LADY GLADIATORS FINISH REGION PLAY WITH 12-4 WIN OVER FORSYTH CENTRAL (9/28)
The Lady Gladiators closed out the regular season on Tuesday with a convincing 12-4 victory over Forsyth Central. The win pushed the Gladiators to 6-4 in Region 7-AAAA play and the #3 seed from the sub-region in the Region 7-AAAA tournament that begins this Saturday, 10/2, at Twin Creeks Park in Woodstock. The Lady Gladiators will face off with either Northwest Whitfield or Cass from sub-region "A" in the double elimination format tournament. Kara Langill started in the circle for Johns Creek and pitched 6 strong innings on Tuesday picking up her 9th win of the season in the process. Kara gave way to Erin Thorn in relief who picked up the save closing out Forsyth Central in the 7th and final inning. Every starter for the Gladiators had at least one hit and most had two apiece on the evening as the offense went into high gear in the 4th inning to break open a close game. The opening games of the Region 7-AAAA tournament take place on Saturday at 11:00am and at 1:30pm. The opponent as well as field locations will be announced by Thursday.

LADY GLADIATORS FINISH 2-1-1 IN MILTON TOURNAMENT (9/25)
The Lady Gladiators were back in action in the Milton Tournament on Saturday. In the morning opener, the Lady Gladiators dropped an 8-2 decision to Milton. The Lady Gladiators played Shiloh in the 2nd game and after jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, the team cruised to a 10-3 victory. In the 3rd and final game of the tournament for JCHS, they faced Camden County. Both teams scored 4 runs in the first 2 innings of play but the pitching took control and the bats were dormant for both teams for the remainder of the game resulting in a 4-4 tie. Overall, the Lady Gladiators ended the tournament with a respectable 2-1-1 record. Candace Roper had a big day at the plate hitting a home run in each of the 3 games. Erin Thorn added a home run in the game against Shiloh. Candace extended her team leading home run total to 5 ahead of Erin with 4. The Lady Gladiators are next in action on Tuesday with the Region 7-AAAA finale at Forsyth Central. The team will then spend the remainder of the week preparing for the Region tournament which gets underway next Saturday, October 2nd. For pictures of Saturday's action in the tournament, click on the slideshow link below.

Click here to view the photo slideshow of Saturday, 9/25, Milton Tournament action

2010 JCHS SOFTBALL AWARDS BANQUET SET FOR TUESDAY, 11/2, RSVP FORM BELOW (9/24)
The 2010 Lady Gladiators softball banquet will be held Tuesday, November 2nd, at 6:30pm at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Players, coaches, and family members are cordially invited to attend this special event. All players and coaches are paid for by the Diamond Club and all other family members and guests are $23.00. Please download the banquet RSVP form below and return to Paula Thorn by Wednesday, October 20th, with a check in order to reserve your seats at the banquet. An RSVP form is required even if only a player is attending so we can be sure to have an accurate head count for planning purposes.

2010 JCHS Softball Banquet RSVP Form (PDF)

Click for a map link to the Atlanta Athletic Club (GA 141 South of Old Alabama Road)

LADY GLADIATORS COMEBACK FALLS SHORT, DROP REGION GAME TO SOUTH FORSYTH 9-4 (9/24)
The Lady Gladiators dug too big of a hole in the 2nd inning of the Region 7-AAAA game against South Forsyth on Thursday night to recover eventually falling to the War Eagles 9-4. The Gladiator offense was held in check through most of the first 4 innings but came alive toward the latter part of the game. Victoria Swanson continues to swing a hot bat including 2 hits on the night to lead the team in batting average. Candace Roper went deep for the 2nd night in a row with a line drive home run over the left field fence that was never in doubt the minute it left the bat. The Lady Gladiators conclude regular season Region play on Tuesday at Forsyth Central with the Region 7-AAAA tournament scheduled to begin on Saturday, 10/2. With a Region record of 5-4, the Lady Gladiators have secured the #3 seed from sub-region "B" in the upcoming Region tournament. Our opponent will not be known until Tuesday of next week.

