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2011 Season
Lyons Under 12's are GRPA Soccer State Champs
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The Lyons Under 12 boys and girls soccer team were a dominant bunch in district and state tournament play. They took care of Thomson and Dublin by scores of 10-0 and 6-0 in the district in Dublin and then they continued their run with three wins at the GRPA State Tournament in Augusta. Lyons defeated Morgan and Wayne County by the same 6-2 score in the quarterfinals and semis and then they whipped Murray County 7-2 in the title game. Saul Tinoco scored five goals in the championship game and 16 in the state tournament. The Under 12's are coached by Dr. Heidi Zubeck and the players include: Gerry Tinoco, Rig Tinoco, Raul Tinoco, Carlos Ibarra, Juan Ibarra, Brodie Hardeman, Chris Scoggins, Divorian Gaffney, Cindy Vera, Damian Castro, and Julian.
The team was honored at Partin Park for their accomplishments. Watch the ceremony video Y-101 Story |
GRPA State Tournament Scoreboard
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Midget Boys- Vidalia 9, Lyons 4 (Final)
D.R. Meadows drove in two runs and Lane Adams and Stephen Garrett each had a RBI hit as the Lyons Midget Boys summer came to an end in the loss.
Midget Boys- Lyons 11, Washington Co. 3 (Final)
(Thursday) Nine of the 12 Lyons players scored as the Midgets won their second game of the day with an 11-3 win in five innings over Washington County. Hogan White pitched the whole game and struck out five and doubled in two runs. Donnie Barrow and Lane Adams also had RBI hits. D.R. Meadows, Jalen Mobley, Stephen Garrett, Riley Wimberly and Jacob Brown also had hits. Lyons will play Vidalia on Friday at noon and the boys still need two more wins to make it to the championship round.
Midget Boys- Lyons 9, Calhoun 5 (Final)
(Thursday) Lyons opened up the game by stroking three extra base hits. D.R. Meadows doubled, Stephen Garrett hit an inside-the-park homer and Hogan White drilled a pitch over the fence and in to the parking lot.
Midget Girls- Vidalia 8, Lyons 0 (Final)
(Thursday)- Lyons season comes to an end.
Midget Girls- Coffee County 10, Lyons 2 (Final)
(Thursday) Lyons opened up a 2-0 lead at Effingham County. Lyons will play the loser of the Vidalia and Carrollton game at 2:15 p.m.
Midget Boys- Moultrie 8, Lyons 5 (Final)
(Wednesday) Moultrie scored three runs in the bottom of the second to take a 3-0 lead. Moultrie stroked two hits, walked twice and one batter reached on an error and another was hit by a pitch. Lyons recorded two outs on Tanner Hattaway (4 K's) strike outs and got the third out on a throw from catcher Stephen Garrett to shortstop D.R. Meadows after a wild pitch. Moultrie added a run in the third and then built up a 8-0 lead going to the fifth.
Lyons was facing a tough right handed pitcher who had a good curve ball and pitched sidearm. That pitcher left the game in the top of the fifth and Lyons rallied. Cody Spinn walked, Donnie Barrow singled and Jacob Brown walked to load the bases. Hall Graham walked to bring in the first run. Meadows also walked to make it 8-2. Then Hogan White ripped a double that scored three runs.
Hattaway entered the game in the first with the bases loaded and nobody out and did not allow a run. He struck out two batters and induced a fly ball to center which was caught by Jalen Mobley. Mobley and Spinn also pitched for Lyons and each had a strike out.
Listen to Y-101 pre-tourney stories on both teams Girls Boys |
District 1 Tournaments
Lyons Midgets accomplish mission
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Both 11-12 year Lyons Midget teams accomplished their mission in the District 1 Tournament in Effingham County. The Boys and the Girls teams both qualified for state. The Midget Boys wrapped up their successful week by beating Vidalia 10-2 to win the District 1 Championship. Jalen Mobley put the game away in the fourth inning with a grand slam over the left center field fence, his second home run of the tournament. Stephen Garrett went 4-for-4 and Tanner Hattaway was the winning pitcher. View Salaine Meadows's slideshow Y-101 Story
The Girls rebounded from a loss to Vidalia earlier in the day by beating Dublin 9-8 to move in to a championship match up with their rivals. Taylor Thompson hit a triple and was the winning pitcher. |
McKenzie is a busy pitcher
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In Flea ball the pitcher is a very busy player. Lyons's McKenzie Grimes has to run all over the field. Top picture (#15) McKenzie races to third base and in the bottom picture she tags a runner sliding in to home plate. |
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Tuesday- Junior Boys- Lyons took care of Effingham 12-7. Bailey Salter, Allen Beverly and Jordan Usher each had three hits. Watch Highlights Video Lyons then lost to Twin City 5-4 which ended their season one win shy of qualifying for state.
