The Shadow
Thirty-nine teams and 471 players strong, Alleghany Highlands Youth Sports is back on the diamond.
Beginning on Monday, and running through the middle of October, the AHYS is offering baseball and softball leagues in all age groups on the fields of the city of Covington.
“We are excited about the kids being able to get out and play,” said A.J. Wolfe, president of AHYS. “Thanks to everyone that got this going and provided the opportunity for the youth in our area. It took a lot of different people to put this together. Image Express and Smith Sports were huge in the process, making jerseys in a very short length of time.
“Ricky Brown and Engineering Chemistry Company donated the COVID-19 disinfectant that was required for us to play,” Wolfe added. “The dugouts have to be sprayed down before each game.”
Games will be played at Casey Field, Nettleton Park, Main Street Park and the Jackson River Sport Complex.
Coaches and sponsors include:
Senior League Baseball (4 Teams): Chris Rice – Alleghany Asphalt; Robbie Howard – Crawford Photography; Bobby Smith – H&M Electric; Chris Conner – Alleghany Highlands Mechanical
Junior League Baseball (4 Teams): Jerome Johnson – Kiwanis; Bobby Griffith – VFW; Greg Entsminger – Masonic Lodge; Ricky Via – Moose.
Minor League A Baseball (5 Teams): Bart Perdue – Garten Trucking; Tyler Roark – Mountain Air; Patrick Pullin – Alleghany Utility Construction; Mike Bartley – Tree Smart; Nicky Persinger – Persinger Family Logging.
Minor League B Baseball (3 Teams): Jeff Jeffries – Outside Furnaces; Chris Fisher/Tom Chambers – R.L. Johnston; Sandy Moss – Randy Perkins, Farm Bureau Insurance.
Major League Softball (3 Teams): Kim Robertson – Wolseley; Eric Schultz/Andrew and Ashley Hipes – Alleghany Asphalt; A.J. Wolfe – Chapman Plumbing & Heating.
Minor League A Softball (4 Teams): Sammie Brookman – Alleghany Asphalt; Neal Dressler – Givens Trucking; Casey Brown – Jackson River Community Credit Union; Heather Forbes – Greenway’s Real Estate & Auction.
Minor League B Softball (4 Teams): Tobi Ruckle – Valmet; Ben Hobbs – Hemp Insurance; Justin Shifflett – H&M Electric; Tara Uzzell – Alcova Mortgage.
T-Ball (12 Teams): Jacob Grimes – Gray’s Jewelery; Bryan Thompson – Highlands Community Bank; Chris Tucker – Cakes Your Way; James Hensley – Wright Way Motors; Roger Horn – Covington Fire Department; Tonya and Danny Easton – Image Express; Katie Broughman – K&B Trucking; Nicole Shifflett – S.G. Young Contracting; T.J. Martin – Martin Logging; Jeri Hinebaugh – Valley View Pets Unleashed; Mark Wolfe – Rustic Elegance Salon & Spa; Crystal Jack – Randy Perkins, Farm Bureau Insurance.
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Alleghany Highlands Youth Sports will begin a fall baseball and softball season next week at area fields. Pictured is Tracy Whitmore soft tossing to his son, Draven, at a Garten Trucking Minor League A practice last week at the Jackson River Sport Complex. (Gavin Dressler Photo)
