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Lynn cheerleaders 1A state champions

State champions front row from left: Jenny Davis, Faith Cagle co-captain, Chloe Crowe captain, Maggie Alexander captain, Ronica Gordon co-captain. Back row: Amber Bridgmon, Cassidy Dodd, Makenna Davis, Kara Williams, Breanna Dodd, Audrey Duboise, Alandis McDaniel. Not pictured are coaches Andrea Gibson and Lorri Duboise.

State champions front row from left: Jenny Davis, Faith Cagle co-captain, Chloe Crowe captain, Maggie Alexander captain, Ronica Gordon co-captain. Back row: Amber Bridgmon, Cassidy Dodd, Makenna Davis, Kara Williams, Breanna Dodd, Audrey Duboise, Alandis McDaniel. Not pictured are coaches Andrea Gibson and Lorri Duboise.

By Melica Allen
Sports
nwamallen@
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LYNN - The Lynn High School cheerleaders took the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s 1A state championship Saturday, Dec. 14, at Wallace State Community College, in Hanceville.
The cheerleaders began their competition journey in October with the Mid-South Regionals in Southhaven, Mississippi. They placed first in Small Varsity Non-Tumbling Division, third place in Small Game Day Non-Tumbling Division and received bids to the Nationals in both divisions.

Haleyville 10U state champions

The Haleyville 10 and under all star softball team brought home the hardware this summer, culminating with the state championship! Their all-star record is 6-1 and they are the first-ever state champions for Haleyville in 10U. They won the North Central Pre-Area tournament hosted at the Haleyville Sports Complex on June 1, 2019, followed by the North Central Area Tournament In Fultondale on June 15. On June 22, the state tournament was played in Calera. They beat Walker County All-Stars 6-5 in the champi

The Haleyville 10 and under all star softball team brought home the hardware this summer, culminating with the state championship! Their all-star record is 6-1 and they are the first-ever state champions for Haleyville in 10U. They won the North Central Pre-Area tournament hosted at the Haleyville Sports Complex on June 1, 2019, followed by the North Central Area Tournament In Fultondale on June 15. On June 22, the state tournament was played in Calera. They beat Walker County All-Stars 6-5 in the championship game. This team battled hard through six straight games to become USSSA State Champions. Team members include from left, Creleigh Gargis, Hope Swims, Emme Romine, Bryleigh Butler, Kate Wilson, Brooklyn Butler, Marli Stewart, Ella Kennedy, Emma Gravely and Kaylee Webb.The coaching staff includes: assistant Chad Swims, head coach Justin Wilson, assistant Jeremy Butler and assistant Chad Kennedy.

Shipman member of state championship soccer team

On Nov. 3-4, 2018, the Alabama Soccer Association Division 2 State Championship was played in Foley. Zeke Shipman, a freshman at Haleyville High School, played for the victorious Shoals Soccer Club’s Under 16 team. Having won the Alabama State Cup, the team will play in regional competition in the US youth Soccer Association’s Southern President’s Cup in Round Rock, Texas, in June, 2019. In the photo, Zeke is in the back row, sixth person from the left. Zeke’s parents are Scott and Lisa Shipman.

On Nov. 3-4, 2018, the Alabama Soccer Association Division 2 State Championship was played in Foley. Zeke Shipman, a freshman at Haleyville High School, played for the victorious Shoals Soccer Club’s Under 16 team. Having won the Alabama State Cup, the team will play in regional competition in the US youth Soccer Association’s Southern President’s Cup in Round Rock, Texas, in June, 2019. In the photo, Zeke is in the back row, sixth person from the left. Zeke’s parents are Scott and Lisa Shipman.

APRA All-Star state champs

Pictured above are members of the Alabama Parks and Recreation Association’s All-Star state champion volleyball team, from the Haleyville Parks and Recreation program. Shown on the bottom row, from left: Brooklyn Walton, Hope Swims, Gracie Hall and Brylee Henderson. Standing: Coach Ashley Vandiver, Rylee Edwards, Adyson Fralix, Kaileigh Harrison, Ella Vandiver, Elis Godsey, Posey Whiteside and Coach Jayme Hall.

Pictured above are members of the Alabama Parks and Recreation Association’s All-Star state champion volleyball team, from the Haleyville Parks and Recreation program. Shown on the bottom row, from left: Brooklyn Walton, Hope Swims, Gracie Hall and Brylee Henderson. Standing: Coach Ashley Vandiver, Rylee Edwards, Adyson Fralix, Kaileigh Harrison, Ella Vandiver, Elis Godsey, Posey Whiteside and Coach Jayme Hall.

HAMILTON - We are the champions! A champion is not a word that would have come to mind when practice started for the Haleyville Parks and Recreation volleyball program in August of this year. However, the Haleyville P&R All-Star team captured the state title on Nov. 10, in Hamilton. Last year’s team finished as state runner-up in Tuskegee, beaten by Arab. The All-Star team included girls in the fifth and sixth grades.

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