Midget Boys- Lyons nipped Vidalia 4-3. Jalen Mobley singled in D.R. Meadows in the bottom of the sixth. Hogan White struck out 11 batters. The win qualified Lyons for the state tournament. Y-101 Story
Midget Girls- Lyons edged Effingham 3-2 to stay undefeated.
Monday- Junior Boys- Lyons defeated Thomson 13-11 after overcoming a 9-3 and an 11-4 deficit.
Junior Girls- Lyons season came to an end one win shy of making the state tourney. Twin City defeated Lyons 11-9. Emily Shaw wnet 2-for-3 and drove in two runs and scored another. Watch highlights of the Junior Girls and the Flea Girls from the Vidalia Regional Sports Complex Video
Midget Boys- Lyons #1 beat Dublin 13-2. D.R. Meadows drove in six runs and struck out six in two innings of pitching. Meadows hit a three-run inside the park homer and doubled in two. Jalen Mobley hit a solo homer over the fence. Tanner Hattaway pitched three innings and struck out four batters. Lyons #2 lost to Vidalia 12-0 and is 1-1 in the tourney.
Midget Girls- Lyons whipped Statesboro 15-0. Taylor Thompson pitched a no-hitter.
Mite Girls- lost to Rincon to end their season.
Flea Boys- lost a wild back and forth game to Dublin 18-12 to end their season.
Flea Girls- lost to Dublin 10-8 to end their season.
Saturday-Junior Boys- Lyons opened up the tourney, at Partin Park, with a 9-1 win over Rincon. Bailey Salter pitched a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts and was 2-for-3 with a double and a RBI. Tyler Luke was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI's, Jeremy Edge 2-for-3 and he drove in a run and Blake Padgett, Stephen Helton, Hunter Floyd and Cole Dowd each had a hit.
In their second game Lyons lost to Twin City 9-7. Floyd tripled in two runs and Salter, Padgett and Logan McGowan each was 2-for-3. Watch Highlights Video Y-101 Archived Play-by-play Part 1 Part 2
Junior Girls- Lyons lost to Vidalia 7-4.
Midget Boys- Lyons #1 defeated Thomson 14-1. Lyons #2 beat Rincon 12-9.
Mite Boys- Lyons lost to Vidalia 13-7 at Ed Smith. Martin Stephens went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs with a pair of two-out hits. Luke Hattaway went 3-for-3 and Brock Harrision and Chance Stokes each went 2-for-3. Watch highlights Video Y-101 Archived Play-by-play Later in the day Lyons lost to Swainsboro 12-11 ending their season.
Mite Girls- Lyons opened up with a 13-12 win over Rincon and then the girls lost to Dublin 17-2.
Flea Boys- Lyons lost to Vidalia 11-9 and then knocked off Effingham 17-9.
Flea Girls- Lyons lost to Vidalia 23-2 and then stayed alive in the tourney with a 19-1 win over Burke County. |
Lyons Mites finish a close second in LYT
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For 15 seconds, or so, the Lyons Mite baseball team thought they had won their division of the Lyons Youth Tournament. However, a game winning run was negated by an illegal head first slide in the final inning then Bacon County scored a run in an extra inning and won the "if" game 9-8 to claim the big trophy.
Lyons had to win two games to get to the final game of the tourney. The Boys rallied and defeated Jeff Davis 6-5 in an extra inning. Martin Stephens hit a grounder to first that scored two runs which tied the game at 5-all in the sixth. Then in the seventh Luke Hattaway led off with a single and scored on a well placed grounder to the center of the infield by Gage Clark that gave Lyons a 6-5 victory. The win lifted Lyons in to the championship round of the 9-10 year old division versus Bacon.
