Top performers: Saint James softball team wins first area tournament since 2010
Here’s a list of some of the Montgomery-area high schools’ top performers from events played May 1-6.
Boys soccer
Monday
Prattville Christian’s Cade Segars scored three goals in a 4-2 playoff win against Alabama Christian.
Friday
Montgomery Academy's Lucas Rizzo scored four goals in a 6-2 playoff victory over Theodore.
Montgomery Academy's Brewer Welch scored two goals in the win over Theodore.
Girls soccer
Tuesday
Saint James Katie Brightwell scored four goals in an 8-0 playoff win against Prattville Christian.
Softball
Tuesday
Brantley’s Anna Free hit a solo home run and pitched nine strikeouts in a 22-0 victory over Georgiana.
Brantley’s Kaylee Navarre had 11 strikeouts in an 11-0 victory over Red level.
Prattville Christian’s Lara Beth and Kandice Crosby combined to pitch a perfect game in a 15-0 victory over Dallas County.
Opps' Caroline Courson hit a two-run home run and three RBIs in an 11-1 victory over Pike County.
Saint James' Sydney Johnston had three RBIs in a 10-0 victory over Alabama Christian.
Boys and girls golf
Monday
Montgomery Academy varsity boys golf team finished second out of eight teams in Sectionals and will advance to Sub-state on May 8. Joe Drumwright shot a 90 and advanced individually.
Trinity’s Whit Bixenman shot a 78 to capture low medalist honors and lead the boys' team to the 3A Section 2 championship.
Trinity’s Eden Pendleton shot an 80 and Virginia Anne Holmes shot an 81 to help Trinity win the 4A-5A Section 1 golf championship.
Track and field
Auburn senior Maxwell Hardin won the Class 7A boys 3,200 meters and clocked 9:11.55 to set a new 7A state meet record.
Auburn’s Patrick Sweeney won the Class 4A boys’ discus with a heave of 64 feet, 7 inches.
Montgomery Academy's Grant Casey won the 3200 meter 4A state championship with a time of 9.35.
Montgomery Academy's Isabella Johnson won the 4A state championship in shot put.
Saint James' Connor Owens won the 1A-3A state championship in discus.
Equestrian
Saint James Josephine Foshee was named the 2023 IEA national champion after winning the USHJA Varsity Intermediate Equitation Over Fences 2’ at the national finals.
This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Montgomery area high school top performers, first week of May