LADY GLADIATORS TAKE OPENER IN MILTON TOURNAMENT 8-1 OVER DAWSON COUNTY (9/22)
The Lady Gladiators opened play in the Milton Tournament on Wednesday night at Alpharetta's North Park against Dawson County. Kara Langill was dominant in the circle holding the Dawson County team scoreless until the 6th inning. It took a few innings for the Gladiator bats to get working but once they were working, the result was 14 hits spread evenly through the lineup. Victoria Swanson led all JCHS hitters with a 3-hit game including two RBI to stake the team to a 2-0 lead. Candace Roper had two hits including a 2-run home run to LF to push the lead to 4-0. Taylor Sheffield, Jenna Restivo, and Courtney Jacobs added 2 hits each and Haley Cutcliff, Meghan Caffrey, and Kara Langill rounded out the attack for the Lady Gladiators. The team is back in action in the Milton Tournament on Saturday morning.

Click here to view the photo slideshow of the Creekview 9/21 and Milton Tournament 9/22 games

LADY GLADIATORS FALL TO CREEKVIEW 7-1, DROP TO 5-3 IN REGION PLAY (9/22)
The Lady Gladiators hosted Creekview on Tuesday in a Region 7-AAAA contest at Johns Creek. The Gladiators keep the game close but Creekview pulled away using timely hits and some miscues by the Gladiators' defense. With the 7-1 loss, the Lady Gladiators dropped to 5-3 overall in Region play with South Forsyth next up on Thursday. Forsyth Central was however defeated by Lambert on Tuesday which secured no worse than a 3rd place seed from Sub-Region "B" for the Lady Gladiators in the upcoming Region 7-AAAA tournament which begins on October 2nd. Before resuming Region play on Thursday at South Forsyth, the Lady Gladiators will square off against Dawson County in round 1 of the Milton Tournament tonight (Wednesday) at North Park, 6:15pm game start time.

JCHS TO OFFER SPORT PHYSICALS FOR WINTER SPORTS ON 10/5, COST $20 (9/21)
JCHS will be offering student physicals for those students interested in playing winter sports. Physicals will be conducted on October 5th in the Health Hallway - download the flyer below for more information.

Click here to download the Sports Physical flyer - at JCHS on 10/5 (PDF)

MILTON TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE UPDATED, LADY GLADIATORS SCHEDULED FOR 4 GAMES (UPDATED 9/22)
The Lady Gladiators will participate in the Milton Invitational Tournament for the second year. The tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 9/22-25. The Lady Gladiators are scheduled to play 4 games in the tournament with Dawson County on Wednesday and Milton, Shiloh, and Camden County on Saturday. Click below to download the detailed tournament schedule with pool assignments for all teams.

Click here to download the 2010 Milton Invitational Tournament schedule (PDF) (Final, 9/22)

PINK OUT CONTINUES, LADY GLADIATORS TOP HOOCH 8-0 IN REGION 7-AAAA ACTION (9/16)
The Lady Gladiators were in pink one last time on Thursday as Breast Cancer Awareness week for GHSA softball comes to a close. In contrast to Tuesday's win over Lambert where the team struggled at times, the Lady Gladiators were efficient and effective on Thursday against rival Chattahoochee. Kara Langill and Erin Thorn combined in the circle for the 2-hit shutout facing only 3 batters over the minimum as JCHS closed out the game 8-0 in 6 innings of play. Neither pitcher allowed more than 1 base runner in an inning and the defense was nearly flawless with only a single error to start the game after which the Lady Gladiators made all of the plays necessary. The Lady Gladiators got on the board in the 2nd inning with a 2-RBI single from Darby McNally. The team added 3 runs in the 3rd and another in the 4th taking a 6-0 lead into the bottom of the 6th inning. Courtney Jacobs led off the 6th inning with a bloop single to CF taking 2nd base when the Cougars left the base unguarded following the hit. Erin Thorn singled home Courtney for the 7th run and took 2nd base on a passed ball. Victoria Swanson then collected her 3rd RBI of the evening singling home Erin with the 8th run that triggered the run rule 6-inning victory. Leading the Lady Gladiator hitting attack was Courtney Jacobs, Erin Thorn, Candace Roper, and Victoria Swanson with 2 hits each and hits by Darby, Haley Cutcliff, Kara Langill to round out the attack. With the victory, the Lady Gladiators moved to 5-2 in Region play with 3 games remaining against Creekview, South Forsyth, and Forsyth Central. The final home game of the regular season schedule is next Tuesday, 9/21, at 5:30pm against the Creekview Grizzlies.