Lyons put game one of the Bacon series out of reach by scoring 13 runs in a four inning span. Chance Stokes, who went 4-for-4, drove in three runs with a two-run double and a RBI single. So Lyons avenged a 13-1 loss to Bacon with a 13-5 win.
Watch Highlights Jeff Davis Game Bacon 1 Bacon 2
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Lyons Fleas win two games in Youth Tourney
| For many it was their first Lyons Youth Tournament and the Lyons Fleas had their moments winning two games and losing two. Lyons opened up with a 21-6 win over Metter. Then they lost to a hard hitting Long County team 21-5. However, the Boys rallied and beat Metter 22-14 before losing to Glennville 15-3. Watch the Fleas in this slideshow |
Lyons splits and moves in to Final 3
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The Lyons Mite Boys split a pair of Saturday winners bracket games in the Lyons Youth Tournament advancing them to Monday and the Final Three of the tourney. Lyons will play Jeff Davis at 3 p.m. at Little Fenway (broadcast on Y-101) to see which team plays undefeated Bacon County for the championship. Jeff Davis knocked Pierce County out of the tourney with a 5-1 win.
In their first game on Saturday Lyons came back from a 8-2 deficit after two innings and nipped Vidalia 10-8. Lyons scored three in the third on a run scoring single by Bryce Deloach and a two run base hit by Martin Stephens.
Lyons surged in to the lead in the fifth by scoring five runs. Dakota Kersey and Ricardo Santana each reached on a hit and Reece Mixon loaded up the bases. Then Lyons started stroking run scoring hits. Chance Stokes singled in a run and another scored on a Stephens grounder to tie the game. Christian Medders singled in the go ahead run and Brock Harrison singled in the final run of the game.
Lyons ended the thriller handling a couple of grounders including a 1-4-6-3 double play. Grady Bount lined a pitch off Blake Harrison's (pitcher position) glove and second baseman Reece Mixon adjusted and fielded the ball and threw to Deloach at short and then Bryce whipped the ball to Stephens at first to record the first two outs of the sixth. Mixon ended the game fielding a grounder and throwing to Stephens.
12 of the first 13 runs of the game were scored with two outs. Lyons scored two in the bottom of the first on a double by Deloach and a single by Stephens. Vidalia countered by scoring seven runs in the second with two down to open up the six run lead.
In their second game on Saturday Lyons lost 13-1 to Bacon County. Bacon turned a 1-0 game in to a rout with a seven-run third inning and a five-run fourth.
Watch Highlights of the Vidalia game Video Y-101 Play-by-play Ustream.com
The Lyons Mite Boys All-Star team had won 17 of 21 games entering the Lyons Youth Tournament by hitting the ball where they aren't. Nine players carried above .500 batting averages in to a first day match up with Appling County and Lyons hit a bunch of line drives in a 15-3 four inning victory.
Lyons scored six runs in the first inning and Christian Medders singled in one run and Cole Graham doubled in three. Martin Stephens's singled in two runs and Luke Hattaway singled in one as Lyons scored six more in the second. Chance Stokes had a RBI single in the third and Bryce Deloach hit a run scoring grounder.
On defense Graham handled three grounders at third and turned a double play that ended the first. Brock Harrison made two fine plays from the pitchers position, Ricardo Santana ranged far to his left to make a gem of a play on a grounder at third and Reece Mixon ended the game fielding a grounder and forcing a runner at second.
Watch Highlights Video Listen to Y-101 play-by-play Part 1 Part 2 |
Lyons Mite Girls
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The Lyons Mite Girls softball team is a young group this season. Only two girls (Lauren Floyd and Kierra Williams) played on the team last season which finished second in the Lyons Youth Tournament. On opening day, in the 17-team tourney, Lyons split a pair of games on the Upper Field. The girls defeated Jeff Davis 15-8 and then lost to Glennville 19-9.
