Vance provides leadership, numbers for WVHS

WATER VALLEY — The clicking sound in Haley Vance’s ankle was loud enough for her to hear it. Her final basketball game as a Water Valley Lady Blue Devil resulted in a sprained ankle and while that didn’t make an impact for the girls basketball team, a bum ankle wasn’t a good thing for the softball team and first-year coach Casey Clouse.

Fortunately for Vance and the rest of her teammates, she was able to recover from the sprained ankle in time, and once she got her timing back at the plate, she was able deliver a great performance in her final year wearing blue and white. (June 7, 2012, Page 1B)

Lafayette’s 7th-inning rally comes up short

The Lafayette Lady Commodores may have been eliminated from the Class 4A playoffs last Friday, but that didn’t prevent them from showing heart late in Wednesday’s home game against Lewisburg.

Trailing by four runs, the Lady ‘Dores plated two runs in the last frame to get within striking distance before the Lady Patriots were able to close the game out and earn the 6-4 victory. (April 19, 2012, Page 8)

NAHS eliminates Lady ‘Dores from postseason

New Albany’s most productive offensive day in Division 2-4A play ended up costing the Lafayette Lady Commodores a spot in the upcoming Class 4A playoffs. (more…) (April 16, 2012, Page 9)

Lady ‘Dores finish fourth at Class II meet

Lafayette finished fourth out of 27 teams in Saturday’s Class II state meet. Charleston won the overall title followed by South Pike. (more…) (April 16, 2012, Page 9)

Lady ‘Dores host New Albany in 2-4A contest

BLOG — Lafayette enters this evening’s home game against New Albany needing to earn a win to remain in the hunt for a spot in the Class 4A playoffs. (more…) (April 13, 2012)

Lafayette perfects small ball, tops Oxford at home

A successful approach at the plate for Lafayette paid off for the Lady Commodores on Monday night in their 13-1 win over Oxford. After falling behind 1-0 to the Lady Chargers in the first inning, LHS answered with nine runs in the second and four more in the third thanks to some successful bunting early coupled with some blasts from players such as Corey Hollis, Katrina Wilson, Kendall Glass and Rae Drewery. (more…) (April 3, 2012, Page 9)

Lady Vikings too much for Lafayette

Tuesday night’s District 2-4A softball game between Lafayette and North Pontotoc boiled down to mistakes made by the Lady Commodores and timely hits turned in by the Lady Vikings. (more…) (March 28, 2012, Page 7)

‘Lady Dores get complete-game win

Once things got rolling on offense for the Lafayette Lady Commodores on the softball field Tuesday night, they didn’t stop until the game was completely in their favor. LHS defeated the Lady Chargers 11-2 at Oxford thanks to a potent offense, strong pitching from starter Kelsey Kesler and another flawless performance on defense. (March 7, 2012)

Lady ‘Dores shine in Class II North Half meet

Three first-place finishes helped lead the Lafayette Lady Commodores to a second-place finish overall in Thursday’s Class II North Half meet. Eight lifters qualified for the upcoming state tournament, while LHS garnered 38 points overall. Charleston won the meet with 69 points and had 12 lifters make it to the state tournament. (March 2, 2012, Page 6A)

Lafayette’s Kesler signs with ICC

Lafayette athletes continue to be a top priority for Itawamba Community College coaches to recruit and sign to scholarships.

Four weeks after six Commodores signed to play for the Indians in football, LHS softball standout Kelsey Kesler signed on with the Lady Indians and coach Andy Kirk. (March 1, 2012, Page 6)