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2009 Season
Lyons wins district title
| Manny Hernandez scored three goals and Brandon Rosales added one as the Lyons Under 14 All-Star soccer team defeated Dublin 4-2 to win the district championship at the Toombs County Middle School soccer field. The boys and girls will move on to state competition on December 4th and 5th in Augusta. Watch highlights Video |
Skateboard park opens at Partin Park
| Skateboarders in Toombs County finally have a place to go where they are welcome to do their thing. The Lions Club Skateboard Park is open, at the entrance of Partin Park, everyday from dawn until dusk except Sunday when it opens at 1 p.m. There is no admission charge, but you must have a helmet. Watch some of the action from opening day Video |
Colts close out season with big win
| The Colts closed out their season with a 20-6 win over the Dolphins in Lyons Recreation Department action at the Toombs County Middle School field. Earlier in the season the Dolphins beat the Colts 6-0. The win clinched at worst a first place tie for the Colts with the Dolphins. Watch highlights and see some amazing runs Video |
Soccer showdown- Yellow Stingers vs. Lasers
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Taylar makes soccer save |
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Yellow Stingers score soccer goal |
| The Yellow Stingers and the Lasers met again on the soccer field at Partin Park. The first game ended in a 3-all tie and this rematch was just as close. Chase Alexander scored two goals late in the second half to lead the Lasers to a 4-3 victory. Watch both teams in action in this Slide Show Watch Highlights Video |
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GRPA State Tournament Scoreboard
Lyons Mites finish second at state
Saturday- Lyons Mites 4, Douglas 3 Ben Everett hit a two-run home run and Riley Wimberly singled in two runs Video Highlights Y-101 Play-by-Play State Championship Game- Wayne County 26, Lyons 1 Y-101 Play-by-Play Slide Show State Tourney wrap up Y-101 Story
Wayne County's Jathan Moody hit five home runs in five at-bats and he hit a home run cycle Video Y-101 Story
Bainbridge Junior Girls 2, Lyons 1 Megan Meadows drove in Lyons' run Lyons finishes third in state
Friday- Lyons Junior Girls 5, Vidalia 4 Megan Meadows drove in the game-winner in the seventh Video Highlights Lyons Junior Girls 7, Walton County 3 Charley Fosky had a single and a double Wayne County 9, Lyons Junior Girls 0
Lyons Mite Boys 11, Colquitt County 7 Riley Wimberly and Landing Youmans each went 4-4 Lyons Mite Boys 9, Summerville 2 D.R. Meadows hit a home run Y-101 Play-by-Play Video Highlights Lyons Mite Boys 13, Washington County 4 Lane Adams had four hits and D.R. Meadows stroked three hits
Lyons Mite Girls 15, Walton County 6 Abigail Lynn hit three inside-the-park home runs
Thursday- Lyons Junior Girls defeated Gilmer County 4-0 Y-101 Story Video Highlights and they will play Wayne County at noon on Friday at Vidalia High School. The Lyons Mite Boys lost to Coffee County 13-5. The Lyons Mite Girls lost to Colquitt County 11-2 Y-101 Story
Wednesday the Lyons Junior Boys lost to Colquitt County 10-4 in Thomson. Watch highlights of the game and the big storm Video Lyons lost to Vidalia 13-3 on Thursday
The Lyons Mite Girls and Boys teams were featured on Y-101 Radio's Toombs County Bulldog Sports Report on Wednesday Y-101 Story |
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District 1 Tournament Scores
Wednesday
Mite Boys- Dublin #2 8, Lyons 7 D.R. Meadows singled in two runs in the top of the sixth to make it a one run game. Lane Adams was 2-3 and he and D.R. turned a 6-4-3 double play. Lyons finished third in the district. Lyons will be playing in the state tournament in Dublin.
Junior Boys- Vidalia 7, Lyons 1 in the District 1 championship game. Both teams are going to the state tourney in Thomson.
Tuesday
Mite Boys- Lyons 7, Statesboro #1 6 D.R. Meadows doubled in two runs in the top of the sixth and Landon Youmans made an over the shoulder running catch with runners on first and third to end the game. Y-101 Story
Mite Boys- Lyons 9, Twin City 8 Donnie Barrow doubled in two runs to tie the game and Jalen Mobley singled in the game winner in extra innings.
Junior Boys- Lyons 10, Dublin 2 Logan Martin pitched four no-hit innings and he drove in two runs. Efrain Quinterro was 3-4 with 2 RBI's and Cody Dowd 2-4 with a RBI.