In their victory Lyons scored in every inning and every girl on the team reached base. Ashton Braddy went 3-for-4 in the leadoff position, Floyd went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI's, Jesse Alexander 2-for-4, Taylor Jones 2-for-4 with 3 RBI's, Tanner Wright 1-for-3 with a RBI, Regan Benton 3-for-3, Mattie Moore 2-for-3, Kaleigh Holmes 2-for-3 and Lauren Adams 1-for-2. Watch Highlights Video Y-101 Play-by-play
Lyons lost to Vidalia 19-6 on Wednesday. The Girls rallied from a 9-0 deficit to make it a 9-6 game. Braddy went 2-for-3, Alexander 2-for-2 with a double and Moore, Jones and Adams each had a hit. Watch Highlights Video |
Lyons Midgets surge to third place finish
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On the next to last day of the Boys Midget Division of the Lyons Youth Tournament, Lyons split a pair of losers bracket games and finished in third place. Lyons defeated Vidalia 6-1 and then lost to Appling County 3-2 on a sacrifice fly to left field in the sixth inning.
Lyons pitching in both games was solid as righty Tanner Hattaway pitched a five-hitter with eight strikeouts in the Vidalia victory and lefty Hogan White also pitched a five-hitter with six strikeouts against Appling.
Watch Highlights Vidalia Game Appling County Game
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"Smiley" strokes walk-off single for Midget Boys
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The Lyons Midget Boys made it to Monday in the Lyons Youth Tourney with a dramatic comeback in the sixth inning. Trailing Bacon County 8-7, Lyons loaded up the bases for D.R. Meadows. Meadows showed his good eye by drawing a walk to tie the game. With one out Stephen "Smiley" Garrett ended the game with a line drive down the third base line scoring Brandon Reynolds, who was running for Tanner Hattaway, who reached on a hit. Meadows also pitched the whole game and struck out nine batters.
The 9-8 victory sets up a Monday match up with Vidalia which knocked Glennville out of the tourney. The two rivals will meet at 5 p.m. at Little Fenway and on Y-101 Radio. Jeff Davis and Appling County will play a winners bracket game at 3:30.
In their first game on Saturday Lyons lost to Appling 10-8. Jalen Mobley hit his second homer of the tourney. Watch Highlights Video |
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Lane Adams watches as Jalen Mobley makes a diving catch in center |
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Lefty Hogan White eyes the the plate against Appling |
Mobley's Green Monster Mash decides one-run game
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Jalen Mobley crushed an inside fastball and drove it over the Green Monster at Little Fenway to give the Lyons Midget Boys a 3-2 win over Evans County in the Lyons Youth Tournament. Mobley's fifth inning 2-run shot scored Hogan White, who led off the inning with a double. Steven "Smiley" Garrett drove in Lyons's other run with a first inning single. Lyons could have scored more but the boys left the bases loaded three times. Tanner Hattaway, who pitched all six innings, didn't allow a hit until one-down in the fourth inning. Evans County scored two unearned runs in that inning to take a 2-1 lead. Watch Highlights Video |
Lyons Junior Boys drop two one-run games
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The Lyons Junior Boys lost two one-run games in an afternoon in the Lyons Youth Tournament at Partin Park. They opened their tourney experience with a 3-2 loss to Jeff Davis and then four hours later the Vidalia Boys scored eight runs in their final at bat, in the sixth inning, to win 14-13.
Trailing 3-1 entering the top of the fourth, Lyons scored eight runs off Vidalia pitching and took a 9-3 lead. Tyler Luke tied the game with a two-run single and then Stephen Helton put Lyons up 4-3 with a RBI hit. Bailey Salter tripled to right field with the bases loaded driving in three runs and Hunter Floyd singled in Salter by stroking a ball in to right. Vidalia scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to cut the Lyons lead to 9-6.
