Walker County Messenger

Proctor earns second GSC Player of the Week Award

- From staff reports

For the second time this season, former Heritage High School All-State player Katie Proctor has been named a Gulf South Conference Softball Co-Player of the Week.

The league office announced the awards last Tuesday and Proctor was noted for her performanc­es in a recent series against West Georgia.

The sophomore went 6 for 11 at the plate (.545) in the series with two doubles, one homerun, one run scored and six RBIs, while slugging at a 1.000 clip.

Proctor previously won the weekly award on March 1.

As of last Tuesday, she led Valdosta State with a .397 average to go with six doubles, five homeruns, 26 RBIs and a .685 slugging percentage, who began the week ranked No. 3 nationally in NCAA Division II.

9TH ANNUAL TROJAN RUN

The annual Trojan Run 5K event will be held this Saturday, April 23 in Chickamaug­a.

Registrati­on and packet pick-up will begin at 6:30 a.m. on the football field at Gordon Lee High School, while the 5K chip-timed race will start at 8 a.m. Awards will follow the completion of the race.

Entry fee is $30 the day of the event. All proceeds will go to benefit the cross country and track and field teams at Gordon Lee.

Registrati­on can be done online at active.com.

For more informatio­n, contact coach Nathan Burns at 423-618-8269, or by email at nathan.burns@glschools.org.

BELL TO SPEAK AT FCA BANQUET

Former Ridgeland Panther, Ohio State Buckeye and current Cincinnati Bengals captain Vonn Bell will be the keynote speaker for the Lookout

Mountain FCA’s annual Home Team Banquet at Chattanoog­a’s open-air First Horizon Pavilion, across from Finley Stadium.

The event will be held on Friday, April 29. A silent auction will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 before the program starts at 7.

There will be All- Pro ($2,000), All-American ($1,000) and All-State ($500) levels of table sponsorshi­p and souvenir program ads are available in a variety of prices and sizes.

For more informatio­n, visit https://www.lookoutmou­ntainfca.org/banquet

RIDGELAND HALL OF FAME BANQUET

The Ridgeland High School Athletic Hall of Fame will host their third annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony and banquet on May 14, 2022. 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 award. Bell, the award’s namesake, is slated to present the awards.

Individual tickets will be $30, or whole tables of eight 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.

WEEKLY SENIOR GOLF TOURNAMENT

The LaFayette Golf Course is hosting weekly senior tournament­s on Mondays to all players over the age of 50 years of age.

Players ages 50-59 will play from the white tees, 60-69 will play from the gold tees and those 70 and over will play from the red tees.

The first and third Monday of each month is a two-person scramble, while four-person scrambles will be held on the second and fourth Monday of each month.

The cost is $37 per player for each tournament, which covers a round of golf, food, and a tournament entry. For more informatio­n, call the clubhouse at (706) 639-1580.

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