Calhoun County, AL Calhoun County, AL The Faith Christian’s Mitchell, Goode take top honours on the East Alabama Sports’ 2023 Boys All-Calhoun County tennis team

Faith Christian coach Demeon Goode (left) poses with players of his squad after the Lions took home their sectional title of Class 1A-3A in April. Goode has been named East Alabama Sports Today’s All-Calhoun Boys’ Coach of the Year for County. Faith Christian won the Red Wilder Invitational as well as the sectional title. (Submitted photo)

2023 Boys All-Calhoun County tennis team

The All-Calhoun County team of tennis is selected during the Red Wilder Invitational, the annual tournament for county officials. Awards for coach and player of the year are also considered into the postseason results. The following are the players and coaches of the year as well as division champions, runners-up as well as tournament outcomes from Red Wilder Invitational: Red Wilder Invitational:

player of the Year:Eli Mitchell, Faith Christian

The coach of the Year:Dameon Goode, Faith Christian


CHAMPIONSHIP RED WILDER

No. 1. singles Eli Mitchell, Faith Christian

No. 2. Singles Jackson Randall, Oxford

No. Three singles Parth Patel Oxford

No. four singles Evan Smith, Faith Chrisitan

No. Five singles Joshua Muse, Faith Chrisitan

No. six singles Aidan Elliott, Faith Christian

No. One doubles, Goode/Mitchell Faith Christian

No. 2 doubles: Rishi Reddy/Ryan Crawford, Donoho

No. Three doubles, Elliott/Muse Faith Christian


ROLDER RUNNERS

No. 1 singles: Zach Cater, Donoho

No. two singles Josh Goode, Faith Christian

No. 3 singles: Rishi Reddy, Donoho

No. 4 singles: Om Patel, Oxford

No. five singles Ethan Crawford, Donoho

No. 6 singles: Lucas Somers, Oxford

No. 1. doubles Kye McEwen & Parth Patel. Oxford

No. 2 doubles: Nate Smith/Jack dingler, Jacksonville

No. Three doubles: Crawford/Foster Pyton Donoho


Red Wilder Results

No. 1 Singles

Kye McEwen (Oxford) def. Andrew Johnson (Oxford), 8-0

Eli Mitchell (Faith Christian) defeats. McEwen (Oxford), 9-8 (7-4)

Zach Cater (Donoho) def. Robert Trifas (Jacksonville), 8-5

Finals HTML0 Finals Mitchell (Faith Christian) def. Cater (Donoho), 8-4.

No. 2 Singles

Jackson Randall (Oxford) def. Knox Taylor (Pleasant Valley) 8-2

Randall (Oxford) defeated. Cainan Stacks (Donoho), 8-0

Josh Goode (Faith Christian) defeated. Nate Smith (Jacksonville), 8-2

Finals Finals Randall (Oxford) defeats. Goode (Faith Christian) 9-7.

No. 3 Singles

Gavin Randall (Faith Christian) defeats. Alec Vess (Pleasant Valley) 8-3

Parth Patel (Oxford) def. Randall (Faith Christian) 8-0

Rishi Reddy (Donoho) def. Jack Dingler (Jacksonville), 8-0

Finals – P. Patel (Oxford) def. Reddy (Donoho) 8-5.

No. 4 Singles

Ryan Crawford (Donoho) def. Charlie Wright (Jacksonville), forfeit

Evan Smith (Faith Christian) defeated. R. Crawford (Donoho) 8-5

Om Patel (Oxford) def. Undreah Watts (Pleasant Valley) 8-2

Finals Finals Smith (Faith Christian) defeats. O. Patel (Oxford), 8-4.

No. 5 Singles

Ethan Crawford (Donoho) def. Noah Brothers (Oxford), 8-3

Finals Finals Joshua Muse (Faith Christian) def. E. Crawford (Donoho) 8-5

No. 6 Singles

Aidan Elliott (Faith Christian) defeats. Walker Bodiford (Donoho), 8-0

Finals Finals Elliott (Faith Christian) defeated. Lucas Somers (Oxford), 8-3.

