Entries by Chris Bridges

On paper, Monday’s baseball game between Winder-Barrow High School and Apalachee High School wasn’t going to be close.

The Diamond Bulldoggs had rolled to a 7-0 record and a No. 2 spot in the Class AAAA state poll. AHS, meanwhile, had posted three wins, and was continuing to try and find its place among the elite teams in Region 8-AAAA.

By the time it was all over late Monday, the host Wildcats had shown why athletic contests are not played on paper as they defeated county and region rival WBHS 8-6.

AHS rallied from an early deficit and then powered its way to the victory, using timely offense and strong pitching to get the job done.

For Wildcat coach Mike Cavey, the win couldn’t help but bring a smile to his face.

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The Apalachee High School baseball team will look to put an end to Winder-Barrow's perfect start to the 2010 baseball season Monday afternoon when the county and region rivals class at 5:30 p.m.

The Diamond Cats will host WBHS, who enters the game a perfect 7-0 overall and 1-0 in Region 8-AAAA. AHS is 3-3 and 0-1 in region play.

It will be the first time either team has taken the field for competition since last Tuesday as rain has prevented play since.

For the Apalachee High School weightlifting team, winning area titles is becoming a hard habit to break.

AHS won its fourth area crown in as many years Saturday with 107 team points, easily outdistancing second-place Monroe Area, who compiled 38. For coach Shane Davis, the hard work put in by his athletes in the weight room continues to pay off.
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As Mike Cavey continues to build the Apalachee High School baseball program, he knows wins are important for a number of reasons.

First and foremost is confidence and with three consecutive victories, the Diamond Wildcats may have accomplished something for the first time in program history.

“I’m not sure we’ve ever won three in a row,” Cavey said earlier this week. “Getting wins means confidence and that’s what our program needs.” [Full Story »] 

Coach Brian Smith’s Winder-Barrow High School Diamond Doggs completed their non-region schedule playing about as well as possible.

The veteran baseball coach knows, however, that Region 8-AAAA can make a team who is having success suddenly find itself scrambling.

“As happy as we are at how we have started, we want to peak and finish as hot as we can be going into the playoffs,” Smith said Monday. “We want to be playing together as a team as the season progresses.” [Full Story »]