14 girls attended Coach David Gilland's softball came and two more came out for fall practices, bringing up the numbers to 16 this year. He will be assisted this year by Tyler Miyashiro. Out this year are Jarisa Moffit, Rikky Hunt, Adrian Fletchall, Alysa Fletchall, Emily Thomas, Rachael Gardner, Victoria Moore, Kennedy Galanakis, Abbi Caddenhead, Brooklyn White, Dominique Findley, Sidney Thummel, Haley Hunt, Grace McElvain, and Payton Adwell.
The girls play at the North Harrison Jamboree Tuesday, August 18th at 5 pm with North Harrison and South Harrison. They then host Northeast Nodaway on the 25th at 5 and travel to North Nodaway on the 27th at 5 pm before going to the Bill Hill Memorial Tourney in Albany on August 29th.
The girls host South Harrison at 5:30 on September 1st before traveling to Stanberry on the 3rd at 5:30. During the next week, the girls will have a busy week as they host Polo on the 8th, followed by another home game with Albany on the 9th. The Polo game will start at 5:30, while Albany will have a junior high game at 4 before the varsity game at 5:30. Worth County will then travel to King City to play in the King City Tournament; games start at 9 on September 12th.
The girls play a tough stretch the next week starting with a 5:30 home match with Jefferson, followed by a road trip to Gallatin the next night starting at 5:30. A home game with Braymer on the 17th at 5:30 will round out that week's games.
On September 22nd, the Tigers travel to King City before returning home to host Maysville on the 24th for Senior Night; both games start at 5:30. The girls then travel to North Harrison to their tournament starting at 9 am on September 26th. In the final three games of their season, the girls travel to South Nodaway on the 28th for a 5:00 start, to Princeton on the 29th for a 5:30 game, and to North Andrew on October 5th for a 6:00 start. Districts will be October 7th, 8th, and 10th at Albany this year.
The girls hope to improve on a three-win campaign last year; they return several players from that squad. Coach Dave Gilland can use three different players behind the mound this year; Haley Hunt, an upcoming freshman can pitch; Rikky Hunt returns after sitting out last year due to injury and is at full strength. Payton Adwell, who was pressed into service last year after Hunt was unable to pitch, can throw; Sidney Troutwine can pitch on an emergency basis.
Worth County will likely be good at bunting and guarding against the bunt; Coach Gilland can use either Adrian Fletchall or Payton Adwell at third base or behind the plate. Rachael Gardner returns, and can play either first or right field. Victoria Moore can play second, while Rikky Hunt can play shortstop. Brooklyn White played in center some; Rikky Hunt has played right field before. Freshman Kennedy Galanakis showed a lot of promise at first base, meaning Gilland can move Gardner to the outfield to solidify that area. Dominique Findley showed a lot of improvement last year hitting; Mollie Blaine, who was the team's DH last year, showed a lot of improvement as well. Sidney Troutwine showed she was one of the best bunters on the team with the ability to place it anywhere on the field.
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