Rains end 9-A softball tourney, Viqueens' season

The Community Viqueens will have to wait until next year to compete again for a district title. (T-G Photo by Danny Parker) [Click to enlarge] [Order this photo]

The remaining portions of the District 9-A softball tournament were canceled early Saturday morning.

Play was suspended following Tuesday's games with six, possibly seven, games moved to Saturday.

Forrest (21-5) advances as the top seed from 9-A. They host East Robertson on Monday night at 6. Cascade (16-8-1) is 9-A's other representative. They bus to Erin that same night to play District 10-A champion Houston County.

The cancellation effectively ends the high school softball seasons for Boyd Christian, Community, Eagleville and Middle Tennessee Christian.

"This is not the way we wanted to end," Community coach Libby Frost said. "We felt very strongly that we had a shot at going to region. It's not fair to the girls that we didn't even get a shot. We are playing our best ball right now, and it doesn't matter because they don't even get a chance to prove themselves."

The Viqueens close with a final record of 12-15 and say good-bye to seniors Karlie Joslyn, Erica Keele, Bianca Maselter and Meaghan Therrien.

"I'm really proud of their effort, dedication and progress this year. I look for some amazing things with this program in the future," Frost said.