Sports Briefs: Softball, baseball teams fall in playoffs

Published 12:45 pm Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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Golf tourney for Davie basketball programs   

The Davie girls and boys basketball programs will hold a golf tournament at Colin Creek on May 11 at 9 a.m. The cost is $40 for individual players and $160 for four-man teams. Contact girls coach Lindsey Adams or boys coach Josh Pittman at school at 336-751-5905.   

DLL Golf Tournament May 10

Davie Little League will hold its second golf tournament fundraiser for the new Challenger Field at Pudding Ridge on May 10. The tee times will be 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. The cost is $80 per player or $320 for four-person teams. Lunch will be served for all players between noon-2.

DLL is raising funds to build its own turf field. The goal is to raise $500,000 to give those with special needs and disabilities the opportunity to play and have fun for free.

“It’s a huge thing to have,” Secretary and Fundraiser Coordinator Leigh Shenberger told WXII. “They have their own event, their own team, where they can feel included and feel like they get to do all of the things that every other child gets to do.”

“They miss out on that if we don’t provide that for them,” said DLL President Jerry Riddle, whose 17-year-old daughter Sarah has Asperger’s Syndrome. “It just gives her a chance to compete and spend an hour with her friends every week. It’s a top part of her week. Every Monday she looks forward to it.”

Softball camp June 17-20

Davie softball will hold its summer camp June 17-20 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the high school. The cost is $55 per child. For more information, contact coach Nathan Handy at handyn@davie.k12.nc.us.

Family Promise Golf Tournament

The Family Promise of Davie County Golf Tournament will be May 18 at Colin Creek. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the tournament will start at 9 a.m. The cost is $65 per player and $260 per team of four. Email the director at lisa@familypromisedc.org to get signed up.

Davie baseball/softball results

Davie’s baseball team lost a nailbiter, 3-2 at Glenn, in the first round of the Central Piedmont Conference Tournament. Davie was seeded fifth in the tournament, the Bobcats fourth. No. 6 Mt. Tabor pulled a 12-4 shocker over No. 3 East Forsyth in the quarterfinals. Glenn beat Reagan by one in the semifinals. West Forsyth blew out Glenn in the final.

After easing past Mt. Tabor 15-0 in the first round of the softball CPCT, the Lady War Eagles fell 6-3 to West Forsyth in the semifinals. West edged Reagan 1-0 in the final. Stories on the latest baseball/softball games will appear next week.