SENIOR NIGHT, PINK OUT, AND 13-6 VICTORY OVER LAMBERT (UPDATED 9/13)
It wasn't pretty but we will take a Region win any way you can get it. The Lady Gladiators pushed their Region 7-AAAA record to 4-2 on Tuesday with a 13-6 victory over Lambert. The Lady Gladiators fell behind early 2-0 until rallying to tie the score in the 4th. The Longhorn lead could have been extended in the 4th but a nifty double play by Kara Langill who tagged a runner going to second and then threw to Victoria Swanson at first for the final out of the inning. After tying the game at 2-2, the Lady Gladiators immediately gave up 4 runs in the top of the 5th as the Longhorns battled back and momentum once again shifted in favor of Lambert. JCHS finally broke through with an 8-run 5th inning and then put the game away with 3 runs in the 6th inning. Erin Thorn went the distance in the circle for the Lady Gladiators. Although the Lady Gladiators had only 3 hits through the first 4 innings, the bats came alive with 11 hits in the final 2 frames for a 15-hit total for the game. Leading the way for the Lady Gladiators at the plate were Courtney Jacobs and Kara Langill with 3 hits apiece. Haley Cutcliff, Megan Vonderhaar, and Diana Ruth had 2 hits each and Candace Roper delivered a big double in the 5th to score 2 runs and to open up the offensive that staked the team a lead they would not relinquish.

Tuesday was also Senior Night and the Lady Gladiators paid tribute to Seniors Megan Vonderhaar and Lindsey Cutcliff. The team was dressed in pink for the second night in a row in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness week. The JV team sold pink ribbons in the stands to raise money for the Turning Point Women's Health Care Center of Alpharetta. Lucy Carr continued her Senior Night tradition with a great rendition of the National Anthem. The Lady Gladiators will continue to sell ribbons through Thursday of this week and we should have an announcement by Friday of the total money raised by the teams through gate receipts and ribbon sales.

Click here for a Senior Night photo slideshow

LADY GLADIATOR ALUM LINDSEY ANDERSON IN GA TECH DEBUT (UPDATED 9/13)
Lady Gladiator alum Lindsey Anderson pitched in her first collegiate game on Sunday. Georgia Tech hosted Georgia State in a double header and Lindsey pitched the final 4 innings of game #2 holding Georgia State scoreless for a 13-0 Tech victory. Current Lady Gladiators Kara Langill and Megan Vonderhaar were in attendance for the game. Check out the photos below. Way to go Lindsey!.

LADY GLADIATORS DEFEAT FORSYTH CENTRAL 4-2 IN REGION PLAY (UPDATED 9/9)
The Lady Gladiators were back in action Thursday night as Region 7-AAAA play resumed after a week layoff. Facing a Forsyth Central team with an identical region record, the two teams squared off to see which would take over 3rd place in the sub-region standings. Forsyth Central took an early 1-0 lead resulting from 2 errors in the first inning and the score remained that way until mid-way through the contest. The Lady Gladiators were able to push across a run in the bottom of the 4th to tie the score at 1-1 and then took a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the 5th with a 3-run outburst. The Lady Gladiators surrendered one run in the top of the 7th but quickly shutdown the Bulldogs to take a 4-2 final. Kara Langill started and finished in the circle for Johns Creek with another strong outing. The defense started slowly but found its footing early enough in the game to keep the score close until the Johns Creek hitters were able to get going. The 9-hit attack for Johns Creek was led by Jenna Restivo, Erin Thorn, and Courtney Jacobs with 2 hits each. Victoria Swanson delivered a clutch double in the 5th to score Courtney and to move Erin into scoring position where she would score a play later on a passed ball for the 4th run. Diana Ruth and Megan Vonderhaar also singled for the Lady Gladiators to round out the offense.

LADY GLADIATORS TRAVEL TO GEORGIA TECH, DEFEAT WOODWARD ACADEMY 4-0 (UPDATED 9/7)
The Lady Gladiators traveled to Georgia Tech on Tuesday for a non-region contest with Woodward Academy (5B-AAA). While playing at the Georgia Tech softball complex was a special occasion for both teams, both brought their "A" game and treated the contest as if it were a region battle. Coach Nicholson pulled all of the right strings to get all of the Lady Gladiators into the game. Pitching duties were split between Kara Langill and Erin Thorn and both were strong in the circle combining for the shutout. The Lady Gladiators managed 7 hits in the contest but a timely hit from Megan Vonderhaar and a fielders choice RBI from Haley Cutcliff stretched the Johns Creek lead to 3-0. The Lady Gladiators would add one more run on a passed ball and that was more than enough with the strong pitching and efficient defense. The Lady Gladiators resume region play on Thursday at home with a 5pm contest against Forsyth Central.

