class of 2024. The soccer signees include: Breezie Brewer of Riverside, CA; Kiley Kukan, of Old Monroe, MO; Lexi Meyer of Lone Tree, CO; Madi Munguia of Puyallup WA: Sophia Neves of Spanish Fork, Utah; Madeline Padelski of Nolensville, TN; Ashley Roni of Sammamish, WA; and Maison Smith of Eureka, MO. Men's Basketball The Alabama men's basketball program added two players on National Signing Day. The Crimson Tide's signees include five-star prospect Aiden Sherrell from Detroit, Michigan and four-star prospect Naas Cunningham from West Orange, New Jersey. Alabama's signing class is ranked No. 7 overall and its the fourth consecutive top-15 signing class for head coach Nate Oats since arriving on campus.
Softball Multiple All-American and All-State honors are some of the accolades for a trio of Auburn softball’s signees. All three are ranked in the Extra Elite 100 list by Extra Inning Softball as the class as a whole ranks No. 17 in the nation. The star-studded trio utility player AnnaLea Adams (Union County High School in Liberty, Indiana); outfielder Jolie Adams (Lake Central High School in Schereville, Indiana) and right-handed pitcher Blayne Godfrey (Danville High School in Hartselle). Men's Golf Billy Davis and Tyler Spielman are the newest Tigers to intertwine their names with the storied history of the Auburn men’s golf program. Davis comes to The Plains via Spring Valley, California. Spielman hails from Cave Creek, Arizona. Equestrian The nationally-ranked Auburn equestrian team had nine sign National Letters of Intent for the 2024-25 season. Joining the Tigers on the Western side will be Abby Eddy (Rocheport, MO), Michelle Fumagalli (Scottsdale, AZ) and Addisyn Schmersal (Scottsdale, AZ). Set to compete for Auburn in Jumping Seat will be Kate Hagerty (Terrebonne, OR), Ariana Marnell (Las Vegas, NV), Frankie Nicklaus (Duluth, GA), Kate Parker (Laguna Beach, CA), Eleanor Rudnicki (The Woodlands, TX) and Eve Westfall (Boulder, CO). Women's Basketball An Auburn legacy is staying home as Syriah Daniels will join the Auburn women’s basketball team for the 2024-25 season. Daniels, a 6-0 is a senior at Auburn High School. Last season, she averaged 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists and was a first-team All-State selection. Daniels joins fellow in- state signee Jordan Hunter, as the first two members of the Auburn signing class for 2024-25. Men's Basketball Auburn University Men's Basketball Head Coach Bruce Pearl and his coaching staff have inked yet another five-star recruit as Tahaad Pettiford recently signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Tigers. Pettiford, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound guard out of Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City, N.J., burst onto the scene over the summer as one of the best scoring guards in the country. Rated the No. 2 point guard and No. 21 overall player in the Class of 2024 by 247 Sports, Pettiford played AAU basketball for New Heights Lightning on the EYBL circuit, shooting 33.5 percent from the 3-point line and averaging 13.3 points per game.
Softball Tennessee softball head coach Karen Weekly has announced seven signees for the program's 2024 recruiting class. The newest Lady Vols include Emma Clarke (West Rowan High School, Cleveland NC), Ella Dodge (Lakewood Ranch High School, Brandenton, FL), Amayah Doyle (Cartersville High School, Cartersville, IN), Saviya Morgan (Columbus Central High School, Columbia TN), Erin Nuwer (Nardin Academy, East Aurora NY), Zoie Shuler (Robbinsville High School, Robbinsville, NC) and Peyton Tanner (Brazoswood High School, Lake Jackson, TX). Rated as the No. 4 class in the nation by Extra Inning Softball, five players are featured in the top 10 of the Extra Elite 100 player rankings for the class of 2024. Tanner and Doyle come in at fourth and fifth, respectively, while Nuwer, Clarke and Morgan were tabbed seventh, eighth and 10th to round out Tennessee's top-10 ranked players. Women's Basketball The Tennessee women's basketball program has signed four-star guard Kaniya Boyd, the nation's No. 29 overall prospect in the HoopGurlz espnW top 100 class of 2024. Boyd is a 5-foot-9 guard from Centennial High School in Las Vegas. The four- star recruit becomes the second player from Nevada to join the Big Orange, following in the footsteps of Las Vegas Liberty High School graduate and current WNBA player Rae Burrell. Men's Golf Tennessee men's golf coach Brennan Webb has announced the signings of three golfers in the 2024 class. The signees include: Christian Pardue of Arlington, TN; Jackson Herrington of Dickson, TN; and Kai Komulainen of Carrara, Australia. Men's Basketball University of Tennessee head men's basketball coach Rick Barnes announced the signing of prep standout Bishop Boswell. The 6-foot-4, 195 pound point guard Boswell is a unanimous four-star recruit from Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina Boswell checks in at No. 65 nationally in both the On3 Consensus and 247Sports Composite rankings. Both list him top-10 at his position and seventh-best in the talent- rich state of North Carolina. All four major recruiting sites place Boswell in the top 90 of their independent rankings, both On3 and ESPN slotting him in the top 70 nationwide. Boswell ultimately selected the Volunteers over Georgia, Missouri, South Carolina, Wake Forest and Xavier.
Gadsden City's Naomi Wise (#32) looks to pass the basketball during action against Hewitt-Trussville on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The visiting Huskies picked up a 69-48 season opening win over Gadsden City. Photo By Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger
Ider's Addi White scored four points to help the Hornets' Junior High Girls buzz past Crossville 32-10 on Friday, November 10. Photo By Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger
Photo By Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger
Collinsville's Parker Jones (#4) attempts a layup during the Panthers 8th grade boys basketball game at Geraldine on November 6, 2023. Collinsville defeated Geraldine 46-9.
Collinsville Junior High Cheerleaders Photo By Brandon K. Pierce, The Sports Ledger
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