Area Sports

BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard   The Lady Eagles ended their soccer season on Monday, April 13 falling to Trinity in Auburn in the first round of the AISA playoffs. Izzy Anderson and Yana Patel both scored a goal, and Patel and Morgan Slagley each had an assist. Goalie Layla Adams was credited with…

Fort Dale Academy tennis competed in the AISA state tournament April 6-7 at Montgomery’s Lagoon Park. Both boys and girls teams had a great showing, with three girls making it to the finals. In boys singles, second seed Jase Butts, fourth seed Sawyer Brooks, and fifth seed Logan Skipper all had first-round wins against Eastwood…

Fort Dale Golf hosted a tournament at the Greenville Country Club on Tuesday, April 21. The boys’ team came away the winners behind Harrisson Scott’s 66. Not only did Scott’s score earn him the Boys Low Medalist award, but it is also his lowest round so far as an Eagle. Pictured left to right: Brayden Osborne, Jack Brogden,…

BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard   Fort Dale Softball also wound down regular play (13-12) with a three game series against Lowndes Academy where they won one and lost one. The Lady Eagles won at home in game one on April 13 by a score of 11-10. After tying it up with the Lady…

Fort Dale Academy honored their senior softball and baseball players on April 2 between the junior high and varsity games. Pictured (L-R) are Kinsley Shipp (daughter of Bryant and Renee Shipp), Ceil Gregory (daughter of Jason and Ann Steiner Gregory), Trip Albert (son of David Albert and Tiffany Bolding), and Isaac Lowery (son of Jeremy and…

Fort Dale Baseball wrapped up their regular season at 13-7 and will play Success Unlimited at home April 21-22 for the first round of playoffs. On April 13 in game one of their series with Lowndes, the Eagles bested the Rebels 10-9 in ten innings. The winning pitcher was Cooper De Le Re, and four…

BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard   The Fort Dale Academy boys 4 x 400 meter relay team of Blake Slagley, Branson Alford, Costner Simmons and Isaac Lowery are AISA State Champs after their winning performance at the Gulf Shores Sports Complex April 9-10. They covered the distance, which is a hair shorter than a…

Both Fort Dale Soccer ended the regular season and are headed into the playoffs. Both teams traveled to Springwood (Lanett) on April 6. The Lady Eagles lost in a close match at 4-3, with two goals from Morgan Slagley and one from Izzy Anderson. Goalie Layla Adams had eleven saves. The varsity boys fell 7-0.…

Fort Dale Softball hosted Ezekiel at home on April 6, defeating them 12-8. Natalie Skipper pitched all seven innings. Ella Ealum had a homerun in the second inning, and RG Hartley took one out in the fifth.  Hartley, who hit three for four, also had an RBI. Ealum and Alyssa Cauthen had three RBIs apiece.…