At any given Veterans softball game, you’ll notice a lot of cheers of encouragement coming from third base. That’s senior Maddy Kinkade, who has been nothing short of an energy bunny at every stage of her softball career.
Westfield kicked off the GIAA season on Friday with a thrilling 33-28 win over Brookstone, and the rest of the Houston County schools follow suit this week.
The weather has had dominion over much of Veterans’ early season, but with Monday’s 8-0 final against Schley County they’ve finally gotten off a couple of games in a row.
Perry and Peach County have neighbored each other for just over 100 years and the two football programs played for the first time in 1972, two years after the merger of Fort Valley High School and Henry A. Hunt High School.
The humidity was up to 85% during Friday’s season opener between Westfield (1-0) and Brookstone (0-1), a tense, contest that came down to the final possession.
The GHSA State Executive Committee approved the shift to the PSRF in an October 2025 meeting and Houston County’s football coaches are getting ready for their first season with a new, entirely different approach to the postseason.
Westfield hosts Brookstone on Friday to kick off football season for real in a series that’s been extremely competitive the last two years.
Houston County played Colquitt County for the third time this summer during Friday’s energetic scrimmage at Freedom Field.
The Lady Hornets started their quest for a 10th consecutive state championship on Tuesday, and although it was a 6-0 loss to Tattnall Square Academy, they look like they have the bones for another championship run.
Raegan Stella completed her first official game as Perry’s head softball coach on Monday, a resounding win over Wilcox County.
