Bradley, Wilcox earn SEC weekly baseball awards

Two former local prep baseball stars were recently honored with weekly awards by the Southeastern Conference.

Gordon Lee alum Tucker Bradley was named the SEC’S Player of the Week for the final week in February. The junior outfielder hit .412 (7 for 17) with eight runs scored, one double, three homeruns and nine RBI’S in leading Georgia to a 4-0 week and sweep of rival No. 17 Georgia Tech.

Bradley had a three-run homer in a win over Tech in Athens, scored three times and belted a solo homer in a shutout victory over the Jackets in Atlanta and had three more hits in the final game of the series in Lawrenceville.

Former Heritage General Cole Wilcox was named as the SEC’S Co-pitcher of the Week for the same time frame. The sophomore recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts and matched his career-high with seven scoreless innings in the 12-0 win at Georgia Tech. Wilcox gave up just three hits, did not walk a batter and retired 14 straight hitters at one point.

It was the Bulldogs’ first shutout on the Georgia Tech campus since 1964.

Ridgeland Hall of Fame banquet

The Ridgeland High School Athletic Hall of Fame will host their third annual Ridgeland Hall of Fame induction ceremony and banquet on April 25. The event will take place at 6 p.m. at Ridgeland High School.

The banquet and ceremony will include dinner, induction of the third class of the Ridgeland Athletic Hall of Fame and presentation of the Vonn Bell Athlete of the Year Awards.

Tickets and tables will be sold to the public beginning Tuesday, March 17. Individual tickets will be $30, or whole tables of 8 can be purchased for $275.

To purchase tickets to the banquet, call the front office at (706) 820-3109. For other questions, contact Lindsay Tahler at lindsaytahler@walkerschools.org.

Exploring Archery classes

The Catoosa County Parks and Recreation Department will hold two different archery classes on Thursdays, starting Mar. 5 at the Graysville gym.

The first class will be held from 3:45-4:45 p.m. and the second will be held from 5-6 p.m. The cost will be $30 per class. Fundamental skills will be taught, developmental games will be played and awards and t-shirts will be given out.

There will also be an adult beginners’ archery class at the Graysville Gym on April 23 at 6 p.m. at a cost of $5 per person. The class is for adults, ages 18 and up.

Registration may be done online at catoosarec.com. For more information, call (706) 891-4199.

Cheer Spirit Elite to host clinic

A new local competition cheerleading program, Cheer Spirit Elite, will hold its first clinic this Saturday, Mar. 14, at the Rossville Athletic Center (301 Williams Street).

The clinic will be for ages 1018, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at a cost of $15 per athlete. That cost also includes pizza, snacks and a hair bow. Athletes will learn motions, jumps, dances, cheers, chants and basic stunting and tumbling skills.

Athletes are asked to wear athletic shorts, a t-shirt or tank top, cheer or running shoes and have their hair pulled back in a ponytail.

For more information, contact June Silmon Dupree at (432) 4435945 or Selena Dupree at (423) 805-8127.

gradurun 5K

Communities In Schools of Catoosa County will hold its 22nd Annual “gradurun” 5K on Mar. 21. The race will begin and end at First Volunteer Bank (5102 Alabama Highway) in Ringgold.

Registration will begin at 6:30 a.m. on the day of the race. The 5K run will start at 8 a.m. and a 1-mile fun walk will begin at 8:05.

To register online, go to active. com or stop by the bank in person.

Preseason tournaments

The Trojan Baseball Invitational will be held in Chickamauga Mar. 13-15 with championship rings for the winners. Each team will be guaranteed three games and there will be no entry fee. The tournament will be for recreation teams only, ages 5-6 and 7-8.

For more information, contact Wes Brown at (423) 605-3750.

The LFO Recreation Association will host preseason baseball and softball tournament this month.

The softball tournament will be held Mar. 20-22. Entry fee is $50 and all teams are guaranteed three games. All recreation teams, ages 6U-14U, are invited to participate.

For more information, contact John “Bud” Phillips at (423) 637-1531.

The baseball tournament will be held Mar. 26-30. Each team will be guaranteed three games and there will be no entry fee. Teams, ages 5-12U, are invited to participate.

For more information, contact Dexter Scudgins at (423) 653-2199.

Trojan Run 5K

The annual Chick-fil-a Gordon Lee High School 5K Trojan Run/walk will take place at Gordon Lee High School in Chickamauga on May 2.

Packet pick-up and race day registration will be at 6:30 a.m. Race day registration closes at 7:15 and the race will begin at 8.

Awards will be given to the top two male and female finishers and medals will be given to the top two finishers (male and female) in each age group. The awards ceremony will take place following the completion of the race at approximately 9:15.

Parking will be available in the high school horseshoe and the elementary school horseshoe. Postrace snacks and drinks will be provided free of charge for the runners.

Registration may be done online at active.com.

Heritage cheer camp

Heritage High School will hold its Mini Generals Cheer Camp on June 15-17 at the Heritage High School gym. The camp is for children, ages 4-12.

The camp will run each day from 9 a.m.-12 noon at a cost of $50 per camper, which includes snacks and a camp t-shirt. Parents may also send snacks with their children for the day.

There will be a camp showcase at 11:30 a.m. on the final day of the camp (June 17). Registration can be done on the Heritage High School website.

Youth baseball clinic

The inaugural Tri-state Premier Baseball Clinic will be held June 1718 for players, ages 8-12, at a cost of $100 per camper. The first session each day will run from 9 a.m.12 noon, while the second session will run from 1-4 p.m.

The clinic will be held at The Summitt Softball Complex in Ooltewah. Campers will receive t-shirts and concession stand items will be available, but lunch will not be provided.

Camp instructors include many familiar names from the area with high school, college and even pro experience. Those names include Logan Peterson, Tyler Payne, Christian Burnett, Logan Baldwin, Jake Rogers and Coach Greg Payne.

For more information, contact Tyler Payne at (423) 508-4136.