Hixson Middle Softball defeated Loftis Middle to take home a HCAC Tournament Championship for the first time since the 1980s.
Hixson would roll through the tournament defeating Hunter Middle, Sale Creek Middle, and Loftis Middle in the winner bracket finals to make it to the championship undefeated.
They would face Loftis Middle again in the championship defeating them 15-7 to take the hardware back to Hixson Middle.
This was a tremendous team effort and would never have been a reality for this program without the dedication of this community three years ago. Coach Lauren Dorsett, a teacher at Middle Valley Elementary invested in this group of girls and encouraged them to trust the process of rebuilding a program. Emery and Reagan Johnson, Taylor Bledsoe, Brooke Watson and Meghan Kernea were among those student athletes that took a chance on the HMS program and were vital to their success.
Hixson walked away with numerous athletes recognized but it goes without saying that all nine players that took the field were just what the program needed.
Taylor Bledsoe, Meghan Kernea, Brooke Watson and Gracie Quarles walked away with All County honors while Addison Lewis, Brantley Bruggink, Meghan Kernea, Taylor Bledsoe and Cailyn Butler were recognized on the All-Tournament Team.