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Archives 7-7-99 Men's Softball Men's Softball Berkline got back on the winners track with 16-10 victory over Huckeby Construction on Wednesday, June 30. Berkline was led by Stacy Cole and Billy Witt with 3 hits each. Billy Witt hit 2 home runs, while Shane Nivens added a home run for Berkline. Huckeby Construction was led by Allen Lewis with 3 hits, while Chris Story and Greg Parsons added a home run each. Pepsi continued its winning streak with a 21-3 victory over TranSouth. Pepsi was led by John Reagan and Jeff Arms with 4 hits each. Jeff Arms and James Robbins had 3 home runs each, while Eric Mitchell had 2 home runs, and John Reagan hit a home run. TranSouth was led by Scotty Beaty, Craig Estes, and Bill Phipps with a hit each. Craig Estes hit a home run for TranSouth. Kelly Williams/DeKalb Health Foods ran its record to 8-5 with a 24-5 victory over Ciphertek. KW/DHF was led by Michael Matthews with 4 hits, while Mark Meadows, Mark Thrasher, David Moore, Steve Boles, and Mark "The Hammer" Lee tossed in 3 hits each. Mark Thrasher, Scott Barlow, David Moore, and John Brooks each hit a home run for KW/DHF. Ciphertek was led by Brad Carr, Jim Thompson, Mike Sidwell, Michael Melton, Greg Arnold, Derek McDonald, and Andy Smith with a hit each. Michael Melton hit a home run for Ciphertek. Thursday's first game saw Pepsi defeat Ciphertek 20-5. Pepsi was led by Greg McDonald, John Reagan, Jason Wyatt, and Robbie Burgess with 3 hits each. Eric Mitchell, John Reagan, and Jason Trent each hit a home run. Ciphertek was led by Jeff Kennedy with 2 hits. The second game of the night saw Johnson Paving struggle to stay undefeated as they squeezed by Huckeby Construction 7-6. Steve Arms led Johnson Paving with 3 hits and 2 home runs. Johnny Painter and Mark Neely also added 2 hits for Johnson Paving. Huckeby Construction was led by Waylon Ledbetter with 3 hits and a home run. Chris Story also added a home run for Huckeby Construction. Kelly Williams/DeKalb Health Foods ran its record to 9-5 with a 24-4 victory over TranSouth. KW/DHF was led by Mark Thrasher with 4 hits, while Mark "The Hammer" Lee, Roger Ledbetter, Michael Matthews, and John Brooks added 3 hits each. TranSouth was led by Craig Estes with a home run, while Kyle Spears, Keith Miller, Bill Phipps, and Sean Allred each had a hit. Top 10 Batting Avg. (30 or more at-bats) Home Run Leaders (8 or more) Men's Standings W L Softball Pioneer Days Softball Tourney
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at 823-2376. Girls Softball Speck Funeral Home's 12-under girls softball team traveled to Carthage on Saturday, June 26 to participate in the 6th District Tournament. After winning the first two games, Speck's next game was for the winner's bracket. They played a Smith County team, Thunder and Lightning, that had never lost a game all year. Speck's won the game 16-9 with great defense and key hits from the whole team, and a Brittany Ray home run. The win put Thunder and Lightning in the loser's bracket where they played another Overton County team, Sears, for the right to face Speck's in the championship game. Sears and Thunder and Lightning played back and forth for seven innings with Thunder and Lightning winning by a slim 19-16 margin. The championship game saw the two teams tie at 2 after the first inning. Speck's then scored seven runs in the second, with the help of an Andrea Borden home run. Thunder and Lightning plated one run in the inning. In the third inning, Thunder opened with 14 runs to Speck's 2, putting the score at 17-11 in Thunder and Lightning's favor. Speck's defense shut down Thunder in the fourth inning, allowing no runs, then the Speck offense added 4 runs to close the gap to 15-17. Thunder added four more runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, while Speck managed three runs. In the bottom of the seventh, down to their last shot, trailing 19-21, Speck's Leslie Poston singled, Casey Emerton walked, and Stasha Babb hit a double to bring Poston home. Ashley Hall stepped up and hit the fence, sending home the winning runs. Others adding key hits in the win were Taryn Williams, Jessica McDonald, Lakeisha Walker, Amanda Qualls, Becky Smith, Heather Nolan, Lori Ann Carr, and Casey Emerton. Jade Long was sidelined with an injury. Baseball The 1999 Livingston Academy graduate has been named All-Region, Region co-Player of the Year, and All-State by the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association. Buzachero broke the school home run record in 1999 and led the Wildcats in pitching. Karate
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