Softball Notebook and Rankings: Collins Hill sweeps Bulldogs to win Region 7

Collins Hill, which won the Region 7 regular season championship, lost twice in a row to North Gwinnett (2-1, 1-0) in the region tournament, netting the No. 5 Bulldogs the region's No. 1 seed in the state tournament. North Gwinnett will host Milton in the first round of the state tournament. Collins Hill, which beat North Gwinnett in both regular season meetings, earned the No. 2 seed and will host Woodstock in the first round. ... Class AAAAA No. 10 Miller Grove won the Region 6-AAAAA championship by defeating Southwest DeKalb twice and Dunwoody once. The Wolverines (20-2) host Winder-Barrow in the first round of the playoffs. ... Southwest DeKalb, meanwhile, faces Apalachee in the playoff. Coach Bernice Foreman won her 156th game against Dunwoody Thursday in the Region 6 tournament. Foreman is now third in DeKalb County history in wins behind former Tucker coach Pat Floyd (183 wins) and Columbia coach Steve Dennis (166 wins). ... Dunwoody is in the playoffs for the third year in a row, but haven't won a series since 1998. The Wildcats travel to Loganville for the first round. ... Stephenson will play host No. 5 Heritage-Conyers in the first round. ... Redan made the Class AAAA playoffs after placing second in the Region 6 tournament. The Raiders host Eastside in the first round of the state tournament. ... Chamblee has made the playoffs for the fourth year in a row under coach Adrienne Keathley. The Bulldogs travel to Walnut Grove for the first round. ... Class A No. 6 Pace Academy won 21 games this year, four more than last year's previous school record. The Knights made the quarterfinals in 2012 for the first time in school history and will face Mount Vernon next week for the chance to advance. Junior pitcher Lane Dikeman has been instrumental in Pace Academy's season in earning 19 wins in the circle. Junior shortstop Lauren Hadley, meanwhile, is hitting .600 with 26 RBIs while sophomore catcher Sarah Werner is batting .438 with 25 RBIs.



Week 10 Softball Rankings

Class AAAAAA

1. Lassiter

2. Brookwood

3. Kennesaw Mountain

4. Collins Hill

5. North Gwinnett

6. Lambert

7. Archer

8. Hillgrove

9. Mill Creek

10. Lowndes



Class AAAAA

1. Allatoona

2. Northgate

3. Ola

4. Greenbrier

5. Heritage-Conyers

6. Pope

7. Sequoyah

8. Creekview

9. Union Grove

10. Miller Grove



Class AAAA

1. Madison County

2. Heritage-Catoosa

3. Northwest Whitfield

4. Veterans

5. Locust Grove

6. South Effingham

7. River Ridge

8. Columbus

9. Wayne County

10. Marist



Class AAA

1. Buford

2. Ringgold

3. Tattnall County

4. Pierce County

5. Central-Carrollton

6. Rockmart

7. Blessed Trinity

8. Jackson County

9. Chapel Hill

10. Dodge County



Class AA

1. Heard County

2. Wesleyan

3. Jeff Davis

4. Bacon County

5. Calhoun

6. Bowdon

7. Westminster

8. Jefferson

9. Harlem

10. Social Circle



Class A

1. Gordon Lee

2. Georgia Military

3. Eagle's Landing Christian

4. First Presbyterian Day

5. Savannah Christian

6. Pace Academy

7. George Walton Academy

8. Prince Avenue Chr.

9. Hawkinsville

10. Schley County