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Chamblee Rallies Past Collins Hill for 9-5 Non-Region Victory
Chamblee's Ava Pellettieri drove in three runs to aid the Lady Bulldogs rally from a 5-2 deficit to a 9-5 victory over the Collins Hill Lady Eagles. (Photo by [...]
Southwest DeKalb Defeats Lithonia 18-3 in Season Opener
Southwest DeKalb's Jamia Josey (8) beats a throw to Lithonia third baseman Jordan Shy to advance a base during Southwest DeKalb's 18-3 win. (Photo by Mark Brock) The [...]
DeKalb Athletics Provides Softball Players Teaching Clinic
Gary Anderson (in hat) gives instructions to DeKalb Softball Clinic attendees at Cofer Park. (Photo by David Hill) Softball players from across DeKalb County High Schools recently had [...]
Blue Evens Series with Red with 20-7 Win in DCSD All-Star Classic
Lakeside's Vanessa Oliver (left) and Arabia Mountain's Madison Heath (right) were named MVPs of the Blue and Red All-Star teams, respectively, for their play in the Blue's 20-7 win. [...]
Chamblee Comes Up Short in Class 5A State Playoffs
Chamblee's Kate Sarago (runner) in early season action against M.L. King. Sarago and her Lady Bulldogs fought hard and came up short in the Columbus Super Regional finals in [...]
Chamblee Still Alive in Class 5A Super Regional in Columbus
Chamblee remains alive in the Class 5A Super Regional at Northside-Columbus. The Chamblee Lady Bulldogs split a pair of games in the Class 5A Super Regional in Columbus [...]
Seven DeKalb Teams Go on the Road in First Round of State Playoffs
Chamblee's Julie Mansour and her Lady Bulldog teammates are headed to Class 5A Softball Super Regional State Playoff action at Northside in Columbus. Six other teams are also on [...]
Smith Pitches Three-Inning Perfect Game in Chamblee Win over M.L. King
Chamblee junior pitcher Elena Smith threw a three-inning perfect game in the Bulldogs win over Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday at Chamblee. (Photo by Mark Brock) Chamblee [...]
Dunwoody Drops Season Opener 10-2 against Walton
Dunwoody second baseman Sienna Rembelos drifts into shallow right field to catch a fly ball as right fielder Allie Sleep backs up on the play against Walton. (Photo by [...]
Chamblee Duo Participating in GADC All-State Softball Game
Chamblee's Savannah Russell (top) and Lily McCord were selected to play in Saturdays GADC Softball All-State games at Truist Park. (Photos by Mark Brock) Chamblee senior pitcher Lily [...]
Blue Closes Series Gap with 17-1 Win over the Red All-Stars
Dunwoody's Alani Moore (11) holds Stephenson's Maiah Lenz close the bag druing the 2022 DCSD Senior All-Star Softball Classic. (Photo by Mark Brock) The Blue All-Stars pulled with [...]
Lakeside Hosting 17th Annual DCSD Senior All-Star Softball Classic
Chamblee pitcher Lily McCord (top photo) and Arabia Mountain centerfielder Tania Shoulders (bottom photo) will face off for the final time in 2022 as part of the 17th Annual [...]
Chamblee Rally Comes Up Short in Opening Round of 5A State Softball Tourney
Chamblee's Kate Sarago had a clutch single to drive in the Bulldog's second run in a 5-2 loss to Loganville in the first round of the Class 5A state [...]
Chamblee Blows Out McIntosh 9-1 to Win Class 5A Super Regional
Lily McCord pitched five inningss, struck out six and was 2-3 at the plate with 3 RBI to lead the Chamblee Lady Bulldogs to a 9-1 win over McIntosh [...]
Chamblee Advances to Super Regional Finals with Two Wins on Thursday
Chamblee first baseman Rachel Axelson makes the grab for an out against McIntosh's Emily Veerman (9) in Chamblee's Game 1 10-2 win. (Photo by Mark Brock) Chamblee advanced [...]
Dunwoody Needs One Win to Advance to Super Regional Finals
Arabia Mountain's Makayla Smith slides in safely at home during the Lady Rams win over the Southwest DeKalb Lady Panthers earlier this season. The Lady Rams take on Northside [...]
Eight DeKalb Co. Softball Teams Open GHSA State Playoffs this Week
Chamblee's Ava Pellettieri takes a big swing in action earlier this season against Lakeside. Chamblee is hosting a Class 5A Super Regional on Thursday and Friday. (Photo by Mark [...]
Arabia Mountain Uses Big Innings to Knock Off SW DeKalb 18-3
Arabia Mountain's Makayla Smith slides in safely at home during the Lady Rams 18-3 win over the Southwest DeKalb Lady Panthers on Wednesday at Arabia Mountain. (Photo by Mark [...]
Miller Grove Shuts Out Tucker 17-0 in Non-Region Matchup
Miller Grove's Sydnee Newby (left) rounds second heading to third as Tucker second baseman Semara Brutus looks for a throw from the outfield. Newby ended up with a triple [...]
Lakeside Falls 7-2 in Home Season Opener against Chamblee
Chamblee pitcher LIly McCord struck out 13 in a 7-2 win over Lakeside. (Photo by Mark Brock) Chamblee pitcher Lily McCord struck out 13 to lead the Lady [...]
History
Dunwoody softball owns DeKalb’s only two fastpitch state titles.
DeKalb County Schools Schools could be the birthplace of fastpitch softball on the state level. The county had 18 of the 21 teams that participated in the inaugural season in 1993.
The other three entries were Marist, Berkmar and Meadowcreek. Dunwoody established itself as the powerhouse over the first four years of state competition by compiling a record of 101-15 under co-coaches Lynn Maddox and Cheryl Finke.
The Lady Wildcats won at least 17 games every year from 1993 to 1998, while finishing first or second over the first four (1993 to 1996). Dunwoody lost in the inaugural state title series after winning the first of a three-game set against Meadowcreek, losing the final game 2-1.
The Lady Wildcats bounced back for a 26-3 record and a four-game sweep in the state tournament in 1994 to claim the county’s first of two state titles, both owned by Dunwoody.
The 1995 title went to Oconee County with two straight losses in the final series. The 1996 season was another bounce back year for the Lady Wildcats with their second state title in three years.
DeKalb went through a four year dry spell in reaching the state playoffs until the 2001 season when Tucker advanced to the Class AAAA state tournament, but came up short in the bid for the title.
State Titles (2)
Dunwoody (2) – 1994, 1996