Junior Boys- Lyons 13, Statesboro 9 Hunter Braddy went 3-4 with 4 RBI's and Martin was 1-2 with 2 RBI's. The Statesboro win qualified Lyons for the state tourney!
Mite Girls- Lyons beat Effingham County, lost to Thomson, beat Rincon, beat Dublin and lost to Vidalia 6-5 to finish third in Dublin. Lyons qualified for state.
Monday
Mite boys- Lyons #1 17, Effingham 0 Lyons #1 10, Swainsboro #2 0
Lyons #2 8, Swainsboro #1 7- Brandon Helton hit an inside-the-park homer and Logan Williamson had a triple and turned a double play. Y-101 Story
Junior Boys- Lyons 17, Thomson 2 Hunter Braddock 3-3 3 RBI and 3 RS, Logan Martin 2-3 2 RBI
Friday and Saturday
Junior Girls- Lyons 18, Vidalia 4 Jeannie Smith hit an inside-the-park grand slam. Lyons 22, Effingham County 5 Harley Thompson was the winning pitcher Y-101 Story
Midget Girls- Lyons 17, Effingham County 1 Swainsboro 13, Lyons 8 Harley Beck went 3-3 with a triple
Watch highlights of the Junior and Midget girls Video
Junior Boys- Lyons 9, Dublin 1 Cody Dowd 3-4 D 3 RBI, Logan Martin 3-4 D RBI, Josh Mimbs 3-4 RBI, Hunter Braddock 2-3 D RBI Vidalia 5, Lyons 1 Dowd 1-2 RBI
Mite boys- Lyons #1 14, Burke Co. 4 Dublin #1 8, Lyons #1 6 |
District 1 champs again
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Natalie Kirkley singled, stole second and then third and she induced a bad throw in to right field and scored the game-winning run in the bottom sixth as Lyons beat Vidalia 11-10 to win the District 1 championship at Partin Park. For many of these girls this was their second straight district title. They beat Vidalia in Swainsboro last season to win the Midget championship. Y-101 Story Watch highlights of a very exciting game broadcast live on Y-101 Radio Video |
Lyons Junior girls finish 2nd
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Lakayla Faison hits with runners on |
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Harley Thompson pitches four innings |
| The 47th annual Lyons Youth Tournament opened with the 13-14 year old Junior Girls Division and the local girls finished second. Lyons defeated Bacon County 7-4, Reidsville 6-2 and Telfair 1-0 and their two losses were to tourney champ Glennville. Glennville won the winners bracket semifinal 6-2 and the championship game 16-4. Y-101 Story |
Lyons Fleas win 1st game
| The Lyons Fleas won their first ever game in the Lyons Youth Tournament. The girls hit the ball well and fielded their positions efficiently in a 14-5 win over Metter. Y-101 Story Watch the girls play at Partin Park in this Slide Show |
Lyons Fleas win and lose
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The Fleas, the youngest age group at Lyons Youth Tournament, opened play with a bunch of exciting games. Lyons beat Jenkins County 14-3 and then the local boys lost to Jeff Davis 5-1. Watch these seven and eight year-olds in action in this Slide Show |
Dublin eliminates Lyons Mites
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The 9-10 year old Lyons Mite Boys lost to Dublin 15-11 in their third losers bracket game of the Lyons Youth Tournament. Lyons, which trailed 4-0, built up a 9-4 lead after four innings. Dublin rallied with four runs in the fifth and seven in the sixth. For Lyons Lane Adams was 4-for-4 with two runs batted in and Donnie Barrow was 3-for-4 with two runs batted in. Y-101 Story Watch highlights video
On Saturday Lyons played nearly flawless on defense and won two losers bracket games on Saturday to stay alive in the Lyons Youth Tournament. Lyons defeated Pooler 6-5 in a morning game. Lyons turned a triple play with the bases loaded in the second inning and the local boys ended the game with a double play. Christian Conley and Kyle Watkins each had run scoring singles in the third. Y-101 Story
In the second game Lyons edged Ware County 9-7. Barrow went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs and Ben Everett doubled in two runs in the fourth. Watch highlights Video
Earlier in the tourney, Lyons lost 3-2 to Glennville after beating Swainsboro 17-2. Christian Conley and Donnie Barrow each drove in a run for Lyons in the loss. Glennville rallied for two runs in the sixth to win the game. D.R. Meadow's Y-101 Profile
Listen to Y-101 Radio play-by-play Glennville game Pooler game Ware County game |
Lyons Mites- win one, drop two
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The 9-10 year old Lyons Mite Girls won one of their three games in the Lyons Youth Tourney. Lyons defeated Waynesboro 6-4 and then the girls lost to Bacon County #2 12-4 and to Wayne County 15-0. Watch the girls in this Slide Show |
Lyons Midgets drop out of tourney
Watch Manuel Hernandez steal home video
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Back-to-back losses to Vidalia (7-3) and to Glennville (15-9) knocked the the Lyons Midget Boys out of the Lyons Youth Tournament. Y-101 Story On Friday Lyons beat Glennville 9-6. Manual Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double and Baily Salter and Stephen Helton each went 2-for-3.
