Wednesday, May 1, 2024
GHS freshman Carli Carlton received second team all-district, academic all-district, and was voted defensive MVP by her Lady Pirate softball teammates.
GHS sophomore Karmyn Williams received first team all-district, academic all-district, and was voted offensive MVP by her Lady Pirate softball teammates.
Granbury High School senior Bailey Stone received the Pirate Heart award and academic all-district following the end of the Lady Pirate softball season.
The Granbury Lady Pirates softball team might have had a rough end to the season, but the team’s recent honors proved that the girls have no plans to throw in the towel anytime soon.
With four district awards, five individual awards, and 11 Academic All-District awards, the girls gave it their all this season, and assistant coach Devon Grieser couldn’t be prouder of his team.
"The season may not have ended the way anyone wanted, but to say these girls left everything they had out on the field would be an understatement,” he said. “This group of girls battled in every game until the final out was recorded. Head coach Katie Lefler and myself are super proud of the way these girls handled themselves on the field.”
Kristen Hicks-Williams, the GHS softball booster club president, also expressed how proud she was of the girls’ perseverance.
“This year we gained another very competitive team for district, so it was definitely a harder time during district this year than we have had in the past,” she explained. “I (was really proud) to see that the girls still stepped up and got these honors.”
Grieser added, “The Lady Pirates are determined to build on the successes of this season and look forward to getting back on the field for the 2024 season."
Below is the full list of district awards, individual awards, and those who were recognized for being the top student-athletes in Academic All District:
DISTRICT AWARDS
⦁ Freshman of the year - Hannah Dafoe
⦁ First team all-district - Karmyn Williams and Lilli Williams
⦁ Second team all-district - Carli Carlton and Allison Dafoe
⦁ Honorable mention - Brenna Haynes and Kaitlyn Cervantes
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
⦁ MVP: Senior Lilli Williams
⦁ Offensive MVP: Sophomore Karmyn Williams
⦁ Offensive MVP: Freshman Hannah Dafoe
⦁ Defensive MVP: Freshman Carli Carlton
⦁ Pirate Heart Award: Senior Bailey Stone
ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
⦁ Carli Carlton
⦁ Kaitlyn Cervantes
⦁ Allison Dafoe
⦁ Hannah Dafoe
⦁ Brenna Haynes
⦁ Meredith Jones
⦁ Lauren Petty
⦁ Abby Stone
⦁ Bailey Stone
⦁ Karmyn Williams
⦁ Lilli Williams
