COSBY — Lakelyn Sweeten raised her arms toward the sky as she rounded first base at Cosby High School on Tuesday.
She slapped five with Lady Eagles head coach Mike Bryant as she rounded third base, then crossed home plate with an ear-splitting grin following her two-run bomb in the bottom of the second inning.
kAm$H66E6?’D 6IAC6DD:@? DF>>2C:K65 E96 >@@5 7@C E96 r@D3J D@7E32== E62> E9:D H66<[ 2D rw$ 362E w2?4@4< r@F?EJ g\b @? |@?52J 2?5 g\` @? %F6D52J E@ 4=:?49 E96 AC@8C2>’D E9:C5 4@?D64FE:G6 5:DEC:4E E@FC?2>6?E E:E=6 — E96 7:7E9 @?6 @7 qCJ2?E’D E6?FC6 2D 9625 4@249]k^Am
kAm%9:D J62C’D 492>A:@?D9:A :D 6DA64:2==J ?@E23=6 4@?D:56C:?8 E96 @3DE24=6D r@D3J 72465 62C=J E9:D D62D@?]k^Am
kAm(66<D[ 2 EH@\E:>6 p==\$E2E6 A=2J6C 2E E96 A=2E6 2?5 2E D9@CEDE@A[ H2D ?@E 2G2:=23=6 F?E:= 27E6C $AC:?8 qC62< 3642FD6 @7 2 AC6D62D@? :?;FCJ]k^Am
kAmr@D3J 2=D@ 925 E@ C6A=246 =@?8E:>6 46?E6C7:6=56C z2J>6? |@DD[ D=:5:?8 D@A9@>@C6 t==2 w:4<D :?E@ E96 C@=6 |@DD 96=5]k^Am
kAm*6E 96C6 42>6 r@D3J[ C2:D:?8 2?@E96C 5:DEC:4E A=2BF6 27E6C >2?28:?8 E@ C6249 E96 5:DEC:4E 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6 — 2?5 ?6IE H66<’D C68:@? E@FC?2>6?E — 7@C J6E 2?@E96C D62D@?]k^Am
kAm“xE’D E2<6? 2 =@E @7 92C5 H@C<[” DF>>2C:K65 qCJ2?E] “x <?@H H6 C6EFC?65 2 =@E @7 D<:== A=2J6CD[ 3FE H:E9 $9J=66 @FE 62C=J[ H6 925 E@ 5@ D@>6 C625;FDE:?8] (6 925 E@ C6A=246 z2J>6? |@DD[ H9@ A=2J65 C62==J H6== 7@C FD :? 46?E6C 7:6=5] p?5 E@ 86E t==2 E@ 4@>6 :? 2?5 5@ E92E 6I24E E9:?8] $96 H6?E E9C@F89 8C@H:?8 A2:?D 62C=J 3FE 5:5 2 A96?@>6?2= ;@3 9@=5:?8 5@H? E96 @FE7:6=5]k^Am
kAm“pD H6 A=2J65[ E96 36EE6C H6 92G6 9:E 2?5 E96 36EE6C H6 5676?D6 H6 92G6 A=2J65 — 2== E9@D6 E9:?8D ;FDE 42>6 E@86E96C]”k^Am
kAmp?5 H:E9 2== @7 E9@D6 6=6>6?ED[ r@D3J 362E 2 w2?4@4< E62> E92E :E 56762E65 7@C E96 D2>6 9@?@C =2DE J62C — 3FE @?6 E92E >2?2865 E@ E2<6 5@H? E96 {25J t28=6D @?46 :? EH@ E:89E C68F=2C\D62D@? >2E49FAD E9:D D62D@?[ E@@]k^Am
