May 12, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Tigerette Fast Pitch Softball Team, the District Tournament Champs, will host Marshall County Monday, May 13 in the first round of the Region Tournament in Smithville.
The game begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Danny Bond Field at DCHS and WJLE will broadcast the game LIVE with the Voice of the Tigerettes John Pryor.
The Tigerettes, 19-12, captured the District Tournament Crown last week beating Stone Memorial 11-1 on Thursday which put them in the winner’s bracket finals. DC defeated Upperman 12-0 on Friday before advancing to the championship game and getting a 12-2 win over Upperman in the re-match.
Tigerette Pitcher Kora Kilore was the Tournament MVP while fellow Tigerettes Elaina Turner, Rylee Wilbur, and Bri Murphy were also named to the All-Tournament Team.
For the regular season, Kora Kilgore was Pitcher of the Year. Bryna Pelham took Defensive MVP honors and Rylee Wilbur was awarded as Freshman of the Year.
Members of the Regular Season All Freshman Team were Brooklyn Fuson and Hannah Brown while Gracie Randolph, Bri Murphy, Raylie Cowan, and Zayleigh Bain made the All-District Team-Regular Season.
Meanwhile, the DCHS Tiger Baseball Team, District Tournament runners-up, concluded their season Saturday in the Region Tournament with a 13-1 loss to Lawrence County at Tullahoma.
The Tigers began post-season play in the District Tournament at Baxter on May 2 losing to the Bees 8 to 3 but then DC went on a three game win streak knocking off Cumberland County 6 to 3 on May 3 before beating White County 11-3 and Stone Memorial 9 to 8 on May 4. The Tigers emerged from the losers backet hoping for a rematch with Upperman in quest of a District Tournament Title but weather intervened forcing them to settle for second place and a road trip to Tullahoma for the Region opener where they lost 8-0 to the Wildcats on Thursday night, May 9. The Tigers then were eliminated by Lawrence County 13-1 on Saturday.