YOUTH BALL RESULTS - SEPTEMBER 22

Elkmont 1 played Elkmont Elkmont 2 yesterday.  Elkmont 2 held on for the win. We didn't play our best but Elkmont 2 held on for the win, 14-9.

 Photos by Karen Abernathy

FALL SOFTBALL SCHEDULES

6 U 
*games @ 5:30 pm

09/01 @  Ardmore 1
09/06 @  Ardmore 2
09/13 @  Ardmore 1
09/15 @  Ardmore 2   
09/22 @  Ardmore 1
09/27 @  Ardmore 2
10/11 @  Ardmore 1
10/13 @  Ardmore 2

8 U  - ELKMONT 1
*games @ 7 pm
08/30 @  Clements 1
09/01      West 1
09/08      Clements 1
09/13 @  West 1
09/20 @  Clements 1
09/22      West 1
09/29      Clements 1
10/11  @  West 1


10 U - ELKMONT 1
08/30      West 1, 5:30 pm
09/01 @  Clements 1, 7 pm
09/06 @  West 2, 7 pm
09/08 @  West 1, 5:30 pm
09/13 @  Clements 1, 5:30 pm
09/15      West 2, 5:30 pm
09/20      West 1, 5:30 pm
09/22 @  Clements 1, 7 pm
09/27 @  West 2, 5:30 pm
09/29 @  West 1, 7 pm

FALL BASEBALL IN ELKMONT - SEPTEMBER 6

The fall baseball and softball seasons are in full swing. 

Elkmont has two 9/10 baseball teams.  They played each other Tuesday. 

Elkmont 2 (Red) beat Elkmont 1 (Gray), 11-7.

ELKMONT PLAYERS HONORED

The 2016 Coaches All-County Baseball Team has been released. Several of our Elkmont Red Devils made this team. You can get a hard copy for your scrapbooks from the Athens News Courier office this week. 

FIRST TEAM:
JORDAN NELSON

Led the Red Devils with a .412 batting average while stealing 22 bases. 

Jordan Nelson is the son of Kim Robinson and Warren Nelson. Jordan has lettered in Football, Basketball, and Baseball since his freshman year. He received All-Area Honors for Football his senior season, All-Area, All-County, and All-County Tournament Honors for Basketball his senior season, All-County Honors for Baseball as a junior and was selected to the East and West All Star Game his junior and senior seasons.

ELI HOBBS 

Eli Hobbs is the son of Jay and Heather Hobbs. He has played Football, Baseball and Basketball for 6 years. He received All-County and All-Area 1^st Team Honors for Football his junior and senior seasons, All-County Baseball his junior season and was selected to play in the East and West All Star Game his senior season.

ELKMONT AND THE LEGENDS

The Legends is a 10u Allstar team made up of players from East Limestone and Elkmont. They have won the District and Area tournament and will play for a state title this weekend in Madison. 

Elkmont players on the team are

Bryson Miller

Corder Hobbs

Curtis Hobbs 

 Clay Looney 

 *picture not available*

East Limestone Players:
Chase Newby, Cole Carter, Gunnar Lambruschi, Brody Stinson, Caiden Dumas, Andrew Holman, Austin Reynolds, Andrew Boggs and Landon Storey from East Limestone.

ELKMONT AND THE 8U LIMESTONE ALL STARS

The 8 year old Limestone County All Stars came in 2nd place in their area tournament. They start state tournament play, Friday 7/8/16.

The Elkmont players on the roster are Hayden Hill, Tavien Cannon, Holt Kennedy, Skyler Adams and Turner Wray

THORNE CROWE - AREA DIZZY DEAN CHAMPION

We have an Elkmont connection, Thorne Crowe, to the 6U Limestone County Allstars.  They are the undefeated champions in the district and area Dizzy Dean Tournaments.  Thorne and his team have qualified to play in the 2016 State Dizzy Dean Tournament to be held in Madison later this month.

HANNAH USERY - CLASS "B" STATE SOFTBALL CHAMP

Elkmont had two softball players win State Championships title last weekend. Brilee Miller and the Sidewinders won the 12U Class "A" tourney and Hannah Usery, who plays for the Madison Mayhem 14 U, won the Class "B" State Championship.

