2008 season Lady Bulldogs celebrate 2008 season at banquet  The Toombs County Lady Bulldog softball team celebrated the 2008 season at a banquet at Chatters in Lyons. The Lady Bulldogs, who came within three outs of making it back to sectionals, honored four players who were named to either All-Region 3 or All-Sub-Region 3A teams. Juniors Brianna Mincey (2B) and Elizabeth Kirkley (3B), pictured on the left, were named to the All-Sub-Region 3B team. Seniors Samantha Dowd (pitcher) and Corneshia Corouthers (catcher) were named to both the All-Sub-Region 3B and Region 3 teams. Watch the 2008 Season in Review as it was presented at the banquet  Slide Show Lady Bullldogs season ends in the 7th inning During the regular season Dodge County beat Toombs County 7-1 and 8-0 on a three-hitter and a no-hitter. However, with a trip to the state sectionals on the line the Lady Bulldogs almost pulled off an upset in the Region 3 Tournament in Swainsboro. Toombs County scored four runs in the fourth to take a 4-3 lead. That advantage held up until the bottom of the seventh when the Lady Indians scored twice to win the game 5-4. Watch highlights with Y-101 Radio play-by-play Video    Lady Bulldogs survive first day of region tourney After losing to Screven County 8-2 in the opening round of the Region 3 Tournament in Swainsboro, the Toombs County lady Bulldog softball team stayed alive in the double-elimination event by defeating Swainsboro 8-0. Caitlin Vinson pitched the entire six inning game and allowed only a couple of hits. Cornshia Corouthers had a big hitting game driving in two runs, in a four run third inning, with a triple and Elizabeth Kirley, who almost hit a grand slam home run to center field, hit a ball that scored four runs including herself.  Watch highlights Screven County Game  Swainsboro Game    Lady Bulldogs end regular season with rout The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs ended their regular season by stroking 14 hits in a 20-0 three inning win at East Laurens. Brianna Mincey hit an inside-the-park grand slam and Caitlin Vinson pitched a no-hitter. The Lady Bulldogs wrapped up fourth place in the sub region and a trip to Swainsboro for the Region 3 Tourney. Their first game is on Saturday at 1 p.m. on Y-101 Radio. Y-101 Story Watch highlights Video Vidalia rallies for extra inning win Less than three weeks after being shutout by Vidalia 9-0 the Toombs County Lady Bulldogs played much better on Senior Day in Lyons. However, Vidalia rallied from a 3-0 deficit and defeat TCHS 5-4 in eight innings. Toombs County built up a 3-0 lead by scoring single runs in the third, fourth and fifth inning. Vidalia scored three in the sixth to tie the game and then the Lady Indians outscored Toombs 2-1 in the extra inning. Y-101 Story Watch highlights of the game with Y-101 Radio play-by-play Video  Also, Vidalia won the B-Team game 12-10 Watch highlights Video  Lady Bulldogs lose another close one to Swainsboro Kirkley hits a two-run homer over the fence For the second Monday in a row the Swainsboro Lady Tigers defeated Toombs County in a close game. The Lady Tigers held on to a 6-5 win in Lyons just seven days after beating the Lady Bulldogs 2-0 in Swainsboro. Elizabeth Kirkley raliled Toombs County to within a run with a well stroked two-run home run over the left field fence. Kirkley's third career homer (the first two came in travel ball) was her first high school home run and the first over the fence homer by a Lady Bulldog at the field next to the middle school. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights of the game and see Kirkley's blast Video   Lady Bulldogs lose to Bleckley Bleckley County freshman pitcher Marlee Bryan pitched the Lady Royals to a 5-1 win over the Toombs County Lady Bulldogs softball team in Lyons on Thursday. Bryan pitched a four-hitter with eight strike outs. Toombs County's Samantha Dowd also struck out eight and she finished the game by retiring the final nine batters she faced. Watch highlights with Y-101 Radio play-by-play Video  Vinson pitches four inning perfect game Caitlin Vinson pitched a four inning no-hitter as Toombs County beat winless Dublin 18-0 on the road. Vinson struck out seven and had only one nervous moment in the game, but right fielder Megan Hayes threw out Whitney Tarpley