Georgiana and Greenville advance to sub-state

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, May 9, 2007

The Georgiana Panthers softball team advanced to the sub-state over the weekend by finishing as the runner-up in the area tournament.

During the tournament, the Panthers knocked off the Goshen Eagles 5-2, the Red Level Tigers 10-1 and the Highland Home Flying Squadron 12-1 before falling to Luverne 10-0.

In the championship game, the Panthers once again fell short of the Luverne Tigers, 10-0.

&#8220The heat got to us a bit, but I am really proud of these girls,” Goergiana head coach Jerome Harris III said.

Patrice Cheatham, Shataska Mobley, Kay Maye and Anna Nelson were named to the All-Tournament team for the Panthers.

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The Greenville Tigers advanced to the sub-state over the weekend by finishing as the runner-up in the area tournament.

The Tigers fell to the Demopolis Tigers 9-4 in the championship game, scoring the only runs on Demopolis during the entire tournament.