Click here for a photo slideshow from the Woodward game at Georgia Tech

LADY GLADIATORS STUMBLE IN REGION PLAY, MOVE TO 2-2 (UPDATED 9/3)
The Lady Gladiators had a tough week in Region 7-AAAA play facing the two top teams in Creekview on Tuesday and South Forsyth on Thursday. The Lady Gladiators were never in the contest with Creekview falling behind 9-0 in the first inning before finally losing 13-0 in a 3-inning game. On Thursday, the Lady Gladiators fell behind South Forsyth 3-0 but tied the game 3-3 midway through the contest. However, too many errors and the inability to string together key hits at the right time resulted in a 7-4 loss. With the two losses, the Lady Gladiators move to 2-2 in Region 7-AAAA play. With the Labor Day holiday next week, only a single Region game is on tap with Johns Creek hosting Forsyth Central on Thursday. The varsity squads will play at 5pm followed by the JV squads at 7pm.

JCHS YARD SIGNS FOR SOFTBALL PLAYERS (UPDATED 8/31)
The Lady Gladiators cheerleading club is again selling yard signs for JCHS sport clubs and other activities. These are 18x24 plastic yard signs with the metal ground post customized with a softball sport logo and the name of the player. If you are interested in ordering a yard sign, please download the order form by clicking on the image to the right or the link below, complete the form, and return with payment as directed.

Click here to download the JCHS player yard sign order form (PDF)

LADY GLADIATORS RUN OUT OF GAS IN BUFORD TOURNAMENT (UPDATED 8/29)
The Lady Gladiators finished play in the Buford Tournament on Saturday at Johns Creek. In all, the Lady Gladiators hosted 12 games at the softball complex competing in 6 of those games. After falling behind 7-0 to Dunwoody on Wednesday night, the Lady Gladiators roared back to ultimately tie the game at 7-7. After the emotional victory at Chattahoochee on Thursday, an energized team returned to play Friday night defeating a solid Riverwood team 5-1. In the nightcap, the Lady Gladiators held a 4-2 lead over AAAAA opponent Woodstock before losing 6-4 surrendering 4 runs in the final frame. On Saturday, an exhausted Gladiator squad playing their 8th game in 6 days simply could not muster any offense and fell 4-0 to Providence, 11-0 to Union County, and 3-1 to Lanier. Despite the Lady Gladiators' overall tournament performance, all of the visiting teams were very complimentary of the team, coaching staff, and the facilities as a tournament host site. The Lady Gladiators return to Region 7-AAAA action this week visiting Creekview on Tuesday followed by the Region home opener against South Forsyth on Thursday.

LADY GLADIATORS MOVE TO 2-0 IN REGION WITH WIN OVER CHATTAHOOCHEE (UPDATED 8/26)
The Lady Gladiators returned to Region 7-AAAA play on Thursday night at Chattahoochee. After sitting through a lightning delay that ultimately resulted in the postponement of the JV game, the varsity squads got underway in a rivalry of neighboring schools. Both teams featured players that grew up playing little league together many of which still play together today on various travel softball teams. Kara Langill turned in another outstanding performance in the circle keeping a potent Cougar offense at bat until late in the game. By that time, the Lady Gladiators had staked Kara to an 8-0 lead on timely hitting up and down the lineup. Erin Thorn delivered a bomb to LF for her 2nd home run of the season putting an exclamation point on the Lady Gladiators scoring. Two offensive standouts that deserve special mention are Haley Cutcliff and Diana Ruth. Both players began their high school softball careers at Chattahoochee and were certainly feeling the pressure of returning to their old school. The Cougars finally got on the scoreboard late in the game and threatened in the 6th inning scoring 2 but stranding 2 others as the result of strong pitching and great defense. Kara shut down the Cougar offense in the final frame with Courtney Jacobs putting the defensive exclamation point on the game with a sliding catch of a fly ball in shallow LC to close out the game. In his post-game comments, Coach Nicholson spoke of how impressed he was with the team with their Thursday night performance especially after the rough outing the night before in the Buford Tournament opener with a 7-7 tie with Dunwoody. He noted that the victory was a total team effort. The Lady Gladiators are back in action on Friday against Riverwood and Woodstock as pool play action in the Buford Tournament continues.

