Record season ends for Lady Bulldogs

The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Columbus Friday to face off against the 2008 state runner-up team, Northside, Columbus, in round two of the state GHSA softball playoffs. The Lady Bulldogs fought hard but came up short, losing two games, 3-2 and 12-4.
The Lady Bulldogs ended the season farther than the team has ever gone before with a record 21 wins.

Lady Dogs advance to Sweet 16

The Mary Persons softball team continues to shatter records. The Lady Bulldogs edged past Perry Thursday, 3-0, to advance to round two of the AAA softball playoffs. This is the team's first trip to the Sweet 16 in school history. The win improved their record to 21-9, another school record for most wins in a season, and they're not done yet.
Megan Williams pitched the complete game striking out 7 and pitching a 4 hitter to break the school record for most wins in a season by a pitcher.
In the game Perry attacked first loading the bases with no outs in the 2nd inning. The Lady Bulldogs defense stepped it up, not allowing Perry, to score to keep the game 0-0. In the top of the third, Sarah Bennett led off with a double and Chandler Williams followed with another double to score the games first run. Lauren Camp followed with a single to increase the lead to 2-0. In the bottom of the 6th, Perry had runners at 1st and 2nd with 1 out when Perry hit a groundball to Taylor Penn at third who touched 3rd and threw across to 1st to get the double play to shut down any threats. Just for insurance in the top of the 7th, Marleigh Dennis started the inning off with a double and came around to score off hits from Asia Buckner and Sarah Bennett.

The ladies will travel to Columbus to face Northside High School of Columbus Friday at 5 and 7 p.m. This is a best two of three series. If necessary, game three will be played on Saturday.
Northside, Columbus has an overall record of 14-12 and finished third in region 2AAA. Northside, Columbus beat Richmond Hill (2nd, 3AAA) in two straight games earlier this week in round one.

Directions to Northside-Columbus
2002 American Way
Columbus, Ga. 31909

Go to Roberta or (42 to 341)
Take Hwy 80 all the way to Columbus.
Get off Moon Road Exit and turn right.
Go approx. 1 mile to Veterans Parkway and turn right
Go to second traffic light and turn left
Go 100 yards and take another left
Field is below on that road.

Lady Bulldogs win one, lose one in Perry

Mary Persons traveled to Perry for round one of the state softball playoffs. The Lady Bulldogs faced off against #4 in the state and region champions, the Perry Lady Panthers.  The Lady Bulldogs rallied to win game one, 7-6.  Pitcher Megan Williams picked up the win, tying the school record for wins in a season with 12.

In the second game, the Lady Panthers came out swinging, scoring 5 in the 1st inning.  The Lady Bulldogs fought back but fell short 10-3. 

Game 3 was scheduled for today, but due to the weather, will be played Thursday at 6 p.m. at Perry High School. The winner of that game will face Northside, Columbus in round two beginning Friday for a best two of three series.

MP stomps Eagles Landing, 45-13

OK, so Eagles Landing is the worst team in the region..... it was still a win and the Bulldogs enjoyed every minute of it. Several second and third string players got a chance to play and no one was seriously injured for once. For a complete wrap up of the game, see the next edition of the Reporter on newsstands Wednesday.
To see some photos from the game click HERE.

MP to face Perry in softball playoffs

The Lady Bulldogs will travel to Perry on Tuesday, Oct. 13 for a best two out of three series in round one of the AAA state softball playoffs. Game one starts at 5 p.m. Game two will follow at 7 p.m. If a third game is necessary, it will be played on Wednesday. Perry beat Worth County 3-0 Thursday to claim the region 1AAA championship. The Lady Panthers are 19-2 in 2009.

Lady Bulldogs advance to state playoffs

The Mary Persons Lady Bulldogs beat Jackson, 7-0, yesterday and lost to Woodland, 0-8, in the region 4AAA tournament to finish fourth in the region and advance to the state playoffs. The playoffs begin Oct. 13. MP will go on the road to face the first place team in region 1AAA, which will either be Perry or Worth County. Those teams play today to determine the 1AAA champion. Each round of the state playoffs is a 3-game series.

Lady Dawgs still in it!

The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Henry County to compete in the Region 4-AAA Tournament on Tuesday. The first game was against none other than region rival, Jackson.
Jackson came out swinging and scored 2 in the first. In the bottom of the first the Bulldogs answered back and took the lead 3-2 and never gave it up winning 8-6.
In the second game the Bulldogs lost to Spalding 11-1.

The Lady Bulldogs will face the winner of the game between Jackson and Woodward Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Woodland High School. (NOT Moseley Park).

Lady Dawgs begin region tournament Tuesday

The Mary Persons Lady Bulldogs ended the regular season in third place in region 4-AAA last week. The region tournament was set to begin Monday, but was postponed by the rain. Weather permitting, the tournament will begin Tuesday, Oct. 6 at Mosley Park in Stockbridge. MP will play sixth seed Jackson at 4:30 p.m. The winner of that game will play first place Woodland at 6:30 p.m. The tournament is double-elimination. Keep checking back here for updates.
The Lady Bulldogs finished the regular season with an overall record of 17-6 and a region record of 7-2. You know it's a tough region when only two region losses puts you in third place.
Region tournament admission is $7 for adults and $5 for students. Under 8 are free.

DIRECTIONS
Take I-75 North to Exit 224 (Eagle’s Landing Parkway)
Turn right of the interstate and right by the top of the off-ramp.
Continue on Eagle’s Landing Parkway until it dead ends at Springdale Road
Turn left on Springdale Road until it dead ends into Miller’s Mill Road
Turn right on to Miller’s Mill Road. The park will be immediately on your left.