Lyons scored four runs in the top of the sixth to build up a 13-6 advantage. Salter singled to right scoring a run, Floyd looped a ball off the first baseman to bring in a teammate and Jeremy Edge hit a ball that scored two more. Watch Highlights Video
In their first game of the tourney Lyons lost to Jeff Davis 3-2. Both teams scored two runs in the first. JD took advantage of two Lyons errors and scored two unearned runs. Lyons scored on RBI hits by Salter and Floyd. Jeff Davis scored the game-winning run in the fifth. Salter pitched five innings and allowed a hit in the first and three in the fifth. He struck out four batters and had three straight three-up, three down innings from the second to the fourth. |
Lyons Midget Girls Softball
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Taylor Thompson throws a strike against Appling County |
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The Lyons Midget Girls opened up play in the Lyons Youth Tournament with a 10-4 loss to Appling County. The Girls stroked all three of their hits in the final two innings and scored three runs in their final at bat. Amanda Powell broke up Brooke Griffin's no-hit bid with a one-out single in the fifth inning. Megan Dukes and Hannah Coursey also had base hits. Watch Highlights Video
On Wednesday the girls knocked off Johnson County 6-1 as Thompson pitched a two-hitter with five strikeouts and she was 2-for-3 with a RBI and Britney Beckum went 1-for-1 with a RBI. Watch Highlights Video Lyons run through the losers bracket ended with a 7-0 loss to Vidalia. |
New Junior Girls place 3rd in Lyons Youth Tourney
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Aryn McGowan pitches one-hitter with 10 k's |
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This summer the Lyons Junior Girls are a brand new team. There are no hold overs from the 2010 team which was a state runner-up. The new squad of 13 and 14 year old girls finished third out of eight teams.
On Wednesday Lyons opened up the tourney with a 5-4 win over Metter. The Girls built up a 5-0 lead in the first three innings and then had to hold on to get the victory. Ansley Tatum went 3-for-4 and drove in a run and scored one. In the circle Aryn McGowan pitched a one-hitter and struck out 10 and walked five. Lyons ended the game with a double play. Bailey Bryson caught a liner at first and threw across the diamond to Abigail Lynn who doubled up the runner at third with a tag on the shoulders. Watch highlights with Y-101 play-by-play Video
On Thursday Lyons trailed Twin City 1-0 in the fourth inning, however, the girls started hitting and they scored 11 straight runs in a 11-2 win. Ashley Cruz went 3-for-3 and Bryson 3-for-4 with a triple. Bailey also was the winning pitcher. She allowed five hits and induced 12 grounders including six that she handled around the circle. Lyons did not make an error in the field.
In their second game on Thursday Lyons lost to Vidalia 12-1. On Friday Lyons lost to Glennville 7-5 giving ending their action in the tourney. |
2010 Season
GRPA State Tourney Scoreboard
Lyons Jr. Girls finish second
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Saturday- The Junior Girls were trying to be the first team from Lyons to win a summer state championship since the Mite Boys and Girls did so in 1993. Unfortunately, their effort was dashed by a pair of losses to Wayne County 9-6 and 7-4.
Lyons took a 4-0 lead in the first game on a two-run double by Jeannie Smith and a two-run triple smashed by Katie Norfleet. Wayne County took advantage of three Lyons errors in the bottom of the first and scored six runs. Lyons rallied and tied the game in the third when Smith singled and scored on a wild pitch. Wayne County pulled away by scoring single runs in the bottom of the third, fourth and fifth.
In the second game Lyons fell behind 4-0 in the second and the girls didn't stroke their first hit and score their first run until the sixth when Kayla Mosley reached on a RBI infield hit. Lyons stoked two more hits in the seventh and scored three runs. Madison Hart drove in one with a grounder to short. The girls wrapped up their summer by finishing second in the Lyons Youth Tournament, the District 1 Tourney and the GRPA State Tournament. Watch highlights of both games Video
Friday- In the first six innings of their winners bracket match up with Villa Rica the Lyons Junior Girls left 14 runners on base including 10 in scoring position. In the third, fourth and fifth the girls left the bases loaded. Finally in the fifth Harley Beck singled in a run to cut the Villa Rica lead to 2-1 and later in their last at bat, in the seventh, Katie Norfleet singled in Jeannie Smith and Beck, with Norfleet at third and one down, laid down a squeeze bunt that scored Katie to give Lyons a 3-2 win. Smith pitched a complete game three-hitter and she struckout 10 batters for a second day in a row. Watch Highlights Video
Thursday- It took an inning before the Lyons Junior Girls began to pull away and then eventually run-rule Bainbridge 14-2 in six innings in the opening round of the GRPA State Tournament at Ed Smith in Vidalia. Jeannie Smith pitched a complete game four hitter and struck out 10 batters. Lyons stroked 12 hits and Smith, Megan Meadows and Lakayla Faison each had two hits. Watch Highlights Video The Lyons Junior Boys summer came to an end with an 8-5 loss to Calhoun in Guyton.
