LOCAL ROUNDUP: Bearcats push playoff series to Thursday; Dawgs sticking with Friday for now
Published 9:49 pm Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Cullman just can’t wait for the start of the baseball playoffs.
Mother Nature won’t let them anyway.
The Class 6A No. 1 Bearcats followed the lead of a few other hosts around the state, pushing their first-round series to Thursday to try and avoid Friday’s expected showers. That means the Black and Gold will now welcome Athens to Bill Shelton Field for a doubleheader Thursday at 4:30 and 7 p.m. Weather permitting, an if-necessary Game 3 would be Friday at 5 p.m.
As of Thursday night, coach Michael Chandler said Hanceville is keeping its postseason opener on Friday. The 3A No. 5 Bulldogs are currently slated to host Winston County at 4:30 and 7 p.m. Their tiebreaker would be Saturday at noon.
Prep Girls Soccer
% Cullman 4, Lee-Huntsville 1: Four different girls had goals, and the Lady Bearcats wrapped up home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs with their first section title since 2005.
Ninfa Moreno was good for a goal and an assist, while Kaitlin Cook, Abby Branham and Leah Shaddix each recorded a goal apiece.
The fifth-ranked Black and Gold improved to 16-2. They’ve won six games in a row, which ties a school record.
% St. Bernard 4, Fairview 2: The Saints took a 3-0 lead less than a minute into the second half and withstood a furious Aggie rally to win a local mud match Tuesday at Dafford Smith Stadium.
Abbie Mescher and Isabella Cline put St. Bernard up 2-0 at half, and Aimme Cortes made it 3-0 with the quick score after the break. Ashley Latham cut into Fairview’s deficit with a pair of goals, but the Saints responded with Cortes’ cleanup of a Von Pham corner kick that had bounced off the crossbar.
St. Bernard’s boys also beat the Aggies, riding a hat trick from Alex Anderson and two-goal game from seventh-grader Anthony Diaz to a 5-1 win.
The Lady Saints shut out J.B. Pennington 5-0 last Friday. Cortes collected a hat trick, and Ayleana Mami and Cline each scored once.
Prep Golf
Cullman finished third at its annual Bert McGriff Invitational Monday at TP Country Club.
Fairview’s Trey Hanvey was the low medalist with a 71. He was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Good Hope’s Cole Pearson, who shot a 77.