No. 1 Doubles

McEwen/P. Patel (Oxford) def. Cater/Stacks (Donoho), 8-2

McEwen/P. Patel (Oxford) def. Trifas/Wright (Jacksonville), forfeit

Goode/Mitchell (Faith Christian) def. Johnson/Taylor (Pleasant Valley), 8-0

Finals Finals Goode/Mitchell (Faith Christian) def. McEwen/P. Patel (Oxford), 9-8 (7-5).

No. 2 Doubles

Reddy/R. Crawford (Donoho) Def. Vess/Watts (Pleasant Valley) 8-0

Reddy/R. Crawford (Donoho) indef. Randall/O. Patel (Oxford), 8-2

Smith/Dingler (Jacksonville) def. Smith/Randall (Faith Christian), 8-5

Finals HTML0 Finals Reddy/R Crawford (Donoho) defeat. Smith/Dingler (Jacksonville), 8-4.

No. 3 Doubles

Elliott/Muse (Faith Christian) def. brothers/peyton butterworth (Oxford) 8-2

Finals Finals Muse/Elliott (Faith Christian) defeat. E. Crawford/Foster Payton (Donoho), 8-1.

Faith Christian’s Eli Mitchell holds the championship plaque with his teammates after the Lions were victorious in their Sectional 1A-3A Class in April. Mitchell was crowned the number. 1-singles court during the Red Wilder Invitational. He also played along with Joshua Goode to win No. 1 doubles at sectional. They also make it to his Class 1A-3A No. one doubles championship at the State tournament. Mitchell was named East Alabama Sports Today’s All-Calhoun boys’ County athlete of the year. (Submitted photo)


Donoho’s Hillman, Alderman take top honors in The East Alabama Sports Daily 2023 girl’s’ All-Calhoun County tennis team.


Coach of Donoho Kristie Alderman (center) poses with her seniors after the Falcons completed their the state runner-up in Class 4A-5A. Donoho is a school in the Class 1A school, was moved up to the division 1A-3A due to the AHSAA’s competitive equilibrium rule in private schools. The school matches its runners-up finishes in 2021 as well as 2022. Alderman is the East Alabama Sports Today’s All-Calhoun Girls’ Coach of the Year for County. (Submitted photo)

2023 Girls All-Calhoun County tennis team

The All-Calhoun County team of tennis is selected during the Red Wilder Invitational, the annual county tournament that is essentially a de facto event. Coach and player-of-the-year awards also influence the postseason results. The following are the players and coaches of the year, along with division champions, runners-up as well as tournament outcomes from Red Wilder Invitational: Red Wilder Invitational:

The player of the Year:Claire Hillman, Donoho

Coaching of the Year:Kristie Alderman, Donoho


CHAMPIONSHIP RED WILDER

No. 1 singles: Claire Hillman, Donoho

No. two singles Lily Grace Draper, Donoho

No. Three singles Mary Marshall Perry, Donoho

No. four singles Harper Pumroy, Donoho

No. 5 singles: Blair Kitchen, Donoho

No. Six singles Anne Maris Harris, Donoho

No. one doubles, Hillman/Draper Donoho

No. 2 doubles: Perry/Avery Barrnett Donoho

No. Three doubles: Kitchen/Harris Donoho


Red Wilder RUNNERS UP

No. #1 singles Alley Folsom, Faith Christian

No. 2 singles: Jasmine Brown, Oxford

No. three singles Isabella Diaz, Faith Christian

No. Four singles Annie Minish, Faith Christian

No. five singles Chloe Belcher, Faith Christian

No. Six singles Kelsey Brown, Faith Christian

No. #1 doubles: Folsom/Diaz Faith Chrisitan

No. 2 doubles: Brown/Renea Robinson (Oxford)

No. three doubles: Charlie L. (Oxford)


Red Wilder Results

No. 1 Singles

Claire Maniscalco (Oxford) def. Mac Hulsey (Pleasant Valley) 8-0

Claire Hillman (Donoho) def. Maniscalco (Oxford), 8-0

Alley Folsom (Faith Christian) defeats. Miniya Vann (Jacksonville) 8-5

Finals – Hillman (Donoho) def. Folsom (Faith Christian), 8-0.