Wednesday- The Lyons Junior Boys opened up state tourney play in Guyton by losing to Coffee County 5-2. Lyons got the leadoff hitter aboard in six of the seven innings, however, the boys grounded in to three double plays and left three runners in scoring position. Trailing 3-0, Lyons scored two runs in the fourth on a single by Logan Martin and a Coffee error and also a James Ethredge RBI hit. Martin added a sixth inning triple in his 2-for-3 game. Ethredge pitched the first three innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts and two walks. Jeremy Beasley pitched four innings in relief and allowed two earned runs and four hits and he struckout four. Watch Highlights Video |
District Tourney Scoreboard
Lyons Junior Boys are District 1 Champs
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Thursday- The Lyons Junior Boys survived a rough first inning and defeated Vidalia 5-2 to win the District 1 Tournament in Dublin which qualifies the boys for the GRPA State Tourney at Effingham County. Lyons scored a run in the second and four in the third and the bullpen was flawless in protecting the lead. Hunter Braddock pitched four scoreless innings and James Ethredge threw a scoreless sixth and seventh. Braddock and Hunter Braddy each had two hits. Slideshow
The Lyons Midget Girls lost to Vidalia 7-4 and they were eliminated from their tourney.
Wednesday- The Lyons Junior Boys moved in to the championship round of the District 1 Tourney, in Dublin, with a 13-1 four inning win over Rincon. Jeremy Beasley pitched a one-hitter with five strikeouts. The only hit was an infield hit with two-out in the top of the fourth. Logan Martin went 2-for-3 with a home run and a single. Lyons will play for the title on Thursday at 5 p.m.
The Lyons Midget Girls lost to Dublin 9-0 and then they rebounded and routed Thomson 30-2.
Tuesday- Eryn McGowan struckout nine batters in the Lyons Midgets Girls first game in the District 1 Tournament in Statesboro. Dayo Waller and Bailey Bryson each hit home runs in a 12-0 win over Burke County. Victoria Jordan had a triple and a double and McGowan, Haylee Lavender and Christian Allen all had big hits.
The Lyons Junior Boys knocked off Vidalia 12-7 in the District 1 Tourney in Dublin. Bailey Salter pitched four innings and struck out five. Logan Martin, Hunter Braddock and Chris Mobley each had two hits. |
Lyons run ends in championship game
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The Lyons Mite Girls amazing run ended with a loss to the same team that sent them in to the losers when the District 1 Tournament began at Partin Park. Dublin broke a 9-9 tie by scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth and beat Lyons 12-10. Lyons took a 5-1 lead in the top of the second and the girls tied the game in the fifth. Check out the girls in this Slideshow and watch some highlights Video |
Two wins down, two to go for title
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Since their first round loss to Dublin the Lyons Mite Girls have stormed through the losers bracket of the District 1 Tourney at Partin Park. In four wins Lyons has outscored the opposition 67-5. On Monday the girls beat Swainsboro 15-1 and Vidalia 14-2 to move in to a championship match on Tuesday beginning at 5 p.m., on Field 2, versus Dublin. Lyons needs two wins to win district and qualify for state. Watch highlights of the Vidalia game Video |
Lyons Mites nearly complete perfect game
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Courtney Moore lines one |
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Taylor Thompson swings |
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Hitting and scoring is the key to winning in pitching machine ball. The Lyons Mite Girls did plenty of scoring in a 22-0 three inning win over Thomson in the losers bracket of the District Tournament at Partin Park. On defense the girls nearly recorded a perfect game, They retired Thomson three-up, three-down in the first and second innings and got the first out of the third. However, a little roller up the middle of the infield resulted in a throw that was just late to first base breaking up the perfect game. Amanda Powell recorded the final out by catching a pop up from her second base position. Watch Highlights Video
Lyons opened up the tourney by losing to Dubin 15-9. Dublin was leading 9-8 on Friday night when rain suspended the game. It was completed on Saturday morning. Lyons stayed alive in the losers bracket by defeating Effingham County 16-2. Lyons will play Swainsboro on Monday at 5:45 and the winner will play the loser of Vidalia/Dublin at 7 p.m. The Vidalia versus Dublin game will open Monday's play at 4:30. |
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Saturday- Mite Boys- Rincon edged Lyons #1 7-6 and Lyons #2 stayed alive by taking care of Thomson 7-3. The Lyons Flea Girls blanked Effingham County 3-0 and then were eliminated from the tourney by Dublin 13-6. The Lyons Flea Boys lost to Dublin 17-5 and then were eliminated by Rincon.
