Summerville Recreation 8U Boys and Girls Win State Championships

The Summerville Recreation 8U Boys Baseball and 8U Girls Softball teams both won the Georgia Recreation and Park Association (GRPA) State Championship tournaments in Whitfield County, Georgia on Thursday, June 27th. The girls went undefeated in the tournament (4-0), and the boys finished (5-1). Parks and Recreation Director Bo Chamlee said, “I don’t ever recall two Summerville teams winning State Championships in the same year. We have some excellent talent representing the city of Summerville and Chattooga County.”

Other notable state tournament finishes: The 12U Girls Softball team finished Runner-Up in the state tournament in Douglas-Coffee County while the 12U Boys Baseball team finished 3rd in Statesboro, Georgia narrowly missing an opportunity to play for a state championship.

The 10U Girls Softball team won two games and lost two games and finished in 4th place in the state tournament in Effingham County.

8U Girls Softball State Champion Roster

Amiyah Evans # 26

Leela Payton # 7

Mayla Yancey # 10

Lydia Harris # 20

Harper Renfroe # 8

Suriah Vander Meer # 25

Brinleigh Price # 2

Ella Price # 1

Sofia Boyd # 4

Blythe Jackson # 3

Kambri Woodard # 5

Ella Tucker # 12

Coaches: Jeremy Jackson, Shaunda Jackson, Bryan Renfroe, Laura Yancey

8U Boys Baseball State Champion Roster

Bryson Siffles # 2

Legend Hughes # 3

Hunter Hines # 4

Easton Teems # 5

Aalijah Hudson # 6

Kainan Hickerson # 7

Eli Young # 8

Mai’Syon Sims # 13

Laiden Lyons # 15

Hudson Weaver # 17

Kingston Price # 21

Cannon Mowry # 22

Coaches: Shadow Day, Chad Teems, Dustin Hines, Cale Hudson, David Hudson, Pinky Dodd, Alan Mowry

8U Girls Scores

Summerville (20) vs. Jefferson (12)

Summerville (16) vs. Crisp Co. (15)

Summerville (21) vs. Calhoun (20)

Summerville (10) vs. Calhoun (9)

Summerville (3) vs. Fairburn (6)

Summerville (7) vs.  Fairburn (1)

Summerville (5) vs. Lyons (13)

Summerville (4) vs. Emanuel Co. (5)

Summerville (7) vs. Bulloch Co. (1)

Summerville (2) vs. Vidalia (5)

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