Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Franklin County Ponytail All-Star team will compete at the State Dixie Youth Softball Tournament on July 11 in Liberty, Tex. The team earned the spot at the tournament after a 10-3 win over Hopkins County in the district championship on Monday, June 22 in Detroit. Members of the team as shown in the accompanying photo are as follows: front row, left to right, Ashlyn Woods, Summer Geffers, Emma Strickland, Holly Hemmingson, Kendra Jock, Kierra Morris, Katie Larrison; middle row, Coach Ron Johnson, Coach Troy Hemmingson,  Roxanne McClenan, Sara Johnson, Emily Floyd, Jakara “Sissy” Rogers, C. J. Sparks; back row, Coach Johnny Sparks, Coach Robert Strickland, and Coach Donnie Cline. See the June 25 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.