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All-Calhoun County girls soccer: Cain led Jacksonville girls to a special season
Sam Cain knew going into the season Jacksonville had a special team, which wound up going 8-0 against Calhoun County teams and making the quarterfinals of the Class 1A-4A state playoffs. The squad also was fourth in the state rankings, the highest of any girls team at Jacksonville, and won a school-record 16 games.
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All-Calhoun County girls soccer: Osterbind always found joy in the game
Jacksonville High girls soccer coach Sam Cain noticed future star Sharon Osterbind at a camp while she was in elementary school and knew then he wanted to coach her. Cain said that at the time, Osterbind clearly had talent and passion for the game. About a decade later, that hasn’t changed.
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All-Calhoun County boys soccer: McDonald’s demand yielded results for Oxford soccer
Heading into his second year as Oxford’s boys soccer coach, Dwight McDonald wanted a commitment from within the program. After the Yellow Jackets finished the 2012 season with an 11-12 record, McDonald started conditioning workouts in November, rather than the standard protocol of beginning in January. The plan was for the Yellow Jackets to build a better bond.
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All-Calhoun County boys soccer: Off-field work helped Oxford star to big year
Filiberto Ruedas, who plays striker, scored in 16 of the 20 games in which Oxford put up at least one goal, and he helped the Yellow Jackets to their first Class 6A playoff appearance in 13 years. He finished with a team-high 19 goals and eight assists. As a result, he is The Anniston Star’s Calhoun County boys soccer player of the year.
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Joe Medley's In My Opinion: Of rumblings, perspective and high school coaches
I had two conversations this weekend that put perspective on how high school coaches are viewed.
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Several locals make ASWA All-State baseball team
A duo of Piedmont pitchers highlighted the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A All-State baseball team.
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Jacksonville's Shed Long was born to play ball. Now he'll do it for the Reds
Saturday morning the Cincinnati Reds drafted Shed Long in the 12th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, making the Jacksonville High catcher’s dream a reality. He says his mother knew this was coming all along.
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Saks’ West, Cherokee County’s Davis named Pitcher of the Year in respective classifications
When Taylor West was 14 years old one of her goals was to be a dominant pitcher. Having made her fourth Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State team and being named Class 3A Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive season, West was certainly dominant at Saks.
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Clay Central's Giddens ready for more into administration
Former Clay Central football coach Steve Giddens will remain part of the Volunteers' athletics program, but he’ll have different responsibilities. Following the announcement of his resignation as head football coach this week, Giddens will remain athletics director at Clay Central and will serve as the assistant principal at the junior high school.
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Lee, Norton and CACC are national champions
Alex Lee and Matt Norton will be back in Alexander City shortly before noon today but there won’t be any baseball practice for the first time in months.
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Judd Smith to coach under his father this fall at Wellborn
Judd Smith had the thought long before his family moved to the Wellborn community in 2009. He was about to start the first of 49 varsity football games he played for his father and coach, Jeff Smith, and he wondered what he should call him on the field, in the locker room and during any football activity. “I said, ‘I’ll tell you what to call me, call me dad. I’m your dad first, then I’m your coach,’” Jeff Smith said.
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Two ex-Cleburne County players help lift Central Alabama to NJCAA tournament
Two former Cleburne County players have helped Central Alabama Community College of Alexander City make the National Junior College Athletic Association baseball tournament. Freshmen Alex Lee and Matt Norton have played a role in the Trojans’ run to their national tournament, which is a double-elimination event and begins Saturday. Central Alabama (38-13) will open at 10 a.m. against Palm Beach State of Lake Worth, Fla.
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Prep soccer: Nordan makes All-Star Sports Week roster
by Star staff
May 20, 2013 |  0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
Faith Christian's Sydney Nordan made the North squad for the All-Star Sports Week soccer game July 16 in Montgomery.
State softball: White Plains can't get past Saks; turns focus to next season
by Brandon Miller
bmiller@annistonstar.com
May 18, 2013 |  0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
Although White Plains was able to overcome its mental mistakes against second-ranked Good Hope to pick up a win over Straughn on Friday afternoon in the first round of the elimination bracket of the Class 3A state tournament, it was unable to overcome similar mistakes against seventh-ranked Saks on Saturday morning, falling 7-2.
State softball: Saks can’t overcome errors, bows out of state tourney after eliminating rival
by Joe Medley
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May 18, 2013 |  0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
Taylor West’s last pitch for Saks High School didn’t close out another state championship. It didn’t even happen on a softball diamond. It came minutes after seventh-ranked Saks committed nine errors in losing 6-0 to No. 5 Winfield in a state-tournament elimination game Saturday at Lagoon Park. This time, she spoke with her voice and not her right arm. After making her way to the team huddle, with her left shoe on and right shoe off, she threw her team a riser. “You all need to keep your heads up,” the senior told her now former teammates, piercing an awkward silence. “Nobody expected us to even be here.”
