Overcoming challenges, Lady Royals celebrate great softball season.

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Overcoming challenges, Lady Royals celebrate great softball season.
By Dave Whitaker
Dec 7, 2020, 23:04

JV players with their certificates.

Like other sports, this year’s Lady Royals softball team faced challenges due to COVID-19. A late start to practice. No preseason games. A shutdown during the season because of contact tracing.

Marley Jarrell with assistant coach Emmie Meadows.

Despite those obstacles, BCHS won their region title since 2014. Players, families, and coaches gathered to celebrate the season Monday night at the Community House.

Meadows with Kenna Bowman and Ter'Nazia Elvine.

Both JV and varsity players received certificates. Varsity players also were given hooded sweatshirts. In handing out JV awards, assistant coach Emmie Meadows praised the players for trying hard regardless of the score.

Meadows with Jalexia Taylor.

Awards were as follows: Best Offense: Marley Jarrell. Co-Best Defensive Players- Ter’Nazia Elvine and Kenna Bowman. Coach’s Award: Jalexia Taylor.

Varsity players with their certificates.

Varsity awards were presented next. Best Offense: Clara Rickerson. Best Defense: Trinity Glover. Leadership Award (voted on by team): Darci Dillard. MVP(voted on by team): Trinity Glover.

Head coach Teresa Gray with Clara Rickerson.

The last awards given out were all region selections. Head coach Teresa Gray explained they were voted on by all the coaches. Selections were as follows.
Second team: Clara Rickerson, Riley Haley, Darci Dillard. First team: Rebecca Bowling, Jordyn Krieg, Trinity Glover, E’lisia Vickers, Addisyn Keel.

Gray with Darci Dillard.

Coaches were presented gifts of appreciation from the Diamond Club for all their work during the season. Club president Kevin Wimberly said they were in great shape financially and they hoped to be able to do more in 2021. Congratulations to all the award winners.

All Region Second Team: Rickerson, Riley Haley, Dillard.