No. 2 Singles

Jasmine Brown (Oxford) def. Braylee Humphrey (Pleasant Valley) 8-2

Brown (Oxford) defeated. Lauren Holder (Faith Christian) 8-5

Lily Grace Draper (Donoho) defeats. Mikaela Watkins (Jacksonville), 8-0

Finals HTML0 Finals Draper (Donoho) defeat. Brown (Oxford) 8-0.

No. 3 Singles

Isabella Diaz (Faith Christian) defeats. Victoria Robinson (Oxford), 9-7

Diaz (Faith Christian) defeated. Kate Yocum (Pleasant Valley) 8-1

Mary Marshall Perry (Donoho) defeats. Emily Cathey (Jacksonville), 8-0

Finals HTML0 Finals Perry (Donoho) defeats. Diaz (Faith Christian), 8-2.

No. 4 Singles

Harper Pumroy (Donoho) def. Nyla Reyes (Jacksonville) 8-0

Pumroy (Donoho) def. Renea Robinson (Oxford), 8-2

Annie Minish (Faith Christian) defeated. Julianna Jones (Pleasant Valley) 8-2

Finals – Pumroy (Donoho) def. Minish (Faith Christian) 8-1.

No. 5 Singles

Charlie Lambert (Oxford) def. Taraji Carter (Pleasant Valley) 8-0

Blair Kitchen (Donoho) def. Lambert (Oxford) 8-2

Chloe Belcher (Faith Christian) defeats. Penelope Fourquet (Jacksonville), 8-1

Finals – Kitchen (Donoho) def. Belcher (Faith Christian) 8-0.

No. 6 Singles

Anne Marie Harris (Donoho) def. Bennett Taylor (Pleasant Valley), 8-0

Harris (Donoho) defeated. Mary Pugh (Oxford), 8-0

Kelsey Brown (Faith Christian) defeated. Cora Benoit (Jacksonville), 8-0

Finals Finals Harris (Donoho) defeated. Brown (Faith Christian) 8-2.

No. 1 Doubles

Maniscalco/V. Robinson (Oxford) def. Vann/Watkins (Jacksonville), 8-4

Hillman/Draper (Donoho) def. Maniscalco/V. Robinson (Oxford) 8-0

Diaz/Folsom (Faith Christian) def. Hulsey/Humphrey (Pleasant Valley), 8-1

Finals Finals Hillman/Draper (Donoho) def. Diaz/Folsom (Faith Christian), 8-1

No. 2 Doubles

Brown/R. Robinson (Oxford) def. Holder/Brown (Faith Christian), 8-4

Brown/R. Robinson (Oxford) def. Yocum/Jones (Pleasant Valley), 8-2

Avery Barnett and Perry (Donoho) def.Cathey/Fourquet (Jacksonville) 8-0

Finals – Perry/Barnett (Donoho) def. Brown/R. Robinson (Oxford) 8-0

No. 3 Doubles

Pugh/Lambert (Oxford) def. Reyes/Benoit (Jacksonville), 8-3

Pugh/Lambert (Oxford) def. Belcher/Minish (Faith Christian), 9-8 (7-4)

Kitchen/Harris (Donoho) def. Taylor/Carter (Pleasant Valley), 8-0

Finals – Kitchen/Harris (Donoho) def. Pugh/Lambert (Oxford), 8-1

Claire Hillman (center left) assists in lifting the AHSAA “red map” trophy following Donoho placed as the the state runner-up for Class 4A-5A. Hillman won No. 1 singles title in the Red Wilder Invitational, took second place in sectional competition and advanced to the semifinals after two victories in the bracket 4A-5A at the state level. She is the East Alabama Sports Today’s All-Calhoun girls’ County athlete of the season. (Submitted photo)