Page 7 - RVO Diamond Roundup March 2017

RIVER VALLEY & OZARK EDITION OF THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE BASEBALL & SOFTBALL REVIEW |
SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2017
7VV
CONWAY LADY WAMPUS CATS
CONWAY SOFTBALL continued from 6VV
Hickey said every 7A Central conference game will be tough. The Lady Wampus Cats are in the same league with Bryant, Cabot, Mount St. Mary, Little Rock Central, North Little Rock, Fort Smith Northside and Fort Smith Southside.
North Little Rock finished state runner-up to Bentonville last year. Southside reached the semi- finals; Cabot and Bryant fell in the quarterfinals. Central went out in the first round.
“Our toughest ones are going to be the ones directly out of the Central — North Little Rock, Cabot and Bryant are always good,” Hickey said. “So they’re going to be tough to handle.
“But I think we’ll fare a lot better than last year. We have a lot more confidence in ourselves and better team-oriented ambition.”
The 7A Central will qualify its top six teams for the Class 7A State Tournament.
Prior to becoming head coach, Hickey served as Chad Longing’s assistant for five years.
She said she thinks this squad could be her best since her first one went 21-8.
What are her overall expectations for the 2017 Lady Wampus Cats?
“Work hard, work together and win
CONWAY SOFTBALL
MARCH 28 ......................................@CABOT* MARCH 30 ..............FORT SMITH NORTHSIDE* MARCH 31 ..................CONWAY TOURNAMENT APRIL 4 ................................. @LR CENTRAL* APRIL 7 ....................... LR MOUNT ST. MARY* APRIL 11 ......................................@BRYANT* APRIL 13 ................................ @BATESVILLE* APRIL 14 ................FORT SMITH SOUTHSIDE* APRIL 17 .............................. @RUSSELLVILLE APRIL 18 ................... @NORTH LITTLE ROCK* APRIL 21 .......................................... CABOT* APRIL 25 .............@FORT SMITH NORTHSIDE* APRIL 27 .............................. LAKE HAMILTON APRIL 28 ..................................LR CENTRAL* MAY 2 .......................@LR MOUNT ST. MARY* MAY 5 .............................................BRYANT*
*DENOTES CONFERENCE GAMES
games,” Hickey said. “We are a completely different ball team from last year. We have a new mindset and a team-motivated goal to succeed. We are a mixture of young and experienced girls who are striving to make each other the best ball team they can.”