kAm“(6 =@DE FA E96C6[ <:?5 @7 @? 2 962CE3C62<:?8 82>6[ 2?5 H6 362E E96> ;FDE 3J @?6 96C6 5FC:?8 E96 C68F=2C D62D@?[” DF>>2C:K65 qCJ2?E] “%96J’C6 2 8@@5 E62>] v@@5 A:E49:?8[ 8@@5 4@249:?8[ A:E49:?8 2?5 42E49:?8[ D@=:5 5676?D:G6=J] %96J’C6 2 E@F89 E62> E@ 362E]k^Am
kAm“$@ 7@C FD E@ AFE FA E96 CF?D H6 92G6 E96 A2DE EH@ ?:89ED[ :E D9@HD @FC 42A23:=:E:6D E@@]”k^Am
kAmr@D3J :?5665 7=6I65 :ED >FD4=6 2E E96 A=2E6[ 8@:?8 `_\7@C\bb 2D 2 E62> :? v2>6 ` @7 E96 492>A:@?D9:A D6C:6D H:E9 2 `f\7@C\b` 4=:A :? E96 E:E=6\4=:?49:?8 >2E49FA @? %F6D52J]k^Am
kAm#66D6 |:4926=D 5C@G6 :? EH@ CF?D @? EH@ 9:ED :? 7@FC 2E\32ED |@?52J[ H9:=6 zJ=66 r@C?H6==[ r9=@6 w2?46[ t==2 w:4<D 2?5 }6G269 s62C5@C77 3C@F89E :? @?6 CF? 2A:646 H:E9 $H66E6? 2?5 pG2 zC2H4KJ< D4@C:?8 2 CF? 6249]k^Am
kAm%F6D52J[ r@C?H6== H6?E b\7@C\c H:E9 2? #qx[ 2?5 (66<D 2?5 zC2H4KJ< 3C@F89E :? 2 CF? 6249 H:E9 |:4926=D[ w2?46[ w:4<D 2?5 zC2H4KJ< D4@C:?8 @?6 6249]k^Am
kAm(66<D 2?5 $H66E6? D4@C65 EH@ 2A:646[ H:E9 $H66E6? 2=D@ 3C:?8:?8 :? 7@FC CF?D — EH@ @? E96 27@C6>6?E:@?65 9@>6 CF?]k^Am
kAmr@D3J 8@E DE2CE65 62C=J[ H:E9 |:4926=D 2==@H:?8 2 @?6\@FE D:?8=6 :? E96 E@A @7 E96 7:CDE 367@C6 86EE:?8 EH@ >@C6 DEC:<6@FED E@ 3C:?8 E96 {25J t28=6D E@ E96 A=2E6]k^Am
kAm$96 D:?8=65 E@ 3C:?8 FA r@C?H6==[ H9@ <?@4<65 2? #qx 5@F3=6 7@C E96 7:CDE CF? @7 E96 82>6]k^Am
kAmu@==@H:?8 2?@E96C D:>:=2C :??:?8 7@C |:4926=D — EH@ DEC:<6@FED[ 2 D:?8=6 2?5 2?@E96C DEC:<6@FE E@ =62G6 @?6 DEC2?565 — (66<D 25G2?465 E@ 7:CDE G:2 2 9:E\3J\A:E49]k^Am
kAm$H66E6? 3C@F89E 96C 9@>6 :? 2 9FCCJ[ AFD9:?8 r@D3J’D =625 E@ b\_ @? 96C 9@>6 CF? E@H2C5 E96 3CFD9 369:?5 =67E 7:6=5]k^Am
kAmr@D3J DECF4< 282:? EH@ :??:?8D =2E6C[ H:E9 pG2 zC2H4KJ< D:?8=:?8 @? 2 3F?E 367@C6 DE62=:?8 E9:C5 2?5 9@>6 7@C 2 c\_ =625 E@ 7@==@H 2 D:?8=6 7C@> |:4926=D]k^Am
kAmx? E96 3@EE@> 92=7 @7 E96 7:7E9[ r@D3J 3682? E@ DEC6E49 E96 >2C8:? H:E9 2 @?6\@FE #qx 5@F3=6 7C@> (66<D E@ D4@C6 r9=@6 w2?46]k^Am
kAm%96 ?6IE 2E\32E[ $H66E6? ?@E4965 96C D64@?5 EH@\#qx 9:E @7 E96 82>6 H:E9 2 D:?8=6 E@ 46?E6C E92E D4@C65 w:4<D 2?5 (66<D 7@C 2 f\_ 25G2?E286]k^Am