On Saturday, on Y-101 Radio, Lyons nipped Swainsboro 3-2. Tyler Luke broke a 2-2 tie in the third with a run scoring double to the center field fence. Hunter Thigpen and Salter each drove in a run. Salter and Cole Dowd each went 3-for-3. Dowd, who was the winning pitcher, threw four innings and allowed one earned run on five hits with five strikeouts. Salter pitched the final two innings and allowed a hit with four strikeouts. Y-101 Story |
Midget Girls drop two on opening day
| The Lyons Midget Girls dropped two games on the opening day of their division in the Lyons Youth Tournament. Lyons lost 5-4 to Jeff Davis in an extra inning and then in a stay alive game they fell to Bacon County 10-2. Y-101 Story |
Juniors drop two close games
| The Lyons Junior Boys lost two one-run games to end their run in the Lyons Youth Tourney. On Thursday Ware County edged Lyons 6-5 and then on Saturday Screven County came back and beat Lyons 4-3. Lyons did defeat Swainsboro 8-2 on Friday. Lyons broke away in the fifth inning by scoring five runs. Pinch hitter Hunter Braddy drove in two runs with a two-strike, two-out single. Jeremy Beasley pitched all six innings and allowed seven hits with five strikeouts. |
2008 Season
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Smith and McGowan are Y-101 MVP's |
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| Jeannie Smith and Aryn McGowan are Toombs County Middle School softball teammates. However, during the summer the two were on different Lyons All-Star teams. Smith pitched in the Lyons Midget Girls' District 1 championship run and for her pitching efforts in the state tourney she was named on Y-101 Radio's play-by-play broadcast the Lyons MVP. McGowan was the starting shortstop on the Lyons Mite team that finished fourth in the state. Aryn had some big hits and made some outstanding defensive plays to earn her Y-101 MVP award. Aryn, who will be in six grade, recently earned a spot on the Lady Bullpups team. Aryn talks about her summer success Video |
Beasley is a Y-101 MVP
| For his outstanding play in the Boys Midget Tournament held at Partin Park, Jeremy Beasley, of Lyons, was chosen as the Y-101 Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Jeremy pitched very well against a tough Moultrie team and also had a couple of hits in the game. Y-101 Game Story Jeremy is still playing baseball with the Montgomery County Mudcats and his team recently won a tourney in Blacksheer. Beasley's baseball season will end when he begins Toombs County Middle School football practice on August 11th. Jeremy talks about pitching against some big guys this summer. Video |
Vidalia Midget Girls rule state tourney
| In a tournament loaded with quality teams the Vidalia 11-12 year old Midget Girls went undefeated and beat Swainsboro, Murray County and Douglas twice, including 5-2 in the championship game, to win the GPRA State Tourney played at Ed Smith in Vidalia. Vidalia scored three runs in the first inning and Alison Edenfield and her defense kept Douglas from having a big offensive inning in Saturday's noontime championship game. Watch highlights and interviews Video Vidalia beat Douglas 5-3 in the first round. Watch highlights of that game Video More Rec Ball |
Lyons Mites finish fourth at state
| The 9-10 year old Mite Girls wrapped up their fine summer by finishing fourth at the GRPA State Tournament in Waycross. The Girls lost their first game on Friday to Wayne County, the eventual state champion. Then they beat Liberty County 13-7. Their season came to an end with a 12-7 extra inning loss to Moultrie. Also this summer the Girls won the District 1 championship and they finished third in the Lyons Youth Tournament. Coach Jeff McGowan talks about Friday's action Audio |
| The Lyons Mite Girls softball team traveled down to Waycross and defeated Ware County 6-2 in the opening round of the state tourney. Listen to the girls talk about their win Audio Coach Jeff McGowan discusses the girl's victory Audio |
Two close defeats end Lyons Midget Girls season
| The 11-12 year old Lyons Midget Girls ran into some tough pitching on the second day of the GPRA State Tournament. Murray County defeated Lyons 4-2 in the winners bracket and Douglas ended Lyons season with a 5-1 victory. Y-101 Story YWatch highlights of both games Video |
