The Dillon Dixie Ponytails celebrate with the state championship trophy. (Photo by Laurie Dwyer.)
The storms pushed the start of the games until after 11:00 p.m., with the championship games wrapping up shortly after midnight.
A Georgetown player shows a bunt in the Dixie Belles Championship game. (Photo by Johnnie Daniel.)
Dillon’s Belles defeated Georgetown to claim their state title, and will be headed to South Hill, Virginia, for the first round of the Belles World Series. They will be facing Georgia’s Baldwin County on July 30.
The Dixie Darlings state title went to Hanahan, with Hartsville claiming the Dixie Angels championship and Turbeville winning the Dixie Debs tournament.
Meanwhile, the Dillon Dixie Boys 15-16 baseball team is headed to Greer, South Carolina, to play in the Dixie Pre-Majors State Tournament. The first round was scheduled for Saturday, July 16, with Dillon facing Westminister at 10 a.m. in the eight-team double elimination tournament.
And back home, Dillon will be hosting the Dixie Boys Machine Pitch and Coach Pitch State Tournaments beginning on Saturday, July 16, with the Dillon Coach Pitch team scheduled to face Midland at 2:15 p.m.
DILLON’S DIXIE PONYTAILS – Kneeling (left to right): Auh’Kiera Smiling, teammate’s siblings, and Taylor Blackmon. Standing (left to right): Camryn Sawyer, Macy Johnson, Ashley Phillips, a player’s sister, Tiffany Dwyer, Brittany Miller, Shamiya McClellan, Johnna Rogers, Yazmine Hardwick, and Erin Bailey. In Back (holding flagpole): Kurstin Hopkins and Tori Grimsley. Coaches: Burt Rogers, Kevin Dwyer, and Darryl Miller. (Photo by Faye Bailey.)
THE DILLON DIXIE BELLES - #1 Brianna Froneberger, #2 Tara Grimsley, #3 Tawanaka Hunt, #4 De’Kera Samuel, #5 Margaret Desser, #6 Alex Lane, #7 M’Kayla Drake, #8 Taylor Price, #9 Shar’Asia Samuel, #10 Leah McMillan, #11 Sarah Fitzgibbon, and #12 Shaquailla German. Coaches James German and Elbert Froneberger. Manager David Roberts. (Photo by Kevin Scott. Click to view at full size.)
