The last chapter of the Class of 2017 is being written in the next two weeks and it won't be complete without recognizing our outstanding baseball team and its seniors.
Senior Night was April 13. Not only did Elkmont sew up a spot in the state playoffs with their win over Clements that night but we had the opportunity to say goodbye to our seniors.
# 5 – JACKSON COOK:
Jackson is the son of Scott & Christie Cook and the brother of Anna
Grace. He has played basketball for 4 years and baseball for 6.
Jackson is a pitcher, third baseman and short stop. He is a member of
First Baptist Church in Athens. Jackson will be attending Jacksonville
State University this fall to become a nurse practitioner.
#10 – BRYCE TYLER:
Bryce is the son of Michael & Kristal Tyler and the brother of
Clay. Bryce has played baseball for EHS for 6 years, as second baseman,
catcher and pitcher. Bryce will be attending Troy University where he
will pursue a degree in Exercise Science.
#13 – BRADY GARRIS:
Brady is the son of Garth & Allison Garris. He is a member of
Locks Cross Roads Church of Christ. Brady has played basketball for 6
years and baseball for 6 years for EHS. Brady is our starting catcher.
He will be attending the University of Alabama in the fall majoring in
Management Information Systems.
#12 – JONATHAN
CRAIG: Jonathan is the son of Danny Craig & Sherri Sides and the
brother of Sara. He has played baseball for EHS for 4 years. Jonathan
plays left and right field and 1st base. Jonathan will attend Calhoun Community College this fall.
#16 – BRAXTON HAND:
Braxton is the son of James Hand and Tammy Romine, and the brother of
Gunnar & Emeril. Braxton is a member of Truth Baptist. He has
played baseball for EHS for 3 years. Braxton plays right & left
field and second base. He will attend Calhoun this fall to major in
Criminal Justice.
#22 – BEN
YARBROUGH: Ben is the son of Wendy & Andy Yarbrough and brother of
Drew. Ben has played baseball for EHS for 2 years as a pitcher. He
will begin an apprenticeship this summer with a career in pipe fitting
and welding.
Items Given:
An embossed baseball to be used for a ceremonial first pitch to their fathers.
A photo collection with highlights of the season for each player.
A small jar that each player has filled with dirt from their position.
As you can see, we
are under construction here at EHS. A new football stadium is being
constructed and soon we will also have a new baseball field. During
this construction, the large trees that surrounded our fields up here
had to be removed. Those trees, which were over 75 years old, saw many
wins and losses for Elkmont High School. They saw players slide into
home, strike out and many bad calls by umpires.
As a special gift to
these seniors, miniature bats were specially made out of these trees for
these young men. The trees may be gone, but the memories of them will
live on with the Class of 2017.
Allison Garris