| The Lyons Midgets Girls District 1 championship team was all revved up to open the state tourney at Ed Smith. However, Monroe County their opponent, decided not to show up for the game or to participate in the tourney. So, Lyons wins in the first round by a forfeit. |
Local Midgets split on 2nd day of state tourney
| For a second straight day Vidalia won its game in the Midget Boys State Tourney at Partin Park while Lyons was eliminated by Swainsboro 15-14. Watch highlights of Lyons 11-run third inning in which Bailey Salter doubled in two runs and Logan Martin and Jamar Smith hit back-to-back home runs Video Vidalia beat Wayne County 13-7. Watch highlights and interviews Video |
| The Midget Boys State Tourney opened at Partin Park with Vidalia beating Summerville 5-0 and Lyons dropping an 11-3 decision to defending Midget champ Moultrie. Y-101 Story Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play of the Lyons game Audio Watch highlights of the Vidalia game with interviews Video |
| The Lyons and Vidalia Midget Boys baseball teams are both participating in the GPRA State Tournament at Partin Park. Listen to the Lyons Boys talk about their third place finish at a tourney in Swainsboro Audio Watch the Vidalia Boys practice and talk about their second place finish at the District 1 Tourney Video More Rec Ball |
Lyons Mite Girls get ready for state
| The District 1 champion Lyons Mite Girls softball team is getting ready for a second straight trip to the state tournament. Last year the Mites won one of three state tourney games played at Partin Park. Lyons will open up on July 10 at 5 p.m. versus the host team Ware County. Y-101 Story Watch the girls work on their defense Video |
| The Lyons Midget Boys baseball team, which will be hosting the state tournament July 9-12, finished third in a tournament in Swainsboro. The boys hit some home runs and went 3-2 in the tourney beating Hinesville, Soperton and Wayne County. Y-101 Story |
Lyons Midget Girls win District 1 Title
and get ready for state Y-101 Story
| The 11-12 year old Lyons Midget Girls softball team beat Vidalia 9-2, in Swainsboro, to win the District 1 championship. Y-101 Story Bobby George talks to the girls and their coaches after the win Audio Watch the Girls in action from the first Vidalia game Video |
| A 9-2 win over Vidalia moved the Lyons Midget Girls into the championship game of the District 1 Tournament in Swainsboro. Jeannie Smith pitched a two-hitter with five strikeouts and Roxie Land went 3-for-3. Y-101 Story |
Lyons Mite Girls win district, Mite Boys season ends
| The Lyons Mite Girls reeled off three straight wins on Tuesday, including a double-header defeat of Dublin (8-7, 8-5), to win the district championship. The Lyons Mite Boys beat Dublin #2 13-1, but then their season came to an end with an 11-8 loss to Statesboro #1. Y-101 Story The Lyons Midget Girls defeated Effingham 10-4 while the Junior Girls beat Swainsboro 12-4, but their season came to an end with an 11-3 loss to Vidalia in the championship matchup. |
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Dublin #1 defeated Lyons 10-5 in a winners bracket game at the Mite district tourney in Dublin despite a two-home run effort by Tyler Luke. Lyons will play on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. on Y-101. Y-101 Story Also, the Lyons Mite Girls defeated Vidalia 18-5, the Lyons Midget Girls whipped Thomson 18-3, The Lyons Midget Boys lost to Vidalia 8-4, the Lyons Junior Boys lost to Thomson 9-5 and the Lyons Junior Girls beat Waynesboro 16-1 and lost to Vidalia 8-0. Watch highlights of the Lyons Mite Girls and the Junior Girls from Ed Smith Video |
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The Lyons Mite Boys baseball team opened district play in Dublin by winning a close game and one by a rout. Lyons nipped Twin Cities 4-3 and shutout Statesboro #2 16-0. Lyons will play its next game on Monday at 6 p.m. on Y-101 Radio. Y-101 Story The Lyons Mites talk about their sweep in Dublin Video Also, Swainsboro edged the Lyons Junior Boys 2-1, Dublin beat the Lyons Midget Boys 11-1 and Dublin beat the Lyons Mite Girls 16-7. |
Lyons Pee Wees bow out
| Two losses on the second day of the Lyons Youth Tournament eliminated The Lyons Uppercuts on Wednesday. Lyons lost to Soperton 9-5 and to Jeff Davis 17-4. Watch highlights of the Soperton game Video |