Friday- The Lyons Junior Girls lost to Vidalia 9-8 in the championship game. Lyons led 4-0 and 6-3, however, a five-run fifth gave Vidalia an 8-6 lead. Lyons rallied with two outs in the sixth and tied the game at eight. Megan Meadows started the rally by stroking a single to right and she scored on a wild pitch. Jeanne Smith reached on a infield hit and drove in Katie Norfleet. Vidalia cliched the win with a run in the bottom of the sixth. Both teams advance to the state tourney at Vidalia. Earlier in the day Lyons routed Effingham County 14-2.
In Midget Boys action Vidalia defeated Lyons 7-5. In Mite Boys Lyons #1 beat Twin City 7-2 and Effingham County edged Lyons #2 6-5. The Lyons Flea Girls lost to Dublin.
Thursday- The Lyons Junior Girls beat Effingham 8-0 and then lost to Vidalia 3-0.
The Lyons Midget Boys won two games at Thompson. Lyons knocked off Swainsboro 11-3 and Effingham 6-0. D.R. Meadows stroked three triples and two doubles in the two games. |
Lyons Fleas deal with heat & finish 4th
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The Lyons Flea Girls had to play three games in one day, in the heat, in the Lyons Youth Tournament. The Girls lost to Vidalia 19-10, although they did score seven runs in their final at bat. Then they stayed alive in the double-elimination event by beating Dublin 17-14. However, Bacon County relegated the local team to a fourth place finish, out of 11 teams, with a 16-1 victory. Lyons opened up the tourney with a 15-1, four inning win over Soperton. Y-101 Story Watch the girls play in this slideshow |
Lyons Mites play in Youth Tourney
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Screven County, a late addition to the Mite Division of the Lyons Youth Tourney, scored four runs in the fifth inning and beat Lyons 7-4 at Little Fenway at Partin Park. Lyons took a 3-2 lead in the third inning on a run scoring single hit by second baseman Reece Mixon. Dylan Womack and Cole Graham also had RBI hits. Lyons played a solid game in the field. Left center fielder Dalton McBride caught three fly balls and right center fielder George Lookie snagged two. Shortstop Dylan Womack caught three pop ups and handled several grounders, first baseman Logan Williamson caught a liner and stepped on first for a double play and Mixon made three plays at second. Y-101 Story Watch Highlights Video
Lyons was run-ruled by Wayne County and was eliminated from the tourney. Check out this slideshow |
Third place out of 16, not bad
| The Lyons Mite Girls softball team wanted to play for the championship of the Lyons Youth Tourney. Instead losses to Glennville 20-15 and Bacon County 12-5 meant the girls had to settle for the third place trophy in a division that included 16 teams. Y-101 Story Watch highlights of the Glennville game Video |
Lyons Mites smash out three wins
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The Lyons Mite Girls softball team opened up the Lyons Youth Tournament with three straight wins. On Tuesday the girls defeated Waynesboro 16-8 and they followed that up with a 12-2 win over Evans County and 15-10 victory over rival Vidalia on Wednesday. In the Vidalia game Courtney Moore went 3-for-4 with two triples, a double, six RBI's and four runs scored. Y-101 Story Watch the girls in their slideshow |
Lyons Junior Boys finish 3rd
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The Lyons Junior Boys had two shots at earning a spot in the championship bracket of the Lyons Youth Tournament. Unfortunately, in a winners bracket game the boys lost to Appling County 14-8 and then in a losers bracket game Lyons lost to Wayne County 8-2. Logan Martin his a two-run homer in the Wayne County loss and Chris Mobley stroked two singles. Watch Highlights Video
On a busy Saturday at Partin Park the Lyons Junior Boys broke open a 3-3 game in the fourth by scoring four runs and they pulled away to a 10-3 win over Ware County in the winners bracket of the 48th annual Lyons Youth Tournament. In the decisive fourth Chris Mobley walked with the bases loaded to break then tie and then later he scored on a wild pitch. James Ethredge singled in the other two runs. Bailey Salter pitched a solid five innings allowing five base hits and he induced a lot of grounders which were handled flawlessly by the Lyons infield. Jeremy Beasley pitched a three-up, three-down sixth.