Madison Mayhem played last Saturday in Fultondale in pool play. They played The North Alabama Starz, losing 11-0. Next up was the DiamondZ, bounced back for a 6-5 win.  They were seeded second in  pool play.

Saturday evening, double elimination tournament bracket play started. They beat the RS Cleats, 6-2 and the Birmingham Mustangs 02, 6-5.   The Mayham squared off against the North Alabama Starz again and this time, took the win, 2-0. Undefeated in double elimination bracket play and staying in the winners' bracket, they faced the Shoals Rythm in the championship game.  Madison Mayham won, 5-3.

 

Hannah is taking this weekend off, followed by an Exposure tournament scheduled to be in Athens, Al July 8/10th. After that the team will head to Pigeon Forge to play in the SEAA World Series, July 17th/23rd.

Hannah has played with this team for 2.5 years. She's been with the team since Coach Tim Matthews put  the team together in the fall of 2014.  Last year, they placed fourth in the Class C State and fifth in C class World Series.  Later in the fall of 2015, the Mayham took second place in the USSA and NSA State tournaments. 

Hannah will be a sophomore this year at Elkmont High School and plays for the Elkmont Lady Devils.

BRILEE MILLER - CLASS "A" STATE CHAMPION

Brilee Miller, one of our young Elkmont softball players, is part of the 12U Sidewinders team.  She recently brought home some flashy jewelry in recognition of claiming the "A" Class State Tournament championship last weekend.

The USSSA State tournament was held this past weekend in Fultondale. The Sidewinders started out Saturday in pool play going 1-1 and were seeded 2nd in their pool. After a lengthy rain delay, play resumed. The Sidewinders '03 beat Alabama Elite, Comets '03, Sparks Elite '03 to advance to the championship game late Sunday afternoon. 

The Sidewinders went down 0-3 in the early innings . The girls battled back to tie the game, 3-3. In the top of the 5th, the Vipers surged ahead 7-3. The Sidewinders proved they weren't giving this game up without a fight. They scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 5th with time elapsed. 

The game went to the international tie breaker (ITB). In a ITB, the last batter from the previous inning goes to second base and play starts from that point. The Vipers were up first in the ITB and went ahead 8-7.  Now it was the Sidewinders' turn. Kaylee Shierling was placed on second base and Brilee Miller was first up to bat. Brilee hit a double to center field, scoring Kaylee for a RBI and knotting the score at 8-8. Next, Hannah Duncan hit a ball to center field. The ball was thrown to third in an attempt to throw out Brilee but it was too late as she stood on base. The Vipers tried to intentionally walk the next batter, Aiden Bellomy. Aiden was having none of that and she swung, hitting the ball to the short stop and scoring Brilee.  Brilee crossed the plate, crowning the Sidewinders as the "A" Class State Tournament Champions. 

They are coached by Chad Dickerson, David Shedd and Slade Bellomy. The team is based in Albertville. Brilee has played for the Sidewinders '03 for two seasons. She sees action at the diamond's corners, first and third bases.

ELKMONT HAS TWO STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS

Elkmont had two Softball players win a State Championship title last weekend. 

Hannah Usery who plays for the Madison Mayhem 14 U won the State in the Class "B" division. 

This smile makes the 1800 hours Mom spends at the ballpark well worth it!!!

Brillee Miller from the Sidewinders won the State Title in the 12u "A" Class. 

The Elkmont Lady Devils year in and year out have a great season and are one of those teams you don't want to appear on the softball team schedule.  This success starts outside of the high school season.  These girls and their families invest a lot of time to develop this talent. They play on travel teams throughout the summer and into the fall. 

As Hannah's mom states, "This smile is why we are at the ball park twice a week after a long day at work for practice , almost every weekend for 5 to 6 months a year, Sunday pitching lessons, countless hours of at home practice, why we are always broke, (Softball is expensive ), why we have 3 and 4 yr cars that already have high mileage on them, why our yard looks like a jungle most of the time...etc. However ,I wouldn't want to spend my time any other way. This smile is worth any and every sacrifice we make."