at first base on what could have been a first inning base hit. Y-101 Story  Watch the Lady Bulldogs in action Video          Tired Lady Bulldogs lose a tough one Just one full day after playing six games in 13 hours with just a two hour break in a tourney at Jeff Davis, the Toombs County lady Bulldog softball team lost a 2-0 game at Swainsboro. Senior pitchers Samantha Dowd (TCHS) and Macy Lawson each pitched a two-hitter. The difference in the game was taking advantage of scoring opportunities. Swainsboro did and Toombs didn't. Y-101 Story Watch highlights of the game with Y-101 play-by-play Video  Lady Bulldogs play all day at JD   Corneshia Crouthers (right) AllTourney Team with Vidalia's Courtney Williams      The Lady Bulldogs played six games from 9 a.m. till 10 p.m. and win a trophy Winning day for Toombs County sports Thursday was a winning day for Toombs County sports. The TCHS Lady Bulldog softball team defeated East Laurens 12-2 in five innings. Caitlin Vinson tossed a two-hitter and Samantha Dowd went 2-for-3 with three runs batted in. Watch highlights Video  The Toombs County Middle School softball team beat East Laurens 14-1 and Lakayla Faison and Jeannie Smith both hit home runs. The B-Team Bulldog football team opened up their season with a 12-6 win at Tattnall County and the Toombs County Middle School football team shut out Dublin 26-0 at home in its season opener. The Toombs County High School volleyball team beat Aquinas and Swainsboro in Swainsboro. Y-101 Story    Dodge takes two in Toombs County Dodge County won two softball games in Lyons as the Lady Indians beat the Toombs County High School Lady Bulldogs 7-1 and Dodge's Middle School defeated the Lady Bullpups 9-1. Corneshia Corouthers drove in the Lady Bulldogs only run with a third inning single and Lakayla Faison, who had a triple and a single, scored the Lady Bullpups only run on a Megan Meadows' grounder. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights High School Game  Middle School Game        Toombs splits softball doubleheader The Toombs County softball teams split a pair of games with their visitors from Laurens County. The TCHS Lady Bulldogs beat Dublin 15-0 in three innings. Megan Hayes had a triple, a double and three RBI's in an 11-run first. Caitlin Vinson pitched a two-hitter with five strikeouts. Watch highlights Video The TCMS Lady Bullpups lost to West Laurens 5-0. Toombs played well on defense but didn't have many hits against a tough pitcher. Watch highlights Video  Y-101 Story Lady Bulldogs drop sub-region opener After having three games postponed due to rain or a wet field, the Toombs County Lady Bulldogs finally got to play their first game in nine days. The result was a 6-1 loss at Bleckley County. The Lady Royals' Marlee Bryan pitched a perfect game for four innings. Elizabeth Kirkley had Toombs County's first hit on a swinging bunt and Caitlin Vinson drove in the Lady Bulldogs' only run with a single. Watch highlights Video The Toombs County Middle School Bullpups opened their season with a 16-1 win at Dublin Lady Bulldogs open home slate with a loss The Toombs County lady Bulldogs opened their home schedule with a 6-5 loss to Tattnall County. Both teams scored three runs in the third and Toombs took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the sixth on a RBI grounder by Brianna Mincey. Tattnall won the game by scoring three runs in the top of the seventh. Y-101 Story  Watch Highlights Video Toombs County's JV team beat Tattnall 13-4. Watch highlights Video  Lady Bulldogs tourney run ended by Appling Playing in a tournament in Glennville, the Toombs County Lady Bulldog softball team breezed through pool play winning their third straight game, 12-3 over Tattnall County, on Saturday. Elizabeth Kirkley went 4-5 with four runs scored and Corneshia Courouthers drove in six runs. Samantha Dowd pitched a two-hitter with nine strikeouts. However, in the quarterfinals of the tourney Appling County beat the Lady Bulldogs 10-4. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights of the Appling game Video     On Friday, the Toombs County Lady Bulldog softball team opened up the season with two complete game two-hit victories. Senior Samantha Dowd pitched TCHS to a 4-2 win over Liberty County by tossing a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts and two walks. Corneshia Courouthers had a triple. In the second game the Lady Bulldogs beat Claxton 9-2 as sophomore Caitlin Vinson threw her two-hitter and struck out 11.      