VARSITY PLAYERS WATCHING JV TEAM	COACH NICHOLSON USING BODY ENGLISH TO HELP ERIN SLIDE IN SAFE AT HOME
KARA IN THE CIRCLE DELIVERS A PITCH AGAINST CHATTAHOOCHEE	JENNA CALLS THE SHOTS BEHIND THE PLATE
DIANA AND MEGAN READY FOR THE NEXT PITCH	COURTNEY SLIDES IN SAFELY AT HOME

LADY GLADIATORS TAKE REGION OPENER 6-2 OVER LAMBERT (UPDATED 8/24)
The Lady Gladiators opened Region 7-AAAA play Tuesday night at Lambert with a solid 6-2 victory behind strong pitching from Kara Langill. The offense pounded out 9 hits in all with Candace Roper, Megan Vonderhaar, and Courtney Jacobs each contributing 2 hits to the attack. Erin Thorn drove in Courtney twice with a sacrifice fly in the 1st and a double in the 4th. Kara, backed by solid defense, held a 6-1 lead going into the bottom of the 7th inning when Lambert loaded the bases with no outs and threatened. After a sacrifice fly to CF, the next Lambert batter flew out to Megan Vonderhaar in LF who in turn threw out the runner attempting to score from 3B for a game ending double play. The Lady Gladiators face off with Dunwoody on Wednesday at JCHS in the Buford Tournament opener before returning to Region play at Chattahoochee on Thursday.

GHSA SOFTBALL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WEEK, LADY GLADIATORS PINK OUT! (UPDATED 8/23)
The GHSA has designated September 13-17 as Breast Cancer Awareness week for softball. The Lady Gladiators are fortunate to have both a JV and Varsity home game that week. On 9/13 (JV) and 9/14 (Varsity), the Lady Gladiators will don their pink uniforms in support of Breast Cancer Awareness week. Principal Greene and Athletic Director Cloy have both graciously agreed to let the softball program donate the gate proceeds from both games to the team's choice of breast cancer charity. In addition, the varsity players will be selling pink ribbons at the 9/13 JV game and JV players will be doing the same at the 9/14 Varsity game and all proceeds from the ribbon sale will be donated to charity as well. Come support the Lady Gladiators for Pinkout Night on Monday, 9/13, and Tuesday, 9/14.

WELCOME COACH HEATHER CROSS TO JCHS COACHING STAFF (UPDATED 8/23)
Coach Heather Cross has been added to the JCHS softball coaching staff as an Assistant Coach for the JV team. Coach Cross is a graduate of Mercer University and Georgia State University in biology and chemistry. She will be teaching full-time at JCHS in both physics and physical science. Be sure to say "hi" to Coach Cross and welcome her to the JCHS softball staff the next time you are a practice or game.

Click here to for more bio information and a photo of Coach Cross

JCHS TO HOST BUFORD TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK, REVISED SCHEDULE (REVISED 8/23)
Johns Creek will serve as one of three host sites for the Buford Invitational Tournament which begins Wednesday. The Lady Gladiators will participate in the tournament for the 2nd consecutive year and this year will host 6 games of pool play and 6 games of medal round play. The tournament begins on Wednesday, 8/25, and continues with the conclusion of medal round play on Saturday, 8/28. The Lady Gladiators pool play schedule includes Dunwoody (6-AAAA) on Wednesday, 8/25, and Riverwood (5-AAA) and Woodstock (5-AAAAA) on Friday, 8/27. The Saturday, 8/28, schedule for medal round play is dependent on the results of pool play.

Click here to download the revised Buford Tournament schedule (PDF, 8/23)

LADY GLADIATORS FINISH 2ND IN KELL TOURNAMENT SILVER DIVISION (UPDATED 8/14)
The Lady Gladiators turned in a great performance in the season opening Kell Tournament over the past weekend. Opening pool play on Friday night at Kell High School, the Lady Gladiators lost a hard fought game 3-1 to North Paulding. Kara Langill pitched a great game which was scoreless going into late innings. The Lady Gladiators had an opportunity to win the game in the bottom of the 7th inning with bases loaded but were unable to come up with the key hit. JCHS rebounded in game #2 of pool play defeating Pebblebrook 14-0 behind dominant pitching from Erin Thorn and hitting up and down the lineup. Erin Thorn went "yard" for her first home run of the season with a 2-run shot down the left field line with Courtney Jacobs aboard courtesy of a walk.

