They’re driving the ball hard now.” Continued from pg. 25 Continued from pg. 27 Jonathan Howard can be reached at sports@mechlocal. prowess, the Patriots have some their play from the minute they com. things to work on: in particular, stepped on the field to where we are now,” Davis said. “The Lee-Davis 15, Douglas Freeman 0 defense. They had three errors Freeman 000 00 — 0 1 4 against Powhatan and two difference in batting practice; D. Lee-Davis 336 3x — 15 17 0 you can tell they are putting in Linthicum 2.1, Brooks 1.2. against Midlothian. the work on the tee stations. Henley 5. W: Henley. L: Linthicum.
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Bowers picks CNU
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Lee-Davis football player Aaron Bowers (seated, center) committed to further his gridiron pursuits at Christopher Newport University in a signing ceremony at Lee-Davis High School on Feb. 6. With him are (clockwise, from left): his mother, Cindy Bowers; Lee-Davis prinicipal Charles Stevens; Lee-Davis head football coach Ryan Turnage; LeeDavis athletic director Tripp Metzger; and his father, Scott Bowers.
Berry picks CUP
“It’s still early in the season. We need to get some kinks out,” LeStourgeon said. “I think we did well with weathering the storm [against Powhatan]. I think they had bases loaded twice and only scored one run each time, which is a huge victory.”
Heilig to Baldwin
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Lee-Davis basketball player Codie Heilig (seated, center) commits to continue her sports career at Mary Baldwin University in a signing ceremony at Lee-Davis High School on Feb. 6. With her are (clockwise, from left): her mother, Marcia Heilig; Lee-Davis principal Charles Stevens; LeeDavis girls basketbal coach Alvin Puller; Lee-Davis athletic director Tripp Metzger; and her father, Jim Heilig.
Austin for Towson
Radcliffe went 2-of-2 and White went 2-of-3 against Powhatan. Dull pitched a complete-game victory, giving up only two earned runs and three hits while striking out five. Powhatan’s Rileigh DiWeese displayed some power of her own, hitting a home run and
double. Slemaker went 4-of-4 against Midlothian and scored twice against the Trojans. White added two hits and three runs. Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.
Gaston a General
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Lee-Davis swimmer Sara Gaston (seated, center) committed to swim for Washington and Lee University in a signing ceremony at Lee-Davis High School on Feb. 6. With her are (clockwise, from left): her father, Bob Gaston; LeeDavis principal Charles Steves; Lee-Davis athletic director Tripp Metzger; and her mother, Sharon Gaston.
Joining Hornets
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Lee-Davis basketball player Tyler Berry (seated, center) committed to continue his athletic career at California University of Pennsylvania in a signing ceremony at LeeDavis High School on Feb. 6. With him are (clockwise, from left): his mother, Sylvia Berry; Taylor Caquias; Kia Player; Todd Caquias; Edward Riley; Elijah Smith; and his father, Thomas Berry Sr.
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Lee-Davis swimmer Brendan Farrar (seated, second from right) committed to compete for Towson University in a signing ceremony at Lee-Davis High School on Feb. 6. With him are (clockwise, from left): his father, Scott Farrar; his brother Andrew Farrar; Lee-Davis principal Charles Stevens; swim coach Dave Kienlen; his brother (and former Lee-Davis swimmer) Austin Farrar; Lee-Davis athletic director Tripp Metzger; and his mother, Lisa Farrar.
Lee-Davis soccer player Brittany Bessette (seated, center) committed to play for Shenandoah University in a signing ceremony at Lee-Davis High School on Feb. 6. With her are (clockwise, from left), her mother, Crystal Bessette; Lee-Davis principal Charles Stevens; Lee-Davis assistant girls soccer coaches Paul Doss and Ashley Williams; LeeDavis head girls soccer coach Kimmy Cummings; LeeDavis athletic director Tripp Metzger; and her father Roger Bessette.