Lady Cavs Swing Into Season

Emilee Chaffin, Charger Staff

Softball at CHS is well underway as the Lady Cavs are ending their third month of games. Theconditioning and practicing which have been going on much longer seem to have paid off well The team, along with Coaches Verdice Duff and Sam Brooks, had positive remarks about the season. Sophomore Hannah Jaffe says, “I feel that this season is a growing one. We have a lot of work to do. There are many new players on the team that have really helped us so far. Our schedule this year has been a very busy one but it will help us improve greatly.”
Girls on the team include freshmen Tara Polk, Kayla Allen, Joanna Slagle, and Candice Nabors and sophomores Kristie Powell, Marie Swallows, Justina Goff, Holly Tino, Mariah Skimmyhorn, Orianna Knowlton, Hannah Jaffe, Erin Currier, and Erin Breeding.
The juniors heading up the team are Marie Lee and Megan Williams, along with senior Keisha Darty.

“With so many young girls and such a good, positive team, I see us going very far in the Districts and growing stronger as a team in the process,” says sophomore Erin Breeding.

The girls are finishing up their regular season soon and will hold a tounament here this weekend. They will be playing Crossville here on May 3 at 6:00. Be sure and support our girls softball team as they challenge for a district championship.

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