The Lady Gladiators opened medal round play in the Silver Division on Saturday with a 5-4 victory over Alexander with Kara Langill in the circle. In game #2, Walton defeated the Lady Gladiators 8-1 with JCHS unable to get anything going offensively and struggling defensively at the same time (not an ideal combination by the way). The Lady Gladiators bounced back in game #3 with a 10-3 victory over Alpharetta with Kara Langill pitching another strong game. The offense was back in action with plenty of run support for Kara with every Lady Gladiator in the lineup contributing to the 10-run total. In the final game of the tournament, Erin Thorn got the call in the circle for a rematch of Friday's game with North Paulding. Erin pitched a masterpiece taking a 2-0 lead into the top of the 7th when the Lady Gladiators manufactured a 3rd run to take a 3-0 lead into the final frame. North Paulding was only able to scratch out a single run in the bottom of the 7th and the Lady Gladiators claimed a 3-1 victory. Jenna Restivo was outstanding behind the dish for all 6 games for the Lady Gladiators despite an injury which limited her to a defense-only role in the FLEX position in the lineup. With the win, JCHS secured 2nd place in the Silver Division. In the post-game meeting, Coach Nicholson spoke to the team about how proud he was of their weekend performance with the Lady Gladiators exceeding his expectations for the tournament. The Lady Gladiators finished the Kell Tournament with a 4-2 overall record and a great start to the 2010 season.

           Click here for more pictures from the Kell Tournament!

COACH NICHOLSON TALKS TO THE TEAM AFTER NORTH PAULDING WIN	COACHES PRINDLE AND SPAK IN DUGOUT WITH GLADIATORS ON DEFENSE	ERIN DRIVES IN COURTNEY WITH 4TH RUN WHILE VICTORIA WAITS ON DECK

LADY GLADIATORS VARSITY AND JV SCHEDULE UPDATES (ADDED 8/10)
Several updates have been made to the JCHS varsity and JV schedules. For JV, a 10th game was added with the Lady Gladiators facing off with region rival Chattahoochee on 8/26 at 4:45pm prior to the varsity game at 6:00pm (both games to be played at Chattahoochee). Additionally, the pool play schedule for the Buford tournament was released today with Johns Creek playing Dunwoody (6-AAAA) on Wednesday, 8/25, and St. Pius (5-AAA) and Woodstock (5-AAAAA) on Friday, 8/27. The Saturday, 8/28, schedule for the Buford tournament is dependent on the results of pool play. Click here to go to the SCHEDULES page for the latest copies of the JV and Varsity schedules.

2010 LADY GLADIATORS VARSITY & JV SOFTBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED (ADDED 8/4)
The 2010 Johns Creek Lady Gladiators varsity and JV softball team rosters were announced this afternoon and the squads are listed below. Click here to go to the VARSITY page for the roster of players selected to the 2010 Varsity squad and click here to go to the JV page for the roster of players selected to the 2010 JV squad. Team rosters are still under development and will be updated on Saturday once uniforms have been distributed to players.

Varsity	Junior Varsity (JV)
Haley Cutcliff	Tori Beauchamp
Lindsey Cutcliff	Meghan Caffrey**
Courtney Jacobs	Lucy Carr**
Clare Jones	Marie Fithian**
Kara Langill	Madelaine Forney
Darby McNally	Clare Jones**
Jenna Restivo	Esnart Kamayamba
Candace Roper	Caroline Miller**
Diana Ruth	Shelby Slauer
Taylor Sheffield	Megen Wittling
Victoria Swanson	Jesse McConnico
Erin Thorn
Megan Vonderhaar	** = Swing Player, Dress with Varsity

2010 LADY GLADIATORS FEEDER SOFTBALL TEAM ANNOUNCED (ADDED 7/29)
The 2010 Johns Creek Lady Gladiators feeder softball team roster was announced this evening. Click here to go to the FEEDER page for the roster of players selected to this year's team.

