Ladybirds top Sturgeon in opener

AUXVASSE - Junior first baseman Maddie Sorell's two-run double highlighted a five-run outburst in the bottom of the fifth inning Wednesday night, sparking the North Callaway Ladybirds to a 6-1 season-opening victory over Sturgeon.

The Ladybirds prevailed in the debut of Brandi Thomsen and Sarah (Stringer) Baumgartner - a North Callaway graduate - as co-head coaches. Thomsen, the wife of North Callaway superintendent Bryan Thomsen, and Baumgartner both played softball at the University of Missouri.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.