kAmzC2H4KJ< 7@==@H65 E92E H:E9 2?@E96C 9:E[ E9:D E:>6 2? #qx 5@F3=6 E@ =67E E@ D4@C6 $H66E6? 7@C 2? g\_ =625]k^Am
kAmw2?4@4< 5:5 86E @?6 324< :? E96 E@A @7 E96 D:IE9 @77 2? #qx 5@F3=6[ 3FE |:4926=D :?5F465 2 8C@F?5@FE 2?5 2 =:?6\@FE E@ 6?5 E96 E9C62E]k^Am
kAm$A62<:?8 @7 H9:49[ r@D3J’D @776?D6 E9C62E6?65 @?6 >@C6 E:>6 @? %F6D52J H96? E96 {25J t28=6D =@2565 E96 32D6D]k^Am
kAmp?5 H9:=6 E96J H6C6 =67E DEC2?565 8@:?8 :?E@ E96 E@A @7 E96 D6G6?E9[ |:4926=D :?5F465 E9C66 BF:4< @FED E@ 4=:?49 2?@E96C E:E=6 7@C E96 {25J t28=6D]k^Am
kAm%96 D6?:@C 82G6 FA D:I 9:ED 2?5 @?6 CF? H9:=6 562=:?8 7@FC DEC:<6@FED :? D6G6? :??:?8D @? %F6D52J 27E6C 8:G:?8 FA D6G6? 9:ED[ E9C66 CF?D W@?6 62C?65X H:E9 EH@ H2=<D 2?5 D:I DEC:<6@FED |@?52J]k^Am
kAmx? EH@ 82>6D[ w2?4@4< H6?E 2 4@>3:?65 `b\7@C\de 2E E96 A=2E6[ 56>@?DEC2E:?8 r@D3J’D 67764E:G6?6DD @? 5676?D6]k^Am
kAmx? D9@CE[ |:4926=D 2?5 96C E62>>2E6D 42>6 E9C@F89 H96? ?66565 3J D9FEE:?8 5@H? >@DE @7 E96 {25J x?5:2?D’ E9C62ED 367@C6 E96J 4@F=5 4@>6 E@ 7CF:E:@?]k^Am
kAm“(6 <?@H E92E E96C6 H:== 36 E:>6D J@F’== 92G6 32D6 CF??6CD 2?5 86E 9:ED[” D2:5 qCJ2?E] “%92E’D ;FDE 8@:?8 E@ 92AA6?] qFE 7@C FD E@ 86E E96> @FE =:<6 H6 5:5 :D 2 E6DE2>6?E E@ #66D6 9:EE:?8 96C DA@ED[ 2?5 E96? E96 5676?D6 36:?8 369:?5 96C E@ >2<6 A=2JD]k^Am
kAm“%96J’G6 9:E :E 92C5 6G6CJ E:>6 H6 92G6 A=2J65 E96>[ 3FE H6 92G6 E@ >2<6 E96 25;FDE>6?ED[ 2?5 x E9:?< H6 5:5]”k^Am
kAmp7E6C D2G@C:?8 2?@E96C 492>A:@?D9:A 62C=:6C E9:D H66<[ r@D3J H:== =@@< E@H2C5 E96 C68:@? E@FC?2>6?E H:E9 =2DE D62D@?’D EC:A E@ DE2E6 D6CG:?8 2D >@E:G2E:@?]k^Am
kAm“(6’== AC24E:46 2?5 ECJ E@ 86E @? E96 7:6=5 2D >F49 2D H6 42?[” qCJ2?E D2:5] “|2J 92G6 E@ 5@ :E D@>6 @? $2EFC52J H96? E96 H62E96C 4=62CD[ 3642FD6 :E :D 42==:?8 7@C 2 =@E @7 C2:?]k^Am
kAm“qFE x E9:?< H6’== 36 C625J E@ 7246 H9@6G6C[ 2?5 |@?52J :D 2 H9@=6 ?6H 82>6] xE’D H:? @C 8@ 9@>6]”k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.