Lady Bulldogs wrap up summer season The Toombs County Lady Bulldog Softball team ended  their summer slate of games by beating Montgomery County 17-3 on their home field. Samantha Dowd pitched five of the seven innings and allowed just one-hit with 10 strikeouts. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights Video  The Toombs County Lady Bulldog softball team shutout Appling County 5-0. Samantha Dowd pitched a one-hitter with six strikeouts in the five inning game. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights Video  2007 Season   Pictured left to right- Head coach Elaine Allen, Jessica Mincey, Samantha Dowd, Brittany Wilds, Brianna Mincey, Corneshia Courouthers, Brianna Mincey and assistant coach Angie Wilds  Five Lady Bulldogs are honored Five Toombs County Lady Bulldog softball players were honored for their play during the 2007 season. Senior Brittany Wilds (pitcher/first base) junior Corneshia Courouthers (catcher) and junior Samantha Dowd (pitcher/third base) were voted to the All-Region 4 team. The Mincey sisters, senior Jessica (shortstop) and sophomore Brianna (second base) were both honorable mention.   Y-101 Audio Story   Lady Bulldogs eliminated in South Sectionals The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs lost to Jeff Davis 3-0 in a first round game. The game was scoreless going to the sixth inning. Elizabeth Kirkley had two doubles, Jessica Mincey two singles and Brianna Mincey had a single. Samantha Dowd pitched the game for the Lady Bulldogs. Toombs County will play Metter at 10 a.m. on Saturday in a stay alive game. Metter lost to Berrien County 16-0. Pierce County edged Vidalia 3-1. Coach Elaine Allen talks about the game  Audio   Metter 13, Toombs County 8 Report from coach Elaine Allen Audio TCHS 1 Bleckley 0  Lady Bulldogs beat Bleckley 1-0 again The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs beat Bleckley County 1-0. Sam Dowd pitched a three-hitter and Brianna Mincey scored the game's only run in the third when she hustled in from third on a wild pitch. Earlier in the season Dowd beat Bleckley 1-0 and she drove in the game's only run.  Audio Bacon County 3 TCHS 2   Lady Bulldogs lose to Bacon County The Toombs County Lady  Bulldog softball team was trying to bust out of a five game losing streak, but instead three unearned runs helped Bacon County win 3-2 in Lyons on Monday. Samantha Dowd drove in both of the Toombs County runs with a single in the second that scored Jessica Mincey, who had doubled, and Dowd hit a grounder to short that tied the game at two in the fourth. Watch highlights of the game.  Video      Vidalia 6 TCHS 0  Vidalia takes first rivalry game The Vidalia Lady Indians scored two early runs and four late ones to beat the Toombs County Lady Bulldogs 6-0 in a softball game in Lyons. Winning pitcher Brooke McKie allowed four hits and one walk and struck out eight. Toombs County pitching of Brittney Wilds and Samantha Dowd allowed only two hits, but eight Lady Indians walked and two were hit by a pitch. Vidalia is 2-0 in Region 4 while Toombs County is 1-2.  Audio Story     TCHS 1 Bleckley Co.  0  TCHS softball team wins 1-0 at Bleckley County  Samantha Dowd pitched a two-hitter with eight strikeouts and drove in the game's only run with a base hit in the second inning as the Toombs County Lady Bulldogs won a Region 4 game at Bleckley County. Dowd talks about the Lady Bulldogs win.  Audio    Tattnall Co. 3 TCHS 2  In a game heard on Y-101 Radio, Tattnall County nipped Toombs County 3-2 in softball. The Lady Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead in the early innings. Tiffany Simmons hit the ball to the right side of the infield to score the first run and Jessica Mincey tripled and scored on a wild pitch. Tattnall scored one in the 5th and two in the 6th. Brittney Wilds pitched five innings and struck out 10, walked three and allowed two hits. JV game- Toombs County 12, Tattnall 5  Audio Story     Lady Bulldogs are no-hit in practice game loss to Pierce The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs were no-hit in a 3-0 seven inning home practice game against Pierce County. Three Lady Bulldog pitchers allowed only five hits, four of them were stroked by Jessica Thornton who pitched the first four innings of the no-hitter. Thornton struck out eight batters. Brittney Wilds, Samantha Dowd (pictured left) and Caitlin Vinson pitched for TCHS. The three stuck out ten batters.  