
The Lady Bison softball
team kicked off the season with a victory over Iola Tuesday night.
“This is my second year
playing softball as a Lady Bison,” sophomore Aryonna Coleman said. “I was so
excited for the season to start back up again and to take a win over Iola.”
The
team’s first practice was on January 24 with fifteen players. The girls have
played two scrimmages over the past two past weeks and played their first game
Tuesday.

“I feel
like this game was a really big eye-opener to coach Ashby and to us about how
this year is going to go,” sophomore Addison Lathrop said. “All of our girls
get along really well and we work well together as a team, therefore I feel like
we have a good a really good chance at advancing this year.”
Due to
UIL rules, basketball girls aren’t allowed to play until their season is over,
so two more members of the team will join the team on the field next
week.
“I’m so excited to play softball this year,” senior Mackenzie Houston said. “I have to wait for the basketball season to be over before I can play, but I’m super excited.”
Over
half the team this year is made up of freshmen, but a majority of these have
played softball before in junior high or in league play.
Coach
Ashby has taken over as head coach this year with Coach Houston by his
side.
“I am
very excited for this season,” Coach Ashby said. “These girls have really good
potential and I’m proud of all their hard work.”