2010 FUNDAMENTALS SOFTBALL CAMP A HUGE SUCCESS! (ADDED 7/27)
The Lady Gladiators of Johns Creek teamed up with the Lady Titans of Northview to host the 3rd annual FUNdamentals Softball Camp this week. The camp featured instructors Billy Nicholson and Beth Spak from the JCHS staff, Andrea Payne and Evan Deis from the Northview staff, and Jan Podhorez, head coach of Blessed Trinity. The instructors were assisted by Lady Gladiator and Titan varsity players. In all, 56 campers ranging in age from 8 to 13 attended. The first two days of the camp focused on skill building in the areas of hitting, fielding, throwing, base running, infield, outfield, and specialty sessions in pitching and catching. Thursday was scrimmage day where the players were able to put their newly learned skills on display. There was some amazing talent at the camp and the future of North Fulton softball looks bright for years to come!

Click here to download 2010 FUNdamentals Camp Survey Form (PDF)
Complete form, save a local copy, and email to FUNdamentals@johnscreekfastpitch.com

COACH EVAN TALKS TO HIS 12U TEAM	COACH JAN'S 12Us READY TO BAT	COACH BETH SETS THE LINEUP FOR HER 12Us

SUBSCRIBE TO THE 2010 JCHS FASTPITCH SOFTBALL PROGRAM EMAIL LIST
Subscribe to the JCHS fastpitch softball program email list to receive email notifications of meetings and special events for the upcoming 2010 fastpitch softball season. Click here to go to the email list subscription form, complete the form, and you will be added to the distribution list.

JCHS 2010 SUB-REGION SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED (REVISED 5/20, UPDATED 8/5)
Coach Billy Nicholson announced the 2010 varsity sub-region schedule today. The Lady Gladiators will play as part of Region 7-AAAA sub-region "B" for the 2010 season. In all, 11 teams are in the Region with 6 of them assigned to sub-region "B". In addition to JCHS, the other sub-region "B" schools are Chattahoochee, Creekview, Forsyth Central, Lambert, and South Forsyth. Along with Johns Creek, Creekview and Lambert are moving up from AAA while Chattahoochee and South Forsyth are dropping down from AAAAA. The Lady Gladiators will play 10 games within the Region in a home/home series with each sub-region "B" team. The season will culminate with the Region 7-AAAA tournament the first week of October. The regular season champions from each of Sub-Regions A and B will automatically qualify for the state tournament and will play each other to determine who gets the top seed from the Region. The remaining teams in the Region will participate in a double-elimination tournament in order to determine the remaining two teams that will advance to the state tournament as the #3 and #4 seeds. Click below to download a copy of the current Lady Gladiator 2010 softball schedule.

Click to download the current 2010 Lady Gladiator Varsity softball schedule (PDF)

Click to download the current 2010 Lady Gladiator JV softball schedule (PDF)

JCHS ASSIGNED TO REGION 7-AAAA (B) FOR 2010-12 (POSTED 12/2, FINALIZED 1/12)
The GHSA classification process for Region alignments to take effect in 2010-12 has been completed and all appeals have been resolved. Johns Creek has been placed in Region 7-AAAA Sub-Region B. Joining JCHS in Region 7-AAAA (B) is Chattahoochee, South Forsyth, Forsyth Central, Creekview, and Lambert. For a complete list of final region assignments in all classifications, download the following document from the GHSA. Also, the GHSA voted to return to 2-year reclassification cycles instead of 4-year cycles approved last year. The GHSA felt that the 2-year process was more flexible and best serves the interests of the member schools.

GHSA Final Region Alignments/Classifications for 2010-12

JCHS SOFTBALL RECYCLING FUNDRAISER A BIG SUCCESS (POSTED 1/23)
The JCHS Lady Gladiators softball program hosted an electronics recycling and sensitive docment shredding event at JCHS on Saturday. The event was a huge success raising over $1700 for the softball program. Volunteer parents and players braved the cold weather to collect electronics and documents from over 100 donors. Thanks to all of the volunteers that assisted with the event and special thanks to Cindy McNally for planning and coordinating the fund raiser.

COACHES NICHOLSON AND SPAK ALONGSIDE THE CUTCLIFF FAMILY	COURTNEY AND DARBY ARE CHECKING IN EVENT DONORS	DEB LANGILL TRYING TO STAY WARM AT THE CHECK-IN TENT

LADY GLADIATORS 2009 NEWS ARCHIVE (ADDED 2/19)
For a look back at the 2009 Lady Gladiators softball program including news articles and game reports, click on the link below for the 2009 schedule archive page.

Click here to view the Lady Gladiators 2009 softball news archive