Sports Briefs

By Staff
Franklin County Times
Lady Tigers defeat Mars Hill
The Red Bay varsity girls softball team beat Mars Hill 7-2 Thursday as the Class 2A, Area 16 champion Lady Tigers capped an undefeated season in area play. Whitney Sharp pitched a one-hitter for Red Bay with seven strikeouts, and also went 3-for-4 at the plate. Ashley Frame also had three hits in four plate appearances, and Ashley Hardin went 2-for-4.
Red Bay tennis improves to 8-2
The Red Bay varsity boys tennis team recently earned wins over Lexington, Belmont (Miss.) and Mars Hill to improve to 8-2 overall and 4-0 in section play this season.
Wesley Jarnigan, Matt Young, Toby Gray and Kirk Armstrong each won singles matches in an 8-1 win against Lexington April 8, and the Tigers swept all three doubles matches. Red Bay beat Belmont 4-1 Monday as Jarnigan and Gray-Armstrong won for the boys, while Paige Palmer earned a singles victory and Palmer-Caitlin Childers won doubles for the girls. Red Bay downed Mars Hill 8-1 Tuesday as Jarnigan, Young, Gray, John Thigpen, Chris Funderburg, Armstrong won singles matches and the Tigers won 2-of-3 doubles.
ASWA State Polls
April 17
Class 1A Softball
No. 1 Millry (29-6)
No. 2 Pleasant Home (18-5)
No. 3 Speake (19-3)
No. 4 Spring Garden (10-4)
No. 5 Collinsville (18-8)
No. 6 Jacksonville Chr. (11-2)
No. 7 Jeffrson Chr. (9-2)
No. 8 Belgreen (14-7)
No. 9 Hubbertville (14-6)
No. 10 Woodville (11-1)
Class 2A Baseball
No. 1 Leroy (25-3)
No. 2 G.W. Long (24-6)
No. 3 American Chr. (23-5)
No. 4 Bayside Acad. (19-5)
No. 5 Ranburne (15-3)
No. 6 Mars Hill Bible (21-11)
No. 7 Luverne (15-4)
No. 8 Phil Campbell (19-8)
No. 9 Oakman (16-7)
No. 10 Houston Acad. (13-6)
Class 5A Baseball
No. 1 Bibb Co. (26-4)
No. 2 Pleasant Grove (27-6)
No. 3 C. Henderson (27-9)
No. 4 Benjamin Russell (23-7)
No. 5 Spanish Fort (24-7)
No. 6 Cullman (23-14)
No. 7 Hartselle (28-9)
No. 8 Russellville (27-9)
No. 9 Athens (20-9)
No. 10 Fort Payne (19-9)
Regional BASS tournament
May 22-23
DECATUR – The BASS Club World Championship (BCWC) Regional Tournament is set for Thursday, May 22 and Friday, May 23 in Decatur.
For more information on the BCWC tournaments, visit www.bassmaster.com.