The Lyons Midget Boys were eliminated from the tourney by Pierce County 15-8. Lyons opened up a 5-2 lead, however, Pierce County's nine-run third inning doomed them. D.R. Meadows hit two doubles and drove in a run and scored two. J.T. Copeland had two RBI singles. Cole Dowd had a RBI double, Jalen Mobley had a run scoring single and Tyler Luke a sacrifice fly RBI. Lyons lost its first game to Glennville 14-6. Due to a long rain delay the game ended after midnight. Watch highlights of both games Video
The Lyons Junior Boys won their sixth straight game as they opened up play in the 48th annual Lyons Youth Tournament defeating Twin City 8-3. James Ethredge pitched the first five innings and he stuck out 11 while giving up two hits and three walks and no runs. He walked the bases loaded in the fourth but escaped by striking out his ninth batter. Hunter Braddock led the Lyons offense by going 4-for-4 with a double and two RBI's. Logan Martin drove in two runs and went 3-for-3. In the fourth inning Hunter Braddy and Jeremy Beasley hit back-to-back two-out run scoring doubles. Watch highlights with Y-101 play-by-play Video |
Lyons Midgets top Twin City 10-1
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In a 10-1 five-inning losers bracket win over Twin City, the Lyons Midget Girls played a fine all-around game. In the circle Aryn McGowan came within two outs of pitching a no-hitter. On defense the girls did not make and error and they turned two double plays and at the plate they scored in every inning. Lyons was eliminated from the the Lyons Youth Tournament in its next game with an 8-0 loss to Jeff Davis. The local girls opened up play with a 6-2 loss to Bryan County and then they rebounded with an 18-1 rout of Reidsville. Watch highlights of the Twin City game as McGowan pitches a two-hitter Video and check out the girls in this Slideshow |
Lyons Jr. Girls come back & take 2nd
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The Lyons Junior Girls made a nice run through the losers bracket of the Lyons Youth Tourney winning three games in a day to move in to the championship game against Telfair. However, Telfair scored four runs in the first inning and won the big trophy by an 8-4 score. Lyons shortstop Kayla Mosley broke up Jaycee Selph's no-hitter with a leadoff double in the fourth. Jeannie Smith stroked two doubles and drove in three runs as Lyons cut the lead to 5-4 in the fifth.
The girls began a long Thursday by edging rival Vidalia 9-7 in eight innings. Smith went 3-for-4 with two RBI's and Charly Foskey singled in two runs. Harley Thompson pitched five innings and allowed five hits and Katie Norfleet pitched the final three innings and did not allow a hit and she worked out of some challenging situations like bases loaded and no outs and only allowed one run to pick up the win.
Then Lyons banked Soperton 10-0. Mosley doubled in two runs and Lakayla Faison and Megan Meadows each singled in one. Norfleet was also the winning pitcher in that game. She gave up only three hits and she struck out three. Later in the evening Lyons knocked defending champ Glennville from the tourney with an 11-3 win in five innings. Roxy Lane drove in two runs with a double and both she and Foskey had two hits. Smith pitched a complete game to send Lyons to the championship game for the second straight summer. On the first day of the tourney Lyons defeated Reidsville 10-3 and lost to Glennville 10-9. Lyons had a 9-7 lead going to the bottom of the sixth. Watch highlights of the tourney Video |
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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| 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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| 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
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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
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| 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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