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The 7 and 8 year old Pee Wees opened up play at Partin Park and Lyons, dressed like the Florida Gators, beat Montgomery County 13-5 and Glennville 22-14. Y-101 Story Watch highlights of the Glennville game Video |
Everett homers twice as Lyons Mite Boys finish 3rd
| Lyons RCF Ben Everett homered twice in a 3-for-3 game, however, Appling's Vernon Dasher also hit a solo homer and two RBI doubles including a walk-off two-bagger in the sixth to give Appling a 6-5 win over Lyons. Everett hit a solo homer in the first to put Lyons up 1-0 and a two-run home run in the fifth to give his team a 5-3 lead. Appling scored one in the fifth and two in the sixth to pull out the victory. Lyons went 3-2 in the Lyons Youth Tournament earning them the third place trophy. Y-101 Story Watch the boys talk about their experience Video |
Lyons Mite Boys advance to Final 3
| A 15-11 win over Ware County advanced the Lyons Mite Boys into the final three of the Lyons Youth Tournament. Y-101 Story Y-101 Radio's play-by-play Audio Watch the boys talk about their big win Video Lyons lost to Wayne County 22-1 in the winners bracket final. Watch highlights of the Wayne County game Video |
| The Lyons Mite Boys opened play in the Lyons Youth Tourney by beating Waynesboro and Statesboro. Watch highlights, with interviews, of the Statesboro game Video |
Lyons Mite Girls finish third
| Trailing Dodge 3-0 going to the bottom of the third, the Lyons Mite Girls softball team scored five runs on RBI hits by Bailey Bryson, Courtney Moore and Brittany Rollins. However, Dodge tied the game at five in the fifth and then scored two in the sixth to beat Lyons 7-5. Lyons finished third in the tourney. Check out the girls talking about the game and their trophy Video Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play of the game Audio |
Lyons Mites split on second day
| The local girls battled powerhouse Wayne County in a winners bracket game and lead 4-2 after two innings and 6-5 after three. However, Wayne broke away in the late innings and knocked off Lyons 21-12. Y-101 Story Lyons will play on Friday at 6 p.m. on Y-101 Radio Watch highlights Video |
| The Lyons Mite Girls battled Soperton on Thursday and turned a 12-12 game into a 20-15 victory. Lyons is now 3-0 in the Lyons Youth Tournament. Watch the girls talk about their victory Video |
| The Lyons 9-10 year old Mite Girls opened up their play in the Lyons Youth Tournament with a 16-0 win over Long County and a 15-0 victory over Swainsboro and both games were decided in three innings. Y-101 Story |
Junior Boys knocked out of tourney
| Wayne County broke open a 3-3 game by scoring eight straight runs to defeat Lyons 11-3 in five innings and knock the home town boys out of the Lyons Youth Tourney. Y-101 Story |
| The Lyons Junior Boys split their two Saturday games in the Lyons Youth Tournament. Appling beat Lyons 18-12 in a two hour and thirty four minute marathon. Berry Alridge went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in and Efrain Quintero went 2-for-3 with two RBI's. In the second game, in the losers bracket, Jackson Warnock pitched Lyons to a 6-1 win over Jeff Davis. |
Warnock pitches one-hitter in Junior Boys win
| Jackson Warnock pitched a five-inning one-hitter as the Lyons Junior Boys opened up play in the Lyons Youth Tourney with an 11-0 win over in over Ware County. Warnock had a no-hitter going until Ethan Todd broke it up with a double with one down in the fourth. Y-101 |
Lyons Midget Boys drop two on Saturday
| The Lyons Midget Boys dropped two contrasting games on Saturday in the Lyons Youth Tournament. Swainsboro beat Lyons 3-2 in a winners bracket game and then Jeff Davis Gold out slugged Lyons 16-10, which knocked the local boys out of the tourney. |
| The Lyons Midget Boys opened up play in the Lyons Tournament by scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth to nip Jeff Davis Blue 8-5. Lyons led the game 3-0 and 5-3, however, each time JD Blue battled back and tied the game. Jarvis Smith stroked a two-run hit and Brandon Dowd singled in one run in the decisive fifth inning. Cole Dowd went 3-for-3 with a first inning two-run single and a RBI hit in the third. Bailey Salter also had two hits including a second inning double. Y-101 Story |
Lyons Midget Girls are eliminated from tourney
| The Lyons Midget Girls were eliminated from the Lyons Youth Tourney after a 9-6 loss to Vidalia. Lyons did defeat Jeff Davis 15-0 in three innings. Jeannie Smith pitched a no-hitter with four strikeouts and she also hit a grand slam. Y-101 Story |
