Ja’Zavion Shepherd receives the Douglas McNaughton Award. The award is given to a player in Dixie Youth Baseball who has shown overall ability, character, sportsmanship, and leadership. Shepherd is pictured with Keith Taylor (left) and Jerome Harris III, the new Greenville Parks and Recreation Department Director. (Bruce Branum | The Standard)

The Dixie Youth Baseball All-Stars (ages 11-12) were announced at the closing ceremonies of the league on Thursday, Friday, May 20, at the Greenville Sportsplex. They will play in Troy, June 16. Pictured (l-r) kneeling are Rylan Beck, Javion Ball, Jaxon Albert, Keller Huggins, Kullen Huggins, Dalton Newton, and Jesse McNeal; standing, coach Griffin Huggins,…

BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard   The touted tournament, the 22nd Annual South Alabama Karate Open is due to kickoff at 10 a.m. June 11 at Straughn High School in Andalusia. This tournament is one of the most acclaimed events for martial arts competitions in the south east, and from all accounts from…

The Dixie Softball Ponytails All-Stars (ages 11-12) were announced at the closing ceremonies of the league on Thursday, Friday, May 20 at the Greenville Sportsplex. They will play in Troy June 16. Pictured (l-r) kneeling are Madilyn Young, Tucker Hamilton, Bradleigh Hickman, Parker Stinson, Ella Ealum, and Alli Pierce; second row, Allie Newton, Paisley Honeycutt,…

The Dixie Softball Darlings All-Stars (ages 9-10) were announced at the closing ceremonies of the league on Thursday, Friday, May 20 at the Greenville Sportsplex. They will play in Troy June 16. Pictured (l-r) are Brooklyn Yancey, Skai McGhee, Lynlee Till, Mary Lee McLendon, Maygan McLain, Addison Luckie, Bella Howell, Reese Hartley, Skyla Calhoun, Maggie…

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Super Bruce. This easy-going newspaperman dons his alter ego to coach a Dixie Mite baseball team. “No matter how old you get, your high school friends can still get you in a mess of trouble,” said Super Bruce, who claims that coaching this age group,…

At the plate for the Pirates in their Dixie Mite game against the Red Socks on Saturday, May 14, Andrew Conway makes solid contact with the ball. (Kathy Pickens | The Standard)

The A’s Joseph Watts was on the mound in their Dixie Minors baseball game versus the Orioles on Saturday, May 14. (Kathy Pickens | The Standard)