District tournament play begins today (Saturday, June 18) for both the Adair County and Russell County softball Little League all-star teams.
Adair has three teams competing on Saturday: 12u, 10u, and 8u.
Russell has two teams competing on Saturday: 10u and 8u.
The games are scheduled to take place on the two fields at the old Russell Springs Elementary School, what is now the SCC-Russell Center.
12u
Adair County
James Bergin and Mat Corbin coach the Adair County 12u Little League All-Stars.
Adair County starts off district tournament play against Marion County at 2 p.m.
If they win, AC will play the winner of Trace Creek (Taylor County) and Washington County on Sunday at 5 p.m. The losing team will play in the loser’s bracket on Sunday at 7 p.m.
Adair County’s roster includes:
• Braylee Corbin
• Halynn Stargel
• Ashley Loy
• Addie Bowman
• Adysen Wooley
• Laney Inchcliff
• Callee White
• Ella Brown
• Allee Campbell
• Keylin Bergin
• Harper Bennett
There are only four teams in the 12u bracket: Marion, Adair, Trace Creek (Taylor County), and Washington County.
10u
Adair County
Amanda Grant and Ashley Bennett coach the Adair County 10u Little League All-Stars.
Adair County gets a bye in the first round, and its first game will be the winner of Marion County and Trace Creek (Taylor County) on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Adair County’s roster includes:
• Trinity Hancock
• Kaylence Bennett
• Josie Cox
• Ila Loy
• Laramie Baldwin
• Roxie Booth
• Cadence Booth
• Raegen Petty
• Jordi Marr
• Emma Jewell
Russell County
Adam Davis and Kevin Shearer coach the Russell County 10u Little League All-Stars.
Russell County starts off district tournament play against Nelson County at noon.
If they win, RC will move on to play Washington County on Sunday at 3 p.m. The losing team will play in the loser’s bracket on Monday.
Russell County’s roster includes:
• Hallie Knight
• Kinsley Wilson
• Raelyn Warriner
• Lillian Davis
• Kerrigan Aaron
• Allie Bailey
• Sadie Grace Shearer
• Molly Clark
• Olivia Pierce
• Brielle Robertson
• Ava Aiken
“These kids have played together since they were 6 years old,” Coach Davis said. “They’ve played numerous tournaments all over the state, even in Indiana. It’s a solid, core group of girls, and I feel like we should hold our own this year if we play together as a team.”
The teams in the 10u bracket are Russell, Nelson, Washington, Marion, Adair, and Trace Creek (Taylor County).
8u
Adair County
Brandon White and Nicole Booher coach the Adair County 8u Little League All-Stars.
AC’s first game is against South Hardin at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The winner will take on the Nelson County-Marion County winner at 4 p.m. on Saturday, and the loser will move down to the loser’s bracket for a first game of at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Adair County’s roster includes:
• Ava Loy
• Rylee Barnett
• Olivia Feese
• Emmalynn White
• Caylynn White
• Ann-Riley Corbin
• Kharlie Stockton
• Saylor Booher
• Tinsley Burton
• Emily Burkhardt
• Corbin Coots
Russell County
James Scaggs, Deb Bray, Terran Helm, and Joey Murray coach the Russell County 8u Little League All-Stars.
Russell County starts off district tournament play against Washington County at 10 a.m.
The winner will play Trace Creek at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, and the losing team will move down to the loser’s bracket and play at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Russell County’s roster includes:
• Baylee Burton
• Abby Kinnett
• Azlynn Godsey
• Abigail Edmonds
• Marian Helm
• Kiki Parrish
• Sophia Guzman
• Braylee Scaggs
• Averie Gallagher
• Kallie Wilson
• Vaeda Murray
• Holly Ballou
“I think we’re a fast team, all really fast runners,” Coach Helm said. “In coach pitch, that’s the name of the game: getting runs. I feel good about that. I think they are all really, really improved on defense. This week, we’ve worked on hitting and have been in the (batting) cage.
“The team is just really, really excited. They’ve all worked hard and are ready to play.”
The teams in the 8u bracket are Trace Creek (Taylor County), Washington, Russell, South Hardin, Adair, Nelson County, and Marion County.