Watch Video  Audio Story   Lady Bulldogs pick varsity The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs have chosen their 14 varsity players and they are less than two weeks from opening their season. Watch the Lady Bulldogs practice.  Video  Audio   Lady Bulldogs prepare for 2007 season The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs softball team has been practicing and playing scrimmage games against other schools in preparation for the start of the season in August. The Lady Bulldogs have just one returning senior (Brittany Wilds), but they have a quality junior class and a lot of young players. The team features quality pitching and good defense. Learn more in about the Lady Bulldogs in this audio story. TOOMBS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL LADY DOGS SOFTBALL 2007 VARSITY SCHEDULE DAY        MONTH    DATE        OPPONENT        TIME        LOCATION TUES.      AUGUST    21        TATTNALL           5:30        LYONS (Y-101 Radio) THURS.   AUGUST    23        BLECKLEY           5:30       BLECKLEY TUES.      AUGUST    28        VIDALIA                6:00        LYONS (Y-101 Radio) THURS.   SEPT.          6        DUBLIN                5:00        LYONS TUES.      SEPT.        11        DODGE                6:00        LYONS (Y-101 Radio) THURS.   SEPT.        13        EAST LAURENS   5:00       E. LAURENS FRI./SAT. SEPT.        14/15   TOURNAMENT AT JEFF DAVIS    JEFF DAVIS MON.        SEPT        17         BACON CO.         5:00        LYONS TUES.      SEPT.        18        TATTNALL           5:30        TATTNALL THURS.   SEPT.        20        BLECKLEY           5:30        LYONS (Y-101 Radio) TUES.      SEPT.        25        VIDALIA                6:00        VIDALIA (Y-101 Radio) MON        OCT.           1        BACON CO.                         ALMA TUES.       OCT.          2        DUBLIN                 5:00        DUBLIN THURS.    OCT.          4        DODGE                 6:00        DODGE TUES.        OCT.         9        EAST LAURENS    5:30       LYONS (Y-101 Radio) OCTOBER 19 & 20        SECTIONALS OCTOBER 25-28        STATE TOOMBS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL LADY DOGS SOFTBALL 2007 JR. VARSITY SCHEDULE (REVISED- 8/14/07) DAY        MONTH    DATE        OPPONENT        TIME        LOCATION TUES.       AUGUST    21        TATTNALL           4:00        LYONS WED.        AUGUST    22        JEFF DAVIS          5:00        JEFF DAVIS TUES.       AUGUST     28       VIDALIA                 4:00        LYONS   TUES.       SEPT.        11        DODGE                 4:00        LYONS TUES.       SEPT.        18        TATTNALL            4:00        TATTNALL THURS.    SEPT.        20        BLECKLEY            4:30        LYONS TUES.       SEPT.        25        VIDALIA                 4:00        VIDALIA THURS.    OCT.         4           DODGE                 4:00        DODGE Toombs County High School Lady Dogs Softball Roster 2007-2008 VARSITY NAME                            GRADE Andrea Ferree                  9th Caitlin Vinson                   9th Rachael Brantley            10th Elizabeth Kirkley             10th Brianna Mincey               10th Corneisha Courouthers   11th Mercedes Brewton          11th Samantha Dowd              11th Noami Fields                   11th Iletha Holland                  11th Stephanie Lindsey          11th Victoria Pittman               11th Tiffany Simmons             11th Jessica Mincey               12th Brittney Wilds                  12th JUNIOR VARSITY (J.V.) NAME                GRADE Kaitlyn Bryant           9th Kristen Cook             9th Lydia Curry               9th Andrea Ferree          9th Skylar Moore            9th Kathryn O'Neal         9th Ashley Polke             9th Caitlin Vinson            9th Megan Williams         9th Nikki Hancock          10th Jessica Kersey        10th Morgan Shiver         10th Noami Fields            11th Mercedes Brewton   11th