Statesboro High
Statesboro High’s softball team is led by coach Karry Parker. This is Parker’s second time coaching the Lady Devils’ softball team. She recently coached for Statesboro’s Volleyball team, but is returning to the diamond this season.
SHS finished with a 15-10-1 record last season while having an 8-2 record in region play. The Lady Devils were eliminated in the fifth game of the 2023 GHSA Class 5A Position E Super Regionals.
Players to Watch For: Seniors Terrece Gibson, Megan Hiers, Kate Yawn.
Coach Parker spoke on the importance of these three players for this upcoming season. “I am relying on our three seniors to lead by example and demonstrate mature leadership on and off the field,” Parker said. “I’m excited to see all 19 players learn and improve.”
Schedule
- 7/30 v Wheeler County
- 8/1 @ Pinewood Christian High School
- 8/6 @ Effingham County High School
- 8/8 vs Emanuel County Institute
- 8/12 vs Swainsboro
- 8/14 @ Southeast Bulloch High School
- 8/15 vs Richmond Hill
- 8/19 @ Swainsboro
- 8/22 @ Richmond Hill
- 8/27 @ Brunswick (Doubleheader)
- 8/29 vs Brunswick
- 9/4 vs Screven County
- 9/5 vs Pinewood Christian High School
- 9/10 vs Glynn Academy (Doubleheader)
- 9/12 @ Glynn Academy
- 9/17 @ South Effingham High School (Doubleheader)
- 9/19 vs South Effingham High School
- 9/24 @ Bradswell Institute
- 9/25 vs Bradswell Institute
- 9/26 @ Bradswell Institute
- 10/8 @ Screven County
- 10/10 vs Southeast Bulloch High School
“We are focused on being the best we can while continuing to learn and grow as individuals and teammates,” Parker said.
Southeast Bulloch High School
Southeast Bulloch is coached by Aimee Civallier. SEB in a new region this year, which should prove to be a different challenge for the team.
“We are in a new region this year and a different playoff format, so it should help us stay focused and motivated,” Civallier said.
The Yellow Jackets are coming off of a 16-9-1 season in the 2023-24 season. They finished with a 6-2 record in region play. Their season ended in the final game of the 2023 GHSA Class 4A Position D Super Regionals with a loss to Whitewater High School.
Players to Watch for: Seniors Meghan Newman, Paisley Nordeoff, and Madison Oliff
The three seniors are the only remaining players from the SEB team that made the Elite 8 a few years ago. There are also 4 returning juniors who started last season.
Schedule
- 8/1 @ Savannah Christian High School
- 8/6 @ Burke County
- 8/8 @ Wayne County
- 8/13 vs Wayne County
- 8/14 vs Statesboro
- 8/16 @ Lanier County
- 8/17 @ Camden County
- 8/17 @ Perry
- 8/17 @ Crisp County
- 8/20 @ Calvary Day
- 8/22 @ Long County
- 8/26 @ Wayne County
- 8/27 vs Jenkins
- 8/29 @ Wayne County (Doubleheader)
- 9/3 vs Islands
- 9/5 vs Calvary Day
- 9.10 vs Long County
- 9/11 vs Screven County
- 9/12 @ Jenkins (Doubleheader)
- 9/17 vs Liberty County
- 9/19 @ Islands
- 9/24 @ Calvary Day
- 9/26 @ Long County
- 9/30 @ Screven County
- 10/2 vs Savannah Christian High School
- 10/3 vs Bryan County
- 10/8 vs Islands
- 10/10 @ Statesboro
Coach Civallier spoke on what she expects from her team. “Our expectation every year is for our players to practice and perform to the best of their ability to compete for a Region Championship and make it to the State Tournament,” Civallier said.
Bulloch Academy
The Bulloch Academy Gators are coached by Ashley Burke. The Lady Gators finished with a 12-9 record in the 2023-24 season. Bulloch Academy would win 7 of their last 8 games. Coach Burke believes that the final stretch of last season is going to be big when it comes to the team’s development for this season.
“It gave the girls an idea of what it takes to win games and stay focused,” Burke said.
Bulloch Academy lost in the play-in of the 2023 GIAA Class AAA Softball Super Regional.
Schedule
- 8/1 @ Claxton
- 8/6 vs Jenkins County
- 8/13 @ Briarwood Academy
- 8/21 vs Edmund Burke Academy
- 8/26 vs Claxton
- 8/29 @ First Presbyterian Day
- 9/3 vs David Emanuel Academy
- 9/9 @ Edmund Burke Academy
- 9/19 @ David Emanuel Academy
- 9/23 @ Jenkins County
- 10/1 @ Savannah Christian High School
- 10/10 @ Screven County
Coach Burke believes that the only sophomore on the team will be a key factor in many things on the field.
“I am excited as a coach for every player on my team to see them grow throughout the season,” Burke said. Burke also feels some bittersweetness watching this year’s senior class. She started her coaching career at Bulloch Academy when the seniors were in 8th grade.
Portal High School
Travis Motes leads the Lady Panthers as their head coach. The Lady Panthers struggled last season and finished with a 4-19 record. Coach Motes saw something beyond the win-loss record.
“What I saw was a team that was not as experienced or mature as the others we have had,” Motes said. “We got better over the course of the year, but it wasn’t enough as we would have liked it to be.”
Schedule
- 8/5 vs Jefferson County High School
- 8/8 @ Jefferson County High School
- 8/10 vs Jefferson County High School
- 8/10 vs Lakeside
- 8/13 @ McIntosh County Academy
- 8/15 vs Claxton
- 8/20 @ Screven County
- 8/22 vs Jenkins County
- 8/27 @ Emanuel County Institute
- 8/29 vs Bryan County
- 9/5 vs Metter
- 9/10 vs McIntosh County Academy
- 9/12 @ Claxton
- 9/17 vs Screven County
- 9/19 @ Jenkins County
- 9/24 vs Emanuel County Institute
- 10/1 @ Metter
- 10/2 @ Bryan County
- 10/3 vs Burke County
- 10/7 vs Bulloch Academy
- 10/9 vs Wheeler County
Despite the youth on this year’s team, coach Motes wants to see his team compete.
“Good Isn’t Good Enough,” Motes said. “Just being good is not what we are striving for. We want to be better, better than we were yesterday, better at the end of practice than we were at the beginning of practice. We are going to surprise some people this year. We are not the same team we were last year.”