State softball: Saks eliminates White Plains from 3A bracket
by Joe Medley
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Saks came out swinging the bats early and put pressure on White Plains, and three early errors helped Saks eliminate the Wildcats 7-2 in Saturday’s early action in the state softball tournament. Seventh-ranked Saks (33-15-1), the defending Class 3A champion, will play Winfield in a noon elimination game on Lagoon Park’s Field 5. No. 6 White Plains finished its season 33-15.
Wehunt, Indians knock off Pleasant Valley
by Chris Brown
May 18, 2013 |  0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
The second time playing in the Calhoun County Gridiron Showcase was much more forgiving for Ohatchee head coach Nathan Wehunt. Last year, he took the head coaching job days before the spring game. This year, his Ohatchee Indians were able to pull out a 20-7 win over the Pleasant Valley Raiders before the scoreboard was wiped clean for the junior varsity in the fourth quarter. At the sound of the final buzzer, the Ohatchee junior varsity team was up 8-0 over Pleasant Valley’s junior varsity team.
State softball: Saks falls to Pisgah in 2nd round, will face White Plains again
by Brandon Miller
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Mental errors on the base paths and a physical error in the field cost Saks its second round game against top-ranked Pisgah, 1-0.
State softball: White Plains' bats awaken
by Joe Medley
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May 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
Sixth-ranked White Plains came out aggressive at the plate after struggling in their Class 3A state tournament opener Friday and stayed alive with a 7-1 victory over Straughn. The victory followed a 2-0 loss to No. 2 Good Hope earlier in the day.
Jacksonville's Lyons wins NAIA scholar honor
by Star staff
May 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 82 82 recommendations | email to a friend
Jacksonville High grad Jake Lyons, a senior tennis player at Spring Hill, has received one of the top NAIA academic honors for the second straight year. Lyons received a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete award. He is one of 94 men's tennis players nationally to receive the honor.
State softball: Ragland offense goes cold in loss to Kinston
by Brandon Miller
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May 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 84 84 recommendations | email to a friend
Ragland’s bats turned cold as morning went to afternoon, resulting in a 2-0 loss to top-ranked Kinston 2-0 in a winners' bracket game in the Class 1A state tournament.
State softball: Saks edges Winfield in 3A opener
by Brandon Miller
bmiller@annistonstar.com
May 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 83 83 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s what was written in the scorebook as “unearned” that earned seventh-ranked Saks its 2-1 win over fourth-ranked Winfield in the Class 3A state tournament Friday afternoon.
State softball: White Plains' attack falls short against Good Hope
by Joe Medley
jmedley@annistonstar.com
May 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 82 82 recommendations | email to a friend
Sixth-ranked White Plains pitcher Anna Snider threw a complete-game two-hitter, but the Wildcats managed just three hits in a 2-0 loss to No. 2 Good Hope in their Class 3A state tourney opener Friday.
State softball: Ragland wins 1A opener
by Brandon Miller
bmiller@annistonstar.com
May 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 84 84 recommendations | email to a friend
Fourth-ranked Ragland put together rallies in the sixth and seventh innings Friday morning to get past third-ranked Sumiton Christian 6-5 in the first round of the Class 1A state tournament.
Saks bests Weaver in Gridiron Showcase
by Chris Brown
May 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 81 81 recommendations | email to a friend
In the Calhoun County Gridiron Showcase, Saks used a strong running game to rush past Weaver.
Joe Medley: Reason to smile? Wellborn's Butcher got her turn at bat
by Joe Medley
jmedley@annistonstar.com
May 16, 2013 |  0 comments | 87 87 recommendations | email to a friend
The best thing in Thursday’s opening day of the state softball tournament happened with little fanfare. It’s recorded wrong in AHSAA.com’s official pitch-by-pitch account. “Now batting: (8) #21 Tymeria Mackey,” the entry says of Wellborn’s leadoff hitter in the top of the fifth inning against Lexington. Two entries later, “Mackey hits a single.” The batter was actually a pinch-hitter named Megan Butcher. Those who know her story are no doubt delighted the little-used senior in her first year of softball got her moment on the state’s biggest stage, as Wellborn was making its first state-tourney appearance in softball since 2001.
State softball: Cherokee County out of 4A tournament
by Brandon Miller
bmiller@annistonstar.com
May 16, 2013 |  0 comments | 81 81 recommendations | email to a friend
Cherokee County’s offensive slump continued Thursday, as the Warriors were unable to get anything going against Alabama Christian in a 3-0 loss. The defeat eliminated Cherokee County from the Class 4A state softball tournament.
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    bmiller@annistonstar.com
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