Ending the fall sports season victorious

Kayleigh Emberton

South Strong. Near War Eagle Stadium a sign encourages school spirt. A sense of pride sets over the students of South Forsyth every time they walk by the sign during home games.

Kayleigh Emberton, Senior Editor
November 30, 2018

Girls tumble through the gym, performing their best moves in front of the watchful eyes of the judges. Boys race along the trail, imagining the moment they will be announced champions. The ball soars to the shortstop, with intricate footwork she moves over, grabbing the ball and making a clean through to first base for the out. The ball soars over the net at great speed and slams to the ground, the sound echoes through the gym and the spectators go crazy. The quarterback stands, scanning the space around him, looking for an open receiver when a body collides with his. It is a War Eagle sack, and the stands erupt with cheers. All of these sports have one thing in common, they have all ended. One with first place in state, one with second in state, and two region runners-up.

 

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Used with permission from Coach Davis
Makenna Segal steps up to the plate, the ball comes in and then the sound of the ball hitting the aluminum catches the crowd’s attention; they watch with wonderous eyes as it soars into play. The base runners sprint around the bases with their minds set for the next base. Smells of concessions, sound of cleats hitting the dirt, and the contrast of red dirt and green grass provide for a wonderful day. The softball team shocked the league when they came out of this season as region runner ups. With only four returning girls, critics did not seem to think it would be a successful season. Coach Ronnie Davis believes that the girls' strengths were attitude, effort and hustle; those qualities carried them through the season and earned them the tittle of region runner ups and 16 in their classification.