| The 11-12 year old Midget Girls division opened up play in the Lyons Youth Tourney and Lyons started the tourney with a 16-1 three inning win over Metter. Watch highlights Video Swainsboro beat Lyons 9-4 in round two |
Lyons Jr. Girls are eliminated from tournament
| Vidalia built up a 10-1 lead in route to a 12-4 victory over Lyons which knocked the home team out of the double-elimination tourney. Tyrea Holloway led Vidalia with three hits, Ashley Polke and Megan Hayes each had two hits for Lyons. Watch highlights Video In practice game action in Metter- the Mite Girls won 15-0 and 4-0, the Midget Girls won 18-7 and 11-5, the Mite Boys lost 18-7 and won 4-2, the Midget Boys won 9-6 and lost 12-10 and the Junior Boys won 7-0 and lost 7-6. |
| The Lyons Junior Girls opened up the Lyons Youth Tournament by beating Reidsville 23-3. Appling beat Lyons 8-0 in the second round. Y-101 Story Watch highlights of Lyons' first round victory Video |
Mites take on Appling
| Preparations for the Lyons Youth Tournament continued at Partin Park with matchups between Lyons and Appling County. Y-101 Story Watch Mite Boys and Girls action Video |
Lyons All-Stars win 7 of 8 games
| For the second time the Lyons All-Stars won seven of eight practice games at Partin Park. The 11-12 year old Midget Girls and Boys swept a pair of games from Evans County. The Girls were led by Ginny Smith (pictured above left) who struck out six and hit an inside the park home run in a 18-1 win. Lyons won game two 15-0. The Boys winning pitcher was Jeremy Beasley (above right) who threw from the mound for the first time as an All-Star. Lyons won game one 18-3 and took the second game 8-2. The Mite Boys swept their games from Evans County and the Junior Boys split a pair with Metter. Y-101 Story Watch highlights of the Midget Boys and Girls and the Junior Boys Video |
All-Star season begins at Partin Park
| The All-Star season opened at Partin Park with the Mite Boys and Girls and the Midget Boys all sweeping their double headers. The Junior Girls split their games with Metter. Y-101 Story Watch action of all four teams Video |
A's and Indians share Midget Boy's title
| The 11-12 year old Midget Boy's baseball title will be shared by the A's and the Indians. The Indians, who started off the season 0-3, won six straight and nipped the A's 6-5 giving both teams 8-4 records and first place trophies. Y-101 Story Watch highlights of this close and well played game Video |
2007 Season
Mite Girls State Tournament Results District Tournaments Results
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The Lyons Midgets are learning a new game
Last year they were facing the pitching machine, this season it is live pitching- but the Lyons 12 and under boys are starting to win games. Audio Story |
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Lyons Junior Girls eliminated in nail biter
The Lyons Junior Girls were knocked out of the Lyons Youth Tournament by Vidalia in a 9-8 nail biter. Lyons scored eight runs in the fourth to take an 8-2 lead. Megan Hayes singled in two runs, Skylar Moore singled in one and Ashley Polk drove in three with a bases loaded triple. Vidalia scored six in the fourth to tie the game and Vidalia won the game in the bottom of the sixth with a bases loaded walk by Kim Goethe. Kortney Williams, who tripled to lead of the frame, scored the game winning run. Game story with interview with Megan Hayes Audio
Earlier in the tourney, Lyons beat Claxton 13-0 and Metter 11-3 and lost to Appling 11-2. Audio story on Lyons' first three games |
Remembering 1993- Lyons Mite Boys and Girls win state titles
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1993 Mite Boys got hot in tourney
The 1993 Lyons Mite Boys got hot in the state tournament and won four straight games to take the state title. In the championship celebration head coach Bobby George (pictured left) took a Gatorade bath. Y-101 story Picture Gallery |
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1993 Lyons Mite Girls won it all
These eight, nine and 10 year old girls (pictured to the left) came together and had a big summer back in 1993. Lyons beat Vidalia 22-7 to take the state championship. Listen to some of the girls reminisce in this Y-101 story. Picture Gallery |
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