The Elkmont Lady Devils traveled to Sheffield today to play in the Sheffield Classic at the Airport Sportsplex in Muscle Shoals. Elkmont won their first game against Waterloo, 12 to 0. We had 11 hits in the shutout.
The second game was against Shoals Christian. In a close game, the Lady Flames beat the Lady Red Devils in the second game, 6 to 5. Elkmont had 7 hits in that game.
Elkmont will be back in Muscle Shoals tomorrow with games at 3 pm and 4:30 pm.
On a personal note, Leah Siebert was able to come to the games today to cheer her team on. Loving Leah!!!
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EHS Baseball - Games Moved to Tomorrow
Varsity Red Devils @ home - 4:30 pm
JV Red Devils vs ABS @ home - 6:30 pm
EHS Softball Season Starts Today
Varsity Lady Devils @ Sheffield - 2 pm
JV Lady Devils @ East Limestone - TBA
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Elkmont Softball:
Varsity Lady Devils @ Sheffield Classic
2 Games 3 pm and 4:30 pm
Elkmont Baseball: ALL DAY LONG
* for you baseball fans, there is a full slate of games on the Hill Top
JV Red Devils vs ABS @ 10 am
Varsity Red Devils @ 1 pm
JV Red Devils vs Falkville @ 3 pm
Varsity Red Devils vs ABS @ 5 pm
Middle School @ Westminister - 9 am, 11 am
The Elkmont Middle School Devils opened their season yesterday during a wind advisory. They traveled to Johnson Elementary School to play Tanner and then host team, Ardmore. The Lady Devils split the double header with a win against the Lady Rattlers, 5 - 3. Elkmont ran into headwinds against the Ardmore Lady Tigers during the second game. Ardmore took the win 9 - 3. Our middle school team will be playing East Limestone next week at Elkmont, February 27.
Elkmont Middle School baseball opened up their season today with an appearance in a Westminister Christian Academy tournament. The Red Devils lost 3-2 against Decatur Heritage. Phillip Norman and Hunter Pitman saw action on the mound, and Braden Miller and Hunter Pitman each collected a single and an RBI (run batted in) in the 5 inning game.
Our boys represented us well; lots of
talent on this team for sure! Can not wait to see more
from our awesome coaches and boys this Thursday when they play their next two games vs Ardmore at Elkmont on Thursday at 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm. Go Big Red!!
Be sure to look for updates on Thursday's games. Thunderstorms are expected that afternoon and evening before moving out after midnight.
The Elkmont School baseball and
softball seasons start this week. Many of us have been looking forward
to the beginning of another season of diamonds, hot dogs and bats.
There are 3 teams for each sport...
middle school, junior varsity and varsity. Schedules can be found under
the page tabs at the the top of the Diamonds blog.
The Hill Spirit has a reporter for the
varsity softball and baseball teams and one of the youth teams. The
blog still needs reporters for the JV, Middle School and the other youth
teams. All it takes is a score, what teams played and hopefully, a
picture. If you don't read about your team on the blog, it is because
no one submitted a post. Game or information posts can be submitted by
email: elkmont1@charter.net or by facebook message to the Hill Spirit.
For Your Info:
There will be a parent meeting for Elkmont Varsity, JV and Middle School Baseball on Wednesday, February 19 at 5 in the New Gym.
2014 Elkmont High School Softball
Pancake Breakfast was a success! Thanks to all the players &
parents for their hardwork Saturday at Applebee's....we missed Leah
Seibert & her family but want them to know we're ready to step up to
the plate and fight this battle with her.....Loving Leah....
The Hill Spirit is a firm believer in
community and helping those within our community. We are quick to send
our money and stuff somewhere else to help but it is best when it
starts at home. These are our friends, friends we don't know yet or
family. The Elkmont Youth League has come up with a great idea to recycle
unused equipment that is no longer needed or exchanged for needed
equipment. So look in the closet or in the garage and see if you have
baseball/softball stuff that needs a new home.
The baseball and softball diamonds
here in Elkmont will be very busy within 4 weeks. Youth ball is always
so much fun and keeps the city park jumping. Now is the time to think
about signing up your ball players. You can sign up at the city park concession stand. It is next to the High School baseball field.
The signup dates for Elkmont are:
February 1st @10 am - 3 pm
February 6th @ 5:30 - 8 pm
February 8th @10 am - 3 pm
If you wish to coach, you must notify the appropriate
commissioner no later than Friday, January 31st to have your name added
to the list. Daniel Clem for baseball and Scott Cook for softball. If you want to have your name listed to become a board
member of the Elkmont Youth League, please let a current board member know as soon as
possible.
Current Board Members:
Kenny Smith Marty Burrows
Crystal Miller James Hand
Jerome Pugh Lynn Clinard
Robby Grams Brandi Fielding
Beth Hobbs Daniel Clem
Scott Cook Tony Brown
Ronald Christ
If
any of you are planning on COACHING in Limestone County, whether it's
assistant coaching or dugout mom/dad, please remember you are required
to have a background check. Authorization forms are on lcgsa.net that
have to be filled out and turned into to us along with fee by March 10th
for any softball coach, etc. We always post updates to the LCGSA
facebook page.
It is looking like it may stay cold
for the most part at least to February 15. This is why softball and
baseball should not be played in February. The Hill Spirit doesn't miss turning into an icicle watching those baseball games.
Brandi Bentley, one of our Elkmont varsity softball players,
has had a very busy summer playing softball and improving her game.
She has played with the North Alabama Blazers and the Huntsville Sparks
16 and under travel teams. The Huntsville Sparks played in York,
Pennsylvania over the weekend. Brandi left yesterday morning for
Pennsylvania and after 12 hours they finally made it. The Sparks
traveled to Pennsylvania to compete with some top level teams and an
opportunity to gain a spot in the 16U nationals next year in Los
Angeles, California. It's was a great experience for one of the youngest
teams in the tournament. They finished in the top 6 out of 30 teams at
nationals with a 7 - 2 record. Huntsville played well and will only get better.
The Hill Spirit has been keeping up with Brandi and her adventures in Pennsylvania;
August
1: Won the first game against Ohio ice 8-5 in 2 extra innings and
second game we won 8-0 against Pittsburg power. I put 3 runs on the
board with a homerun in the great game. And made a diving catch over the
fence in left field to keep a ball from going over. Pretty good day for
us at the field!
I
don't know what's more exciting; hitting a homerun in the first game or
robbing a homerun with a catching dive in the second game. I'd say left
field comes pretty natural to me Great day at the field for the
Huntsville Sparks! Lets keep it rolling!
This
evening I was able to visit the Battle of Gettysburg! It was probably
the greatest experience I've ever had! I love it! I've realized how
much I appreciate our history!
July 31: We got to pet alpacas today! Quite an experience!
July 30: I'm
so excited/blessed to be traveling to Pennsylvania to play and qualify
for 16u nationals! I just know they'll love my Elkmont accent.
